The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-21
BUFFALO BILLS SHOW,
A Splendid Collection Of Horses and
People From Many Climes-

People From Many Climes-
The delay In Buffalo Bins parade
this morning was unavoidable ana
Colonel Cody was very sorry about H.
We were late in getting out of kan
SaS City last night said he TO 2 Jour
nal reporter today and were conse-
quently late here That threw US be-
hind for the parade. We had bad luck
with one Of our horses, Pluto You
know when we load we run them up on
q runway and there is a small tin lamp
at each runway to light the way Some
how the old boy slipped ana 1a1ling
from the runway struck on the lamp
smashing it and firing the oil which
spread over his side. The men, who
didn't understand just exactly what to
do. undertook to put the fire out by
tanning it with their hats OF course
that made it worse and now the animal
is in bad shape. We worked with him
some time. On he'll live, but we can't
J work him now.
''Plute" is one Of the buclzing horses
used by one Of the cowboys.
Il couldn't give him to the ordinary
all right for my business and
wouldn't take $4,000 for him."
Colonel Cody is as fine a specimen of
physical manhood as one could well
imagine. His pictures are like him eX-
cept that his long hair and his mus
tache are gray But he bears his 5O
years as lightly as though they were
but 30 and WILL probably, II signs
don't fail. do the same with his SO when
he gets them. His eyes are of the kind
that novehsts describe as gray and
He still wears the broad, white hat
of the plains, but otherwise dresses in
the Prince Albert style.
He carries his own private car which
is a hotel i'm itself His wife travels
with him. The show itself requires 48
cars. 1t came from Kansas City this
morning and goes to Fort Scott to-
night on the Missouri Pacific; Friday,
/ SpHaliq and 1fllTG1W MDberIV where
he closes the season
Col. Cody has many fond recollectiOns
of Kansas His early bOyhOOd was
spent in Leavenworth, where he visits
still occasionally, but this is the first
tour Of Kansas he has ever made and
it is only to three towns, Leavenworth,
Topeka and Fort Scott.
Col. Cody was born in Iowa but his
parents soon after moved to Leaven-
worth and his book of his life that
many Kansas boys have read has many
Kansas references in it.
Topeka never saw q parade of the
kind he gave here today.
He himself drove ahead of it. The
bands were cowboy bands and the cow
boys, Mexicans, COssacks, GauchOs,
Arabs, scouts. guides, American In
dams, and detachments of fully equip
per regular soldiers of the armies of
America, England, France, Germany,
and Russia, each mounted and in full
uniform that made up the parade on
hOrSebac were the real article and not
merely dressed up" Americans.
You could hear dozen different Ian
guages spoken at the camp which is at
the fair grounds
Col Cody has his own private tent
and among his callers this morning was
Major Henry Inman whom he remem-
bered as an early day acquaintance.
The grounds prepared for the per-
fOrmances look little like circus grounds
Instead of a big top tent, the perform
ances are given in q simple open plat
that is perhaps the size of a city block
Around it on three sides are three big
covered grand stands, which are simply
circus seats Strengthened out in line
The show carries its own electric light
plant and arc lights line the arena The
star features, perhaps. are Johnny Ba-
ker and Miss Anna Oakly, the famous
rifle shots. They now live in the east
Miss. Oakley is a pleasant little lady
and Baker is bOyish looking and anna
BILE. Each of them was busy load
ing. They do not trust the preparation
for their act to assistants.
The show carries $50 horses and Col
Cody knows almost every one of them
by name.
He is just at present what the west
calls under the weather" For the
past week or more he has not been well
physically and he is much worried also
about his partner in the enterprise, Nate
Salisbury, who is seriously i'll in Chi
cago
Col Cody's home is in North Platte
Neb., and he was given a hearty Ova-
ton where he showed there last week
Col. Cody himself appears in all his
performances.