Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-03
SEN TIN Ell.
Pedestrianism.
DoNAHUE's GREAT WALK.

DoNAHUE's GREAT WALK.
From the Springfield Mass Union, June &c.
The completion by Donahue of his great
feat OF walking one thousand miles in one
thousand hours naturally excites considerable
interest, not only in this neighborhood, but
wherever athletic performances are held in es-
timaton. II is indeed, prodgious achieve
ment, never but once parallelled in sporting
annals and its successful performance places
Donahue in the first rank of American pedes-
trianism.
His weary tramp, began six weeks ago this
afternoon, was completed at three minutes of
s clock this morning. and he has the salts
faction-such as ii may be--of knowing that
he has accomplished feat which no other
living man has accomplished, and which only
the late Captain Barclay, of England has ever
accomplished before him. Accustomed for
many years TO walk thirty miles day at his
work, that of a mule spinner he had term
OF preparation that peculiarly fitted him for
the great task which he undertook and being
blessed also with immense powers of physical
endurance and ndomitable pluck-determin-
ed, as he said repeatedly, to ''do it or diet
it has been evidentfrom the start that he would
succeed if it was within the limits of human
possibility that he should do So
Toward the end of the hfih week his spirits
tagged, the attendance up to that time having
been very small, and il was found necessary to
encourage him in every possible way; but
since Wednesday of this week the near APP
proach of the end has seemed 10 renew his en-
orgies and give him fresh zeal in all his wax
ing hours. The strain upon him has been SO
great, however, that once asleep, it has often
been difficult to arouse him sufficiently to
make him realize anything. Such was the
case several times last night and when he was
finally awake sufficiently to resume his march,
he staggered so much that many predicted he
would give out before morning. He vas
faithfully attended, however, being rubbed
down as usual with rum and camphor after
each two miles and so kept on through the
night, and by his marvellous endurance prov
ed himself, at o'clock this morning, champi-
on pedestrian of The world.
Immediately after the completion of his
900 miles Donahue, with his attendants and
physicians, made oath rs to what had been
accomplished. Donnhue signed his name in a
trembling, yet clear hand.
Donahue came down town about eleven
o'clock this morning, and walked with APP
parent ease up two flights Of stairs into the
Union editorial rooms. He declared he was
feeling ''frst-rate," and if ybodv had dared
to stake $50, 900 he would even attempt TO 90
1000 miles more. He wished us 10 announce
him as the champion pedestrian of the world,
a title to which he is certainly justified in SET
ting claim. disappearance was that of a man
worn down by fatigue. yet not utterly ex-
hauStea.
LIGHTNING RoD SWlNDLE-A few DAVIS arc
a party Of lightning rod men, headed by one
Thompson appeared in Abingdon district for
the purpose of rodding the buildings in that
place. Among others they called on Mr..
Silas Norris and agreed to rod his building for
$25 When the work was done they rendered
Z NOTE They wentto Mr.. Whalan,sand agreed
to worls for him far el5 and as hsrora af,ar
the work was done CHARGED S45 Mr. Wbn
Ian refnsed 10 SION the mole for s45 when The
liohtpino rod man.threatened to '.rod hin,u
and n gentleman who was nresent Mr. VIVA
I'm then SIGNED The note
Nr SteiSler was then visited who agreed
IN have liz bo,se rodded tor 81 he yas
charged S35 and sivucd the mole Mr Eol-
lingsworIb was called On and agreed to have
rods nut ND for S23. He was CHARGED S53
and cave his note. The same narties visited
MIR Vim TowuSley. Mr. Townsley was alb
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