The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-15
4 yerp 20 Death She ekiax lr N.Y.
: Accident. vS-'1
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n The employ Of Baraum aaT probably Inc
.,,n most daring trapeze performers IA ny
country. Fred. fazeile aud bsi's M ins;nS
v ,sho have probably venfafea 'noFs aa'm,s
s.ats than other performers, and ID Tue pun,
witt Of this per;lous profession t,s.e tbs;r
,,,nre bruises and serious falls tnFousn .ne W..
ar.ess;ye daring. amounting al tt1iesm $40
,assness. than fall to the 'otoi o,o.n :. n'a
tails Their bodies are coYerea WIN so
and traces of bruises received IN tiieH P'''Ss
sion. yt;,,son while
nerforning very difficult icat III ahe' ~,
s.ll and came near breaking hls hech. ~"
RING the middle Of this week, as .he was liza.
King his f'ying leaps, where ne t''l,,s ,' ON.
ersanlt from the tiapeze TO she ,>'..'n oaS,ad
that he catches, he fell. THIS leap .r int" ,t.
the leap of life, and Is only succt .: The
tcmpted by men Of nerve ana aa.in ,s., dan.
feat is ever attended with the g'.''I 49, "'
ie..' o. ,nnst remember that 10 leave Il
1900 Sortr feet in height and turn a soner.
sa',i, toward slack rope some Gtteeil iel'
o,rar which must he caught in order 10 save
,ha IAN * not rs easy as it looks 10 the spec
,n,or from his secure seat on the benches:
This forenoon, at the morning entertain
mon, one Of the most thrilling incidents oc'
,,,,rea during the performance OF the tral'eIe
oct accustomed by the fall of the trapeZe
,ne.banism lust after Fred. LaZele liao 'e''
:, nm his fIying leap and while Millsoh was
on the frareze. The fall OF the TWO men
was terrible, and ;gymn,st and ftlihoiei ;
the name of George North, who was amer
Tho troneze at the time of its fall, received
nr,bohiy even worse injuries than the oti'el
two. ,,. cuo.r
rho traneze act was on about ulIech
m;p,,tes after IL O'Clock. .4hc attenuance
In the hippodrome nj that time numbered
about 5000 people, large proportion OF
WHICH were women and children. Every,
oct of the forenoon's programme had passed
off pleasantly, and the atmosphere was )lsl
cool enough so TINT no one suffered IRON Tic
heat The interest of the spectators, how
ever. seemed to be quickened when the ring
master announced that the tiapeZe act was
on. which would include among its diihcul'
feats the famous leap for life.
LazelIe came running into the ring aheac
Of Millson.
The former passed under the trapeZr ano
canght one end Of the red cloth strap IN IN:
teeth that was to carry him up alott, a't
crashed hold of the other side with his Two
hands on the other side. Then hand ovcl
hand he swung upward just US easily a. one
would go up q flight Of broad, easy stairs
Then followed MillSon, and while the all
diencc were silent and thrilled with fear ait
admiration the two gymnast> went through
their regular work quietiy,and easily. Mhel
the finale Of tire act was to come, the ilyin!
leap for life, every one almost held III
breath Two attendants: ran out to the rop
at which the performers were to spring AM
pulled 1t out tant.
LazelIe sat mean while just ahead OF Mil
son. who was at the farther end OF the tr:!
pczc. calmly waiting his turn. LaZfllc'
dark fuce wore its usual calm expression
He had no thought of Il fall. When the sig
nal was given below that all was ready Ii
quickly dropped bis head between the ira
peze bars, and while hanging kr his feet h
gave swinging leap towards TIL, rope.
Suddenly he leaves the traprZc. III
"pinks" flash through the air as tie catcllc
the rope The rope swings back from tn
momentum OF his fall. and then the gcarin'
of the trupeZe becomes lOoscncd by the givln!
of the rope, and the tlupeZe begins to slik
as if it would fall. a groun OF horror Soe
from the crowd, IN awful second OF cNptct'
ton: when, like Il flash OF lightning, doWi
comes the trpeze with poor Nlilson, bringing
Lazele with it, and hurin9 them with grca
force to the ground. n tumblcr by tn
name of ueorgc North, underneath, received
the full weight of AiillSon with the trapeZc
and was stretched out Tor dead upon the saw
dust.
a scene of the widest confusion followed
Ladies' lainted, children cried, and the crow
pressed forward towards the three men win
Law senseless IN the sawdust arena. But tn
active attendants of the show were to
quick. Before the crowd could fairly rci
ize what was done the three men were trans
ferred to the dressinS-roolns:and surgical hi
sent for.
Lazelle was injured the least of any, an
shortly aftcrward, although feeling sore
made light OF the disaster.
ALilson is more seriously hurt. AT the tim
the writer left him he thought his ribs wcr
broken. But this was before the arrival {
surgical aid. T..
George North was injured the most scr
ouSly Of the three, as his Injuries were OF a
internal nature.