The New York herald., 1877-03-01
DELIRIUM AND DEATH.
THE SEQUEL OF sIoNoR MIRANDA's MIDN1oHT
ESCAPADE.

THE SEQUEL OF SIGNOR MIRANDAS MIDN1GHT
EsCAPADE.
Tho mad cscapade OF Signor Manuel Andreas Mt
randa recounted In Tuesdays HERALD, appears to
have the direct cause OF his death, which oc.
day before yesterday At his residence. No. $40
East Fifty street, to which he had boen conveyed
by his tather.in-law. sgnor Miranda recovered from
his dcrium previous to his death and expired in
the full consciousness Of his situation. Ho was. It
will be rccollected, suffering from attack
Of pneumonia affecting only one lung, when the de-
lir.um supcrvened during which he escaped from his
room by the window, and was picked up by an &C.
quaintanco Ninth street alter hours OF exposure to
tho biting atmosphere Of February night. story
which carries moral with 1t hinges upon tho history
OF the attack, which brought on by fall while
performing one OF his wonderful cloud swinging feats
It Is intmatcd by his friends that ono OF the
ropes had been Intentionally dsarranged, and
that the accident which led to his death was in
consequence OF the envy and malice oi the less
cessful performers associated with him in his pcrilom
profession. The fall was not regarded as OF serIou
consequence at the time, and Sgnor Miranda went %
with tho performance II nothing had happened
But his nervous system had received torribe shocx,
and one lung serious injury. He was, nevertheless
IN u fair way 10 recover, ana his physician had Ja'i
gwen favorable pro2nosis, when that mad mdni&tt
Scene with It's exposure brought the relapse tn,i
terminated his career.
FOUND IN THE STREET.
1t will be remembered that the HERALD left him u
midnight on Monday last, wandering down town IN
rather insufficient clothing. The poco were imn,e-
datcy notined, but the hunt was not rewarded with
success until late Tuesday morning, when one pf
the musicians at the Tivoli Garden informed
his father IN law that he had found Sig. MlraAta
sitting the steps OF house in Ninlh
street early on Tuesday morning, aud had
Immediately taken him 10 his rooms, put ann
to bed and sent for doctor. lie was raving when his
friend discovered him. but offered no objection to hc
companyiug him to his rooms Tho mad paroxysm
had exhausted itself, and the nervous system
was utterly PROSTATE. Once in bed prouso
perspiration broke and stood IN cold beads upon
his face Tho doctor sounded, shook his head,
and advised his immediate removal 10 his rooms IN
Fifty sixth street. rne family physician, DR.. Ripley,
Fifty third street, called In, but pronounced the
ease hopeless and ordered the patient to be led with
brandy sling by OF easing the transition that mad
already and his fatLern-law tells in broken &C.
cents tho dying mar with all his senses sharpened
by the muant. lay listened TO his own death
rattle, and icebly inquired what IL was.
Signor Miranda twenty ty-nino years OF ace . na-
tive OF Arequipo rcru and the OF General Miranda,
OF Peruvian celebrity. He had followed the profession
OF acrobat for many the United States and
was Barnums clever contortionst during tho moss
prosperous period of tho sh0wmans career He Pub-
sequcntly travelled with Robinson and has morf re-
comfy belonged 10 the staff OF Nblo's Theatre. HIS
wife usually performed with him and has been repp
a very clever member OF the circus profession. -