The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-10-14
DARE DEVIL DEEDS.
Prores sions That Kill Seeking Fame
aud Facing Death.
Perilous Feats and How They are
Performed.
FrIghtful Flights Through Hid Air

In this age Of reckless venture few things
appear surprising, and II is only when some
Iu1kless hero meets with sudden and ter
rible death in pursuit OF that Gllttering
bubble, fame. That the public attention is
arrested or curiosity eXgiiCd, yet the writer
recently witnessed series OF pertlons per
firmauces, which IN their in minent danger
called for that high order OF courage ard
seltrelirnce 90 often cbroni,ltd ia the MS
torres Of Roman heroes aud Oattlc-sCared
veterans. Scented in the great pavilion Of
W. W Coles colossal circus continues tue
narrator, somewhat bewildered by the
drAfeuiug applause bestowed upon m ar-
list who was refining from the riLR, was
s'artled TO see little girl Of not more than
| " or "A wears leap into the arena and rap
IDLY asutGd 10 platform suspended t0 The
dome oil the canvas full sixty feet from the
gt0und. A pause filloEed aud the dlrec'
tor announced midi. Aim0 the human
! az ant such, indeed, the reckless C1lld
| seemed 10 be, for She immedia ely seiZ td A
small trapeze aud gracefully threG her eli
| into the air underneath the ewingng cell
| ing. with her head downward aud the sOles
OF her shoes llaily on the smoothly polished
platform above. A few quick steps or
trrads were taken and TO tho amhz moht
Ofeyery behoider the little performer lot
30 Tho hold viii her hands, aud with her
golden hair floating In the eight bre re
shc waved her arms gracefully beneath her
head aud started across the lorg Inverted
bridge with fly like footsteps, Every step
was iimil with the nicely Of he pendulum,
aud TO this fact Is attributed he secret oil
success which makes this pgfslous perform.
AnCo possible, yet the rc'vR OF steel
required 10 compound every fibre OF TIE
bOGy under such circumstances Is more
than paramount to the reckless courage
which caused the late Captain Webb "
lose HE lie In the whirlpool OF Niagara
Another blood-curling act which took
place during the exhibition WA that o.
: riding blcyo.e along a single strand o
wire which had been siTeiched from end t(
, end Of the great canvas. In this act ~
those preceding IL, there was manifest th'
ZANE rect less. deslh.delying spirit To TIN
bicycle was attached u trapt ze'bAr, upOI
which male and iema'e gymnast executed
soma very thrilling eyoutions, while thu
two whebled chariot was being guided
, along the narrow pathway 1t woul'
: Peem that even this bold Ventur
! was quite enough to tax the iemerity OF tn
! most Needless performer. But the spG eta
iatob were hwe.slricken when the a'rii
bicycle I.der poised his stpely steed upo
~ the trail wire and placing his head npo
U tho saddle st,od M straight a. an arrow
u With his teet pointing heavenwnrd. An
thus, indeed, aid sensation upon tenss
TONS head accumulate until IL appearc
: That the verge OF all human daring ha
J, been reached. 10 hardly seems pOssbl
:. that such desperate chances would be take
% or pruhL alone. There must bo an NJ
II gnytrnnb'e desire Tor public applause III
world. vide fame 10 spur ore to such deed
for tho gmus(meul OF lhe people. Bat 3
long as the public demand the heard q
hio to move iis pulse Il please II
tye, u IL quite probable that Cole {
is some one eite will tind performers ready
~ graf f. the public taste. Among the MAJ
!, other ttriking pgfiirmaucss which saw ,
" this GREAT show. shys the narrator. was
y iIoupr Oi real BpdOuin Arabs whose HutiI
n have never, heretofore, been Witnessed
nj the western hpmsphero. Tncre were tgelN
uao and Two female performers IN IL
" baud, The mru were ~ agle as liarf
10 ANA N,ih their peculiar leap.uS, whlilln
n tumhhug ard mlINrluua lVAis ui slrcngl
= VA binding high pyum ds, they Kept Il
Us ltfge HuiiDLcG Ia u UouSluut state
surprise, Nut | must say thU. 10 was her
se thai saw tho iirt succ s3.ul attempt
Ir, snake ch1rmiug or serpent pyriormiu
ly 81 zen advertised by travelling citcus1
nj Ata Cry nOW the tigiA, iCmuIe eau
be- hpuuiiug intl the fiug followed by ~
OK, s. n'Nau Atabs baiinsu hr.o willow ba
e.. Yes, which Aoy placed u,op the grnuu
IN and FROM u took several euotm0ps scgru
tn winch tho hlUded Ia tho snake chlrnlC
Ch who Nput tho wrthiug monster Nruul
Id Ntr ty rock and arms, aud dane
rn nfopi ..c ripl in rrta' rl'e Daring Il
ct .r,rlunAcc an tho Arabs r,mli ca sral
Va un Tue gsOurd ia ~ circle ~ thu outer ed
~, al 100 circus riuF. bat tl.ir constant chi
ut itr ch acis gld svsNiug Wusem,nl, o. 'h'
I'D, b 'ui $ laJr most picture que noU ~
IA tlt nal sretu. saturday, % tob'r 2lh,
TT jh, jlY ,tt tor theae wlIO,.'ui perrin
~, aaul. On Dallas.