The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-09
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About 10000 people were present at
Nj, Blondin's exhibition yesterday, con.
adorable number, say thirty car ioads,bc.
sides those who went on the boat-hav.
ing gone from this city. There were eEs
cursion parties present from Milwaukee
and several Of tho western cities.
II was about five O'Clock when M. Blon-
din made his appearance at the American
end Of tho rope, and ten minutes later ne
assembled it, with mAnclcs on his wrists
and ankles, which were connected bv
chains which were also attached % a coi.
lar he had around his neck His feet
were not bound together, nor was his
arms; but chains were passed from his
neck TO each wrist, aud from his neck 70
each ankle. After he had proceeded a
short distance he crouched his body and
walked little farther as a slave would
walk heavily laden with chains; after
which, he proceeded in his usual way,
stopping several times to exhibit feais
such as we have, in previous accounts de-
scribed. .. I
He remained on the Cenada side little
over half an hour before he started on his
return; when he took with him good
sized Russia iron stove, and the uppur-
tenanees necessary in preparing an ONE
let, including pair of kitchen bellows
The stove, with the other things hanging
TO Il, he carried on his back. At about
midway Of the rope he sat down upon Il,
placed tho stove IN front Of him, and pro-
ceoded TO make fire, which, however he
had some difficulty in doing, as the wind
was blowing strongly and extinguished
the light Of his matches before Il could be
applied to the oombustibles in the stove.
But he succeeded after while, and those
on shore could see tho smoke, US il came
in considerable volume, from a length of
common stove-pipe which he had fasten-
cd upon his stove.
He had on the kitchen garments of the
cook Of the International Hotel, and who
ifpresent, might have envied him, az he
coolly, and we presume, nrtistically went
forward with his cooking operations max
ing no litter on the floor Of his kitchen,
but throwing his egg-shells and refuse in
TO the winter. In a short time the eme-
let was prepared, and let down by means
OF cord to the anxious and perhaps hum
cry passengers Of the Maid of the Mist,
who missed the suspended delicacy on
their first attempt to seize il, but who
succeeded in grasping II as tho position
OF the boat was changed little; and then
was there little strife among them as 10
the division ofthe emelet which, prepared
under such circumstances must have been
a luxury indeed.
After the emelet was finally disposed
of bottle Of wine was attached 10 NJ,
Blondin's cord and he drew Il up, but
probably he poured the wine dopn again
Immediately after His duty as a cook
discharged, M. Blondin secured the stove
on his back and walked rapidly to the
shore. His appearance, as he reached
the bank, was amusing, not to say ludi-
crous, with the stove on his back, the pine
"stcking ups" and sauce pans, tones,
hand-bellowsi etc, hanging on the etoVe.
During his exhibition, he was often cheer
ed by the male portion OF the spectators,
the ladies manifesting their enthusiasm BY
a vigorous waving Of parasols and hand
kerchiefsj and when he reached the bank
there was a deafening "hurrah," and a
rush for him, but he managed, without
much embarrassment, 20 ret TO his car
riage, when he was Immediately driven 70
the bis hotel, and the crowd dispersed.
M. Blondin is togiye another tight rope
exhibition with fireworks, at the Falls
on "Wednesday evening next, at s o'clock.