Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-09-04
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Richard Mahks, VINO performed the
task of walking 1000 miles in 1000
hours last year, over The Bafrack
Tavern t1a Pedestrian, Ground, Shefield,
has undertaken the following extra
Ordinary exploit commencing hop
Monday eysniD g last, al nine O'clock;
First, to walk 1000 quarter miles
i'm 4 00O consecutive quarter hours,
commencing each quarter mile at tie
exact second beginning each quarter
of ,anl henri, secondly swiihnutEuaRy
rest, to confluence walking 1000 hall
miles III 1000 consecutive half hours,
starring, aiulhe moment every hall
hour commences; and. lastlS,a stiil
without any lapse Of resting time, TO
walk 1000 miles in 1000 consecutive
hours, sthoseno be scommeHeediai the
beginning oievery hour The three
! performances viii. take the, following
lime TO complete: The quarter-mlle
/ performances will terminate. on Fri
Iday morning, July 4, al seven o'clocki
] the hall. ditto at three O'Clock in ihe
morning Of Friday,July 25; and the
1 nife ditto at seven O'Clock. in the eve.
/ ming Of the 4th OF September The
full time required TO perform this ieal
wiilsdbe I0weeks, 2'days, % hours
\ In. addition TO the exact number o.
wards measured 10 make the quar-
/ ters. halves and whole miles, Marks
HAS 10 walk ~ extra yards TO and
1from the bed and room he retires into
each time; increasing,the distance IL
tthe quarter;miles, 6 miles 9S6 yards
:. excess Of distance in the half7miles
I.5 mi es 200 yards; excess OF distance
lin the 1000 miles, 6 miles . iurlengs
4 Marks is WATCHED over night and
'lday-ihe reporters 10 the public
press marking the time, as ne per
lorms the, task, taking, alternately
Eeight hours. The pedestrian has al
so two men with or nearhim 10 rouse
him up when time is called. Up'te
1Thursday night at nine O'Clock he had
4 walked 2SS quarter-miles. The frs
! 100 he performed with comparative
euse in from 2 minutes 10 seconds &c
IA minutes 30 seconds. His feet ther
began to pain him and TO blister, SC
that on Tuesday night and Up &c
"wednesday at noon he appeared t6
| walk under great suffering, taking 3
minutes 80 seconds up tod minutes
to each quarter Of mile, About
flour O'Clock on that day. (Wednes
daY0, andT during the night anc
l Thursday morning, he mended hi:
T speed, doing each quarter of a mile
under 8 minutes. The blisters OF
his feel having broken, the tender
j parts were dressed with strong
chemical preparation to harden The
7 skin, and his shoes changed for lar.
| ger and easier He then appeared to
! 90 the various distances like a new
man. Yet there are but few (hesides
himsel0 who can be brought toIbe'
Ilieve that he can go through such, a
task. Many blame him for attempt
! ing 10 do thai which nature never in.
tended him for; YET his endurance is
! known TO be such that he will sink
into utter exhaustioasand suffer bim'
self to become so pTostrate, II in
strength as scarcelyto be able to SCI
one foot before the other. ere he will
| give in. Marks weight at starting
was IL st. 81 lbs; age, 80 10 May Ia ST
he was born at .SoIibull, near, a Biz,
miingham. Marks expresses him.
self confident Of performing all he
has undertaken. offering, ito stake
] CLEO TO ESQ that he does it through
t.-!NaathsSter { (BAg. sGad,Rian
A MAN 0vEGa THE r1HfEGFlAll FAILS, ss.1A cor
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