The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-09
ROUGH RIOER'S ESCAPE
Wichita Man With Buffalo Bill in
New York Disaster

New York Disaster.
j. T. Brown, who was employed at the
Royal Cafe here the last winter, and
who with a large number of Oklahoma
Rough Riders joined Buffalo Bits Wild
West Show last month for the season,
narrowly escaped death in an accident at
Madison Square Garden, New York, last
Friday. Some of the Oklahoma men were
nearly killed in the smash-up, which is
described in the following from the New
York Sun, sent here by Mr.. Brown:
BY a series Of untoward accidents last
night Buffalo Bills forces are consider
ably diminished both in the matter of
personal beauty and usefulness. After a
careful counting of noses Col Cody found
that he is shy one Mexican, one Cossack.
two redskins, one German cavalry SER
geant and two lusty cowboys, whose
whoops were badly needed in the gallant
rescue of the stage coach.
The Mexican, one Santiago Muraz
spent the night in Bellevue hospital
tossing a copper to decide whether he
would emerge in a few days with all Of
his nose where it ought to grow. The
other victims are not mortally wounded.
''The first accident occurred in the open
ing Of the performance, in the act where
the rough riders of the show engage in
some several evolutions on horseback.
''Aluraz, who was in the lead of his
countrymen, had the misfortune to shoot
his broncho into the flank OF the wild
eyed fiery beast manned by the German
cavalry sergeant, who looks like the
Kaiser. The German was unable to turn
his horse inside out in time and the re-
suit was grievous to behold. A dozen
horses collided and went down in one
mass Of tangled legs, swearing vaqueros.
whooping Indians, chattering Cossacks.
coughing Cubans and expostulating pale
faces.
when the legs of the horses and men
Were united from the knot thee victims
We're removed to the rear and a list Of
the dead and dying was started. It was
found that the German cavalry sergeant
had skinned his elbow. the Cossack had
plowed up a furrow with his nose. the
two Indians had been stepped on by the
horses, with the result that several ribs
were scraped together. and poor Muraz
had a broken frontispiece.
when the swearing Of the Indians sub
sided sufficiently to enable one to hear
the roar Of the Calling guns. DR.. Trim
ball, Of Sc East Twenty-hfth street. was
summoned After a profound diagnosis
he found something was possibly the
matter with the Mexican. and. to make
sure that something would be the matter
with him. sent him to Bellevue hospital
t.
and was soaked in a bucket Of ice.
The next accident occurred when the
cowboys were doing their feats in the
arena. The incorrigible broncho q Bert
Skenk went "sun-fshing'' with
vengeance and bore his rider I'D against
the boxes. Skenk scrape1 along fo- sew
eral yards before he was able n put the
helm to port and when he did his IN
gracious mount finished the spirited en-
tertainment by dumping skenk into the
sawdust by the overhead route,
'"The bro-cho ridden by Len Hunter
also got excited ana started IN TO follow
suit Il first plunged toward the center
Of the arena veered 70 starhoard AMI
landed its skipper hard up against she
toxe<- Len Hunter was badly treated.
sat-A " lteU -4S - et4-et- tttff sfssf L'--h ''L
the irasclble bronch3 n was minus sew
eral square inches ot ep derTnis The
broncho. relieved q its rider. went on,
on a career % its own ard furnished All
the excitement the spectator could have
desired Its supercilious career was cut
short by the sudden Interference o. an
Directing post. The broncho STOPPED 70
kick and was gathered in By the big
Mexican who jumps The rope fer an enor-
nous salary
'Roth q the COW runcAe-s We're hadlv
cut up and were not able % parlicIp pate