The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-28
WILD WEST SHOW.
Buffalo Bill's Parade Witnessed by
Thousands.
Exhibition on Reservoir Ayenue Grounds
Attracted Immense Crowd.

Buffalo Bill" known In private life as
Colonel William II. Cody,is Just as much OF n
hero to the younger generation of today az he
was to the young people years ago, when he as
Arenowned scout and Indian fighter perform
ed deeds or valor on the Indian frontier
colonel Cody looks older than he did some
years ago, but the eagle glance is ns acute an
ever, and his manly frame shows no sign of
. stoop. IL Is no wonder that, with the rep-
utation that he has so Justly acquired as a
tighter and as a Snowman, that thousands OF
persons should have turned out this morning
to see the remarkable Wild West street ma
rade.
II WINS about ll:I5 O'Clock when the head
OF the parade reached Turks Head, some.
what later than was expected, but 10 was well
worth waiting for. Buffalo Bills Wild West
and Congress Of Rough Riders Of the World
Is q unique show, being certainly the only
thing of the. kind in the wide world, the street
parade alone being performnce in itself.
Al the head OF the line, driving high Stan
hope. came the only Buffalo Bill himself.
wearing his hair in tho usual picturesque
style and making striking picture.
Then followed In rapid succession ME inn
pressive grand march of nations, made up of
airy, German hussars, Royal Irish lancer,.
Bodouin horscmen. Cuban insurgents. Co..
sacks of the steppes. United States ARTILLERY.
men, with battery OF guns, cowboys ana
tho cowboy band, all of these mounted ON
spirited horses; grand chariots bearing other
bands, the whole making up most snter.
tanning and Instructive pageant, and having
tho advantage OF being tho real thing, for
Inxlxr hos Ill
show.
The first performance was given at
o'clock ON tho spacious grounds on Reservoir
avenue, and there was very large attend
ance. To describe the performance given by
Buffalo Bill 10 well nigh impossible, 90 va.
ried,so rapid and so unique Is IL in it's charac-
tor. Tho performance commenced with the
entrance into ths vast arena Of the different
companies OF men OF all nations who were
to participat. In the show, and when all were
arranged in mounted platoons. like fash
from the end OF she field came single horse
man. Az the top Of his speed he came on
and when In front OF the entire company he
stopped abruptly, and lifting his broad SOM
brero made low bow TO the vast audienc..
revealing the familiar features of the a.
rector and originator Of the Wild West argre
khlon, buuufo tlll
Then followed some remarkable rife and
pistol shooting, clay pigeons and glass balls
being used. Colonel Cody, while riding at
full speed, did some wonderful work with
his rifle. After this followed tho cowboys
with their iariats and buckine bronchos, and
the wonderful and reckless riding OF tho
sixth regular cavalry dotachinent. Every
man is mounted on spirited gray horse. ali
Western and sturdy. These mon, all ex.
members OF the famous United States reri.
m mt. come at hard gallop, now facing the
horses heads, now their tails, standing on
their naked backs riding in couples. chang.
Ing mounts at full speed, mounting and dis
mounting ON the hy. and winding up by
riding rec bare.bscted horses at once.
Thon camo the Cuban horsemen. the Ger.
nsns. the liish lanccrs. the. .Ccssacks. the Pc
douins and the wonderful Indians, all per.
forming fcats ofi horscmanship that are nj.
most beynd belief. The most impressive fes.
ture of the performance. howcv~,, ,Dvas u a
grand spectacle and tsbleaux OF cus,er's La,
battle on the Little Big Born. As IL Is siysp