The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-09
THE roILER ON rHE TRACK.


After midnight on Tuesday, when Mrs.
Anderson had finished her 2l2sth quarter
mile. the hall became lively. First a frolcsoins
veteran with white hair walked lap after lap
with her, She was in humorous mood and
mHde several vigorous spuris with the cvid ut
intention Of leaving the old gentleman behind.
hut he would not be- shaken Of. At the end II
the quarter mile, On two occasions friends -
the Old sport raised him on their shout
dcrs and carried him through the surging
throng amid tumu,iuous ycll= and cheers. Many
ladies remained through the night the last ono
going away after in the morning. From
until nearly o'clock. Mrs. Anderson was ac-
companlcd on her rounds by ladies nearly
every time. After the women and their escorts
departed sluads Of mon from gambling houses
dropped in At no time was there less than
thirty persons in the hail. This has been the
cgse nightly sine" the third night oi tho Wink.
Al about go \. VI. a reaction set IN ana Mrs.
Andrls'u h'HNr very dt"Wsy nnl dhH ''l.
Alter making four laps on her 2,lt3l quarter
ants and a physician informed her that she had
not ii!n ,l f,.. her GnaTtrr mile'
But look nj tho picard" some one said.
leading her o. the track again
She looked up, and on seeing the lnrge fgure
four, started on agnin. finishing No quarter
mle. Tho hulk WAS less than 4 minute. for
ia" time 90 waIkins and stopping during tho
quarter WIS only 5.2JA
on appearing i0r tho next quarter she usod
w the three minutes allowance TO within ten
seconds. Striking out az first she refused TO
walk. Aifer collecting her ldcua, however. sho
went of Willingly trudging around hnlf asleep
for hours. She has instructed her attendants
never to give way 10 her in these spells. which
only come in at LONE intervals.
There was ono queer feature in her pulse
yesterday. She had Just eaten a bretsteak.
while hcr rulso WINS regular AZ 10. She then
exclaimed: " You don't let mo have noursh-
meut enough. Give mo some beef ton"
A cup Of beef tea WIS handed to hcr After
she drank II her pulse dropped to Do.
In the afternoon she Wnlscd easily. and made
far tmc but her face was pHle. and she looked
the stage, and seated. preparatory 10 singing
again. friend advised her to retire and rest
during her few minutes respite;
81 have promised 10 sing" she said, and
cannot sleep Until have fulfilled my PROMISE
Then turning to the audience she said:
LAWS AND GEsrtfuKS viii sing you song from one
Of Charlie pck"uss stories ! presume most VI you
have read his WORKS
She then sang Tiny Tins Dying Words t.
his Mother" The lines were given in clear,
pathetic voice THAT started tears in the Dyes OF
the women and applause from the men.
She skiupei over the 22lGth quarter before
10 O'Clock. in 1857. TINS hnshrd tho 51lth
mile which sha logged over in IL :iSh The
until midnight she walked rasiy with tho
graceful swinging motion that carries hGr over
The uare IN her huoynnt hours shn finished
hor 222ih quarter, making her 556lh mile.
shortly uitrr ~.
To Accomplish her task Of walking 1900
quarter miles Il the beginning Of each quarter
hour Mrs ANDERSON viii nave TO Keep on ~"
track until II i, VI. on next Monday. II she
succrels she is e. hu tphen1 DR.. shepherd :, ON
Bronklyn Heights. Cor "a Turk ish bath. Atrr
tho bath sh" is To be uinrod m bed, and aroused
every Two hours until it IL considered safe to
allow her to take lonE and refreshing sleep