May 22
A Dakota Sioux man named Goose Face. 1900.
Goose face was part of Buffalo Bill show. They were headed to Washington DC on a train to see the president (before going on to Europe to perform) and due to an error a mail train crashed in to theirs. There were many deaths. He lost his wife Annie Goose Face.
The paper talks about the old chief who demanded they not make efforts to save him since death was inevitable. He demanded to be brought over to the pile of the dead next to the tracks and sat there giving instructions and messages to loved ones back home. He smoked a pipe and all the others chanted a death song.
Several of them sued for damages, medical costs and for transportation back home. Goose face got $2,500.
