Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-15
Accomplishment of the great Pedestrian
Feat.

At 10 minutes past o'clock this TUESDAY, morn
ing, James Lambert, the glsh pedestrian 4"
completed the unnatural fete of walking 900 miles
10 !, 200 consecutive hours for wager at Stew
arts Gymnasium in this city. The fete was begun
on Tuesday, July 2S at 10, A. NJ, and since that
time Mr.. Lambert has not failed to walk one mile
in every hour that has elapsed. At first it was an
easy matter, and he n the habit of walking two
miles cOnsecutiVey, beginning at the latter part of
one hour and walking for part of the next, thus
obtaining inteTmisson of about an hour and
half But after a while, tired nature began to re-
quire rest, and he fain to yield to her demands
at the end of each mile. As be went on he became
more aud more tired, his muscles began to swell
aud give him pain, be slept very soundly in the in
tervals of his task aud the belief became prevsIe+
that he could endure to the end. 1t was nee
essary to use great drum and other very loud moi
ses to awaken him, and his walk was more like the
lnsenslble action OF a machine than the iDsnirad
movements of human being. During the lost
few hours he required some assistance ia turning
the of his path and whereas at first he would
accomplish mile in l2 or 5 minutes, it now took
him half an hour or more. The ball was filed with
people last night, anxious to witness the conclusion
OF the task. brass band was in attendance. to
cheer the spirits of the pedestrian, and to envep
the spectators
At two O'Clock this morning, Lambert was cal
ed, and began his last mile in such good spirits
that two men who followed, to fan or support him
II necessary, were obliged TO to keep pace win
him. The excitement of the spectators was Intense
but he kept on without tagging, until at the expi-
ration of fourteen minutes and ten seconds the !
announced that the mile was finished /
and the task completed. To show that he had /
some strength still remaining, Lambert ran round /
the course, 80 feet two or three times amid the
cheers Of the spectators and the music of the band
which now played Yankee Doodle and other in
spring airs. Several ladies, of either color who
had been interested Witnesses of the scene. waved
,heir handkerchieis in sympathetic unison with the
applause OF the gentlemen. Mr. p Stewart mount
ed csair and announced that "James Lambert
having completed the task of walking one thousand
niles in one thousand hours, is the winner of one
thousand dollars. Lambert also ascend d ladder.
md said that be had promised at the outset never
o leave the hall until he had accomplished the feat
md also thanked the crowd tor their sympathy.
lie then retired to bis ahte-roOm, where be will be
Flowed to sleep until about uoon to-day. wh he
viii be aroused and conveyed TO his lodgings.
treat care must be exercised 10 prevent his get
ing too much sleep, which would be as Injurious
IS stGfing tamishrd man with food. There would
Re danger, II he were unmolested, that he would
ever awake.
Mr.. Lambert has now proved that man OF iron
constitution can walk thousand miles ia one
.ousand hours, but his experience has shown tha,
he experiment. IS most dangerous nd almost SUI
'idal one and, for the sake OF humanity and civil
'stion, We hope it all never be attempted again.