Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-03
STRONG AS SAMSON.
4 CANADIAN WHO HAS PERFORMED
SOME MARVELLOUS FEArs.

Policeman Who Was Match for Three
Ordinary Men--Liniag q LOADED Cart
That Weighed Over a Tea-A Contest
ea Hoard ship for . mtg Wager.
Louis cyr. who IA British subject. wa.
born In Sc. Johns, Quebec, in isSa
His grandfather on the maternal side
weighed over twenty-thrce stone. while
his mother's weight In only a tribe undsr
nineteen stone. She Is immensely strong,
and only Few years ago WAS able To nick
up "a barrel Of -four and carry II up two
flights Of steps. 50 far ~ his mothers side
goes therefore, he comes from a pretty
sturdy stock
His fathers family were not quite va
colossal, although fairly big men and won.
en-. His father, however brings down the
scale ut sixteen stone.
II was only natural Master Cyr when nj
school WAS master of all the lads. Al the
age OF fourteen there were very few men
who could cope with him. and ut that early
age his muscular development was extraor.
binary.
His parents were living at Montreal
when he left school. aud the question was
what should they make Of this young
Hercuiesf Well. ultimately it was decided
that he should enter the police service.
lie was about seventeen at the time, and
MS strength had incrrasesl In marvellous
manner. He soon showed what a valuable
acquisition iie was 10 the force. He was sent
To do duty In the rouxhest and most dis
turbed district Of Montreal. He made 20
many captures and quelled such n number
OF disturbances that he soon received sub.
stantial recognition from the authorities.
He was paid double salary aud used 10 do
the work Of three.
Naturally he WAS not very popular among
the roughs SO they made M their minds
TO settle him. Accordingly six or seven
picked nien waited upon him one dark
night and went for him with sticks aud
belts. He was frightfully cut and can
SHOW you the scars OF the wounds no ~
ceived about the forehead now.
IL must have been u desperate fight, but
In the end his pluck and superior strength
were too much for the cowarxls. Three out
OF the six made their escape more or less
hurt. One OF the others he had picked up
and dashed upon the ground. renderinr
him senSeiess. The other two he nipped
around the waist until they screamed in
agony.
DIG POLICEMAN.
lie was just making Oh with the two he
ha'i captured, when he compassionately
thought OF the poor injured fellow on the
ground lie, therefore, changed over his
prisoners TO the left hsnd, and holding
them both firmly with one hand By the
collars, picked up the senseless man with
his right arm and threw him over his
shoulder
IL must have been curious sight 10 see
this marvellous man with his sensele-s lur.
den and captives going down the streets Of
Montreal ON that dark night, the blood
from the wounds In his forehead running
down and nigh binding him. He dropped
the wounded man tn At the hospital as lac
passed, and took his prisoners To the sta
tion. Cyr. however, WAS very much cut
and had himself TO 20 tothe hospital. This
aud many other episodes during his service
with the police made him very popular, and
sfter the event descrihei he was left un-
molested.
Tie had been n custodian Of the police for
nearly two years, when an incident hap
pened which called attention To his imnen-
sity OF strength.
one day he was ON duty In one OF the
chief thoroughfares. when . cart laden
with bricks came to grief. The horse fell
down and the shafts were broken. They
succeeded In getting the horre free from
the harness. Hut what WIS 10 t,e done
with tha cartf There Il stood right la the
line OF traffic. It was suggested that Il
should be unloaded.
Stand on one side, said the muscular
young policeman. Divrsting himself of his
coat and handing his hat 10 some body
standing by. he crouchei under the cart,
pressing up with his great broad sliouIder
The bricks. cart and all were lifted foot by
foot until they were moved right on 80 the
sidewalk.
The applause Of the crowd collected was
tremendous. Some gentlemen who had wilt
messed this performance were 30 aStonishrd
that they had the whole lot weighed. The
weight that he hasf lifted was found To be a
little over 400 psalnds
That feat OF strength determined his ca
reer
PLAYING WITH An ANCHOR
Ho left the police and at onre catered
Into the show business by steady prae-
tice With the dnmbbelis and proper train
Ing his muscular powers gradually In
creased to the enormous dimensions OF To-
day.
The toughest customer he ever had to
deal with In lifting 10 the shoulder was a
Captain Burst. On one occasion when In
New Brunswick Burst offertsl TO lp.t him
300 that he would not lift the same weight
on to his shoulder that the captain would.
Done. Eaid Cyr. aud the money WAS
pat up
This feat was not 10 take place ut AN ex.
hibition, hut ON board one OF the ships lay.
Ing OF where they were
Now. Burst was what you might eali a
"whopper." He stood q feet inches, and.
unlike the generality OF giants, he was .
broad shouldered. muscular individual.
80 TO the ship they repaired. with the
stakeholder, referee aud a few acataint-
ances.
Aboard the vessel was an anchor weigh.
Ing exactly SD pounds. Burst picked up
this pretty little toy aud placed Il with ap-
parently moi much difficulty onto hss
shoulder. II remained there for about q
minute. during which time the wonder
ment and applause was great. The anchor
was then taken from his shoulder by six
men and replaced upon the deck.
Then came Cyr's turn. and the betting
was two 10 cue against him. He had never
attempted such a feat before Yea, nolh-
Ing dsnnted. he grasped the anchor and
after desperate struggle managed TO gcf
it onto his shoulder. Ii was a near thing.
however. and nothing like 20 easily done =
By his opponent Never nsind. he got Il
there.
Now, said Cyr 70 the captain. '.jnst
yoa get up and strsslsiie across my shoul
dersn
After some persuasion he was induced
20 do shiss and Cyr, 10 the blank aston
ishnent Of the crowd. especially his oppo-
nenf. walked around the deck. This ~
sstonlshed Burst that he shook him by che
hand and said. We'll. now. you're the first
man I've ever given best On thss faat."