The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-19
sANDow is A WONDER.
The Strong Man Gives an Exhibition
of His Marvellous Strength.

From the New York Herald.
Eugene Sandow, the strong man, made
his American debut last night at the Ca
sine before an invited audience composed
principally of medical men and newspaper
reporters.
"He is a wonder" was the comment of
all after the exhibition.
Sandow first appeared on pedestal at
the back of the stage, and under a bril-
liant calcium light gave an exhibition of
his muscular development. Every muscle
was clearly delineated and the sight
evoked a chorus of admiration and amaze
ment,
The lights on the stage were then
turned up and Sandow proceeded to dis
play some of his wonderful feats of
strength and endurance. He first Jug
gled pair Of 56-pound dumbbells
as a schoolboy would handle pair of two
or three pounds weights. A huge dumb
bell, containing man in each end, was
then carried on to the stage by four men.
Sandow put this up and then allowed it
to fall upon his arms, bending and almos t
breaking the bar connecting the globes.
This bell is estimated to weigh 1856 pounds
Sandow then grasped one of the attend
ants and, holding him aloft in one hand,
lay down and arose again. He mounted
a stationary post and, placing his feet in
stirrups, swung back until his head al
most touched the floor. He then drew
himself up erect again by the muscles in
his legs He performed the same feat
with 56-pound dumbbell in each hand
and also with two men.
Next Sandow was blindfolded and his
feet tied together. A Sc pound dumb
bell was placed in each of his hands.
Hampered and weighted in this fashion
Returned a somersault with an ease that
would have done credit TO circus per-
former. One of the most remarkable feat
ures about this feat is that there is but
little straining. He never appears to have
reached the limit Of his extraordinary
powers
The last feat Of the evening was proba-
bly, the most marvellous. A huge plat
form was placed across his breast and on
this three horses were driven. The com
bined weight of the platform and horses
is estimated at $500 pounds. Two-thirds
of this weight is borne by his arms
/ visited Sandow in his dressing room
after the performance. He did not APP
pear at all exhausted after his exertions,
and every muscle in his body was as hard
as iron. His abdomen is covered with a
succession of rolls of muscle as firm and
unyielding to the touch as wood. His
shoulders, arms and back are covered
with such punches of muscle as make
them appear almost deformed.
81 weighed 203 pounds when left Eng
land" said Sandow, In reply to a ques-
ton, but have lost three pounds since
got here
Sandow is now 26 years old He is a
native of Prussia. His parents, he told
me, were, not unusually strong people and
his own extraordinary development has
been acquired since he was Is years old.
He studied anatomy in a German univer-
sity for several years in order to acquire
the knowledge requisite to enable him to
develop his muscles so perfectly. He has
been giving exhibitions OF his strength
for the last six years, Ave of which have
been passed principally in London. He
last appeared there in the Palace Music
hall.