The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-09

The Daring 0eats OF Bl0ndin.
HE WALKS FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET on THE ROPE, MS
FEET IN BusHEL BASKETS AND HIS BODY DouHD
WITH CHAINS.
Monsieur Bondn successfully performed another OF his
daring feats yesterday afternoon Jones' wooa Wherever
be goes be creates wonderful sensation Bondn posses
combination OF qualities Some OF hs faculties
naturally prominent, have BEEN by high cultivation,
brought 10 . remarkable state OF perfection He has
well balanced temperament and wonderful celebrity Of
movement, strangely and beautifully blended With
trolling oonndsnoe and caution During his three prev
ous exhibitions ai Jones Wood he dspeled the incredibly
Of many Of citizens BY such feats wheeling
before him on tho rope, turning q summersault back.
wards, and performing numerous o.her man@dvrcs
scarcely less difncult and daring. Tue MT
that yesterday Afternoon at three O'Clock Ia Joaess
Wood, he would perform the most daring feat record
that OF walking fifteen hundred feet q rope, each
Of his feet In bushe basket and bis body bound with
chains from his neck TO his ankles-sttrsctei large
number Of spectators to witness the novel spectacle.
From early In the afternoon for couple OF hours, the
crowd kept pouring In slowly but steadily that by
the time fixed for the performance 70 commence
than three thousand persons had assembled within the
enclosure Of the grounds bcedcs innumersoe nun.
their pooiels and remained outside. The usual
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appearance tf the gallant the daring and the conndsst
TO attend TO some busbs and an unlocked for de-
ten,on prevented prompt fulAment Of his engagement
II alter hall past three when he reached The hotel
for his Performance The crowd wers anxousiy awaiting
bis expected approach TO the pole where he ascsnds 70 bis
rope, chen suddenly threatening clouds were oh.
eel, ed lowering fs coming ow thA, they seemed
10 be gliding along On the rope Ia orpostoa 70 boodn
shower vas ,hsn ss'slpssea- - came. 'un 49, :.
his appear ancc, the rain came down In FORESTS.
There ~n general stampede for zach end
~ afg lfgr Al
fortably ,cased the mselves in desirable pos'tiols
IRON which TO witness The exhibition were conpclled
tb. thopSh that Bonfn would not walk aud that ihey
had been nicely scldsot by the scrorai but b. the
- ar aad shorty he SAY was clear snd beautiful a.
ever The SPECTATORS buried back 10 their postcns the
largest number oonsregsfns round me pole IN few
minutes a bnouche, containing Monsieur Bendin, his
lary and title daughter. AND Mr. Sommers the proprietor
OF hotel, up TO the SPOT ana the lion 81 the Gay
ho,s,d 10 The platform He climbed up the pole aud ts
bask, Is aud chars were seat up after him. few
~. b,sneips roe held IL his hands bis BODY bound
With chains made Of block to- aad eash foot
placed in bu,bel bstket nurmur Of congaiulsiicn
srecls m az be comes the bret ie~ steps be plants
bis feet Gown 90 nrmly that one would think ne "n
ueasursps bis caution wih The sshei baskets; painful
,erce prevails be raises foot and brings round
40 clear the other o@kst Hut nov be has iet ms
grUuDc- rope u a. go,d 40 ereubd 70 Bonda-snd
am spontaEeous oGtbGrst 0f cheering lie rsxs away
~ hs feet and his baskets can cary hin from
ths nj all the peope have perfect confidence Inn
spec incident be gradually sscsens his pace NJ u 9
nsss the hsher pole and when ne arrives there 10 ien
MINUTES frs the time he started. he u greeted With ca.
thgsssiic cheering.
while the cheers are s, sounding IN his be throws
his the ground Amer restss ave minutes he
stars his bomeva journey without the bNs~en and
chains and with ncthing but bis balancing pole. He has
scarcely preceded distance Of thirty feet when be
70 = lies dov his back upon the rope stan ts on
sue foet and then runs "a ~ rapid psce amid TIE
cheers q crowd Hsyrg gone about one third tne
length o. bis rope al which point SLACK rope ~ So.
psaed be pausss again. ties bis balancing pole 70 the
rre Fope goes throsgh great variety o; nAn0uvrcs
srorz vhich hanging by one leg winning and turn
lrr sumnersarls. lie now aseepds 70 the man rops,
aad q halted with another outourst Of cheers lie then
/ proceeds 70 finish the journey, pausing two OF
| ihrte tines the way 10 repeat some Of ns
| eserc,ss-io lie down on bis back and 70
stand 90 his head, performances which ELECTED
iumense cheering Al last he arrives, and soon descendd
1 the pole 70 the ground where he received By tns
crowd N great and repeated cries OF Bra
VOC wac lus, half hour from bis departure 70 pr
return he entered the carriage and drove Oh 70 ih'
hotel followed by large crowd. Then the sssemea
began dispers, evidently delighted with tne eSnio'
ten -, ...-- GA. -
v,is slopr the ropc stlIts and tna, ui be BIS IA
performance previous 10 bis departure for Europe