The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-05-22
TIE LAMBERTVILLE RECORD
NAY 22 1907.
SOME STRANGE SIGHTS
Are Promised When Buffalo Bills Wild
west Arrives IN the city Of Trenton,
nesdaY. NAV 2Hth

UfSt ~ tft5 W. tNU StiJ w
Tuesday, May 28th.
When he obeisk TINT now stands
in Central Park, the pedestal for
Grnnt monument, the cable for the
Broadway Line and a huge electric
motor for The New York Edison Com
pany were being transferred to their
final positions III New York City, they
were considered HercnIean feats aud
attracted much attention, bringing
lurge crowds to the scene, but on ar
riyn of Buffalo Bill's Wild West IN
Trenton, on Tuesday, May %, there IL
reason 10 believe tint the strnnseness
Of the sight will attract even greater
curiosity. One Of the Attractions OF
The Wild West is known aa "fbe
Great Tram Hold Up" and the inc
mud ears used III the scene will be es
e9rtcd through the streets from the
railroad nain 10 The exhibition
grounds by the original bandit hunt
cfs, II number of whom took lalt III
the tram hold npn Wilcox, Wyoming,
whefe the original seene wi,s located
Much difficulty WITS experienced 10y
the management III Obtaining All en-
ginc for "Ihe Great Train Hold +,
rs II would be almost impossible to
transfer from place to place n sea To-
cemutiYc for use IN the exhibition.
The difficulty WAS overcome, however,
but only by bringing into use the
latest invention of modern times A
u basis fei BuiluIo BlIl's imitation IN
ordinary truck propelled by electricity
ls used 70 present the appearance
of feal driving wheels Of locomotive,
1t was necessary 10 reconstruct the
wheels Of tile truck Yankee Ingcnu
Ity devised au arrangement for the
engine which pulls black smoke from
the stuck, Will attendant spasmodlc
noise of n reai engine. whistle,
bell aud powerful electric headlight
nre alao provided The engineer in
the cub of the engine operates NIL OF
lis devices. Just ns n railroad en
ginecf bundles his non horse. Such
nm exceptional novelty in the streets
Of any city rs this likeness to II loco
motive, ltnllcd by it's cars, aud iol=
lowed by bnnd of United States
marshnla. ahefliis ind reul bandit
hunters eotralled III the West, has
never been shown III any part Of the
world by any organization, 10 tins
Spectacular group, add the old sighi
Of hnnd OF Indians and II contingent
ot horsemen with Their announcements,
riding through the streets, and one
may conceive " Int one might expect
L. SEQ upon visit 10 Buffalo Bills
Wild Wcst Show, better tlan one
could from Heclue II street Gsfnde, MS
1t Is usually gotten up. On the NJ
rival nj the exhibition grounds of the
hetsemeh md then accompany ing
equipments, mn equally peculiar sight
vail be the erection OF the Indian
tepeea md the preparations of the
arcna for the exhibition.
The public IL reminded, howeses,
TINT ~ moving The properties aud
tnfaphernna Of the Wild West from
the railroad to the exhibition grounds
will m itself constitute IA parade Of
grcatc, inlerest and vastly mote
novel than any other organization
emu ell.er Ehe eugine aud cars used
IN The Grcnt Tram Hold. Up" will
be accompanied hy the original bandit
hunters of the Union l'acIiic as nm es-
cont, aud the aight will he ono which
hns never been Aeen IN tins or aity
other country save IN conjunction
with Buffalo Bills exhibition. The
Indiana aud Roueh Riders will ride
their hofses 10 the grounds aud the
slght Will he an ample reward for the
elimination Of the haekneyed parade
of other days Incidentally it may be
mentioned that When weather permits
Col. Cody VIII take dtlve through
the principal streets to convince the
public that the old scout IL still IN
the hatncss ready to appear ma he
positively WILL nj every perform ,,tca