The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-02
COME and GONE.
Buffalo Bills Show a
Memory Until
Next Year,
TWO EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES
Thousands Loudly Applaud
the Dramatic Storming
Of San Juan Hill.
TWO EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES

Col. William F. Cody, the renowned
frontiersman and scout, known univer.
sally as Buffalo Bill" paid his annua
visit to Worcester yesterday in con.
junction with his wild west and con.
gress of rough riders of the world. Ire.
mendous crowds greeted the show upper
each of it's four appearances in the
city, and were liberal in their demon.
strations of satisfaction of the feature.
on each occasion.
The first appearance of the congress
OF rough riders was in the early hours
OF the morning, when people are usual.
ly turning over for the last sleep. The
show exhibited in Springfield Friday
and came over the Boston and Albany
IN two special trains yesterday MON.
ing. The first section reached the Bos-
ton and Albany freight yards at Az
O'Clock and was met by large crowd
which had been anXiously waiting its
arrival The section was made up vi
IL cars, bearing the teams, wagons anG
laborers. The work of unloading was
vigorously pushed, and when the sec.
ond section arrived at 5.45, the work.
men had enjoyed a good rest after theil
labors with the first section.
The second train carried the inter
esting part of this quasi-public OPP
pearance of the troop, and all the Sleep
ing cars were surrounded by big crowds
to get close survey of the many tyI es
of expert horsemen. The stock cars coz.
tanned the riding animals, and they
were quickly unloaded The represent
atives of each type Of rough rider
gathered by themselves, and when al
the horses were unloaded, saddles were
issued and in short time the riders
swung off in a body of small groups
for the exhibition grounds. All the
riders rode in their native costume and
uniforms, and the early morning spec
tacle attracted much attention.
By the time the riders reached the
Grove street grounds, tents We're in
readiness for the reception of their an
imals and their own convenience. AT
ter breakfast, horses were groom ed
and everything made ready for the
street parade.
This was the second appearance of
the entertainers, and the streets
through which the pageant rode Were
lined several deep with people. The pa
rade contained all the most interesting
of past features besides several new
ones, which were highly interesting
and pleasing to the people. Foremost
among these new features was group
of Rough Riders containing some of
the famous regiment which Roosevelt
popularized and which later added to
Roosevelt's fame. The appearance OF
the squad was marked by applause all
along the line of march.
Otbar ron oafl1rae that q ffr9ptad at
tention were small groups of Cubans,
Filipinos, Hawaiians and Porto Ricans
Each group was closely studied as II
rode in the parade, and their appear
ance was the means of educating many
people in regard to these people, OF
whom so much has been heard within
the past year.
The famous Buffalo Bilr' rode at
the head of the parade behind spir-
tied pair of grays and attended by a
footman. The honored scout was ac-
corded reception that was almost an
ovation, and he was required to con-
tinually bow his Acknowledgements
from the beginning to the end of the
parade. The big delegation of Indians,
representatives of several western
tribes, United States cavalry and ar
tillery men, English lancers, cowboys,
Mexicans, German cuirassiers, Russian
Cossacks, Arabs, Gauchos and other
groups were each well received by the
spectators. The line of march was
from the grounds through Grove and
Main streets to Park, thence to Salem
square, Church, Mechanic, Norwich
and Foster streets to Main and return
to the grounds.
Two performances were given at the
grounds, a. 2.30 and s o'clock p. m.
Nearly 10000 people attended. Patri-
otism was stirred at the realistic repro
duction of the battle Of San Juan hill.
Fear, wonder and pride was felt over
the work of the United States artillery
and cavalry; exhilaration over the
races; admiration and respect for the
cowboys; expectancy at the evolutions
of the English, German and Russian
cavalries; amusement at the riding OF
the bucking bronchos; reverence fol-
Buffalo Bill" sorrow for the mis-
guided Filipinos, and kind of parental
feeling for the Cubans, Porto Ricans
and Hawaiians.
The show was all that has beer
claimed for it and gave eminent salts
faction to everybody. Buffalo Bill
has taken notice of the possibility OF
an Anglo American alliance, and sew.
eral times when the Union Jack an6
Old Glory waved side by side the spec
tators showed their approval by warn
applause. The English lancers, too
were accorded warmer reception thar
the representatives of other nations.
The performances opened with ar
overture by the cowboy band, which
mounted in the morning parade was
one of it's features. The first number
was the grand review, in which the
rough riders of the world were intro.
i
each tribe entering the arena separate.
ly. All the braves were gaudily painted
and decorated with feathers, bells anG
pieces of tin. They were followed by
cowboys, Mexicans, Cossacks, Gauchos
Arabs, scouts, guides, detachments o.
fully equipped regular soldiers of Am
erica, England German, Russia, a coloi
guard of Cuban veterans, Hawaiians
Porto Ricans and Filipino rough ridres
Buffalo Bill appearing last. II
Miss Annie Oakley gave a finished ex
hfbition of expert and fancy shooting
and was followed by race of races
A detachment of Capt. Thorpes Bat
terry ID, Fifth United States artillery
showed their PAGES In light battery
work. The drill was one of the best
things on the program, and the com.
pleteness and precision of work bespoke
long and careful training. The pony
express showing the method of mail.
carrying in the early days of the West
was appreciated, after which a group OF
Mexicans gave an exhibition of lassC
throwing that was wonderfully true
and accurate.
The next number was the distinctly,
feature Of the program, the battle o
San Juan hill. 1t was divided into tw,
scenes, the first, the bivouac before tn
battle, and the second the storming o
the hill. Before the entrance Of TIL
troops, two members of the company
accurately made up as Gen. Wheele
and Col. Roosevelt, rode into the aren;
and after a selection of the camp site
were followed by a large body OF dis
mounted cavalry, engineers, infantry