The sun., 1891-03-20
INSANE FROM STARVATION.
.rrrR STORIES ABOUT THE TREAT
.xyr OF G0WAN, THE WALKER.

,>.r. was Musie NJ the Great six.Aay os.
...reu.piesse Fisaie Yesterday. Dut 10
~.s s.ppiiea by . Brokss.Aewn Mana
o-~.,-Ths walker Fren Kansas Clsy
rrx,,s - Keep Alive ~ neEginE -
a.vsr Lee Away by HIis sister.
From, Cappa. with 100 musicians. to an !tal.
IA, with q whsezy hand organ. IL big step I;
hut tho management OF the six-day race at
W.aison Square Garden made the sxtraordi.
n,ry re,rogression. on.yesterday. and the strains Of
nsno Might Have Licked Mccarthy. But she
u.t ). and kindred airs. succeeded selections
t.or, tho bohemian Girl" William Tell"
",J other popular operas. To add TO tho far
.i.slity. Ole Folks" tho little race track coon.
IA csle walker took possession OF the baud
.,.od and delighted the slim afternoon audi.
."co with some fancy wing dancing: after
-hieh Gus Guerrero. rssplsndent In high hat.
,,sht ,uit aud ovsrcoAt. went among the spec.
,.,or, soliciting pennies for the music and
.,.neinc. The whole incident told most gra ph.
t.,nY the story Of tho greatest iizzls New
yort has witnessed.
, sensation was created early yesterday
morping by the salvation Army" crank,
Govau; Sherlock is his right name. He had
h..n acting nuserlv all through the rsce.
sbortly after Z o'clock he suddenly dashed
down tho track. and at the Madison avenue
and cleared the fence separating the track
from tho promenade by flying leap. The OBJ
.,,uct;on was about 4 feet 8 inches. He ran
into The lobby. with tho evident Intention Of
escaping 10 tho street. He WAS seized by DO.
lcsmen and attendants and was borne strug.
cling back to his hut. He had violent dis
ike 10 his trainer. and attempted 10 assault
him. crying. II hate YOU; I hate you" He
Vas imprisoned In the hus and was discovered
shortly after drinking Kerosene OIL When tho
door was opened 10 stop him he ran ont upon
.he track in undress. He talked incohereutly,
and his actions showed him to DO temIorarily
insane. Hs wandered about the Garden. q
pii;ul wreck. The four days strain had left
hin, caunt and hnrgard. his eyes burning and
dr. A stubbt beard added to the hardness
%se s h.a essa him R ss Sss s and SSosr'
When TaE Sun reporter met hin, he was
b,eedpg freely from the nose. to which he was
Sp.rss S"pls,sI and while Ills mannor was Al times
wild II was not that OF an Insane man. He
begged the reporter 10 take him from the Guild-
!pf AsSs, waas @ to Soep me here. Theyve drsesed
me and have given mo nothing to eat. and I've
"! 1sa % ssle'D Please take me ont; ~lllsou'
Ths man looked a. u hs might fall exhausted
any nnomsnt. and the reporter led him 70 the
Fourth Ss oS.s to put
:'2:F s:: sfSof liz & nag .Ss IT,
s.sa FL ut. usz s1s o% ss%s1S %s sxas S5
se,inst the ruling. from which, he would not
r an ssa 1b. s
On this point hts sister and her husband mp
pears, ,s snd took Iook charge s. qf sAs NIPtortanss: 3
Jsserson avenue. brooklyn. Gownn was taken
into the hut; and after an hour was INDUCED to
hs Rutpam House use for s,ssH Mr. Phil
tho idea q insanity. " ''~"' '-'" 'e''''"
.i.as AZ s.. q s.s s sxsn sas. Ssdee
came to the Garden on sunday night to start
IN tho race. 10 had neither, money; treinor:
put this on over his underearnents.. He got
90 old Eair Of sllppeEs. which he tied to his
.lcsr be took was on the iioor. From the first
he s,v was begging monoy from the spectators and
drink and SietnHis from tne other mens train
race hs got the EDglish9an's hut. His sister
says s,! thas alter tho iirst day shs came 10 see
lhInss she said she cooked aud brought
over Tor him were chicken and vegetable
aud arnei.. Ii Is somswhat 81 = mystery wEss
became Of these dslicacies. The trainer as
,sfs nc led ,lsm 10 his man but ,6s other
sal during .tle time. Marshall. Herty's handier.
ssd 10 had been giving Gowan tea and +. oil
shss s tbs hs TaS is es
Gowan get from his trainer. was ice water.
with a wet sponge to suck ON for change. The
ven vent INSANE from larl Of food and sisee. Ths
score sheets testify that he was on the track
nearly Ia ali 81. of tho seventy EIGHT hours.
sas Ts!i eGIp;ea.sd Ar; ilpe pianist. ina trained
anrnr tho rss cut ,So so
days Of the race. his rendition Of hymns In q
srsI baritone ,hs voice greet sr
hsr brother had penchnnt Tor engaging in
these contests and showing his wonderful
powers Of endurance. She thought hs had
Indignant at the, report, that her brother was
insane. and attributed bis wandering talk and
ar'i ms 70 exhaustion and lack OF eleep., Cow
o. the Salvation Army.
There !; another csss Of starxatqn con-
ssW Mo waSed and Ses sa wss fss
from Kansas to- enter the contest. IN q vain
hope that he might win money enough TO get
& hsa ao'hns saE Ss tMo o Al " %
story IS TO bo telisyed, and. unfortunately. It
snmnI ssssms g t be true. When he came to tho city
told him he should want for nothing: that he
ss,;d ss,sd b would buy him apother farm, The
y. 9d cid fellow has vented the very necessaries
otlifs: Hs was Obliged to withdraw from the
Iaee because hs had nothing to eat, nild his
stomach: :rebslled. He Sill hangs about inc
0sIden forlornly. having no othor place to 20.
sIno endeavors TO pick up q crust here and
!nsre. The reporters relieved his immediate
NECESSITIES srs last evening BY subscription.
49, inc attendance was very poor yesterday
moaning and afternoon. but picked up fairly
vel IN the evening.
The drum and lie CORPS put in an appear-
sh.e VIZ Last night. and onlivensd things consider
sSely. Between tho waits muSi,' was furnished
oy bagpipe player dressed in full Highland
.nsumS prGnenadtnR noont the track. The
ISSce IL rap!dly Assuming tho features OF the
SNOW whichtwul open ut tho Garden noxt week
Il several OF tho side shows cleArel out last
hhxn' Inc money due on privileges WAS to
haye in heeu Maid. but the stands have been do
TX Y starvation business. and could nor nay.
h,;1a Xxx John Hughes c,thRs 10 the lead with that
s,uiidog pertlnaci.y which has made him
u haScGrath, the wsll.known caterer who had
niSh, Is par privilege. gave up the ghost at mid
Tbaat WTbkat nnd TOOK away his stock and fixtures.
ths ht ut, o. $500 was ,ius the management.
II IL IN St nsGing been sold for $1,000 OF which
Or = MINI inos thought that any Of tho money due
., Hughes crossed the zoo.miis marx at 9:41
eoek amid Rs much noise o. the few hundred
,,nsslntors could make He went on Sfi or com.
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