Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-07-15
Blondin-s Second Mad Feat at the
Falls.

This French mad-cap even excellcd his own
daring, on Tuesday afternoon, at the falls. As
per announcement, he walked the rope extend
ed over the boiling food below the Falls, en-
vclopcd in a sack. A correspondent of the
Buffalo Express, who saw the unrivaled perfor-
nance, thus gives AN enthusiastic description
of it
AT about half past four, the banks on either
side being lined with the thousands from alb
quarters who had assembled TO witness the feat
Blondin appeared on the rope, on the Ameri-
can side, walking backwards with %celerit Y
down the slope of the cable without his pole.
until he reached a point about 200 feet from
the bank when he stopped and balancing hine
self upon one foot, extending the other and al
so his body over the boiling food, after which
he returned to the shore, turn-d round. and
with his pole in his hand he started across the
cable, moving along with total unconccrn at a
rapid pace, with apparently the same ease
with which one would walk the floor. When
about half way down the slope, he sat quickly
down, and extended himself at full length upon
his back, his feet being placed one above the
other on the cable. lie then sat up and whirI-
ed himself round as if he had been on a pivot
stool he then rose to his feet and proceeded
tO the centre of the cable, where, after passing
through a similar performance and refreshing
himself from n pocket flask, he accomplished
the remaining distance and landed on the Can
adian shore amid the cheers of the multitude
After remaining nearly an hour, till many he.
gan to doubt his return, he again appeared
upon the cable waving the sack in which he
was to be enveloPed previous to his return.
and which was at once drawn over his head
reaching down TO his knees, totally deprivinp
him Of sight and the use of Ills arms and hands.
Fhus bound he again Commenced his passage.
repeated the etoldtions of the first, and gained
the American shore, having accomplished all
he had promised, and filled with admiration
and iinazement tile thousands who were assem-
bied. m fact, one can scarce believe that the
was indeed real, and stands gazing upon
the slender chord and The awful gulf in a state
of utter bcwildcrnctt. Had | not witnessed
its performance, | could scarcely have credited
its occurrence, and even NOW | look back Upon
it as upon a dream. Indeed, when one recalls
the great length of the cable, IFS hcigh It above
the boiling torrant beneath, and its extreme
as Il path Con the feet-thc magni-
tude Of the performance is UNNECESSARILY in.
creased, and our wonder at its accomplishment
is only equalcd by oiir admiration OF the cool
moss and courage Of the performer, who, not
Nithstanding the assaults of the Gothamite
journalists. still lives, and has recorded his
where il shall not he e6acedtill the mighty
cataract shall have passed from existence.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser saws a
ncr>on residing in Rochester has written to
consuming to bc wheeled over the
liver on a rope in a wheelbarrow. or be borne
m the back Of the intrepid performer. A
'crson must either doubt the sincerity or the
.anity of this man who is willing thus Ia
hazard his life for Il very accting and %unonyia-
bic notoriety.