The morning call., 1890-11-11
THE HUMAN BIRD OF COLORADO.
A Great Crowd at sloan's Lake to See
Him TRY His Wings,

A Great Crowd at Slonn's Lake to See
Him Try His Wings.
Sloan's Lake was the scene of riotous
demonstration few days ago. Fully 5000
people swarmed the garden, as many more
were. on the hills around the lake, and their
cheers and laughing were incessant. Every
one was looking for r. J. Spaulding and his
aerial apparatus, but for hours he was not
to be seen. The only thing that could be
seen belonging to the performance was a
wire cable about an inch in diameter and
fifty in length stretched in mid-air. which
the impatient people were informed was the
line OF the proposed flight which Mr.. Spauld-
ing was to make.
The bills announced the time of this great
feat to be at l o'clock, but it was after ere
any preparation for the ascension was made.
The rope was loosened, as all SUI posed. so
that the man with wings could be hooked
upon the carriage, which was so arranged
that it could be run along the wire rope pro-
PEELED by the human bird of Colorado ard
his new-made wings. The balloon which
was to be used mad failed to arrive, so that
this apparatus was substituted. But 10!
ere the winged man could be attached to
the pulley and swung in mid air the sup
ports of the affair gave way and the whole
went into state of utter collapse.
The winged man and his precious ma
chine, however, escaped, as another fate
awaited them.
Mir. Spaulding then donned the wings and
proceeded to exhibit them to the populace.
They wanted him to sail out over the waters
and to the dizzy heights, but he was not so
disposed, knowing that it was only the most
skillful bird that could both fly and swim.
No efforts were made toward repairing
the collapsed rope and its supports, al
though the wings and the man marched
through the crowd, which only exasperated
them.
"Fly higher p' was the cry from the ex-
pectant crowd. but all to no purpose. as at
no time did he get both feet from terra firma
at the same time. He was piIoted through
the multitude by Dep1ty Sheriff Shell, who
did his best to protect the old man from the
people who were eager to have feather as
a memento of the occasion.
Finally lie decided to withdraw from pub
lie gaze, and sought to bid farewell from the
door of his dressing house, when shower of
stones convinced HIM that the sooner he de-
parted the better and wiser it was for him.
For while it looked like a riot, and flying
above the eye, from which gushed stream
of blood.
Some OF the crowd was doubtless made
more unruy in its action by the beer which
had been imbibed. The only time "Father
Time" as some were wont to call him, flew
was when the mob set upon him with stones
when he fairly sailed through the door, but
the wings did not aid him in his rapid race
for shelter.
The machine which was to be used is the
invention of X. j. Spauldng OF Rosita. Gus
ter County, Colo. Mr.. Spaulding is not dis
couraged, as he attributed the failure to make
the tIial to the people who managed the af-
fair. He will take his wings back to Rosita,
and after repairing them will make trial
where he will not be compelled to face a
howiing mob and volley of stones He is
over 81 years of age.-Colorado Correspond
ence in New York World.