The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-25

ground, running from the eide OF the
tent TO two poles braced together in an in
Nertei Y shape in the center. on the top
OF these poles was platform and they
were fastened together with a steel band.
On this occasion by some mistake the
steel band had been left on.
1t was an evening performance and
everything went smoothly until Zazel got
Well out on the wire and started 10 put
UP her japanese umbrella. when the men
below saw her signal them. They though
the wire was too slack and commenced 10
ughten IT, Then came the disaster The
untastened poles pulled apart and the
woman was thrown into the air. She shot
TO the ground with a velocity more terri
Die than had ever borne her from the
mouth Of cannon She struck the
ground on her hands and knees and then
N an instant later one or the huge poles
crashed down on her back and fairly
crushed her into the ground / think Il
was one of the most terrible sights I ever
Witnessed and | have seen a good many
accidents i'm my days. The tent was
crowded with spectators and for a few
minutes pandemOnium reigned- Men were
howling and women and children were
shrleking and falling over I'm dead faints.
When the poles were lifted from her
and she was picked up her body was
bent almost double. Il was impossible TO
bend her straight so one of the men took
hold OF her by the shoulders. while the
other grabbed her legs until they finally
pulled her into the normal condition as
Tar as appearances went. When we at
tempted 20 pick her up TO carry her to
the dressing room she shrleked i'm agony
and begged ms to get a stretcher and put
under her back. / remember as she lay
there. distraught with pain. she said 10
bob HanlOn, who was standing over her.
I'm done for but break it gently 20
George George was her husband and he
was In Europe at the time. Then she beg
ged him to shoot her and end her agony.
II was the most pitiful scene | ever be-
held ana there wasn't a man or woman
in the room with dry eve.
a local doctor was summoned. but he
was big ungainly hulk who knew more
about horses and cattle than he did about
the human anatomy. and OF course was un-
able TO do anything. The next day they
took her to Santa Fe and placed her IN "A
hospital. After that never saw her again
until ] met her last month in New York.
as strong and healthy a looking woman as
you would see at a country performance.
She told me that at the hospital at Santa
Fe they gave her six hours to make her
peace with God but after nine weeks Of
agony she was removed to New York suf
fering the most eNcruciating pains from
the 1olting OF the cars during the whole
journey.
In New York she was placed in the care
OF Dr.. Gebney. lie found that her back
was broken in three places, and she was
encased In plaster of paris from shoulders
to hips. When the time came for chang
ing the old plaster OF paris cast for a new
one, which was about every three months.
she had to be suspended from the ceiling
In sings passed under the chin and chest.
her arms being held straight out above
her head. Then tight-knittcd jacket was
pulled over her body and lambs wool
dipped in plaster OF paris was put on the
broken portions of her back and the whole
wrapped round with cotton strips. This
was removed by cutting II down the front
and was taken to the oven to bake. In the
meantime the Old jacket was put on.
To-day except for a scarcely percep-
tible limp, she is as strong and healthy as
ever, and New York doctors consider II
one Of the most wonderful recoveries on
record. Despite all she has gone through,
Starr nFiWnfnEf
most companionable women that / ever
met, and her only grief IS that she Is forced
to give up the Old circus life with its fas-
chatting associations"