The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-03

Miles.
New York, January 1.-Professor
Cartier, the Union Square dancing.mas-
ter, who started the mania for longtime
waltzing, to-day accomplished the hitherto
uninterrupted and unparalleled feat Of
waltzlng continuously for twelve hours.
Any accomplished walter will readily
appreciate the difficulty Of waltzing for
one hour without pause. But few per-
sons, without seeing the exercise, would
appreciate the physical strain Of keeping
in dancing motion for twelve hours.
Every hour the space trayersed is nearly
double that passed in rapid walking.
Aside from the Inconvenience Of
constantly turning in such q circle,
at 4 moderate estimate waltzer
goes over ak miles Of space every hour,
a total OF seyenty.two miles In twelve
hours. The usual effort Of The celebrat-
ed pedestrian in walking matches is fifty
miles In twelve hours, and no pedestrian
has ATTEMPTED 10 make sixty miles in
twelve hours. As 4 mere feat OF physl-
cal endurance, therefore, the effort TO
waltz twelve hours without inlermission
is unparalleled.
Professor Cartier began his feat at
noon. The partner who remained long
est on the floor. was Miss Emma Ashe,
who waltzed two hours and twenty min.
utes, and received the gold badge offered
by the Professor to the successful pupil.
Professor Cartier waltzed nearly SIX
hours without taking any refreshment.
He was in ine condition at the start, and
every minute that he could 20 without
taking anything into his stomach was
gain. AT five o'clock he took, small
glaas OF beef tea. After this he went
more than two hours without anything
further, taking more tea little after.
Between eight and nine o'clock he took
frequent draughts Of beef tea in lieu Of the
usual meal, the tea being made from q
new preparation said to contain more
nourishment. At nine o'clock 10 the
evening, when he had danced for nine
hours, without moments pause, Profess
sor Cartier was, judging from outward
appearances, as fresh and strong as when
he started.
The hall at the time was we'll filled, and
the announcement that he had com.
pleted his ninth hour, thus distancing all
his competitors by at least an hour, was
received with round after round OF APP
plause. At9:30 o'clock Professor Cartier |
urged the musicians to give him livelier
music, and he danced about the aoor as II |
he had Just begun. He said he was only
getting wound up, and he could keep 1t
up all night. He took u little more beef
tea, and continued for an hour more with
outfurther nourishment. Alta little after
10 o'clock be drank a cup Of coffee con-
tanning little brandy, the firststimulant
he had taken. At II o'clock he took an.
other cup OF coffee and brandy, and then,
at frequent intervals till midnight took
small draughts Of beef tea.
As each hour pissed the dancer was
warmly applauded. For the last fifteen
minutes the music was played in double.
quick time. When the clock struck
twelve he was still dancing, flying about
the floor as fresh as when he began,
twelve hours before. Cheers shook the
house when the announcement was made
that Professor Cartier had accomplished
his great feat. At the conclusion the
Professor made short address, saying
he had made the long walk TO show that
dancing was form Of athletics that might
be iudulged in TO any extent without in
jury.