, 1880-04-19
THE GIRL-AIHLETE'S FALL.
1lotnlls Of tho Acclilcnt-Tlie Eccno in
B the Circus Nldc-Tnslt Aftcr9vard.
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B The Circus Hl&lc-7'tnt AftcrSvard.
Philadelphia 1fn,ts.
At tho afternoon purforuidnco Of tho grcnt
combination circus yesterday, lust after Royal,
win Is styled IN ahow lnl1XunYr tho Human CAit-
notl Ball, lltld been shot from tho NINTH Of tho
great how''zct. In the Forepnush ring, twenty
fcpt Info tho alr ant Into tho nrHs of N.io Zulu,
WIN hung hund downward from II trlpezc, md
while tho great audience wero ,rrRth.csly wntcll-
tnH tho feuts nf tho wonderful nnvcno family,
consisting OF ono man and three women, w1ln
wcrc Hoing through their during trupezo ucts
nhove tho Lolls,u ring, Miss L,,ey Duvene, who
h,Hl Inst luurhrh herself from n pedestal ncar-
lytwonty feet high to nuke n swing1nK leap anl
10 anlYht In tho Ar1ls 0r hor father, who hung
head downward tfty feet awny, WIS seen to qult
her hold Oil tho bur "f tho flying trapuzc
and tnll with a sickcntns thr,l to tho
arIoIse4 md hid their faces. Fur nj Instant tho
ni,e dou. sayo far siiult trolnor of lcr li,ni1s
It was only for ~. Instant, a1ld thon staiwart
athlete gntherea hcr ln h!s nrins ls ho might II
e,lter lilo riug. WY Gol, ny child. ny child!
LIT mo tow ;,G ,,.. cry r fn n the ips Of
iii turn cid l,y Ills frct DAyGno. w.iowiss to ht,vu
sssn a E FL. xs ss r a@wa aa '9 s Sss M
clretls performer mud l0,0DO Dyes were upoa, her
anl Oi!y rGMetnberpu that HhG WINS mother
Has0SS b. %ro rfsss fs hs9sef se tho In sFs IN oc4s s1e
most llew nfler the swift 9y,nnns.. WIN. cnrr!o!
a!.iienee. Whllo thls v4S l,aul'ei'lnx, Dr. Frnnk
MMhinntn,rK. of lAT az. Gh"stt'it ts street, nr. !.
Hs,ss1 !sTssa 9 M p ras GSest strsS st1sd s R II
tholr places 1T thu audience ni!d Disappeared be-
hind tilo curtain whiel, hung IN TUG pAssageway
rIel. AIl t,s occupied hit few socon,!s, ani tic
nu!nilee htsi scarccly ttl.s TO comprehend wllat
hal occurred before the wurt! cIMo out "she Is
wGrt whtrlnX Hrtn,IM' tho rings Iu tllo!r lightning
haresack nets. IN trnI1.ily rivalry, atid tho per-
forinanca won't on ~ ,i'oIRh rIothing bud oc-
hut Jtst behinll tho curtain which separated
tle '1,ncElnye, ,n eri.rtrrs , r. fro the pblio ~
upon Ii. their pr'niIYious leaps. iay tho uMc1,..
sflons glsl presenting sight which Inlitlo tlla
Ah0wnisa thr,l away Sick And shlltl'terng Her
pins with cu-wntcr. was Erushu.i bnrk frD,n her
tnS1, frs,tIt which es"ry EHrttoe OF cntnr Ind
c iapr .t1 .yes %Srs ssc a, hcT bsoa
hull rNise up, Nti to tlla ono 0f tho rilysoiars
WIS holding q LUMP lcc. Z, tho back y her
btootl iluwud fsocly. until it w,ls stnnchud Gy
AIothor physician. Lucy Is little, slight thing,
wns st!i!ct1 alil bltanly, shu loikcl like u mure
el!ld. brt,kpnanI dying. Tho snothor, aobblnx
Wtluly allu tAlKll1H 1tHuhcfDntlfs btNt Hft.r tho
9irl. bathush her head u 'c!.t;;wator, while 1,A.
Thorc was IL, iask u Wiling handa md Wiling
fuet to tu,,l theIr u To- tho rulur OF tho suffer-
Or. 1t was strangs aud t,,itohinR sight 70 see
t9ss ana Sr%r,strtsksn f%s WIZ n5sssins
painting IN tho flcps nf tho elow,ts cyDn could
pot hile thG looks ot syMpathy and kindly ST.
uni indignation ny tho tnn!9 1nolnlprs If tho
Gu,npat,y that women should 10 permitted III at
fulnpt such dangerous lnAta, "Hy-." yH!tl one
Of lilo c!uwns." !hs whnlc i'ytix- tTpcxe business
should l,o alMlIshc'; some ono Il always cutting
urppled or killed Ivy II, Gantlot look ~ It. !
huvd known ~ ntny MGcleIlts thMt tho Thought
OF 1t nnkcs n,v sick. Tho only merit OF y hylng
trnpUxu uut IL tls danger. It should DO forblti-
htarl from other uthtv,ts aud KyunnAats, who
wnru atn,llitly ubt,ut. It VILE long tltuo bufsre
tA9 GAllau Ut slo 4Ecl'tenl waa gvnurnlly UNDER
stuNl, cvgn by tho ritInbnra Of tho company.
Inny said TINT tho Kr!'s hulnls wufo swcaty alid
hAd slirp0.l. Thu truth. however. u. that w Ehu
sl,r1lliK froln tho pedestal aud W0nt to ttrow her
foot 0vrr tho hAr Un whlca. she WIS holding by
llor h1nds. hur hputl struck. with terrific fUro0,
tho pedestal OIL Whch hur feot hh.l sttasl u tl.,.
Inunt ltfUro. This knUcket her Heilyelu1s, aud,
relaxing hur h1il, shu st,tlbne1 out urd fell,
without tho poWor to luako al effort " save
hprSVlf,
Art0r tho first efforts ut restoration Ind bcon
n,atlo. md lh9 lloW Ut bntAl had beun stup1ctl,
tho innttross o which tho y!rl lay WIZ ptoku4l u
aul cArrlrtl !hto lhe ladloa drtsslng- ns,l whcH
lnr h4!f al hour lolixer tho physlelans kept w
out aaoIesa. Many believed thai sho VIII lylnE,
aill tho wosl went AUIuMl thAt the physlclails
Hnid she could not 1.-Two. This wAg an uxAxKorn-
ton, though ut "ne tlmu theY said that hol
pulse was very wuak aud Uncertain. Iu half ul1
ho'.F six strong iuoH aKnta toak up the mattress,
and passing out under tho ctlxo of tho uatvas