The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-23


the Hundred and One other Inter-
esting Things That Colonel Cody
Has Gotten Together-Had to Stop
Selling Tickets for Afternoon Per-
formance Shortly After 2 O'Clock.
There was but one disappointment in
connection with Buffalo Bill's show
yesterday-the exhibition enclosure
could not accommodate all who
wanted to attend the afternoon per-
formance. This is no press agents
"jolly." but an actual fact. Shortly
after 2 o'clock the ticket wagon closed
up and thousands Of people had to be
turned away.
1t was one Of the greatest show days
Scranton has ever known. 1t seemed
as If the whole city and all the country
roundabout turned out en- masse to see
the parade in the morning and that
nearly all who saw the parade followed
it to the show grounds. 1t is estimated
that over 10000 persons witnessed the
two performances.
Unlike the occasion of Buffalo Blrs
visit three years ago, when a verita BILE
cloudburst occurred at night. the day
all through was ideal. 1t was one Of
those days when one is in doubt as to
whether or not he should wear his light
oVercoat
One very Commendable thing that
was very generally noticed in connec-
tion with the lateral features of the
show was the almost total absence of
the festive fallir. The management will
not allow them to follow the show and
permanently employs a Pinkerton man,
the celebrated John Rogers, to look to
the observance of this rule while he is
about smelling out crooks The red
lemonade and peanut man is not
molested. of course y show without
them would not be show.
OF the performance given by Colonel
Cody it might be said in the outset
that its title needs alteration. Rough
Riders Congress and Wild West"
would be more appropriate, it would
seem. The Rough Rider end of it so
far surpasses the other that it clearly
overshadows it.
NEW FEATURES THE BEST.
Once upon a time the Deadwood stage
coach, the emigrant train and the set
tiers cabin incidents were thrillingly
interesting, and without doubt they are
that even yet to many, but to the spec
tators taken as a whole. the congress
of horsemen and the soldier evolutions
is by far the main feature.
And what a feature this is, The
grand review of the Rough Riders Of
the World" the Introductory number,
is in itself worth the price Of admis-
sion If considered only from the spec
| tacular point of view, without any con-
| sideratiOn, of it's educational side
| Everything was there just as repre-
| sented in the announcements: Indians,
| cowboys, Mexicans, COssacks, GauchoS,
! Arabs. scouts, guides. and attachments
of fully equipped cavalry from the
| armies.of America, England, Germany,
| Russia, Cuba and squads of Hawaiians,
| Porto Ricans and Fiipinos. The Fill
| pinos attracted the most curiosity, but
| 1t was when the Roosevelt Rough
| Riders dashed into view and circled
| about to their place in the big group
| of horsemen that thu enthusiasm was
| let loose, 1t was the first opportunity
| Scranton has had of showing its ap-
! probation of these heroes and the as
| semblage proceeded to show it. There
was no mistaking that the applause
| was not intended for mere circus per-
| formers. The same might be said of
| the ovation which greeted Colonel
| Cody's appearance.
The reproduction of the storming Of
| san Juan hill was the most Dictur-
esque and thrilling number on the
! programme, and was especially inter-
| eSting because of the fact that most
| of the performers had actually par
| ticipated in the famous charge. In the
| attacking party We're good sized de-
tachments of the Rough Riders, Twen-
| ty-fourth infantry, Ninth and Tenth
cavalry Grimes battery. Garcia's Gu
ban scouts and cowboys in charge of
| the pack trains.
EXCELLENT REPRODUCTION.
| They entered in marching order and
| after short bivouac on the arena dis
| appeared by an opposite exit. Then
| curtains az the far end Of the exhibit
| ton quadrangle We're removed disclos-
| ing a block house and breast works
manned with Spanish rifiemen and ar
| tillery. The American soldiers came
upon the scene from side en-
! trance in single file and deployed as
| skirmishers. \ Spanish picket discovers
| them, fires his rifle and retreating be-
| hind the breastworks gives the alarm.
| Then begins terrific fusilade of rifle
| shots punctuated with the periodical
| rattle of the machine gun on the
| American side and the boom of the
| cannon at the block house. Men drop
on all sides and are hurried to the
| rear on stretchers. but the American
| line advances slowly but firmly until
| within easy distance of the fortifica-
| tion when with wild yell they rush
across the intervening space, over the
| embankment and driving the Spaniards
| pell nell ahead of them, tear down
the red and gold and run up the stars
and stripes.
Another Of the most interesting fea-
| lures is the artillery drill by veterans
! from Captain Thorpe's Battery d, Fifth
| regiment United States army. The
| quickness with which the guns We're
! handled and with which the men han,
| died themselves was a revelation to
the civilian. Everything moved like
| clock work
| AMERICAN CAVALRYMAN LEADS.
In the horsemanship feats the Ameri-
| can cavalryman was easily the peer
| of all the others. What the Cossacks
| did with the aid OF heavy saddles, stir
| rups and foot and hand straps. the
| Yankee soldier duplicated or surpass-
| ed on a horse devoid of all traLpingS
| except a bride. The cowboys, of
course, eXcelled i'm rough riding but
| they did not COmDarp with the boVs i'm