Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-06-17
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q Painter ssceads the Flag fsis on che
 Dome ef the PuiItser Building.


 A P.ias.r sseeads the Flag Pole on che
 Dome ef the Paiitser Baiiding.
 No sailor ever climbed so high as did the gallant painter, A. Zimener, when he ascended Ia the top of the flagstaff which rises from the dome of the Pu- litser building. There were thousands of people in City iisll park. on Broad way. in Centre street. Chambers street, on Park row. and adjacent thorough fares down town rwho craned their nesks to see the ascent, and hundreds of glasses were lsveled at the painter from the roofs of buildings afar off-- away over in Brooklyn. in Jersey City and down the bay.
 From the street Zimener looked like . very small man doing a very big thing. From Broadway he appeared tobe no larger than an extremely small boy. while from one of the Jersey ferry boats one might have imagined that . ny, large enough to be classed with souie new species, was performing syn1nastie ieats la Japanese Mir Zinlener had an unrivaled view from the top of the staff. but that was not what he went up for. The staff needed painting. and. as it could not very well te taken down. some one had to climb to the top of it. Mir Zilnener has climbed poles before. but never one whose top was so far above the earth
 A rope was passed twice around the pole at the point where it emerges from the cupola, each end being securely fastened to little wooden seat This rope was moved up few feet. where it hung by the simple strain which the weight of the seat brought upon the coils around the pole Another rope was wound twice around the pole un- der the first one. and in each end was loop. When Zimener was ready to as. cend he put the wooden seat down over his head until ii reached the proper dis tanee. when he sat down upon 1t to test it. The double coil of rope clung Co the pole. and the seat was found to be perfectly secure He then put his right foot through the loops of the other rope. using them as stirrup, When he pressed his weight down the coils frightened and he stood upright
 Next he moved the upper rope mp ward foot or two. sitting down again while he raised the foot rope. upward sn equal distance. Standing again he raised the seat rope. So he went. a foot or two at time on each rope, un- til he neared the big gilt ball on the top of the pole. Then seizing the top of the pole he climbed with his legs until high enough to stand on his seat. hold ing fast to the iron support Of the ball with his hands. The crowds in the streets stood still to watch his every movement. and the teanlsters over on Broadway almost caused a blockade by stopping to look.
 Mr. Liinener. when he stood upon his seat at the top of the staff, was just 375 l.2 feet above the foundation of the Pulitzer building and 3l9 feet above Frankfort street The roof of the building was li9 feet below him. and the gold and copper dome rose up toward him like the closing leaves of a great golden tulip The staff to which he cluug looks like & slender. frail thing from the street. but it isn't IL is ike rhe mast of gigantic ship. and while it rises 40 feet above tine eupola. ss feet of il is concealed in the dome IL is as firm as rock. fl the best spar of spruce can be compared with stone
 After Mir Ziinener had stood for a while enjoying the unrivaled prospect before him. pot Of paint and brush 1 were hauled up to him by means of the 1 flag halliards. and he proceeded to paint the big pole pure white Ashe performed his work he descended grad. ually. reversing his former tactics. The painting was accomplished quickly, | and Mr. Zimener said that he had never stood so high before aiuong his fellow