Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-01-06
should do to you, do yc even so to
them William s. Lawrence.
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fnId-h with - W um,u's skirt.

folded with - W nm,n's skirt.
\ gentleman and his wife, who later
gave their names as Mr.. and Mrs A.
&. WhcIlitl. of Covimgton. Ky. bought
tickets for Il ride around the wheel II
seems that the gentleman had h! 81
tntcd about making the trip. as prt vi
Gus experiences in ascending to great
heights had Il ways affected him
strangely. After the first Sick,ni =
fainting sensation. he always becam"
possessed of II desire to throw himself
off into space The doctors had tolI
him that many people under the same
circumstances We're similarly disposed
in fact, that til" desire Somrtim : b.
came uncontrollnblc They ,laS cd it
AZ a distinct brain disease.
Mrs Wherr.t had. ON Il previous
visit to tn" Fair. been mp in the wheel,
and she declared to her husband thui
the floors We're 50 level and the a~crn-
sion SO gradual that il was hard for
her to realize that she was going M.
She also cXpatiated upon III" Iuvrlj.
ness Of the scene from tn" windows
and its extent. and advised that H.
fry it.
So they both tried it, They obtain, Il
seats in the car and placidly mov, Il
along until the upper turn was rra,L-
ed. when Mr.. Wh"rritt complained of
feeling ill. II" almost tainted. hnl
thrr" WAS no way of stopping til"
wheel. The car WAS half full of poo
pie principa ly women. The man be
came rrlzrd with excitement. aud he
gan To pace cXctcdly mp and down
the ear. driviug the women whom he
had no intention of hurting. hcfor.
him like scared sheep.
La, i'm, Il, Il 1,
car rep Hl"tlIy. and WAS so powerful
Ill his plroNySmS that he actually bent
the iron bars. The attendant to g.
goes round with every yrlpplnd
with him. and assisted 10y two or three
other men. attempted to hold him. but
their strength proved inadeurltr. for
he threw tn IN off easily and made for
the door, which fortunately is III avs
locked. lie shook il violently. lnl; Gl | :.
succeeded in breaking som" nf I've
glass
MIR. Whclrilt continued unnlnHy"-
abb" unit, the car had almost reached
the landing. then hr became "ulMrr
and breaking down completely. laugh
cd and sobbrd conNulSivrly
The wheel always makes two rrvo-
lutionS before the occupants of :ny
car are allowed to get cut. The at.
trndant thought that as the c;t;. Wrnl
by the landing he would open III, don
quickly and shove Mr. Wh;r 1T ont,
but the motion WAS too RAPID anl the
passengers prepared for another S,..nr
and struggle. Some of them said after
wards that Mr. VIII rritl'S trr.r.r wis
appal'ing when he realized th { hr
WaS going mp again. He implar Il ,hat
the car b" stopped. and then hr-gr
that they throw him down anI held
him. There was some HESITATION in
doing this as the men in the car bad
had experience of his Strr'g'h d;"i,sg
the first trip. The three men gr pN,.'I
him. however. and strained cv r. ne We
before there was any occ;lS ON for
force while women htllllcd in Il cor
nrr and looked at him
The tops of the houses of Midway
had hardly been Skirtrd before ne he.
gan TO try to tear himself iop&r AMI
| dash against the bars The men who
We're holding him. having exhausted
| themselves when he WAS pVa, ,rful. d;d
NOT know now what to do JUS at
| this time Il woman. who would not eve
her name. came To tn" rCScll,. +! ny
ing modrSty to the winds for the
noncc, she unbuclilcd her skirt at the
back. stepped out of it. and threw it
over the crazy mans head. And she
held il there until they were p"rmi't Il
to lcav" the ca" ut tn" station. Ind y
this treatment Mr.. Whrrritt bgc'm.
| as quiet lis an ostrich under S'm'l3,
| handling
The lady was allowed to put on h !,
skirt in the car and thus ended what
| might hav" been Il tragedy.