The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-02
UREcKs or THE WALK.
Condition OF the Women In the Crippiing
Match In CsIImore's Garden.

On tho upper floor in back room OF the
tenement Al Bedford street. Eva st. Clair was
o und Inst night in an almost dying condition.
She had suffered from Il succession OF fanting
spells ever since she was carried from
Gilmore's Garden on Monday evening.
The chances are that the woman will
recover but II will be a long time before she
will be able to walk. In one OF her easier mo-
ments she said: Il came from the Garden
without one cent. and tonight the landlord
served dspossess warrant on me. What will
/ do? / can't stand. even. l had finished a
walk Of 1. $50 quarter miles in New Haven on
the 18th OF March for which I was not paid one
dollar. was not ft to walk here. but had no
other chance to pay my debts" Her physician
said she was suffering from dangerous attack
Of one OF the most painful diseases woman Is
In small back room OF the Putnam House.
Cora Cushing tossed uneasily IN a bed. with
her arms bent In bow over her head. No
more beautiful arms or neck ever served as
models for a sculptor. The color was slowly re-
lam gaining strength slowly" said Cnsh-
ing. had no business in that walk. Nine
days before had finished a task OF 5000 quar-
ter miles in Pedestrian Hall am sorry for
the men who bet on me at the start and Lost"
She retired from the track at 2 yesterday morn
ing having finished 1913 miles. She was very
sick and lame when She Withdrew.
In tent No. IA. gray-haired Mrs. Farren was
limb, from her ankle to her knee. was black and
swolon. and her feet were in a terrible con-
dition. lt was Impossible Tor her to stand.
Bathing her ankle with liniment made her
Vince and moan with pain. She had walked
great doal as n sewing machine agent before
THIS match. and Thought she might DO able 10
In another ient Williams was lying on. her
back. She had hobblcd in at 4:5S A. NJ. lame
aud exhausted. She rested until 1924 when
she attempted to resume. but was only able to
crawl around one lap. Her right leg was badly
swollen ana iuilamcd from her ankle nearly TO
her knee. her feet were covered with bllsters.
and two OF her toe nails came OIL with her
stockings. She had walked l9l miles and 3
laps. A short time previously her trainer said
she had walkeu 275 miles in six days She was
in no condition FOR the walk at the commence
ment.
Rich was reported as roaming around town in
crazy condition.
day Nine. Tobias. the swimming woman. was
in the best condition. She forged ahead with
IA minutes. She had taken matters 80 easily in
| the first days OF the walk that she WAS 80 miles
behind Won Berg. who was sturdily jogging on
at a gait OF is minutes 10 the mile
There wRs hard struggle between young
| Kilbury and tough little Wallace for second
| place. kilbury had more trien' than Wallace
| the young girl would break into n run with a
6Sayy sRSuS Ss rr Trs after sss
s" reverse % frequently. but Wallace followed suit
pnance S Fnay they came 20 osether al t6s
| Fourth avenue end OF the Garden about 2
| o'clock. Ii was only n jostle. Both claimed
| foul. but neither was allowed the claim.
Little Won Klamasch trudged on patiently
| alone. One OF the trainers said: Many "A
General has had a monument raised 10 him for
lighting poorer battle than this woman has
| fought since she began her walk"
| At 1890 Wallace alleged that some one had
| kicked hrrat the upper end Of the track. An
| investigation proved that policemen and others
AZ that point had seen nothing OF that kind.
| IL WIS thought tho woman was losing her
| senses. Her friends wanted her TO withdraw
| in the morning. hut she said she would die on
RET
| her tent and Doctor WAS summoned TO at
| tend 10 her feet.
| The hitn day ended at II. The score OF the
remaining five out Of the eighteen starters was
| Won b'rg 3lS miles; Wallace. 296; kilbury.
! 293: Tobias 264, and Won klamasch. $50.
| At tho beginning OF the sixth and Mst day
only Won Berg. Kilhury. and Won Klnmnsch
| were walking, Tobias was resting aud Wallace
| was being dottored.