The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-13

/ nearly TWO loot at each step. Hpctlc StrNak9
| from below each eye to line with his wide
| mouth. borderud by white lines Mt the sides Of
his nose and cnrs. gave his face an unhealthy
! appearance. His eyes were bright and hopc-
| ful, and as one Of his hackers snd Hartman
never felt better in, his life" He walked with a
vigor that showed he was doing the work cut
out for him. His immense strides. about
thirty-nino inches from toe 10 heel. gave him
SsS bs %Ss H. oveyaead TasPT about
minutes to the mile. He received more ap-
| plause than his competitors. , He wore the
Stars and Stripes on a fine silk handkerchief
around his neck. A loose white knit under
shirt covered his thin chest and ank angular
| shoulders. Black velvet breeches reached to
| his knees. Long loose white woollen stockings
covered his legs below the knees. He walked
| with n little more grace than he did in his
thirty-six hour walk in the Rink last Nay.
| where his step was that of ploughhov. He
was iayorite with the Iadies ALTHOUGH Ii towel
| the finish.
Ennis covered tho ground with the light step
OF Il man who had Just started for n little grntlo
exercise. HIS appearance was that OF almost
| careless Indifference; still there was look in
! his eye that snd Keep yourself in reserve. old
man, TOR the ilngl struggle His teet Skimned
/ them. while his arms swung gracefully in n
! natural downward position. His black. stubhv
beard showed That he was wasting no I'm" IN
! keeping himself clean -shnvnd He walked in
| comfortable knit undershirt and tights. with
| blue trunks He covered his miles ut an aver
age Of fifteen minutes. At rare intervals he
would break into an easy trot, lifting his feet
scarcely higher from the track than he did
!
utes to the mile. His stock hogan to look up
last night standing two to ilvo against the
The above was the condition Of Rowell Har-
riman. and Ennis when the fearful crash came
| ~ the Madison avenue end ot tne building
| Ennis the only one of the walkers nt that
| side. The panic-stricken crowd carried him
| eyer the rails on the inside Of the track. With
blanched face he retired to his cottuge and re-
manned there thirteen minutes. R'weli entered
his cabin, remaining thirty-two minutes. The
| Yankee hoy Hartman. retired Tor iour min.
| ntpg. Although il looked from every norton Df
| the building that nj least fifty persons must he
| the men wildly as they started for their cabins,
| and also when they reappearcd. The view of
| the crash from the reporters pen was upuall-
| ing. A womans scream ir-t filed the building.
| then there WIS aeullrn roar of mems voices The
reporters spran2 to the top Of thei- chairs, Just
| MS the first section topped over. followed. be-
lore it struck. by another II looKod at that
| instant as though the whole front was going.
| The people above actually diyed down on the
heads Of those below in q half moon sweep.
| Pieces OF boards and scantling shot NJ between
them, The crowds on the main noor of tho
building began To rush Tor the Fourth avenue
| end OF the building. They surg"d against the
pen while reporters and others raised their
arms aud yelled To tho crowd ~ keep stu and
! not move. The occupants ol the crowded boxes
and high seats sprang to their feet aud ter
dreds Of cool men however. ullayed the fears of
confined TO the vicinity of the doors
After the crash the pedestrians were n little
nervous for short time. hut soon struck into
their regui Jar gait, as described above. The
ing as the three men kept on their walk res"in-
bled the outbursts Of u mob mere than those Of
applause.
WALKING IN THE EVENING.
O'Learys cottage was all dark in the evening.
! His attendants picked up his things and took
them away after OLeary had been gone an
that many - had that tue champion had
finished a The news, OF his witndra!yall
@ cSectcd ST 2 front OF tho D HewspSp@r T%l Offices @ AMI
before tho magic lantern bulletin at Twenty
third street and F.ith avsnu, before Il was
widely known inside Inside 1t was not
widely believed until O'Leary's score WAS
taken down from the scorers board. Instead
OF oflessening interest only Increased 4. and the
excitement was at its greatest Just at the time Of
the ihe, accident. For then report had come that
one To another with particulars. i was said that
he had died suddenly after arriving at his hotel.
The report however was not believed by those
best qualinod To know II was Just then that the
sirkcning crash Of the falling gallery
%as heard and altogether ,1e The f;aene ;ae
sTioable. But IN few minutes the a,
II the building. For the rest of the evening.
there was comparative quiet inside. even the
spurts Of Rowe, and the fine walking ~ Harri-
lowed their Efforts since Monday morning. II
Is ihc opinion oi very many that The accident
interest and excitement.
Tho scena in the garden after O'Clock was
utterly unlike that II any hour before. Hun
drrds were hurrying away. There wis no
cheering. no rushing TO and fro of the crowds.
no capplng M least IN comparison with Wlnt
had taken place before. The report % o enry'-
death. which So rapidly spread. seemed to quiet
the crowd. and Of course the accident had u grsat
deal 10 do with the change. Rowrll Ennis aud
Hartman. who LETT tho track directly after the
accident. came back shortly after. They dld
some nne walking but the crowd did not appaer
10 appreciate u.
But at II there wns more enthusiasm Har-
rlman was doing spiendidly. and holtnE Row
ell right down 10 the -ad h. Elt on the first daY.
lie was then plaluly Hhle 10 ID his stint for the
day OF between sEHud ~ miles. His checks were
flushed, ana the lines Were very tightly drawn
over the check bones. but ~ WAS announced ON
good authority thht he said 10 his trainer. on
leaving the track for n few minutes in tho
evening, that aside from the natural fatigue.
he had not an ache, al. OF pain. and
schedule through II il certain that the bet
ting was rapidly groWin-, in bis favor. although
koWell Is slil the iaNoriie. Ennis WAS piudiins
along at his usual gait ana ~ II O'Clock
on the first day. Il wis expected that both Row
ell and Hartman would retire iu the last hour
OF the third twenty-iour and stay of the track
from three to four hours
Late last night Coroner Moltman drove 10 the
Police Central Onice and announced that he
had called at tho 81 james. ST. y IrhoHs Metro
politan and other hotels III srurch uf OLeury.
but without finding him. The Coroner rN-
| pected To take an ante norton statement, the
rumor that he was dying having spread.
l;l5 \. M-Ruwell, 2s3 miles Mps; lIarr-
man, 30 miles no laps; Ennis. 2iO mics no
laps. Ennis left the track at II :53 70. Harr-
man left the track AZ 12:37 :3j.
kowell left the track AT l2.3slj. and all are
| still or The Committee announce that no
more smoking in the Garden VIII he alowe /.
O'Lenry announces that he Will never walk
The following shows the distance made in
miles and elghths OF IA mile IN the third day Of
| the natch
| Houri OLsal.l 10. IN lH,,,taa.. c,.,.