Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-19

THE PRopIGroUs FEArs or ST. ION,
RlNER NV HRrNsMICKIR

RIVER NEw BRUSswICKER
The New Brunswick Reporter says
Thomas. or Tom Gardner. as he was fsmil-
arly called, was born on the River ST John.
tne mile above the mouth OF the MactaQuack
stream, in tie year 1875. Viewed casually,
nut when stripped his muscular develop
nlent was tremendous. and 10 is affirnel that
instead oiordinary ribs he poss, ssed a solid
SEPARATION whatever He stood Eve feet ten
and half inches. erect and fun chested and
The e ate SbsIl ~ S opS ,n N weish,:
one time he saw Gardner I'M from a tow hoat
a pur ci con OF corn containing at least twelve
bushels, and swinging around. deposit in ON
the sand. In So doing he tore the sole OF his
boot. On another occasion q number of men
were tugging 20 lift a stick OF timber. In an
the crowd only one man cold raise IL about
two inches from The skids. Gardner told
four men Ia sit uron IL, and then lifted 10 so
tlkh that the men jumped OF 10 save them.
selves nom the fan Mr.. Mexican has IRE
quently known him. In lifting, 10 break
toOm poles six inches thick. he has known
him, also, with enc hand. TO LII hy the RING
OF chair, the Oh AIR Itself and a man weigh
irs nearly two hundred weight. Once In at
tempting TO lift very heavy man he
Nnnched the rung entirely from the chair.
GARNER at one time wa possessed OF a
talky horSe with which he exercised great
laiieEce; nut when patience ceased 10 ~ a
virtue he would fell him 10 the ground with
biz clenche,l ist. striking him behind the ear
II u r. lSiel ~ Gartncrs sister that nu one
O"casion a famous wrestler travelled all the
WY from Miramichi 20 Toms home in order
20 TRY a fail with him." Tom was absent
: hut tie sister. looking coutemptuOuSly urDn
The intruder, declared she could throw him
herself. and. suitiug the action ~ the word
n fair tina 'hryw him ftlTiy Three times IN
success on. Tie strangers experience with
TIE SISTER was SUFFICIENT. he never sought a
future interview with the brother
Tie greatest feat which Gardner was ever
krown 10 perform was on one 81 the wiarves
In st John Mt Mexican saw him lit and
carry an anchor Weighing .aa0 pounds, mum
bers Of other witnesses standing 10y. some of
whom are Yet alive. Frequently ne Las seen
HIM carry iUg barrel of pprk under pacti
arm. and once he saw him shoulder q harrel
81 PORK while sta ding IA au ordinary brandy
bCN. When about forty years uf age, Carl
uer removed To The United states aud never
returned 10 his native province.
IL n commonly reported aud believed that
he met with a sad adVef turs on board A Mis-
siSSipTi steamer. A heavy bell Was on board
as portion Of the freight, and the captain.
- great, powerful fellow, was concerned as 10
how he should remove ~ from us place in
order To make more noon on deck. While
captain and passengers were AT iinuer. Tom.
M presence 81 the crew. % their utter amaze
opposite side Of Ire boat. When the captain
returned be asked how that had been accom-
pushed, and when GARNER laughingiy re-
marked that be- carried a. there. the former
gave hun the Lee, aud as ole NOnf brought
on another, be presently struck Tom IN The
lace. This was tho much, and for the FIRST
time IN his life the strong man gave blow foi
blow, but one buffet was sufficient. The
captain never spDkc again; killed dead on
the instant ToI1 made las escape went
west, and mas never been heart OF since