The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-23
BUCkSkIN BILLS WILD WEST.
Sunday at Paris the Men Rest Through
the Day and Fight Fire Like Sal
amanders at Niuht,

Yesterday morning at an early hour
the great Buckskn Bits Historic Wild
| West and consolidated congress of won
| ders arrived in the city over the Santa Fe
| railroad in two long trains and in the
| presence of hundreds of people began the
work of unloading their immense amount
of show property and paraphernaia.
! from the moment of the start to unload
good impression was created by the
show people by their exemplary behavior
and courtesy to the curious crowd No
| loud or boisterous language was heard;
every man pressed his part of the work
| quietly and rapidly and with amazing CO.
| lerity the vast amount of property was
soon en- route TO the grounds. In an hour
| the golf grounds near the hospital was
transformed from a pleasure ground to
a busting city of tents and with the
characteristic ability of adoption the 400
show people were at home for their stay
in Paris. Turks Cossacks, Arabs, In
dams, Cowboys, Mexicans. Cavalrymen,
Rough Riders, Gauchos, Vaqueros, min
gled with the hundreds of our citizens
who thronged the grounds in genuine
cosmopolitan blending, making kaleido
scopic picture of novel interest There
was much for the curious stranger to see,
and the show people to feel at home.
Cookhouse or hotel tent was the center of
attraction at o'clock when a shirll whis-
tie called the troopers to dinner. and the
sight presented was a revelation. Four
hundred men, women and children, from
every nation apparently of the earth seat
ed at clean. nicely dressed tables, enjoy
ing meal which would do credit to the
average hotel. It was a typical picture
of perfect discipline, drill and manage
ment. At night during the big fire down
town the showmen left with the people of
Paris lasting memento of bravery and
that feeling which makes mankind a
brotherhood in more than name. 1t was
one of the showmen who scaled the first
second story window and led the way
for the volunteer fremen to a systematic
fight with the fire fiend The Streator
Zouaves, who at the show this afternoon
and night will reproduce the scaling OF
the wall of Pekin, were at the fire and
gave practical demonstration of the
bravery and skill which will long be re-
membered by our people.
The parade this morning was simply
the best Wild West pageant ever seen
in the city. Led by Buckskin Bill in per-
son in an elegantly groomed carriage,
followed by vast retinue thoroughly
satisfied the people that the show thus
advertised must be as represented a great
exhibition. The Rube Clowns Levett
and Ryan delighted the vast crowds with
their comedy and bursts of applause were
generously given along the line of march.
The free exhibition at the grounds con-
sists of three features: First. the wonder
full leap from the top of 125-foot ladder
headlong into a small net by Lotto the
champion high diver of the world you
should see it. Then the matchless trap
shooting of the winsome little queen of
lady shooters. Mrs. n. V. Yanueyer.
before the big show opens
There will he two performances-one
al o'clock this afternoon and one at Z
this evening 1t is due TIE show TO give
them full patronage. first because they
give the best show Of the kind judging
from appearances and press notices they
have received. ever given in Texas and
secondly because at the fire last night
the showmen proved themselves men,
Paris (Texas) Dinner Horn.
Buckskin Bill 5 Wild West viii exhibit
in Wichita Monday, April ..