Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-11

A Crush ,,l the Shadote Of TSpnity Spire- Ercife-
SRent Created By Somebody srho Hadn't ARy-
thing Better 10 do.
On Tuesday evening and Wednesday forenoon
q number of boys were distributing neat look
ing circular in the upper part Of the city above
Fourteenth street. ia the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and in front of the other hotels in that neighbor
hood many well-dressed persons stood reading
the circular which is printed on a half sheet Of
French mole, is as folows:
TEE ART OF FILING.
Prof. Cantell A. Biglie, Scientific School Of
Wisconsin University, has the honor to inform
the public that he will give an exhibition of his
completed apparatus for navigating the air on
Wednesday afternoon, the 9th inst, at o'clock
precisely In the vicinity of Trinity Church. The
Professor proposes 10 hy from house 70 house,
across Broadway, at angles; then from Trinity to
Bowling Gieen, and return and will ascend as
high as Trinity steeple, and hover q few moments
In that vicinity An opportunity will be given
after the exhibition to examine the appnratus.-
The public are respectfully invited
These circulars had been extensively distributed
among tho bankers, brokers, and merchants
down town. As carly as half past two O'Clock,
large crowds who had read this astonishing an
nonncement began TO assemble In the nelghbOr-
hood Of Trinity Church, the crowd extending from
Liberty street as faras Bowling Green. The side
walks were lined with men, women, and children
all intently gazing heayenWard, aud it tried the
best efforts Of the police Of the Broadway squad
to keep passage way clear on the sidewalks.
Many staid old gentlemen stood on the high
steps Of the Offices nearly opposite old Trinity,
and frequently consulted their watches with eEi-
dent anxiety, and then turned their eyes toward
the cross on Trinity Church spire. Many gen
tleman quit his business earlier than usual, and,
wandering up Wall street 10 Broadway, turned
his eyes upward, and pointing 10 lofty roof In
formed the friend with him that the Professor
would probably coon make a start from that
point
AS the appointed hour was announced by Trim
ity's bells, numerous groups stood on the house
tops, awaiting the Professors flight. Many faces
were recognized in the street az being those who
al that hour are usually promenading upper Broad
way. II was Astonishing how many had deserted
their fayorite tramping ground. A thnOng Of
men on the roof Of the building on the south
west corner of Broadway and Rector street AT
tracted much attention from the immense multi
tnde that had gathered In front OF that building.
One old gentleman, director Of one ofthe down
town insurance companies, thought be saw a
piece of canvas duitering In the breeze and told
the bystanders that the Professor was abOut TO
start. The multitude began 10 surge to and fro
to get a nearer view. just then newsbOy
shouted, "Say, old fellow guess you be near
sighted; that ar ls a white apron" and 1t subse-
qnently proved 20 be one Of Delmonico's French
cooks ia full uniform on the roof
Two men were standing az the corner Of Wall
street. One said TO the other, "Bob, you are .
pretty fellow to bring me down from Pordham
TO see this - sell"
"Well, / came as far as you did," replied the
other man.
About this time Officer Robert }. Wallace of the
Broadway squad called the attention Of those
near him 20 the seeObd line on the circular, and
then read it as follows Prof Can-tell a-Big-li
Everybody In that multitude soon had business
elsewhere.-N. I. San