The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17

Accident to an Acrobat.
FALL OF ONE OF THE HANLoN BROTHERS FROM
THE TOP OF THE CINCINNATI OPERA HoUsE--HE
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The Opera House the scene. last night, Of an &C
cident Of thrilling horror such as it IS the msor
time of fow assembages to look upon and such
who saw it last night will ever forget.
The Opera House, as has been the since the en-
gagement Of these celebrated brothers began, full
hardly vacant seat appearing in the Spacious audito
rum The FIRST part of the programme consisting OF
comic songs dances &C., passed OF as usual whom the
pCchee ripeuse 1.-THE dangerous adder) which conclud
ed that part reached The apparatus for the act
consisted of ladder with three rounds. suspended from
forty seven feet This was fastened in horizon al
position by four ropes TO prevent any oscillation what
ever Thomas Hanon who Is the eldest of the brothers,
promptly the stage when this feat rung ou
and Immediately assembled to the ladder by means of
perpendicular rope Once there, ne went through
hands from end to end Of the ladder hanging by his feet
TO its rounds and performing other characteristic feas
miraton mingled with instructive and lively apprehen-
sion The conclusion Of this act is Of the most
tional character Suddenly recovering himself from
position In which his head 3 hanging downward, the
Rymnast stands upright the end Of the ladder gives
powerful spring towards the proscenium boxes, and
seizes vertical rope that hangs suspended at distance
Of eighteen twenty feet from the point Of departure
Hanon having accomplished his other feats with the
utmost fearessness, and apparently without moments
calculation, appeared moment gathering himself for
the terrific spring, and tho next moment was flying in
dizzy arc towards the rope the lower end Of which was
He reached the rope, grasped for it, missed It, and fell
with confused fash in the air striking the stage with
bleeding into the parquet The audi nce whose Lips
oxpoctant sigh OF relief had lowered their
Some ladies' cried out and some parties in their conster
nation turned to leave the theatre The wings of the
stage Immediately became peoped with members Of the
company, and the auditors nearest the unconscious
gymnast lifted his form TO the stage, which 1t
borne out Of sight mass Of bloody hnery-a strange
trast TO the light fooled athlete, who few minutes be-
fore had scaled his way TO his dizzy perch with all the
and indifference Of sQurrl.
In few moments one Of the company appeared the
STAGE called for surgeon the audience and stated
that the Injuries not serousa statement made with
the view Of quicng the alarm Of the audience who ap
peared undecided whether to remain not The per.
formancc after short delay resumed and while
the counterfeit negroes went through therconsidcr
gathered around the scnseless artist behind the
scenes The danseuse, with her skirts gathered tightly
IN ne1 hand looked On with Soi9ess lace and en- occa
around confused errands Of mercy. Tho PROSTATE
man lay on cot, breathing heavily Fearful cash
thigh His shirt rated with blood and his tights
dappled here and there with moist repulsivc
wounds and was presently joined by Dts Mu"sey and
Blackman, who found no fracture Of the skull, and
strange TO say no broken bones or serious Of
inches In length and exposed the SKULL The cut on the
jaw not severe.
minutes and seemed concerned about the middle
finger Of his right hand which he repeatedly manipu
lated, tnan Tor DIS WOUNDS were
fully dressed and he was removed to his hotel in car
rage Two hours after the accident he had recovered
almost entirely from the shock, and oppressed desire
TO be permitted to rcappear during the week.
II has been seven years since Thomas Hanon fell te
fore The accident occurred in St. Petersburg and was
perhaps, loss serious than that of last evening His
training has evidently included the art OF falling with
comparative safety for few could repeat the acct
dent without fatal result
These six brothers--Thomas, George William Alfred
Edward and Frederick varying IN between eighteen
and thirty-two resembling each other In stature and
general appearanceat first view do not realize the popu-
lar notion OF athletes On the contrary they would
readily be taken for students OF law, divinity or
medicine from their seeming delicate organization and
suspect that this physical refinement tends heghten
the effect OF their displays
Ten years when these gentlemen had reached the
ultima thule Of the acrobatc, gymnastc and aerostatic
proficiency then known In Europe and America they met
In st Petersburg enthusiastic French physician who
inoculacd them with his theory that there was no limit
10 physical any more than mental Improvement
They Immediately commenced deliberate regimen
cordng TO the accepted theory, and since then have
eaten, drank slept and recrcated themselves accord
ance with an inyariable rule
To each assigned especial province, being gov
erned OF course In the selection by any marked procvty
that either had developedone TO be strong, another
agieone TO sustain prolonged exerton another 10 be
at home In the clouds Still they have suffered but two
accidents both arising from defects In the fastenngs Of
their apparatus, and both cured In short time Their
bones, is said unite with the first Intention" IL
were, like flesh wounds with people whose system Is In
good order.
The momentum Of the spring made by Thomas last
simply wonderful that he escaped easily. The
OF his missing the rope Is said 10 be the result OF the
lights binding him, causing refacton in the air,
which made the rope appear TO him In false position
STREET CLEANING I'M PARrs-The sweeping of the
afr In part In ritz ,uI