Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-15
PRODUCES OF STRENGTH.
\ Man HOLDS Il Table In His
Teeth While Two Others
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Dance on It.
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In 1871 Monsieur Gregorie," claim
ing to be Il years old, nightly astonish-
ed the coed folks OF Hereford by carry
ing seven hundred weight with the
greatest ease, and by performing certain
other extraordinary ieats. For all that,
lie was one OF the quietest men, and
simple as Il child, living in constant
dread lest he should be provoked into
using his strength professionally; and
afraid to nurse his own baby lest he
should give ii fatal squeeze.
Joseph POspiscbilli vas wont to amuse
the Hungarian public by holding table
in the air by his hands and teeth, while
a couple OF gypsles danced upon it to =
thirds tiddling. He and one OF his
brothers would bear upon their shout
derS sort of wooden bridge, while a
cart full OF stones, drawn by two horses,
was driven over il. Falling into evil
ways, Joseph was Imprisoned in the
fortress OF Den, and one day volunteer
Ell to give the prison inspectors a speCI-
men OF his abilities; and permission be-
ing accorded, he So arranged the gov
ernor's heavy mahogany table as TO hold
il suspended with his teeth for nearly
hall a minute. Joignery, Il French pro-
i.ssiOnal acrobat, lately performing at a
Berlin theater, executed the following
extraordinary feat. AS he swung head
downward from trapeze to which his
ankles were fixed, horse covered with
CAV trappings, and begirt with broad
d. hot fur CT
hoops attached to it, and mounted by a
iull-grOwn man, was brought on the
central stage, above which Joiguery
hung suspended. Selling the loops
With his hands, the Frenchman, by
sheer muscular strength, lifted horse
and rider some inches off the stage,
sustained their combined weight In the
air iur some seconds, and then let them
down again a. erenly and slowly as he
had raised them. Mr.. Stanley tells US
that Sinba, chief oyerseer OF Amubin
Osman's caravan, standing six feet five
inches bareiooted, and measuring thirty
two inches from shoulder to shoulder,
could toss an ordinary sized man ten
feet into the air and catch him in his
descent. He would take one OF the large
white MuScat donkeys bv the ears, and
with a sudden movement OF his right
foot, Law the surprised ass on it's back
carving a 3-year-Old bullock on his
back half way round his masters plan
tation; and once actually bore twelve
men on his bark, shoulders and chest,
round Osman's house, to the intense
wonder OF large crowd OF applaudlng
spectators.
A man Of great strength was William
low, known in his day as 1.-The Epgilsh
Samson" He was q native OF Kent,
having been born near Ramsgate IN
1918. From an early period OF his life
he displayed remarkable strength and
dezterlty for his years, and when "A
years OF age he began publicly to exhibit
his astonishing teats. Among other ui
JOYS performances, he is said to have
been able to retain and keep in place a
strong horse, urged by whip to escape
his powerful rein, solely by the check
of his pull, without any stay or support
whatever. Aided by a strong Ieathern
gjrdle or belt, and supporting himself
by pressing his arms on a railing, he
could lit from the ground a stone SAID
10 lie d ton weight. lie also broke
asuuder a rope fastened TO wall which
had previously borne more than ton
and half weight without breaking.
Notwithstanding his great strength, he
was possessed OF singularly agile and
flexible Joints, many wonderful stories
being told of MS ieats in this respect
such as placing glass Of water on the
sole of his loot, which he could twist
round with his hands, and conveying in
This WAY 10 his month without spilIing