Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-10
THE GREAT WALKING MATCH.
UOb Breaks In the Doors.

NEW n ORK, March 10.-The Times this MORN
1rg says that few minutes after the start OF
the pedestrians at Gimore's Gardeu, the outside
MOP, made frantic by the Cheering inside
cnafged on the closed doors Of the Madison ave.
tne outer doors were burst from their hinges
ana crushed inward. Rushing through the
,ODoy, Ine dense mass OF human beings was
kLocked against the inner barrier WITH such
Iolce mat 1t shook and cracked Timbars were
naSuly placed against tt from the inside and
men pianted themselves firmly against it, in a
vain enoft W oppose the force on the opposite
soe. one charge, another, and sill another
Irom the outside, and with q crash the frail
hartirlon was torn from Its fastenings and burst
IN. ire TWO policemen at the entrance could
40 hothing toward stemming the torrent and
were Deing empowered, when. from a distaat
p$r OF the Garden, Capt. Williams and squad
OL oo7en men OF the 18th precinct rushed To
tDe rescue. For moment the cro;yd held their
own, but the terrible blows OF the Clubs raised
mshoGt isN, d mercy on heads and bodies, told at
i0Opy was cleared and the partition replaced
The police did not rest here but drove tho
CROWDS back until all OF Madison avenue from
ZoLn 10 21th streets was cleared. Beyond these
limits they were held I'm check by strong bodies
OF ponce until after two O'Clock, when they
gradually dispersed. N'
ROvveIl Ahead al 10 O'Clock.
NEW YORK, March 10.-At quarter past ten
O'Clock this morning Rowen had completed 81
mics, OLeary AZ, Hartman IS aud Ennis AZ
III miiies res IN the great international walking match
surrounded the outside OF the building. and in
side the attendance was large Roweil kent up
trotting gait, while O'Leary maintained a
steady walk.
betting On O'Leary.
The greatest excitement is caused ny this
contest and betting on the result has not
changed from what It was last evening, namely
all in good condition. Bets were freely offered
to-day OF five hundred dollars even on O'Leary
against the field.
ROWelI Five Miles Ahead AT Noon.
At IL O'Clock the score stood:-RoweIL 90
miles; oLeary, s.; Hartman, 81; Ennis, 4S
Many People Hurt by the Fall Of a
Floor.
NORTH BERWICK, Me, March 1O.-A portion
Of the floor In Mechanics Hall here gave way
tnlS forenoon during town meeting prectpi.
tatlDg f1fty persons to the floor below. No one
was killed, out many were severely injured
some fatally. Among those seriously injured
are John and George Real, Internally; Thomas
Kicker, shoulder and leg broken; Ruben Chad
bourne, DOth legs broken; Henry s. Kfdder, In
ternally; Thomas E. Goodwin, ankle broken:
David Hanson and George Datch, seriously:
,;g George Harvey, ribs broken. Medical aid was
and everything possible done for the suffering.
Incendfarism and Probable Murder
i'm Virginia.
ALEXANDRIA,, VA, March l0.-A special to the
Gazette from Louisa court house says store
burned ds last nieSf thS was
Walton, was found In the ruins. '''''' '''''''
Reduction Of Waxes.
COH0Es, n. Y, March 10.-The Harmony Mills
including the Legden and Strong mills, which
nave Deen running on half time for the past
four weeks, resumed full time this morning at
general reduction OF 10 per cent in wages.
A Weeks Walk.
PoUGHKEKPsE, N. Y, March 1O-Alfred FL.
son, OF Mer1den, Conn.,, and Prof. Washington.
OF Baltimore, commenced q weeks walk in
n. 1Fnnly 40
$500, the contest to terminate at II O'Clock next
saturday night.