The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-13
BUFFALO
BILL'SSH0W.
The Aggregation Gives A
Big Parade And Grand
Exhibition.

Buffalo Bills Congress of Rough Riders
an aggregation of Sioux Indians, arrived
in this city this morning ut o'clock and
the work of unloading the parphernaliaa be.
| gan Immediately.
| Immense crowds stood around and
watched the work Of unloading. Many on
thusias,ic horsemen were there judging
from the flattering remarks which could be
| overheard as the Intelligent horses were led
| from the train to their quar- ers. Tho In
| dian teprcs are greatly admired by Mai or
| John NJ, Burke, who has paid parti ar
attention to them. Bye O'Clock the work
OF erecting the tent at Front and Union,
| was begun
About the first work was to erect thu big
dining tent, where the 600 people with ths
show are fed three times day on the best
food which ths market affords.
"They would be excellent for the United
States soldiers during an invasion of Cuba"
be said yesterday, while watching the III
dams putting thnn up 81 hey are light,
easily handled and very strong Why, when
we were exhibiting in London there came
sudden blow that knocked over everything
around. including 40 feet OF solid stone
wall, but the tepces. owing to the mannar
OF their construction, were so strong that
they with stood he force of the wind. They
are also easily ventilated and when closed
u'c Not WuIlu.A Cuu Db uuliU III Lu6tllt
which cannot DO built In the Sibley or A
tents, because they have no vent to let
smoke escape We have sixty flvo Indians
with Us. mostly of the famous Sioux ma
ton. Among them is the celebrated chief,
Rad Horn Bull, who has a scar on his jaw
which there is no doubt he received by
Uulle6 from the lamented Clusters own re-
volv"r. Each tribe has ITS own police, and
we have no trouble what ever with the lu.
hat, n1 a Il
Cody, and any hing he says goes with
them''
The best features Of tho show for Will
mingtonian's are six United States Cav.
alrymen, the English tent peggers and tho
prairie girls, who do quadrille on horse
back.
Many now features have been added to
the show since 1t was last in Wilmington.
An attractive feature just now Is the Gu
ban contingent, consisting OF a number
of Cuban officers and soldiers who were
wounded on the island and lncapacitated
for active duties in the field.
Among the Cubans Is Lieutenant Mag
zura, composer of the Cuban national
hymn. The hymn was played Tuesday
in Washington as the parade was being re-
viewed by the Cuban officials IN Washing.
ton. The officials said it was the first
time they had ever heard the hymn rem.
uSiOu ny q btuSS Dduu. AuOtueT Is tUiUEel
Agura y Agura, a hero of tho ten years
war, who took part in flfty-flve battles and
was wounded eleven times Then there is
Colonel Delgado, who was with Macao
when the latter was killed.
All OF tho Cubans bear wounds received
for the sake of Cuba librc. Some have lost
arns,s others are minus one log, but all
nre expert horseneu and ride their
bronchos with the skill Of cowboys.
(tOlonAl t.p1u n off hic ytr IN,
the government, and has received word |
that at tie invasion Of Cuba he will be |
asked to serve as chief OF scouts with Gen. |
eral Miles. He will be especially valuable |
to the government, not only by reason Of |
his experience on the Western plains, but
also on account of his knowledge of hand
ing ana transporting large bodies of men
and horses. The main tent which he uses
for exhibition purposes, will seat from
IL, oO) to ID, 900 people. The spectators arc
from the sun and rain while the
exhibition is given IN the open air.
Du. ing the morning the famous street
parade moved over the principal streets
and was viewed by thousands of people.
The order OF march was as follows:
police, band chariot, Indians in
war paint, led by Chief Black Heart; Col.
1ncl William +. Cody buffalo BID Ger
man cuirassiers, Arabs, under command
,f Shcik Adjie Tahar; Brue Sioux In
1lans, Russtan coSshoks, Indian sQuaws on
horseback, the cowboys band, Mexican
cowboys and rough riders, tho Sixth
nited Suites Cavalry, u detachment of
Jubans Cheyenne Indians and suuaws,
English roldiors 1.-THE Irish Lancersp, the
I'D Deadwood coach. cowboys, Indians
md the Fifth Artillery, from Fort Hamil.
on, under command of Sergeant Henry