Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-06-21
[From the New York Herald, 13thl
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
Little "AlI Right Falls Almost frcm the
Dome 10 the Pit Of the House.

The Academy Of Music was crowded t.
OverilowIng last evening with 4 brilliant
audience, u great portion Of which was COM
posed OF ladies'. The fret part OF the regu-
lar performance passed of amid er thu
siasm, and about ten O'Clock the gamboling
pranks Of little "All Right" on the tubs.
on the ladder and the tTapeze had been wit
messed with awe and w0ndcrment bv the
c0ngregated hundreds. The closing scene OF
the nights entertainment was as usual be-
gun by the rapid flight Of tie little fav0rite
up the pulled rope to the dome Of the
proEcenlum, where for q moment he hung
by one hand 70 the apparently trail cord
support above his head, and then with
whizzing noise the pulley attached to the
strap from which tie youngster dangled,
started on its fearful journey down the tight
encd rope that Is stretched for the purpose
from the dome to the middle box Of the dress
circle. As the first creak Of the miniature
wheel was heard a deathhke stiffness Prevail
cd throughout the vast auditorium. 4 second
creak. and, with the speed Of lightning the
body Of the young performer shot down the
rope and reached the middle Of the down
ward course, when, 10 the horror Of the
thousands who were gazing upon the awful
movement, one Of the cords attached 70 the
drcss-cIrc fxings, TO brace the main rope,
gave way. The latter, relaxing its rigidity
by the sudden outlet, fell few feet down
ward, and then shot upward with a twang
like the swapping Of an arrow string, and
the little performer was flung from bis hold
high INTO tine air, and in an instant was
dashed through space iull fifty feet to the
floor in the middle aisle below. Ii would be
useless to attempt 20 picture the scene that
cusuCd. The screeches Of the terrified wOn-
en- rang ftariully piercing through the halls
while the men, with checks tlanchcd - the
wbiteness Of q corpse, sat as If frozen O.
their seats with terror. Several Of the la
dies icll swoOning in their boxes and We're
carried out into the antcTo0ms ln a second,
when rarity relieved from IL trance, the au-
iicnce Jumped u their feet and rush was
made towards where the body Of - All
Right - lay, as If dead. In the midst Of the
confusion the japanese performers on the
stage, who themselves az first seemed to hay
lost all their presence Of mind at the unex.
pec-el catastrophe, jumped into tie 0Tches-
ira, over the railing, and were at the side Of
the 10y 10 the twlnkiing Of an eye, Ros:O-
ratiyes were applied, but the sufferer lay
bleeding and suil unconscious Dr. Geo
Beakely arrived soon afterwards, and lid his
utmost 20 rcsuscitato the little fellow, but
all 10 no purpose. From the dressing room
he was conveyed % the rooms Of the japan
ese, in Fourteenth street, where Dr. Clrn0-
chan was called and ordered the apartment
o. be cleared, and rs dint q skill ard care
he was enabled q cause a reaction in the sys-
TEN of the ilscnsihic child. Il was fuI
afF 1nrr- f-.- III. rIsr.g.rs l,N t.~,.-..4
when the boy opened has ewes upon the group
b,nt over him. Ills father was kneeiIug By
bis silc, wi,h his face lowered u the level Of
the sufferer pillow. The fathers presence
al 'ractcd bis attention at last smile crcut
over bis face, and be stretched cut his little
arms toward him. TIE iather bent over
him, and IN Jlpauese asked him how he was,
and the little fellow. as If still before the au-
diencc, striving 70 please by speaking the on
Is English sentence lie knew, raised lis head
never 80 little and softly murmurei All
right The effect Of this enunciatiOn on
those present can better lie imagined than
deserted. Up O. midnight tic doctors were
IN faithful attendance upon the sufferer, and
az that time were surprised that be had re-
cgiyed no injury ;hat would prove fatal. In
his fall the right side # his head was fear
fully crushed beth his ancles were very bad
ly -pTainci. has right -iGc AMI lis pelvis
were also seriously injured. TIE physicians
believe, however. that notwithstanding the
injuries he has sustained tlIt il there he no
internal hurt, Ui which af midnight there
was no sign, be will recover IN q sh0r. time
from the effects Of hls fearful fall They
pronounce his escape from instant death as
almost miraculous. Nota bone OF the child
body was broken TIE japanese Vch0rman-
ccs will take place rs usual this evening. one
Of the lisle boys OF the tro0p-Jocxthe by
name taking the place Of '' All Right