The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-13
BRINY BREEzEs BLOW.
Captain Boyton's Exhibition Post
poned-A Fearful Storm.

Nine cars filed with men. women and
children, left the Utah & Nevada depos'
at O'Clock last evening, the occupants
of which were in anticipation of wit
Messing the exhibition TO be given by
Captain Boyton. The same gale that
blew during the entire afternoon pre-
vailed in the evening. to the discomfit-
ure of the passengers. which made the
run anything but pleasant. Arriving
at Garfield the multitude were met BY
the Ogden people. Who occupied FIVE
cars In their run 10 Salt Lake and across
70 Garfield. The most of them it is safe
to say, Iame for the sole purpose of
witnessing the -feats of the renowned
Boyton. Soon after the arrival of the
train. the Captain entered the water on
the right side of the pier, little TO the
left OF where the steamer usie Ritter
iay tossing on the waves but he had no
sooner entered the Lake than he
emerged and walked MP the pier to the
boat GARFIELD. which he boarded and
where he remained for about twenty
minutes, when he came walk
ing down the pier and through
the boWery, followed by a surg
ing mass Of humanity. curious to
know what he intended doing. He
went directly TO his car, which stood on
a side track q little TO the east OF the
bowery. The Captain, another man. a
lady and q HERALD reporter were the
only persons 10 enter the car, the doors
of which were Immediately locked. No
sooner inside our reporter asked the
Captain the reason for his not entering
the Lake. The immediate answer was:
The Sheriff stopped me from entering
that Lake to-day. made two attempts
TO carry out my programme, but was
stopped by the Sheriff. There is not a
man in this crowd more anxious to
witness the exhibition than / am -
make it, but / do not wish TO be asked
conundrums, for cannot answer them.
more than saying. / have been pro-
hibited by the Sheriff from entering
that water
Captain Boyton shortly afterward
came from his car and stood on one OF
the seats under the bowery. He said
that he felt sorry the elements, III
sheriff, and all things combined, COM
PEELED him to Oostpone his exhibition;
II was his desire to do what was ex
pected. but the sheriff prohibited him
from doing so, an ! he would give = free
exhibition tomorrow (to-day.) Great
was felt among the
multitude who went out to witness the
exhibition. and a number OF
were heard TO the effect
that Boyton was afraid TO brave the
waves that were rolling so high. and
the use of the sheriffs name wss but a
blind to lead the people to believe
otherwise. Be that as it may, and we
haze no proof that the captain made
any statement but the true one, under
the circumstances it would have been
not only impossible TO succeed in giving
the exhibition, but highly dangerous
for him 10 have attempted TO
do so. 1t is certain. however,
neither he nor the railway people
are at all to blame in the matter.
The Captains experience of few even
ings before was undoubtedly sufficient
to teach him that to toy with the
furious sea on yesterday, would be q
good deal like monkeying with buzz
saw. The Captain sent word TO The
HERALD from the lake last evening that
while he was due in Leadville on Mon
day evening. he would postpone the
date and appear at the lake this even