, 1865-08-17
Fr1Shtful Accident In the Cincinnati
Opera HOUSE. >: -

FROM TIE Tor or THE THEATRE.
lFfon the Cincinnati Commercial. 15th.1
The Opera House was the scene, last night,
Of m accident Of thrilling horror, such one
Is It 10 The misfortune OF few asseublaces to
look upon. md such as none who cav 1t last
night Wsl ever forget.
Tha Opera House, as has been the case
since the engagement Of these celebrated
brothers began, Wta full, hardly VAcAut feat
appearing IN tie spacious auditorium. Tie
dist part Of the programme, consisting of
Wien Wien the Ftett pera.t }sbe t dsnssrous ~ o n 1ad
de.} which concluded that part, was reached.
The. appatntus for the act consisted Of .
ladder With three rounds, suspended from
the middle or the prosceniuln arsh, Ut
faetensd in ho1'z sntat position b.
fur, ropee to prevent any oscillation
wEateTer. Thomas uanIoa, who ls the e1d-
est Of the htothera. came promptly On tue
stage when this feat WAS rune On, aud l1nmc-
d.atel, aseended to the ladder by means Of :
through series Of perilous gymuastlc cxer-
clses-sFingiug by hts hands from end to end
Of the ladder, hanging br his fcet ia. It's
rounds, and petformlrg other Characteristic
feats that neTer tail to inspire In AZ audience
tire md liyely apprehension. The conc1u:.
sIon Of this act Is Of the most sensational
character. Suddenly recovering himself from
position in which his head Is hanging down.
wa1d, the gJmnast stands upright on the end
the Pr s:euirm boxes, md sc;zes vertical
rope thst hangs suspended at distance Of
eighteen or twenty 1tct from the point Of de-
Hanior,- having accomplished his other
feata, With the utmost fear1eksness aud appa-
Yentlr without noIent's calculation, ap-
pea1ed moment gathering himself for the
terrific 6ptfng, aud the next moment Was'
| flying In dizzT arc toward the rope, the
| lower cad Of which. was held by t8o Of fie
| brothers. ;
He reached the rope, grasped for It, missed
1t and fell with confused lash In the air,
| striking the BtBgc with fearful momentum,
and rolling oTef unconscious and bleeding.
into the parquette. Tha audience, on whose
| lirs an expectant Sigh of relief hnd hoyered,
rose to their feet with IA murmur q horror,
| sutdued, bat universal. eoWe ladies cried
ont, and some PARTIES, In their Consideration,
| turned to 1eave tha theatre, The wings Of
| the stage fmu cdfAtely bccame peppled With
members of thu company, aud the auditors
| ncartst the unconscious gymnast lifted his
out Of sight,za mass Of bloody anesy-a
strange contrast to the 1tght-footed athlete
who, a few minutes before, had scaled lla
way to bis dizzy perch, with all the case and
i11'fltrapce Of squirrel. -
In few moments one Of the company ap-
I
The audience, and stated that tho injuries
were not serious-n statement made with
| View ofqufettng the alarm Of the audience,
! who appeared undecided whether to remain
or not. The performance, after very eh 1rt
delay, was resumed, and while the counter
felt legrGcs vent through their considering
the occaslon) ineftectua1 mnnmeries, pale
| group WAS gathered around tho: senfelcss
artist behind the scenes. The dank4se, with
her skirts gatheEsd tightly in her hand,
s!onal murmur Of Terror, and the contrabands
hovered around On confused errands Of marcy.
| The PROSTATE man lay On cot, breathing
heavily, q fearful cash uver his left eye, au-
other on the cAin, and slight one on the
thigh, Bis shirt was saturated With blo9d,
most repuls1e waters.
f. DR.. Miller, who was in the audience, exnm'
ined the wounds, and mas. presently Joined
By Drs. Mussey and Blacknan, who found no
fracture Of tho skull, AID strange to ssy, no
broken bones OF serious ,eontus:ons OF the
limbs Or body. The cash over the eye Was
about two inches In 1engtb, and exposed the
skull. The cut ou,the jan VAS not severe.
The patient recovered. consciousness in
about fifteen minu:et. and seemed moro con-
eerned about the middle finger Of his right
hand, which he repeatedly manipulated, thar
for his other INJURIES. Els wounds we're Care
fully dressed, md he Was removed to his he
tel in cafrisge. Two hours alter the accl-
!; dent he had recovered almost entirely from
the shock, and Expressed desire to be per
Initted to reappear during the week.
1t has been seven years since Thomas Han-
lon fell be.orr. Tho Incident occurred In st.
Petersburg, and WAS, perhaps, less serious
than that al last evening. His tlalnlug has
eyfdently trcluded the art Of falling with
comparative safety, for few men could repeat
The accident without fatal result. =.
The momentum Of the ep.lng made By
Thomas, last evening; added TO the iseEeFis5 s.
escaped 90 easily. The cause Of h's m!gsiag
the rome is sa;d 10 be the result OF the Lights
binding him, Of csusIng ref5aca Jon In the
afr, whIcb m.de the rope appear to him In
/ false position,