Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29
MADAME ANDERSON.
She Wins in Her Remarkable Race
Against Sleep, and is ShOwered with
by the Brooklyn People,.
L nd OF the Walk.
New York World &.


night that it was impossible to move
about the space reserved for spectators.
The crowd extended from the door of
the garden across the street, and the
pavement on both sides was jammed
with people, Nine. Anderson had
frightened up immensely in the pre-
ceeding twelve hours, walked with a
strong. quick step, and waved her
handkerchief in answer to the applause
Of the audience. All day Sunday Nine
Anderson was very drowsey, and even
applause and the noise of the wretched
band failed to rouse her. About 2
o'clock yesterday morning she was so
sleepy that she gave her Coach" Mr..
Charles Hazleton, instructions not to
attempt to was.e her if she fell asleep on
the track, but to take her hand and
guide her so as to prevent her running
against the wall or railing bordering the
track. This drowslness lasted until
about 5 A. NJ. when she seemed greatly
refreshed by the little intervals of sleep
she managed to get when she was on
the track. There were at that time q
number of people in the building, many
Of whom were asleep, as they had been
there all night; and Nine Anderson
amused herself by waking them up with
q small tin horn she had procured for
the purpose. After walking her
2646th quarter she took warm bath,
aud as the bell rang for her to appear
she ran out of the room with her shoes
unlaced. the attendants fastening them
as she walked.
At noon DR.. BOSNIAN, her physician,
who was with her all the morning, pro-
nounced her in splendid condition. Her
feet were comparatively sound and her
appetite vas pretty fair. For breakfast
she ate fish, oyster fritters, rare beef
steak, and hot rolls, and drank some
port wine. This she had about 8 A. NJ.
The hall was we'll filed all the morning,
chiefly with ladies, who stopped in while
on shopping errands. About II A. NJ.
Mr.. W. b. Harrison, the improvisatore,
sang ballad, describing the walk and
referring to numbers ofwell-known peo-
pie in the audience. He afterward
joined Nine. Anderson on the track,
and walked quarter-mile with her.
AT ii 40 A. NJ, she started on her q
G56th quarter. AT its conclusion she
went on the stage and sang "'Iis but a
Little Faded Flower" and as an encore,
"Thy Voice Is Ever Near At the be-
ginning of the 2,764th quarter Nine.
Anderson again showed signs of drowsi- |
ness. So sleepy was she that she walk-
cd part of the quarter perfectly oblivi- |
Gus to anything, This sleepiness lasted
for an hour or so, when she freshencd |
up again, and in the evening was in her
brightest mood. She wore long red
cloak, trimmed with ermine, and SEEM
ed very excited all through the last few
hours of her walk. Each time she APP
peared on the track she was greeted
with cheers and shouts of encourages
ment. to which she responded by way
ing her hand and smiling. She reeled
OIL the quarters of the last few miles |
IN fine style. Her gait was free
and perfectly even, and she did not
show a particle Of lameness or fatigue.
The time for the 2,691st quarter was |
minutes II seconds, and for the coed
8 minutes 35i seconds. When Nine. :
Anderson appeared for the 2,69lst quar-.
ter she had arrayed herself in that most
becoming drapery of the national col |
ors. In her right hand she carried the
"union jack" and in the other the 'stars
and stripes" The excitement of the
audience seemed 10 increase with every
Zap till the applause was almost deafen-
ing. The 2,693d quarter was finished
in 3 minutes All seconds. During this
stretch very handsome basket of flow
ers WAS presented to Nine. Anderson.
A lady, living in New York, gave her
very handsome mirror framed in gold
and silver and valued at several hun
drcd dollars.
On The 2,G94th quarter she was given
another basket of flowers. The enthus.
iasm of the audience at this point was
beyond control when the time was an
nounced us minutes 27 seconds.
Among those present during the even
ing were ex-senator Hassau II. Wheel
or, cxRegister Hugh Mclaughlin, Mr..
Robert Furey, Col, William Ii. Thomp-
son, Mr.. VIM. Merryfeld, Aids. kenna
and O'Reilly, and Dist. Atty. Calm.
At 10 O'Clock there were about three
thousand people IN the building and
double thatnumber were congregated on
the sidewalks. The management had
raised the price of admission in the
evening, but that made little difference
~ the receipts, for no more persons
could squeeze inside the door. On the
2,696th quarter Nine. Anderson seemed
fatigued, walked slower than she had
done for several miles. When she
started on the first quarter Of her last
mile she walked in a daZed sort of way