Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-16
THE FEAT FINISHED.

Williamson Succeeds In His Great
Walking and Brick Carrying Under.
taklng-.-The Round Up.
At 8 o'clock last night John William
son accomplished the feat of walking con.
tinually and with only the necessary in.
terruption for meals. for thfrty-six hours
from one corner of Third avenue and
Seventeenth street to the other and with
a four and q half pound brick in either
hand. There was a crowd of several
hundred present to witness the conclu-
sion of the difficult and remarkable tas K.
Stow Bros. band was on hand to seren-
ade the plucky pedestrian as he rounded
up his undertaking. As the end ap-
preached, the pain and exhaustion for
sock Williamson and he appeared in bet,
ter condition than at any time during the
day. He spurted toward the last, max
ing his final trips on a run, and then
when he had finished offered to continue
the task uninterrupted for twelve hours
more for $50. There being no accept
ance OF the offer. he retired to the Com
mercial house where he was enthusiast.
cally serenaded. Being called for he ap.
peared on the balcony to acknowledge
the greeting, when he was showered with
flowers by admirers.
After supper he run foot race with
James Cahall from Third avenue down
Seventeenth street to Fourth avenue and
won easily. At Z o'clock he commenced
and completed an additional ten-minute
tramp with the bricks 10 hand, in order
that no question might be raised as to
the entire fulfllment on his part of his
undertaking. Then he retired.
As was intimated yesterday, considers
bic money was staked on the result and
Williamson, unless serious results yet
develop, will find that his adventure paid
him pretty we'll financially.
Williamson did not sleep any last night
in consequence of swollen joints and a
lame back, as we'll as blistered feet and
benumbed hands. This morning, though,
he was resting easier
The impression enormously prevails
that MIR. H ull had offered Williamson
800 if he stuck it out for thirty-six
hours. This is not fact as the ARGUS
has stated from the first. The actual
agreement is appended:
This Is to certify that l agree to Law
six brick in front of Winter & Lemburg's
store, Tuesday, May IA, 1889, alta. m.
and carry two brick, one in each hand.
for ten hours with a recess of fifteen
minutes In the forenoon and fifteen min
utes recess in the afternoon. 1t is fully
understood l am to lay down two brick
and take up two at every time l cross
the street for the sum of one dollar and
nifty cents; l agree not to tarry or sit
down, but to keep going during the full
time of ten hours less the fifteen minutes
recess in the forenoon and fifteen minutes
in the afternoon.
JOHN T. WILLIAMSON
The thirty>six hours tramp was an af-
ter agreement introduced after the wager.
Williamson this morning received the
81 SO and receipted for it, stating that
that was all due him from Mr.. Hull. He
also voluntarily said in Mr.. Hull's pres
ence that there was no 800 considera-
ton; that Mr.. Hull had offered him the
81 80 out of sympathy for him when be
was out of work and it was out of this
that the thirty.six hours tramp grew.
He further acknowledged. as the ARGUS
asserted last night. that outside wagers
were made on his ability to accomplish
the thirty-six hours feat and he was
ahead several hundred dollars personally
as result. He feels therefore, not only
that Mr.. Hull has treated him perfectly
satisfactorily, but is the direct cause of
his receiving the opportunity to win
what he has.
AS near as it can be figured, William
son walked forty-two miles during his
tramp. The test of physical strength
and endurance, however, is not in the
distance paced so much, as in the carry>
ing of the brick and constantly STOPPING
over process he was obliged to endure.