The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21
(From the N. Y. Sun, l4th inst)I
Mrs. Andsrson's Victory.

Mrs. Anderson's Victory,
The Closing Hours of Her Prodig.
fous Walk Against Time.
Mrs. Anderson finished her perform
ance Unparalleled in thi. country O
walking 2,70O quarter miles in q. msn.
consecutive quarter hours at a few min
uses before IL o'clock last night Theex
ci,emeht in the overpsckeh ball was tre
mrn1ous Men shouted themselves
hoArse, while hundreds of ladies clam.
heaed 10 the tops OF their chairs, waviny
their hsndkerchiets and cheering loudly
During the lsst - hours OF her wnlh
Mrs Anderson's pulse varied from 70 to
lilo at the time of her greatest excite
mcnt The physician. pronounced her
to be in sound health, but the wear and
tear of her terrible walk was easily per
ccived at times in the psllor of her face
her weary steps. aud the ghastly appear
ance of her eyes. ln the early morning
hours she was very sleepy From l A
4 until 1 she used up, on an average, I
minutes to every quarter mile At sbou
she required sm. 32i secs. to geu
around the a,62lth quarter mile.
AGA " she frightened up, walking
at q 5 minute gait 10 the quarter mile
Later on she covered the seven laps at &
4.minute jog
The veteran siugor, Harrison, who
used to enliven the spectators in Bar
NUNS old Museum at Aun street snj
Broadway, visited the garden at abon
IL O'Clock in tue morning He sang twc
songs, improvised for the occasion, ii
honor of Mrs Anderson
The veteran sportsman Mr., joseph
Elliott, in An interview with Mrs Ander
son, said her walk was the most wonder
ful performance he had ever seen in bis
life. Y
Bv 8 O'Clock the hall was filed with Q
surging crowd. They overdowed on The
track all the way around the garden =
Chief of Police Campbell was present
with force of 20 men to keep order and
make room for Mrs Anderson She
became excited, walking with feyerisb
haste, making each quarter iu less than 4
minutes A man walked in front, while
two trailed behind to see that nothing
wss thrown on the track. Early in the
evening many large bent pins we're found
scattered On the track at the end near the
bar room. Fortunately she was not walk
ing in her old shoes, or she might have
been disabled.
Each round after 8 o'clock vas made
amid tumultuous yells and cheers. A,
one time she appeared dressed as the
Goddess of Liberty, With a large silk
American Gag folded around her person
In her right hand sue carried small
Eaglish nsg, and in the left the Stars and
Stripes. The dag enveloping her body
entangled her limbs before she finished
the quarter. and she was compelled to
stop on the track and have it rearranged
There we're rumors through the hall
that bouquets saturated with chlorOform
had been handed to her, and ii was go
printed in an evening newspaper, but the
rumors we're false.
At9 O'Clock tue crush was dangerous
and the police ordered the sale of tickets
to be stopped. In hall built to accom-
modate 800 people over . 600 we're jam
med. The track was black with ranks OF
men three deep in places. The corners
we're 6lled with well.dressed men and
women, and the atmosphere was sitting
Nevertheless the walking woman darteti
around With fre In her eyes and unwont
ed vigor in her steps.
She fell 'sound asleep few minutes
before 10, and on starting on the 1886 b
quarter she had to be lifted from her
couch. She walked briskly through the
quarter, however Before she finished it
q woman in the crush tainted. II was
impossible to carry her out One oil
Mrs. Andersou's physicians gave her
ammonia and restored her On the next
quarter another woman tainted.
On finishing The 2 69Sth quarter mile
Mrs Anderson pressed through the
crowd on The stage aud made her way to
q little ledge above the audience. Tue
track vas then 80 crowded that it was
almost Impossible for her to get through
After thanking the people Of Brooklyn
for their support aud sympathy, she ex.
pressed the hope that no person could
be found, either in New York )r Brook
lyn. who, for the sake Of winning few
dollars. would place any impeachment in
the way of fnishing the task she bad IN
dertaken. She then sang her favorite
song Of mil Desperandum."
On descending to the track she bur.
ried over the 2,699th quarter in 3 III
The applause was deafening. Before
starting on this quarter her pulse was
ll0
On being summoned for the 2,700th
Quarter-the last-at 10 As, she bounded
from her room and fairly dew around the
track with . square heel and toe move
ment. Two men ran ahead OF her IL
keep a pathway open through the black
mass Of men Two followed her to see
that the open hae Was not closed. They
all had to run to keep out OF the wo
mans way. The roaring voices in the
ball actually drowned the discordanl
blowing OF the brass band When the
last quarter mile was finished, and the
time announced as 1871. the fastes
made durne her walk, the uproAr Mas
simply terrific.
During the din she mounted the stage
While she Vas catching her breath Cor
poral Tanner, q brave soldier, With ne
legs but . powerful voice, described the
extraordinary feat which Mrs Anderson
had just completed.
After the Corporal had exploded Mrs
Anderson made her 6nal speech While
men we're the best for seeking danger q
the cannon's mouth, she believed womer
had the most endurance. She then gav'
little advice to women about walking
with sketch OF her own experience.
At the conclusion she was wrapped II
blankets, hurried into carriage, AMI
driven to DR. Shepsrd's, in Columbi'
street, where she WAS to be given Turk
| ish bath and then allowed to sleep 81
hour at time until it is considered SAT
to indulge in long rest. She is to re
main at the Doctor's three or four days
l. The crowd was so great in the street
adjoining the hall that II was difficult Il
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