The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-17
WEsToNs WALK.
- Stops At Midnight, Having Completed the
43Oth Wils-A Crowded Audience.

43Oth xils-A Crowded Audience.
At midnight last night Edward Payson Weston
terminated his exhibition OF endurance, and al
enough The result was not such as he had antact
Dated 10 obtain, yet 1t sufficenty satisfactory
- meet With the applause and appreciation 81 the
public generally. The feat Weston proposed to
accomplish was, as Ia well known, 10
walk 500 miles in six consecutive days,
- follows :-ll5 miles in the rrst twcnty-iour
Asurs and the balance OF the 500 IN the Eve follow
ing days. Weston carried OF the palm OF victory
m succes sfnly performing the first named under.
taxing establishing himself forever IN the annals
OF pedestrianism as the champion mp TO the
present date In the second part oil his perform
ance however, he was not so fortunate, Tor he
faped to cover the requisite number OF miles, 1856,
IN the succeeding i've days. He succeeded
however IN scoring up 4so being seventy short OF
the requisite quantum- That he failed TO fully
carry out MS purposed performance to a COM
pietely successful ending he attributes to an
fortunate occurrence, consisting OF the rucking up
s the sole OF his lett boot on Monday after
noon. which caused two cracks to open in the
ball OF the foot. These we're painful ana
wcarying that he was OF necessity compelled to
Aacken his efforts on Tuesday ana Wednesday,
when the soreness was somewhat relieved by
proper treatment, and he was enabled to again set
10 work in something like the old form in his at
Tempt to regain lost ground and make up the dis
lance and time he was behind. 1t was
too late, however, for the foot was str
making more than seventy or eighty miles
q day, Notwithstanding that ne tried every posi-
BILE means TO alleviate the pain and to keep the
track All was OF no use, however, for he was
OOlged to make frequent stoppages to cool his leet
Of course, caused great loss OF time, which meant
to him so many miles He struggled on neverthe-
less to the end, with the result mentioned above.
Weston, after the HERALD report was despatched
on Friday night ADDED s1 two miles 10 his score,
AIS, ne retired to his room FOR short
rest. 1t was, however, found that on account OF
the suffering he was undergoing, he could not be
lie was therefore undressed and put to
Pancoast and Dr. Sayre, VINO repeated their pre-
vious opinion that he was physically sound in
every respect, and that II 1t had not been for his
loot they saw no reasvn, Knowing as they did. mis-
immense powers OF endurance. why he could nos
Issa severe W soo as %,ss u Is OF
these gentlemen and mis- other friends had lett he
directly dropped into calm and peaceful slumber,
which lasted without break until TOUR O'Clock yes
terday morning, when ne was awakened ana
dressed for the days work. He partook OF hearty
did not feel in the least fatigued or sore IN any
other portion OF his body except IN that worst
his III luck In meeting with such an accident,
'.AFTER HE HAD WOMB
At six o'clock, less twenty nine seconds he was
ready Tor the track and at once proceeded to the
starting post, accompanied by only the judges and
the HERALD representative. There were sitting
few spectators on the damp and cold benches
who seemed 10 brighten up at the appearance OF
the great pedestrian.
In the Rink the atmosphere was chilling to a
degree and Inc entire ednce presented a most
fOrlOrn and discouraging appearance, to the gen.
eral discomfort OF which was added the TACT that
the rain outside was literally pouring down IN
torrents soaking through the Openings in the
through w
were all open, dripping and falling down on to the
flooring and on the track, making 1t anything
but pleasant to sit about or even nger within the
precincts OF the building. Weston, as soon as he
reached the judges stand, faced about and COM
menced his days operations. He walked lame
and sim at nIst taking 3m. 39s. to go his first
round OF the track and 25m. 2ss. for his first mile,
made two previous to retiring to rest. as |
men toned above. He walked slowly very slowly, |
round the Rink until he had made four miles since
rising from bed. The time OF day was now IN. sem. I
25s., and he concluded to go to his room for break
as.. ne sun Complained ,n bitterly Of his msior.
during the day do some tall walking and astonish
the spectators, which he subsequently did. Break
Oh 22m., 25s, and walked very leisurey
around until he had scored another I'VE
miles AZ 11h. lam. IS. the next five he had cap
tured at I'm. 3lm 49,, which made the total score
stand at 3s4. The 3s9th mile reached at III,
aim. Ills. and the 394th 2h. 4sm. 2ss. He had |
been Tor several miles stretching out TO his pecu- /
nar springv gait. his average time beng at this /
period little over thirteen minutes to the mile AZ
ID. som. 2Ss. he had made his 399th mile when he
put in vigorous squirt and scored up his 4OOth at
~ Al. SIN. 49,. when he retired for dinner. This
ne ate with great relish and resumed his task at
bh 35s. He scored up his next i've miles at Gu. |
bm. 1885,, when he rested few minutes and
changed his stockings, alter applying lime juice
ana ointment 10 the injured loot, resuming
his ROUNDS at Oh. lem. sos. The number
OF spectators at this time exceeded in
by 1000 or 1.500. In fact throughout the entire |
day stormy as it was, the spectators had poured |
IN one continuous stream. He made his 410th |
mile by IN. 29m. 57s, his 415th at sh 35m 1885,, |
bss for supper. The crowd had by tins
time Increased to such proportions that there
could not have been less than 5000 persons pres
ent In the building, while thousands were waiting
IN line on the sidewalks. Carriages were setting
down and taking up their occupants as last as they
could draw up to the entrance, where some SIX
ticket sellers were beng Kept constantly en-
ployed His 42oth mile was made at On.
eom 5os Locomotion was now next to /
impossible such a solid mass had the crowd be- |
come and 1t. was with the greatest difficulty that
the track even could be kept clear Among the
essemclage were large number or the hdOi- |
TVS OF the Academy and members OF |
Fifth Avenue circles, conspicuous among whom |
were noticed, ex-Commissoner Bell, Walter
l. Cutting. Robert Cutting, General Hancock |
and family Eldridge I. Gerry ana family General /
AacLean and family, Dir. Bevernout Thompson
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake and husband. Miss Min,
Davis and Donohue. DR.. and Mr.. Taylor, Colonel
Ethan Allen, General Cochrane, ex-Commls- /
Sioner Russell and family, and DR.. NC |
motifs. Weston now commenced to walk in gooa |
ordinarily rapid pace, recording his final and 43oth
mile at 11h. som. 14s. This concluded the great
walk, +" or as 1t mas been called, exhibition OF ply
Nca endurance
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