The daily gazette., 1879-01-15
MHs. ANDERsON's VICTORY,

ance Unparalleled in this country OF
walking 2,7OO quarter miles In as many
consecutive quarter hours, at a few miu-
utes before II o'clock last night. The
excl emcnt in the over-packed ball was
tremendous. Men shouted themselves
hoarse, while hundreds of ladies clam
beled to the tops Of heir chairs, wav-
ing their handkerchiefs and cheering
loudly.
During the last twen'y-four hours of
her walk, Mrs. Anderson's pulse varied
from " to no at the time OF her greatest
excitement. The physicians pronounced d
her to be in sound health, but She wear
and tear Of her terrible walk was easily
perceived at times I'm the pallor of her
face, her weary steps, and the CLASSY ap-
pearauce Of her eyes. In the early morn
ing hours she was very sleepy. From |
a. IN. until she used up, on an average, |
7 minutes to every quarter mile. AT
about she required . minutes 1928
seconds to get around the 2,624lh quarter |
mile.
At @ a. IN. she frightened up, walking
at a five minute gait TO the quarter mile.
Later on she covered the seven laps at a
four-minute jog.
; The veteran singer, Harrison, who ased
TO enlven the spectators in Barnum's old
{: museum a. Ann street and Broadway,
/; visited the garden at about / o'clock in
the morning. lie sang two songs impro-
vsed for the occas on, ia honor of Mrs
Anderson.
/ After finishing her 2,656th quarter mile
Mrs. Anderson sang at is but a Little
Fading Flower" and "Thy Voice is Ever
Q Near"
On finishing her 2,G6Sth quarter she
J, was walking apparently as strong as in
the first week of her task.
Considerable merriment was caused In
y the afternoon by the presen tatio on to Mrs
Anderson of "a hfe-s 10 doll baby. 1t
y was well known that she never had any
| children, and that she Is remarkably
{. fond of them. AS she walked around
with the lfe-like doll In her arms, the
ladies' laughed heartily.
D. The veteran sportsman. Mr.. Joseph
., Elliott, in an interview with Mrs. An
. derson, said her walk was the most won
derful performance he had ever seen In
his life.
8 "Why don't you coms over to New
York" he inquired, "and show US what
I, you can do there 2"
81 wanted to-" she replied "but when
!" MIR. Vanderbilt was asked for Gilmore's
re Garden, he refused, saying IL was impos-
be sible for the woman to do what she
claimed she could. Now ! am going to
show hlm that can 40 IT,.
Il BY 3 o'clock the hall was filed with a
surging crowd. They overtiowed On the
track all the way around the garden
Chief of Police Campbell was present
with a force of twenty men to keep or
!. der and make room for Mrs. Anderson
I She became excited, walking with fe
~ verish haste, making each quarter In less
n than four minutes. A man walked IL
front, while two trailed behind to 81.
that nothing was thrown on the track
Early in the evening many large ben
" pins were found scattered on the tracl
at the end near the barroom. Fortunate
" she was not walking III her old shoes
or she might have been disabled.
Each round after O'Clock was mad
amid tumultuous yels and cheers. A
,c one time she appeared dressed as III
Goddess of liberty, with large sill
er American flag folded around her person
In her right hand she carried IA sna
English flag, and in the left the Stars an
Stripes. The flag enveloping her bod
j, entangled her limbs before sne finishe
'i" the quarter, and she was compelled
,stop ON che track and have II rearraDl
, ed.
There were rumors through the ha
q z that bouquets saturated with chl0rofOri
bad been handed to her, and it was 5
printed in an evening newspaper, but tl
rumors were false.
At9 o'clock the crush was dangerou
and the pohce ordered the sale OF ticke
TO be- stopped. In hall built TO accon
4 modate 800 people over 1900 were jail
III med The track was black with ranks
III men three deep in places. The corEe
were filled with well dressed men al
women, and the atmosphere WAS stifiin
Nevertheless the walking woman DART
around with fire in her eyes and unwoI
ed vigor in ner steps.
- She fell sound asleep few minutes
- fore 10, and on starting on tho 1886
W quarter she had to be lifted from b
. couch. She walked briskly through t
- quarter, however. Before she finish
IN carrv sne nsr oas oae of
" Anderson's physicians gave her a
~ mouia and restored her. On the ne
AN quarter another woman famed.
On fini-hing the 2,693lh quarter IN
nsa Mrs. Andersen pressed through I
crowd on the stage, ard made her W
TO a little ledge above the audience. L
IAN track was then so crowded that II was
most impossib BILE for her to get throuj
After thanking the people of Brook
;. for their support and sympathy, she
'I.h pressed the hope that no person co,
be found either in New York or Brot
reep lyn, who, for the sake of winning a Il
dollars would place any impedi.ient
the way of finishing the task she had
dertaken. She then sang her favor
song of "Nil Desperandnm"
On descending 10 tile Jrack she nur I
. over tho 26y9th quarter in 3:l24. l
applause was daafsning. Before START
~ on this quarter her pulse was ITO.
- On bling summoned for the 2,7O
~ uuartrr-the last-at 10:45, she houn'
from her room and fairly flew arot
the track with a square heel and
movement. TWO men ran ahead OF
M to keep pathway open through
OOs black mass of men. Two followed ne
see that the open line was not clos
They all had to run 10 keep out OF
woman's way. The roaring voices in
hall actually drowned the discerd
l. blowing of the brass band. When
)uSs last quarter mile was finished, and
time announced as 1874, the las
made during her..walk, the uproar
. simply terrific;
During the din she mounted the st
IN While she was catching her breath I
lIIl lDoral Tanner, a brave soldier, with
legs, but a powerful voice, described
o nav extraordinary feat W which Mrs. Ander
Pc had just completed,
, pow After the Corporal had exploded, N
liona- Anderson made her final speech. w
ater 1t men were the best for seeking DANCE
1 orul- the cannons mouth, she believed won