St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26


in much better spirits at 10 o'clock
Friday morning. He seized the rifles
with renewed vigor and fired the first
LOCO shots in precisely fifty minutes,
making only thirty misses His face.
by this time so badly burned. with
gunpowder flashes as to resemble A
coal heavens, lighted up with a smile
as he acknowledged the plaudits OF
the assemblage. "How is that, boys?P
he exclaimed to the few friends i'll
his immediate vicinity as he resumed
shooting. About noon he became
nauseated, and a physician was sent
for. A simple remedy was prescribed,
but the doctor objected. He resumed
his cold water treatment and shoot
ing about the same time, and fin
ished his fifth days work with s., 13O
to his credit, which left him only $50
hits to make during the last day to
successfully complete. the task. The
sixth and last day of the great con-
test found the great marksman very
stiff and sore in his limbs His head.
however, was clear, and his eyesIal-
most as bright as at the start. 1His
only complaint was about his left
arm, which he said, felt as if, it
weighed ton," and he feared it
would give out before the task was
finished. All the forenoon he Shot
with rapidity and with unerrings aim.
In fifty-five minutes he had fired /. eco
shots and only made fourteen misses.
DeSilva, the photographer, took sew
era1 pictures while the shooting was
in progress. Perhaps it was owing to
the fact that the camera was directed
towards him that Dr. Carver showed
just what he could do, for while the
photographing was in progress he
made not only the best record of the
week but the most remarkable score
on earth.
His, second round of 1000 shots was
completed in fifty minutes, with only
twelve misses. The crowd cheered.
and well they might Late in the aft
ernoon he retired for a short rest.
and and was given an electric bath, which
$50 o'clock the official score stood as
follows: Shots, 61,625; misses. Abs;
hits, Sc, $50. AT this time only 3.110
successful shots were necessary to
nnlsh the task. A thousand spectators
ms ability to win. During the day
Dr.. Carver's face for the first time
since the task commenced was thor
oughly washed, and for the first time
what the appearance of being a white
man: After a thirty-minute inter-
mission the shooting was resumed
with more vigor than at any time
since the start. The floral tributes.
many of them withered and begrimed
with the smoke and gunpowder, were
removed from their elevated position
and We're tastefully arranged upon a
stand within a triangular enclosure.
although less than a dozen feet from
Or. Carver, he did not seem to notice
them. Hour after hour he shot at
the flying missiles, as they were turned
toward the ceiling by his assistants.
Misses were few and far between. but
very seldom was smile seen upon the
begrimed features of the marksman,
He had settled down to business in
dead earnest and nothing could de-
tract his attention from the work vet
to be accomplished.
The last days work proved to be
the best of all, and during one squirt
1000 shots were fired with only II
misses. AS the evening wore on the
was estimated that over 1.50O people
We're present. At precisely 7:20
3clock the doctor had fired his event
full 1,OOOth shot for the day. Scorer
HoWard's book showed only 38 misses.
and the total score at this time stood:
Shots, 62,625; misses, 9,773; hits, ST.
About s o'clock the guns began to
with accuracy was increased. Dr..
Carver positively refused to ACCEPT
the advice of several friends to take
a short rest: I'm tired enough to
rest, ne SAID with a sigh. but I
won't stop until I finish this thou
sand
"How Go YOU feel?" was asked of
him., Feel? I've got through feel
ing long ago. All I want to 90 now
bic" 90 III Jug Il 's nicely DIS possi-
DR.. Adams presented a nicely turned
wooden ball, which one of the specta-
tors handed in with the request. that
DR.. Carver would hit it. One Of the
target tossers took the sphere and
threw it into the air. Before it reached
within fifteen feet of the floor Car
vers bullet was buried in the hard
wood. and the owner was delighted.
Take a short rest, DOCTOR said
friend a few minutes later. 'Is that
LOCO cleaned up YETI" he asked. A
negative answer was given. and he
when he finished ! his 9,09oth shot for
the day, which brought the total
score cor up + TO- 90 Shots, 6S,625; misses,
Lieut.. Walker at. this stage popped
huge form of the marksman in his
sable-trimmed cloak Dr. Carver,
amidst the applause of the assemblage,
retired to his bunk for a short rest:
up so that only 266 hits were required
to complete the record. DR.. Carver
ground his teeth, and shot with great
rapidity. Bang! bang! went his rifle,
and the wooden blocks and balls were
knocked into kindling wood.
When the end was reached there was
a commotion outside the shooting en-
closure, caused by an attendant bring
Carver from the New Haven lodge of
Elks On a stand banked with roses
and callaS was suspended an upright
wreath. In the center was carved in
black walnut an elk's head. The ant
lerS were decorated with crimson car
nations, and, upon the wreath. in let
ters of purple, appeared B. P. o. E.
DR.. Carver paused to bow his ac-
acknowledgements, and then resumed his
weary task without intermission until
9:4S O'Clock, when Scorer Howard
shouted out: you have made more
than enough, and you can stop when
you are ready" DR.. Carver emptied
the magazine of his rifle and then
threw it to one of his attendants.
Lieut.. Walker once more enveloped
him in his fur-lined cloak, and the
great rifle shot, after successfully &C.
complishing his wonderful undertake
ing, retired to his quarters amid the
cheers and applause of the spectators.
Outside the building there was pro-
fuse display of fireworks. About 800
men followed him to his residence on
Whallet avenue, where Roman candles
were discharged and red fire burned.
The crowd cheered him, and DR.. Car
yer bowed his Acknowledgements from
the window.
Almost as famous a shot as Dr. Car
yer is Bogardus. In 1888 the two rifle
shots conducted a series of contests,
with the following result
Carver. Bogardus
Louisville NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 50
Chicago ......................& 80
Chicago, same day. u So
ST. Louis. ....................S 50 81
Cincinnati Observation-Disclosures. SO II
Kansas Observation-Disclosures. 81 So
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