The Washington herald., 1909-06-02
NARROWLY ESCAPES
DEATH AT CIRCUS
yellow Thunder" Falls I'm
der Flying HOOfs.
REVIVED LATER At HOSPITAL
Stately Sioux Had Glimpse of the
Happy Hunting Ground Whsn His
Mount Threw Him TO SawduSt
Ring Yesterday Afternoon in an
Exciting Game of Push-baH.

Yellow Thunder had a glimpse Of "the
happy hunting grounds yesterday after
noon To-day he is thanking the Great
Father that he was allowed TO sojou-u
with his squaw and papoose.
When Yellow Thunder looked across the
big river into the land where his fore
fathers hunt the bison. he lay on the
ground beneath the hoofs Of maddened
COW ponies. and 10 his ears there came a
far-Of cry-the cry Of, thousands Of men.
women, and children, who believed they
were seeing a man trampied TO death
But the Great Father was watching
and none Of the sharp hoofs touched the
limp form on the ground, and so Yellow
Thunder lives TO repeat the tale when be
returns 10 his brothers in the Tar West
Proud Sioux.
Yellow Thunder. although as proud and
stately a Sioux as ever wore moccassins
or donned bucEskin, is one Of the Indians
with Buffalo Bnrs Wild West show. The
man IS a superb specimen Of his kind. an
expert horseman. and one Of the best in
the game Of push-ball-
He can not speak English. but he IN
6erstands TIE applause which Ereets his
feats IN tie game IN which nc battles
With three other Indians against four
cowboys. The game IS PLAYED on horse
back. the players urging their mounts
against \ Dig ball and trying 20 push
Il between goal pests.
About 80 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the score was one 10 one and thousands
Of persons were eagerly watching
every play. awaiting the goal which
would give the game 10 cowboys or
Indians
The ball was midway between the goal
posts. and every player was using al
Ms streLgta 20 gain the winning count
/ Suddenly. one OF the horses ridden by
a cowboy reared and began paving the
air with his forefeet. yellow TbUn-
{ der" was directly in front OF the mad
/ dened COW pony and drove his heels
into the sides OF his mount in an effort
70 avoid being struck by one Of the
death-dealing hoofs-
yellow Thunde-'s" pony has been
trained 70 dash toward the bail when
kicked in the sides. and when the horse
felt its rider's heels strike against its
ri5s it leaped forward, bringing Yellow
Thunder within reach Of the forefeet o.
the COW pony
Il happened so quickly tha; few OF the
/ spectators knew how the man was in
jured. The COW pony was seen 10 rear
and paw the air with It's forefeet and an
instant later the Indian was carried BY
his pony beneath the hOOfs- Then in 4
twinkling yellow Thunder went down
His pony was over him, while the COW
pony was bucking yard OF two away.
Saw Peril of Indian.
All the players saw the peril OF the
Indian and the Tiderless pony was struck
! across the back The animal jumped for
ward and dashed away. and then the
7 COW pony jumped across the prostrate
form As the horses forefeet struck the
+ ground near the Indians body. the COW
I boy drove his spurs into the animal
/ making it leap clear OF yellow
/ Thunder"
An Indian had Ieaped from his pony
and was standing over yellow Thun-
/ DER" and In a few seconds the plugEins
/ horses had been ridden away yellow
Thunder was picked UP and carried Z
I a dressing tent. from whence he was
/ removed a few minutes later to III.
/ Casualty Hospital Physicians found
/ the man suffering from shock He re
covered before night and returned {,
I the show grounds.