The sun., 1879-01-14
MRS. ANDERS0N'S VICTORY.
TIE CLOSING hours OF HER PRODI-
GIOUS Walk AGAINST TINE
Singing and Talking on the Last Dny-What
Mrs. Anderson Desires that Mr.. Wander
bIit shall see-A Crush-Women Painting.

Singing and Talking the Last Dny-What
Mrs. Anderson Desires that Mr.. Wander
bIit shall see-A Crush-W omen Painting.
Mrs. Anderson finished her performance |
unparalleled in this country Of walking 2,700 |
quarter miles in as many consecutive quarter |
hours. at n few minutes before II o'clock last |
night. Tho excitement in tho over packed |
hall was tremendous. Men shouted themselves |
hoarse. while hundreds OF ladies clambercd TO |
the tops OF their chairs waving their handker-
chiefs and cheering loudly.
During tho last twenty four hours OF her walk
Mrs. Anderson's pulse varied from 70 TO 10
at the time OF her greatest excitement
The physicians pronounced her to be In
sound health, but the wear and tear OF her tor
rible walk was easily perceived az times In the
pallor OF her face her weary steps. and the
CLASSY appearance OF her eyes. In the early
morning hours she was very sleepy. From l
A. VI. until shc used up. on an average. 7 min
utcs to every quarter mile. At about she re-
quired ON. 32' secs TO get around tho 262lth
quarter mile.
At A. NJ. she frightened up walking at a
nvc-minute gait to the quarter mile Later on
she covered the seven laps at four minute Jog.
Tho veteran singer. Harrison who used TO
cnliven the spectators in Barnums old mu-
scum at Ann street md Broadway visited the
garden at about Il o'clock in the morning. He
in honor of Mrs. Anderson.
After finishing her 265Gth quarter mile, Mrs.
err" and Thiiy;'voice is Ever Near"
on finishing her 2.66sth quarter che was
walking apparently as strong as in the first
Considerable merrlmcnt was caused In the
afternoon 10y tne presen'nion ION, TO MrIc Anaerson ,
she never had any children. and that she Ia re:
markahly fond OF them., AZ she walked around
with the life.like doll in her arms. the ladies
| laughed heartily.
The veteran sportsman. Mr.. Joseph Elliott,
| in an interview with Mrs. Anderson. said her
| walk was the most wonderful performance he
| why don't YOU come over to New York" he
| inquired. and show us what you can do
-" wanted to-" che replied; but when Mr..
| Vanderbilt WIS asked for Gilmore's Garden. he
| refused saving it wns impossible for the woman
| to do what she claimed she could. Now / am
| going to show him that | can do it,
Bys O'Clock the hall was filed with surging
crowd. They oycrlowed on the track al the
! way around the garden. Chief OF Police camp
| bel was present Wi force OF twenty mch 10
| keep order and make room for Mrs. Andcsroe.
she became excited. walking with ieyersh
haste. making each quarter IN less than four
minutes; 4 man walked n front while two
many large bent pins we're found scattered
on tn" track at the end near tho btrroom FOR
tunntely shc was not walking in her old shoes
| or she mi sht have been disabled.
Each round after 3 o'clock was made amid
o,,, i Iyssd s fi,u ~ the rcd1nss ~ ihsrtv
with large silk American nag folded around
her person; In her right hand she carried q
small English nng. and in the lett the stars and
Stripes. Tho niG enveloping her body on
tangled her limbs before che finished the quar-
| ter. and she WIS compelled 10 stop on the track
and have 1t rcarranged.
There were runlors through the ball that
bouquets saturated with chlorotorm had been
| handed 10 her. and 4 was SO printed IN an even
| ing newspaper but the rumors were false. =,
the police ordered the sale OF tickets TO be
| stopped. In hall built 10 ACCOMMODATE 500
was black with ranks of men three deep "a
| places The corners were filed with we'll
| dressed men and women. and TIE ntmosphere
was sitting. NeVerthcl"ss the walking woman
| duried around with fire IN her eyes and un-
| wcttei yIgor IN her steps.
| Suc fell sound asleep "a few minutes before ~,
| and on sfnrtiug On the 269d'h quarter she had
| - ID" lifted from her couch. Sh" wuikci hriskly
| through tho quarter however. Before she
| was Impossible o. carry her out. one Of Mrs.
| Anirrsou- rhy-icans gave her ammonia and
| woman faint a.
