West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-12-25
NEW YORK LETTER.
Special Correspondence OF the Argus
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raster Succl has at last cOnclu.
ded his remarkable achievement OF
gong without food OF any kind for
n period OF 45 days. This is the
hrst time on record that anyone in
u state of health has lived more than
six weeks without taking any food l..
and as the faster has been carefully
watched every minute OF the time,
he is fairly entitled to the rather
empty honor of Champion Faster
of the World. since the fast be-
gun on Nov. 3, until il ended on
Saturday night last committee of
physicians and newspaper men have
been IN constant attendance and
have made accurate records from
day to day concerning decrease Il
weight, change of temperature and
everything else connected with the
undertaking. Succi's W light dwin.
died from III pounds ut the start
to lo4 pounds at the finish, and
his looks changed so completely
tAat he would not be taken for the
same man. Water, air and ice are
all that he has had to live on and
yet his bodily health has been good
and his mind clear all the time.
On Saturday night he broke his
long fast 10y very easy stages, be.
ginning with only teaspoonful OF
Cocoa. On Sunday he ute GOOD
dinner and started for Boston to
exhibit himself in museum mt
! 81, 800 week.
The question of rapid transit is
again looming up. and determin.
ed effort will be made at the com
ing session Of tho Legislature to
pass some measure which will meet
the unmistakable demand in one
way or another. Every ono of our
city's representatives at Albany has
promised to work for the project
and many of them look upon it ms
the most important business of the
session. No plan To accomplish
the object desired has yet been
agreed to, but the viaduct plan
will perhaps receive attention first.
This provides for a viaduct from
City Hall through Elm Streee, Cen
ter street, AMI Fourth avenue to
AZ street. Facilities will be afror-
dcd for running heavy loc )m olives
and trains from outside the city d-
rect to the City Hall and the Brook
Ign Bridge. This plan may not bc
the best, bat it is certainly better
than nothing, and the public de-
mand some relief without delay.
The frlghtful incapacity of tho 81"
SIS becoming more apparent
every day.
The latest M provo III IL in
French fats"in this city is The
furnishing by the landlord of u bill
hard room and n bowling alley for
the free use Of tenants. A wealthy
real estate owner has just broken
ground fora ilat house OF this kind
which he is going to build as an cx-
pertinent. The building will be
six stories high, the top floor to be
used for tho billiard room, and the
basement to be fitted rs % bowling
alley. The latter will extend tn,
full length Of the lot, which is 1OC
feet deep. the pins to be in vault
at the further end 80 that the noise
Of knocking them over will not dis
turb tie tenants. The billiard
room OH the top floor will be fine
affair and will have accom- modations
for other games besides billiards
Each tenant will be given separat,
night each week IN which he will
have full use of the so"modern i'm
proyements" for himself and friends
and the rent will be the same whe
ther tenants avail themselves Of til,
privilege or not.
EDWIN ARLINGTON.