Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-27
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CANTERBURY.
CANTERBURY.
CANTERBURY.
LOUISIANA AN,, NEAR SIXTH ST.

CANTERBURY.
LOUISIANA AV., NEAR SIXTH ST.
'kohEE LEA'''''''''' .'''''''''''''''f proprietor
THE GREATEST SENSATION OF THE AGE!
slGNoR BUONO CORE,
THE WONDERFUL FIRE KING,
The CONQgERoR OF THE ELEMLETS,
THE MODERN PLUTO,
THE FIERY M,NAR Il and sCoFFERH HEAT.
SYNOPSIS OF OPINIONS OF THE NEW YORK
PRESS
tFrom the New York Times, MAyi
THE FIRE KINo.-A few invited gu SITS were
treated to snevel spectacle yesterday 'fternoon at
Jones's Wood. signor Cristeforo Buono Core was
iHcation. A neat little bower was oonstrue ed OF
chip and brush wood, aud q gentlem m, prob tbly
Young sslam ander and still In the blue state, set
fire to II The wind was hiSh, aud there was soon
good blaze, hot enough to force the young sala-
mander to look red In the lace. This old salaman.
der began TO make himself at bone. He stepped
into the roaring mass, walked leisurely among the
hsmep, made his appearance At the four entrances
OF the structure aud remained fixing and cooking
until the light material was all con,umed, WhcI-
ever the ia eB were heToPst he plaoed himsiN,
and although his helmet cracked and huge hltst'Is
OF a saline character bulged sut on II, he himself
WAS safe and sound, neither spent in WHO'D nor
flushed in face. Such contrivance certainly
inertia attention In umsnitArisn point Of vie y.
The Fire Department, In PARTICULAR, should look
into the matter.
TFrom the New York D lily News, May 2O.l
The most remarkable exhibition which we h ave
had the good furtunc TO witness for a long nmc,
TOOK place Al JOneAH We on WpuneButy after
noon. Cristoforo Buono Core, who has created
great excitement not only among the masses of the
people Of London, but albo upon its sAvants, APP
peared at JOness Wood at the time named TO give
an exhibition to Hlec' nu uIber Of gentlemen Oi
the wonderful merits OF a drrBs which he has In
vented, and which, he claims, 10 not only upper
vious to tire but, when worn, will preserve the
body from injury, though the dress be In actual
contact with flame. THIS he puts on OF course,
before going into the fire, which Is prepared Ss
fol owt; Two iron cages are formed tn interseot
each other, about hheen feet lorg by suvcn feet
high but only tn ee feet wide with tour opening.
or doorways. These e completely surrounds and
covers with light brushwOOd, which 10 frci, ami
when the whole becomes As II were, one body OF
flame, he enters, traverses the Eevcral narrow
burning avenues, passing IN and on. ateNoh OPEN
ing with apparent ease and perfectly unharmed
Soon after the wood had been fired he hest was
so great tn the spectator could not stand nearer
to It than eight ten yards, and At that distance
pertinent were perfectly sati'tcd that he could do
all he promised In fact, he appeared to be the
only dissatisfied person on the ground for the
son that the fire was no hot enough for him. The
exhibition will be repeated on Wednesday next,
and the pro,rlstor OF the grounds has made liberal
preparations for the euJnyms Of viBitO8.
A FIRE KING.
From the New York sun, May 10
Yesterday a numhs OF newspaper reporters and
other persOns visited JOnes's Wool to zee An lta-
lao, signor 6uOnn Core, walk unsca'heh through
a hot tire. About O'Clock the gentleman made
his appearance clothed In SUIT Of canvS', painted
red. Around an iron arbOr, with our entrances,
lay q large pile of bFushwOOd. This was ignitcd
The Italian then urcuneeTnediy wAlEed through
I o burning mass, rem shining amid the flames uOtil
the wood had been consumed The eXhiHitiOn
completely demonstrate the practic ,hllty of per-
sons walking through fire unha med, wheu lOthed
In hre-p oOf garments. On uucOveriug, SgnOr
Core wSs discovered in state OF nrufuse pc sptA-
ton and In nUwise isjnr,d BY the e.p -riul,l !.
THE FIRE kiNG-RENARKABLE ENHiDi-
From the Brooklyn Union, May 10
A private exhibition OF a very novel character
was given yesterday In Jnnes's Wood by an ltal'
ian gentleman, who styled himself Jrlstoloro
midst of fierce tire Tor nearly half an hour, thor
oughly establishing hts claim to the title he has
| assumed The entertainment was quite curious
but the Signor has higher cl sims his inventtOu
than mere show. II WAS accorded by a preseLi
yesterday that the Signor made good his claims
| and his invention merits the attention of those
| interested-and WIN Is not lin the saving OF
human lie.
The most ample arrangements have been per-
fected to have the feat performed in the mnst aAtiE
The curious will not fail TO see this
MARVEL OF THE AGE.
He appears G !, cry night and at the
SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE,
Together with the entire Canterbury Company
IN AN IMMENSE BILL.
Admission. cents
orchestra. 'Ou cthlt
Private Boxes, holding six persons. 50
Tickets for sale at the pTin'ipal Hotels and Res'
tAurants.
Doors open at Il performance to commence Al 8
NOLUNBIA GARDEN, CORNER OF
| ~ Twelfth street and Ohio avenue Free Con
cert every night In consequence OF The inclem
ency OF the weather, the concert will be given IL
| the hail. at the same place, M stalrg,
NATHAN y WINDHOLTH,
Jy25-3t. Prnprietors.
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