New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-05
INDIANS CO EXPLORING
Seated on Mustangs, They Pa
rade Through City Streets.
REPORTERS TRAIL ALONG
But, Unaccustomed to Saddle,
Their Lot Is Most Unhappy
Feast at Garden.

Ghost DOG and Iron Cloud. with some
thirty Of their Indian brothers, sailed
forth from the two Bills show at Madi-
son Square Garden Yesterday to explore
Manhattan. Seated on their mustangs.
and sloriously arrayed in feathered re-
gala and many colors of war paint, they
had heap much Joy. Which was all very
well. But that isn't the story.
And there went with them cowgirls end
cowboys. graceful and gay. on prancing
broncos. Which was all very well. But
that isn't the story. More horses were IN
that procession. and astride them rode
ic' crs- miles and miles And there
Nc the rub
''s Is no place 10 speak editoriallN'
, we hereby declare that no wild West
show. no tribe OF Indians, no maidens of
the plains. however fair they be. have
any right at any time to explore Manhat-
tan if dozen unoffending reporters are
10 be dragged along on a dozen stubborn
beasts that persist i'm trotting. and after
it is all ever. crawl to their Offices and
write their understanding up. For
where a mans trouble is there viii his
heart be also And. believe me, Percy,
our heart is not in this story
II seems that Ghost DOG, Iron cloud.
Sitting Eagle. Black Horn and Red
Feather have never before seen the mar
wells OF this. our city. So Press Agent
Donaldson. Of Buffalo Bins Wild West
and Pawree Bits Far Dast. consented TO
them
Yesterday afternoon. Goldie Griffith. Mae
Shaner and Margaret Taylor simply
couldn't resist the opportunity TO display
on Sunday afternoon their latest models
in costumes IA ranch, so they went
too.
Captain Mike Leary. OF Dougherty
Military Police. led the procession. be-
hind him knights came riding two ana
two" Ugh, Heap big reporters. Ugh.
Tlren came the girls the cowboys ana
the Indians. Leonard r. Lasseen, head
cowboy, was i'm charge Of the whole
troop. and when he was not busy keeping
the reporters separated from Goldie ana
Mae and Margaret he rode beside Cap
tain Mike
Up Fifth avenue to I'D street they went
trotting. then through Central Park TO
96th street along S6th street to Riverside
Drive. and ND 10 Grants Tomb. Then
they rode hack. all that was left of them
for. alas, all the reporters did not re-
rundown Riverside Drive to Goth street:
over to Broadway, and down to the Gar
den.
As the cavalCade was winding it's way
through Central Park a certain young
male person. an outsider kept riding past
at a speed very dspeasing to the news
paper contingent He rode altogether too
well. He also got on the cowboys nerves.
and Carlo Miles roped him. Then Mon
tana Earl and Harry Smith roped him
There was strong sentiment that he
h ought to be suspended among the flowers
Hof q nearby lilac BUSH but Mexican Joe
/would not see the young man hung. But
the young man performed no more rid
ing feats. and after the ropes had been
taken from his neck was seen no more.
So Ghost Dog, Iron Cloud Sitting Eagle.
Black Horn and Red Feather saw New
York. no matter what the cost 10 the
historians of the march. They guided
their little horses among the cliffs OF
their paleface brothers and behold the
city of their dreams. Under the shadow
of Grants Tomb the whole procession
lined up and photographer got busy.
Before the red men The big boats were
passing up and down the great river over
whose waters the Indian war canoes once
followed Henry Hudson. But that had
all passed away. ana carved on the tomb
above them were the words: Let Nc
have peace"
As a fitting close to the afternoons ad-
venture. the parGdors, reporters and all.
gathered about the tables I'm the shows
big mess room at the Garden and con-
sumed regular showman's dinner. But
IL was a strenuous day for the gentle
men or the press: for in the words which
the late Mr.. Virgil used Of other heroes
long ago. "Msch were they tossed about