Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-09
BUFFALO, 4 [ ] BILL Is HERE
Col. Cody and His Superb Exhi.
bition Make Their Biennial
Visit to City.
Despite the Bad " rather Of Early
Morning the Trains We're
Crowded.
Tho Street Pageant and After.
noon Performance Some.
thing Of the Show.

thing Of the Show.
Marshalltown belongs to Colonel w.
y. Cody and his army OF co-laborers in
the amusement loving world, who ar
rived In the city early this morning
from Boone. where they appeared yes
terday before immense crowds at both
performances. The aggregation Of
rough riders, Indians. detachments OF
United States soldiers and artillery
men, the band of Beers, Cossacks and
number other sects that compose the
congress of the worlds rough riders,
arrived In the city on a special train
over the Chicago & Northwestern. BY
s o'clock the immense string of cars
was unloaded and within the next hour
or two everything was made in ship
shape for the days camp at Finkle,s
park.
Despite the rain of the early morning,
which undoubtedly did deter many
from attending, the trains on the
Northwestern and Iowa Central be-
tween 9 and 8: 80 o'clock, were crowded
and special coaches attached to each
We're completely filed The Story City
branch train brought two extra coaches
besides its regular equipment, and pas
sengers on the train estimated that
there were fully 500 people from the
small towns along that branch. Con-
ductor s. b. Chapman brought in 27O
people from points north on the Cen
trial and over 200 and 300 arrived on
the local train from the east on the
Northwestern, and 100 came from
points west. The Great Western train
from the east at 80 also had a large
crowd on board, as did the train from
the west at 1890.
THE PARADE.
At 10:S0 o'clock. when the fife and
drum announced the beginning of the
parade, Main street was lined on both
sides from Second street to Third ave-
nue. with a dense throng, all crowding
and showing each other about for places
of vantage. Second and third story
windows were at a premium. to say
nothing of the small boy who preferred
the street so he could get closer to the
Indians. The red men, squaws and
papooses from the Iowa, Sac and Fox
reservation near Tama, We're much in
evidence, the show Of Colonel Cody be-
ing the prince of attractions to the
Iowa Indian, probably on account Of the
fact that his Sioux brother takes such
an active part in its production.
The afternoon performance was at
tended by large crowd, the damp
weather seeming to have little or no eff
feet on the spectators or performers.
The various features We're we'll received
and the especially clever acts loudly ap-
plauded. As to the show itself while
many of the features of previous years
are presented such as the Deadwood
stage act and Indian attacks ON cow
boys, many new and thrilling features
quite drown the Indians yell and the
pop of the rifle and revolver. The main
interest of the crowd seems to center
about the soldiers, the Beers attracting
great interest among all spectators who
have read for the past two years of
their bravery and devotion to their
cause. While the best of the attractions
have been retained this year there are
many new features that make the show
seem to be entirely different from that
of former years. The English, Canadian;
and Boer soldiers and the soldiers who
served against the Boxers in China are
the heroes that win the crowd. The
show opened with a grand review intro
ducing the rough riders of the world.
Among them are Indians, cowboys,
,Mexicans, Cossacks. Arabs, Beers,
scouts. guides and detachments Of regu-
lar soldiers of the armies of America,
England, Germany and Russia. After
the review Miss Annie Oakley gave q.
splendid exhibition of glass ball shoot
Ing. Then came an artillery drill by
veterans OF Thorp's battery, m which
the guns were put in action and fired
with much rapidity. A COW outfit
starting onits annual roundup, attack
ed by six Indians. and rescued by But
falo Bill, made a thrilling scene The
pony express rider showed how the mail
was distributed in the far west long
ago.
A most interesting feature was the
life saving drill by members of the life
saving service A life line was thrown
from the gun to mast and the breeches
buoy sent on Its work, showing how a
rescue is made from a sinking ship. AZ
ter exhibitions of Craftsmanship by Cos
sacks. Mexicans, cavalrymen and In
dams, came the attack on the Deadwood
coach. The performance closed with the
battle of. Tlen Tsin, in which are intro
.duced the soldiers from the various
armies.
Six hundred persons. representing diff
ferent nations and introducing the GUS
toms Of their respective countries, form
only a part OF the entertainment. Rid
ing of every description is INDUCED in.
and some Of the feats performed are Of
a very startling nature. The United
States cavalry is represented by men
who have seen service, and who give ex-
hibitions OF riding bareback with boots
on. and the United States artillery, with
experienced gunners. Cowboys ride
bucking bronchos Arabs do some very
difficult acrobatic feats and gun spin
ming. The German Cuirassiers give
their famous sword drill The queens
own lancers are seen In the tent peggins