The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-10-18
AFTER A
LONG ABSENCE
Col. Cody and His Mammoth Wild
West
Come to Come Columbia Again--A
Bad, Rainy Day, but Many People
Here The Street Parade.

After an absence of sixteen years,
Col. VIM. f. Cody and his mammoth
Wild West Shows were in Columbia
again last Saturday. During that alb
sence the Colonel has been in many
different countries, and has amused,
instructed and delighted thousands of
people.
1t was bad, rainy day, but
that did not keep the people from COM
ing to town. There was large
crowd here, but not near so large as it
would have been had the weather been
favorable.
The Parade.
The parade through the streets in the
morning was made under the disad-
vnatage of drenching rain. It
afforded an interesting spectacle, how
ever, and was witnessed by many hun
dreds of pleople along the route. Col.
Cody headed the procession, and was
the center of attraction. The fine
stock carried by the show excited ad-
miration from many, and the long line
Of Indians, Rough Riders, soldiers,
ETC., made an imposing array. The
famous Deadwood coach was also in
the procession.
Col. Cody's exhibition, by its long
and successful service in entertaining
the public, is q fitting example of the
maxim survival of the fittest. One
has not far to seek for the reason Of
the long popularity of, and
the ever increasing public interest in
Buffalo Bills Wild West. The man
who walks with head erect, chest
thrown out, with a firm quick tread Of
the foot, never fails to attract admir-.
ing glances. The horse that bows his
neck without check-rein, that steps
high and shows lofty spirit, is com
mented on by all who see him. 1t is
the dash and the spirit that attract at
tention. The public refuse to applaud
and soon tire OF anv form of entertain
ment that is slow and spirit legs in
all it's parts. The continued popu-
larity Of Buffalo Bills Wild West is
due to the evident amount Of ginger"
that is seen in everything that is DONE
Horses and men alike are full of snap,
buoyant life and skill that keeps
things humming all the time, and
keeps audiences on tenter hooks of
sympathy With them without relaxa
tion. There is magnetism born of
dash, energy and quick action in the
work of the Wild West performers that
affects the public in manner never
noticeable i'll other entertainments.
1t is this quality that accounts for
the fact that the public awaits the COM
ing of Buffalo Bills Wild West, and
its opportunities to enjoy performances
that are inspiringing in the magnetic
manner with which they are given.
There is not feature in the Wild
West production which is not novel,
exciting, dashing, and at the same time
instructive but. above them all in
intense interest, is the great realistic
production of the battle of Tien. Tsin,
and the review of the allied forces en-
route to the rescue of Pekin. A move
feature of educational merit is intro
: duced in the methods of life-saving OF
our sea coast. A genuine delegation
from the Sea Coast Saving Corps
composed Of experienced veterans, witt
: the apparatus and appurtenances used
is an exhibition of the method of res
cuing the shipwrecked by the mean
of the breeches-buoy. This is decid
edly interesting exhibit, aud one tina
Is almost unknown to the general pub
lie. owing to the fact that only an ex
hibition with the large space necessar,
to the Wild West could afford the facil
titles for the firing of the lines, an,
the general workings of tho -chem
and rescue amid the storm. The stan
Q dard feathers Of hOrsemanship by Cos
D sacks. United States Cavalrvmen, Cow
: boys. Indians. Arabs. Gauchos Artil
1 lerymen. and German Hussars. ar
( still c0ntri ibuting element 10 the edu
: cation aud pleasure Of the visitors.