The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-10-27
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& THE Ba1alo Commercial ldrtrfissr has
the fOll particulars 81 the performances q
BIondin belere Tie Prince, from which the.
following Is an extract: b
An were now waiting and looking
eagerly for The last aud greatest act. Of
the tlay's performance the stu walking,
we think That an who witnessed this feat
will agree withns In pronouncing III one.
81 tha nlOst,tsrrible and dsripg ever at.
tempted by mortal man. Many who
we're there to seo would frequently tarn
their eyes from him dnrfpE bis passage,
fearfal lest, as they gazrd, tho intrepid
MIN might miss his pretatS0uS footing and
be iirecpitated into the seething abyss.
The sfilts are slenflerly made, arc
about two feet ID hight, the Bottons Inv.
sag three iron proags resembling q trident
i2 shape, the wooden portion being cover
i dwitil silver leaf An incident occurred
when Biondin was short distance from
ltbe American shore which produced q
thrill 81 horror Ia the breasts Of all who
/ Witnessed it. 1t was not generally under.
stood that in the passage over he was 70
lmake tiIreeleaps On his stills. The, FIRST
time liz attempted It, the centre and long
er prong in the bottom Of the iltscaught
against one Of the gnys, tripping him
/ slightly II held their breath il horror
/ for an instant, thinking lie had fallen.
But Tie daring selFpossessed performer
lighted safely astride Of the cable, and
looked townrd either shore rs il nothing
! had happened In coming suddenly and
Violently upon the rope his balancing pole
t.d as before stated a very heavy one--was
Cracked aid strained, so that he dared
| not attempt arepetitioh Of tie leap, lest
Eit should Be broken. I,
/ 'srlie task Of regaining his standing
i position on the rope with the stiits on,
was seeminglya most difficult one, and
1 many expressed doubt as to the success Of
Fthe attempt But with him, us with the
cunning old Cardinal, there seems to be
+ no such word as fail; and, after tive or
three trials, the difficulty was overcome
/ As he proceeded, step by step, the spec
\ tat0rs gained confidence, and those who
had expressed doubt and apprehension
bFeathed froer as he approached the ter
limitation Of his voyage. q
/. When safely on terra frma q shout
fof exdltation went up, followed by cheers
and clipping Of hands, aud again was be
greeted by the Prince, the Duke Of New
castle, and others Of the party, the former
expressing TO Al. BIondin in French his
astanishment and delight at the unparal-
lied feat The Prince, the Duke, ard
Others, took the stills ID their bands and
examined them, repeating Ut the same
time their encornians upon the professors
skin and daring. La Z. .. .., .:.:. L
.s1.A III. Biou1iil signilicd TO bis. Royal
Highness his desire 10 visit England, and
perform before the Court, when the Prince
told him tint should he conclude to do
so, he the Prince would lend his conn
ttcuance and support The fact that the
Prince and "a attendants tsat throagh4 the
FentiFe exhibition, something over two
hours il duration. Is a high compliment
TO NJ. Blondiu., On taking their leave
the whole purity shook hands with him,
and bid him good bye. Tho little French
man. without doubt, regards Saturday
and its work as the eyentfM era aud
great success Of his life.n