Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-13
"Buffalo Bill"
Dies in .Denuer

Buffalo Bill" is dead.
"Pahaska," as he was known by the
Indians, went to the happy hunting
grounds Wednesday noon of this week,
at the home of his sister, Mrs. May
Cody Decker, 1892 Lafayette street, Dem
yer. Uraemic poisoning was given as
the direct cause of his death. He had
been failing in health for nearly year.
Colonel William F. Cody was the last
of the pioneer government scouts OF the
old West. News of his passing was
flashed turnout the world. Among the
first kilograms received by his sister
was one from the White House. 1t read:
May l not express my sincere sym
pathy with you in the death of Colonel
Cody. WOODROW WILSON,
The town of Cody, Wyo., went into
had honored. Business was suspended
and telegram of coincidence sent Mrs
Decker by w. s. Owens, the mayor, in
behalf OF the citizens
The state legislatures of Wyoming
and Colorado paid tribute to the old
scout and committees were appointed to
draw resolutions on his death. The en-
tire Wyoming legislature will be present
at the funeral services to be held Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the
Elks' club, Denver The body will lie
in the state capitol from 10 o'clock to
IL o'clock Sunday forenoon. His re-
mains will be placed in vault until
Decoration day, when they will be moved
to their last resting place on Lookout
mountain.
Denver to Provide Grave.
The city OF Denver will deed to his
relatives the ground for his grave. To
the north of Mount Lookout you can
gaze toward the plains OF Wyoming; to
the northeast lie the plains OF Nebraska,
and to the east the plains of Kansas.
1t was in these three states that Buffalo |
Bill lived thru many of his stirring ea-
ploits, which have immortalized his |
name.
Over Lookout and the neighboring |
peaks of Clear Creek valley the Indians !
used to roam. Nearby was the meeting |
place of old Chief Colorow and his tribe /,
Sacred to the memories of the young |
West is this spot chosen TO be the last |
stamping ground of Pahaska, the long |
haired man"
Some day u monument will be erected |
there-a monument symbolizing the |
Spirit of the Young West. The funds |
for it will be raise by national subscrip- |
tion and the sculptor selected to make |
il will be one with the romance of the
past in his heart.
Was Friend of Indians.
William Frederick Cody was the way |
Buffalo Bill' was christened. He lived |
seventy one years. Most OF them were |
years crowded with adventure.
He was known to the Indians of the |
early West as staunch friend and n
worthy foe. In the Civil war he gained
the name of master scout" serving Oh
the Union side.
The books written of ais exploits tell |
OF him as one of the mightiest of hunt.
ers. He is said to have killed $3.50 buf-
faloes in eighteen months
During his lifetime he hobnobbed with |
kings and statesmen.
In 1883 he organized his Wild West |
show, the pioneer of its kind. He took |
it to Europe and "whooped 'er up" In |
London, Paris and Berlin with his In. |
dams and cowboys. His first appca rance
in London was a triumph. Queen Alex |
andria, then the princess of Wales, rode |
with Colonel Cody on the drivers seat |
of his Deadwood coach, and he became
a hero to the princess son, who no-
reigns over England as King George |
His friendship with the latter lasted un
til his death
Guide to Grand Duke.
In the early seventies he acted a.
guide to Grand Duke Alexis of Russia |
OH a hunting trip in the Dakotas. He |
afteIward numbered the duke as his per
sonal friend Oother distinguished per
sons with whom he associated on familiar |
terms were Gen. William Tecumseh Sher. |
man and General Philip Sheridan. One |
OF his early and lifelong friends was
Gen. Nelson Miles. former head OF the |
United States army, who received the
news of his death Wednesday in |
Nebraska. |
Buffalo Bll' was not only master
scout and master hunter, but mas
ter advertiser. For nearly half cen
tury he kept in the public cye-to the |
end figure to fire the Imagination and
TO stir the blood.
Buffalo Bill (IIimself) he rode in
his Wild West show up to n year ago. |
With his flowing white hair, he was the
same romantic and dashing Buffalo Bill
who had captured Europe something like
thirty-three years before. There are few
small boys who have not seen Buffalo
Bill tHimself)" on horseback, and who, |
like the little prince in England. now a
king, have not made him their hero.
Senator Sherman of Illinois has intro |
duced bill which is designed to nulify |