Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-29
LIKE A oNAT IN the Am.
Painter Ascends tho flag Pole on tho
noms Of tho pulIi,rr nuiIhInr

Painter Asoends tho flag Pole on tho
Dome Of IA. Puiisser Building.
No snilor ever climbed 50 high as did
the gallant painter, a. zimcner, when
he nscendcd to tho top Of tho flagstaff
which ritcs fron tho dome Of tho Pm.
hizcr building There woro thousand.
Of people In City Hall park. on Broad.
why. In Centre street, Chamber, street.
Oh Park row. and adjacent thorough.
fares down town who crnncd tl,elr
nccss To sec tho ascent. and hundreds
OF glasses were lcvclcd at tho painter
from tho roofs Of buildings' nfar Of
away over In Brooklyn. In Jersey CITY
and down tho bay.
From tho street Zimencr looked Ike
n very small man doing q very biz
thing. From Broadway he appeared
tobc no lager than an eaepmcly small
boy. while from one Of the Jersey ferry.
boats one might havo Imagined that a
1y. large enough 10 be clnsscd with
some now species, was performing
gymnastic fcnts n Ia Japanese. Mr.
Liinener had an unrivalo1 view from
the top OF tho staG. but that was not
what ho went up for. Tho staff neodol
painting. and, a. IL could not very well
be taken down, some one had TO climb
TO tho top Of II. ar. zlmcnor has
climbed poles before. but never ono
whose top was 40 far above tho earth.
A ropc WINS passed twice around tho
pole at tho point whorc II emerge. from
tho cupola, each end being securely
fastened 10 little wooden foat Til.
rope was moved up few feet, where /,
hung by tho simple strain which tho
weight OF tho scat brought upon tho
coils around tho polo Another ropo
was wound twice around tho polo un.
der the iirSt one, and In each end WIS
loop. When Zlmcner was ready 10 AZ.
cend he put the wooden seat down over
his head until I, reached the proper dis
tancc, when he sat down upon Il 10
test It. Tho double coil OF rope chung
TO tho pole, and tho scat was found 20
10 perfectly secure. lilo then put his
right foot through tho loops Of tho
Other rope, using them as stirup.
When ho pressed his weight down tho
coils ughtcnod and no stood upright
Next hc moved tho upper rope up
ward foot or two. sitting down again
while he raised tho foot ropo upward
an equal distance Standing again no
raised tho seat ropa SO lao wont, a
foot or two at time on each rope. un.
I'll ho nearcd the big gilt ball on the top
OF the polo. Tbon sclslng tho top OF
tho polo he climbed with his legs until
high enough 10 stand on his seat, hold.
Ing fast TO tho iron support OF tho ball
with his hands. Tho crowds In III,
streets stood still 10 watch his every
movement, and tho tcamsters over on
broadway almost caused blockade
by stopping to look.
Mr.. Ziinanor, when he stood upon his
seat at tho top OF tho stafI, was Just
375 l.2 foot above the foundation OF tho
Pulitzer building and $40 feet above
Frankfort street The roof Of tho
building was 40 feet below him, and
tho gold and copper dome roso' up
toward him like the closing leaves OF a
great golden tulip The stah to which
he chung looks like n slender, frail
thing from tho street. but Il isn't II
is like tho mRst Of gigantic ship. md
while It rises 30 feet above tho cupola,
52 feet Of It Il concealed In the dome.
1t Ia Ms tim as n rock. II tho best spar
Of spruce can DO compared with stone.
After Mr.. Zlmcncr had stood for q
while enjoying tho unrivaled prospect
before him, n pot Of paint and a brush
were hauled up to him by means Of tho
flag hailiards, and he proceeded TO
paint the big pole pure white. Ashc
performed his work he descended grad.
unlly, reversing his former tactics Tho
painting was accomplished quickly,
and Mr.. limoner said that hc had never
stood so high before among his fellow.
men. New York World.