Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-09
A GREAT FEAT.
A BicyCIlst Attempts a Daring and
Dashing Ride
Down the Steep Grades Of Mountain and
Around Sharp Curyes-He Finally
Completes Difficult Task

GLEN HOUSE, MOUNT WASHINGTON,
August S.-The sensatl Of the wee
is the uccessful attempt of MIR. II. ID.
Corey, Of the Massachusetts Bicycle
Club, to ride down the Mount. Tue
winding roads often times run
ming OH the brink Of precipic,s hum
drtds of ct high, TO go over which
meant instant death, were ridden over
by the intrepid bicyclist, whose steady
nerves have lOrsUUh him, aud he SIT
cesslully 'cOnpIiShed the feat without
a mishap. 1t :, ems that he had con-
sidered the Feasibility of the for some
time and on Monday morning he de-
c ded to make the attempt. He left
the Glen House at 80 and walked up
the mountain so as to become familiar
with the road. He reached tine halt
way house at $40 O'Clock and partOUk
ul some light rtfreshment and register
ed hiS name. And he reached the Su IL
nit House at 10 O'clock after Journey
OF 2h and Sum.
Mr. Corey mounted his machine, which
Nas of the Extraordinary challenge
altern and began to ride down the
mountain.
The Air was Extremely Cold.
and his hands were benumbed from
holding on his handle bars. The first
two mIies We're ridden easily, but rs tn
road was very steep the machine gained
speed and momentum At every revOlu
Ton of the wheels. He kept the brakes
OF, however, and as the curves were not
very shOlt, ordinary care enabled him
IOmegOtiate them in safety.
Just as the two mile post was past the
up.SIage was met, the driver of wuIcn
took the inside of the road and allowed
the wheelman a track not more than
three feet wide, but careful riding
brought him through safely. Then the
road began To get steep'r and sleeper
and the wheels went faster and faster
until a three minute gait was reach d,
and new application of the brakes be-
came necessary. The continued pressure
OH the brake handle soon began to tell
ON Mr.. CUrey's arms and just as he pl3s-
ed a steep incline on tG q more mDder-
rapid rate he met carriage and was
compelled To make quick dlsmOuut to
save "a collision.
All the way down he met parties Of
tourists, who gave him such kindly at
vice as Get or" push" "L)OH our
for the corners" or "NOu'll break your
blooming neck" He made ne reply To
the taunIs' but kept steady on towards
his destination.
The Ninth Mile
was the steepest he had yet encountered
and the machine began TO Jump" aud
ialrly flew down the Incline. That mile
includes what il known as "golng
round Cape Horn" nasty sharp
curve, on one side of which the noun
tam towers away above you and on the
other is yawnlng abyss which means
instant destruction to anyone falling III
To it. The danger of the situation was
enhanced by the brake beginning to
smoke from the friction, and it was
with difficulty that he controlled the
wheel. From that point to the Glen
House he roue as slow ~ he possibly
could, except when on a straight piece,
a mile or SO from home, he Was enabled
to release the brake pressure and cOas'ed
dow n the hill at pace probably never
before eXcelled. He afterwards said
that he went 20 fast he could not see
sd was Oblig, d To turn bis head TO
breathe. He pulled up in front Of the
G.rn House ut l2:l5, having been hur
H. Ism. He beat Mr.. COrdOn's record
by forty five minutes.