“At the start of the performance [Buffalo Bill] Cody entered the ring on horseback, his long grey hair streaming from under his white hat, the silver trim of his white jacket glinting in the sun. He kicked his horse into a gallop and raced toward [Susan B.] Anthony’s box. The audience went quiet.
He halted his horse in a burst of dirt and dust, removed his hat, and with a great sweeping gesture bowed until his head nearly touched the horn of his saddle.
Anthony stood and returned the bow and- “as enthusiastic as a girl,” a friend said- waved her handkerchief at Cody.
The significance of the moment escaped no one. Here was one of the greatest heroes of America’s past saluting one of the foremost heroes of its future. The encounter brought the audience to its feet in a thunder of applause and cheers.”
— The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson
