, 1875-05-23
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ut 1:93 o'clock, accomplishing ono OF the great"
est fea.s Of pedest1ianism On record, and dis
,1.v;no na,vn.ona no.rers OF endurance which
- r,ra1v - axa- ham aona1ed He w,s
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ton Of wonderful freshness, considering his
great achievement The task Was not accom-
n,;,hed in onite AZ Quick time n the dauntIess
p.5.str;,n counted mo, NIGHT hefora 1aat bnt
pe2es'faan eoun'sa upoA Ans o..o1e .1s'' Dus
it Was done three honrs sooner Inan she anae
assigned by him At the outset. The sore hsel
and tho effects Of
THE DAMpNEss OF THE 1nK
which yesterday began to tell upon him alone
prevented his concluding at II O'Clock last eVen-
or pluck, and the achievement as it IT, in tho face
OF numerous dif6culies, stamps him ~ tha
pedestrian wonder Of the time.
O'Leary night before last walked TIL u:So
o'clock, Whel he retired Tor 3 brlef sleep. He
arose again st las and set about finishing tho
extra distance caused on each lap by the chnnge
in the location OF the track Al originally
laid out the t1ack WAS Just fSO
feet in extent, requiring tho pedestrian to travel
it eleven times 10 accomplish 3 mile. On ae-
count OF the net condition OF the rink, this
track after being ttaversed for time, became
heavy aodsoggv, and \ new ons was formed just
within it, and tie corners we're changed, 30 as to
maize them le.s difficult to turn By this change
the track fell short II feet, thus
NEcEss1rAr1Ha AN EXTRA WALK
When he arose yeste1day morning he htd 12s
extra laps to make to bring himself sven with
the distance which had been recorded -
full miles. These he accomplished as
about o'clock. He then breakfasted with good
appetite. and rested until 2 O'clock; He ap,
walked q miles before noon: In the ATTIC moon
he walked slowly, averaging about ~ miiea An
hour He finished his 470th mile ut 6:10 O'Clock,
when he rested again until 1:2o. during 1n1s
pause ho was we'll rubbed with ALCOHOL ana
Dr. Dunn, the city phyalc1an, applied baooAge
to the sore heel, which BY thus tlme haa become
considerably iudaIned- His pulse, when tne
physician examined him at this time. WAS ABOUT
86 He complained Of nothing bus the sore heel,
and was full OF confidence ~ At any unae slnco
the start. His lnabe were not at al swollen, and
hia muscles wero in good "o1klng condltson'
Hfa general health was not y aneeteo; ; excoP. n
the way Of chllls, several OF which he snuered
from during the daJ; They we're caused ny me
dampness OF the nnk, and accoraing 70 sne pay
sician gero but temporary, and would disappear
when he MAS removed to dry quarters
OTeary rent on the track again at 7:3o, haFing
80 miles to 80. He walked With astonl4nlng
vigor, going almost at
T1vE-AnH GILT
tho remainder OF the dlsta1ce- ne "as accon-
panied for II miiea by Ar. Thomas A1cock.
which served to cheer and stimulate him.
l. great crowd Tas IN attendance, nnd aa mil0
after mile was announced the enthuslasn was
intense. During tho e!ening no was presented
Bro, and BY beautiful goid medal
by his friends, oeafaoe n INSCRIPTION
setting forth that ho Is the champion
pedestrian OF the World Inc greas
walker during these grateful per1oEmances
paused for q moment. The medM Sas pinned