Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-09-19
DLONDIN AND FARM AT yIACAKA
m. b. &C. h. g. instant.
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The But 10 ptess d El.e sot1 Instant
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The announcement that these notorious
iisssi, apof4
their respective backs over their respective
cables drew crowd to the Falls yesterday.
At least one Thousand saas-weat- from
this city. Blondin's performance was Wit
messed by, we should say. 1000 people sta
toned withn his enclosure on tho kraeri,
can and Canadian sides, aud upon the
bridge.
Precisely at four o'clock the Frenchman
made his appearanc and ran out upo:s his
xopes Waving p5ocs5dcd1 perhaps t]o MIN
dgs:1 leet. he c2lpmenced serias- of GYM,
o.hes max Il tNs wSala would dare ra' a IT.
temlh!s First hsaayat lolkisugth mpoI the
ropeothep hestmnsd a fnun,bsr of hack SOM
,nersau'ees 'tAen ilehdose6yiboth !ss tsn Ahep
by ono foot; thsnlhy onarcleg.cpooketaI lat the
knee joint; then he stood upon his head
These fsats w6re ps,f5 with amazing
rapidity fraPidty that WAS ataafft Il, wit
nsss 6r would ha7e 'beeh but' Dr the iperfect
|sclcpussess that VAS apparent III eresY
NOTION aua cd, Htasrad sno1'a 9soIgs, O !!
Having reachal:the Il bentra of ehisj rope,
Dlondandaidt ASIDE isis'potei7 plaoet ihis.stoln-
ach upon the cable; andawento .sfitoagh tho
motions Of swimming, after which, he descen-
ded the swing, which Is d.: ipefpanHht fix
ture at that point, Tits Swing hangs about
thirty 1851 bsioW tho t asAtSSsp 1IeTS hs set
himself whiting, mskihHs eighteen n revolu-
items in hpyt Eas. many secon1s.s And per
formed various other surprising seats! lconclu-
ding and china King the, wholesabyi hanging
to the swing with his head ,doUnwdtfs. He
then assembled to the cable, picked ", his
polsusfia trotted xatitas isiae!a THE
time occupied inthse wai6ac 'jJ5'urney was a
little OVER fifteen iinihGtcss sah h!l'otis noi
After delay. ofiab6tit9 shaff in q hour,
which was mainly o li in, adjuatipgtho
guys. Monsieur .Bl0nJin made his, appear
ance on the, Canada end of,tbe cable, bear
ing his agent. Mr.. Harry Celcorl,; ,upen his
back. Considering the fact that Mr.. Col
cord Weighs omar slandred and forty i've
pounds, and! tf,at,1 Dlondint himself, weighs
but one.hhndred9 and twenty-five lit may
be imagined that he had q sprattysgood load
to carry. 1t was perfectly. wonderful TO-
witness tRs eass7 " tliswhieh BlontlinfG ,heivod
this most difficult and dangerous 1undersak-
|lng, Coleotd left his perch can,,o,
think 0! better wortllA1auit twice during
the entire walk, and then merely stood up
on the rope half s,erpinate ser 1885, for the
pup Of STRENGTHENING OUT, lu exact
lily fourteen minutes from the time they left
the Canada shore, they were received upon
the american side with the beesky pl.qdits
Q: the assembled thYussnds: >iS,;
Farini stated Win lis lnshA-a Canadian
BY the name of hlcMullen-at five o'clock.
lie entered upon his task with evident fear
and trembling, and proceeded with it in a
blngling md awkward i,danher!i Having
goas about fifty feet; he com pesleds his ani7
mate load to descend from its position
stretch, outfits respective legs, pltceits hands
upon his shoulders. and !trudge along. Alter
him. Il was ae.rry and UNLOAD, 3nnlI9ad aud
carry for the thsee: quarters Of n hour our that
he occupied il lis performance Nv hich IS
acknowledged 81 al to have been an. ex-
coedingly sorry one. 1t was Witnessed by
fifteen hundred persoas.ii Farini may he We
plack; blu t3lie lacksS tact and. experience.
He may aspire to be called the rival 9qf Blon.
din, hut at present he must. consent, Ito be
Known merely rs his iiaritators a1ed Jar