On 'das6n: tho 2oosth quarter mile Mrs.
-.a.tn nul ulHI.r icr wAy t1 20 i.i'.t l.lEe above
nl" audience. The tr1rh wpr trcu 80 crowded
through. Al.rtnnkiug tIr peopIo of BROOK
| .,u f,r tl..r 1llnrt au' siWla'ty. sln rN-
Ir,--.d th. hp 20 tIui uO p"i~' could .e iunui.
| .'urr loo y w lnr. ur irN""Nh VINO l"t il''
-.'" - Winning q irw d"lli-. Nvu.i J. t'c uh'
! wr"iim'rt 300 iA" Wt} 70 hni-hin- ~ lHek
~u' bad uudeuaktn. She then sang Arr favor
ltr song ul /" Ni bD-IrrUn aun.
| ON .ruilns to tl' tr..A she hurried 0vor
WIS d-Hrnin.'. Before stuIt.nl. on this quarter
Der ull-c WAS ll0.
| o. Ir..n- summoned for th' 270Oh quarter
la-t-t lu:i5. .ho bounded from her room
| and fairly n'N around o.. track with % sllarr
| E5..t NH tor movement Two mtu ran ahead
! of hor To- keep uuiAWuy open through tur hln X
| mass az men. Two followed her to soc that the
open line WIS not closed. They all had TO run
| voices IN tho hall actually drowned the dis
| cordhni bowif oi TIC hr"sS nNhd' hHrh tno
| uounccd AZ 231h. the fastest mAd" during heI
walk the upruar WAS simply terrific
| During the din she mounted the stage. While
she was catching her breath CORPORAL TANNER
| "a brave soldier. with 40 legs, but powerful
voice. described the cNtraoI4inary feat which
Mrs Anderson had Just cumul.ird.
Alter thr { ,rnoral had exploded Mrs. Anier-
-Dn mudr her nnnl speech. While mon were
tine boost for serking danger AZ The cannon =
mouth. She hrlcvrd women had the most en-
duran She then guye a little advice io women
ubuUt walking with a sketch oi her own cApe-
/ Atue conclusion she was wrapped in hlan.
keir hurried into a. cnrrngr. ana driyrn !,
was 10 le given a Turkish bath. uud thon al
lowed 10 oigcp an houra at tim" until 4 pa con
remain al the Doctors three or four days.
The owd was 50 great in the street sGdloin
in4- the halt that 10 was dliil'u To Ect Mrs. An
drrsOn ia tho coach. lhcr' were NJ lrhst i'W
NOR. people than could squrrH, luioihe Tnrdrn
she ivS.il,Led. when She began her walk. 06on
B liO pounds. She looked, when through VIII
. | urr task ms though she hud lost ten or hIt'"l
, | pounds. She was horn In London lhirty-sryoi
| wears ago. Her fnthcr was German and he
| mother nm lngshwumAn.
. The following brief sentences. taken from ar
| ti'cs in English ncw-phprrs, VIII show whu
Mrs. Anderson has accomplished in England Il
some OF her walks.
Iion me Siai Wh,' Telegraph
Madam Anderson completed hcg m,k Of wakirr o
: | hait uiios at the c"mmcncmcnt oi cyetN l.l 10
mems CO eoasoara asST Of S cs,c lie eope ' " "
, Foa ne Lincolnshire Herah
s The heroic Mrs Anderson complcied her task Of wal
10 | us Loo miles 612 hours With a urti1css '"'fnn
r,rurd The doors hnd 10 be closed before the peroru
| Ancc was ended She received II perfect ONsuon.
From ne Leois Hrpreo
AtG o'clock this morning Madam Anderson conllct T.
her al uuu, task Of Walking 5Jl utlcs IN lpll hour
, | Ihis task unparalleled. Size APPEARED wolcHuli
| fresh at the finish.
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