Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-30
H IAAES ROFFIANS.
III. Wonderful Strength of a New
York Policeman.
,.-,,of the Feats Of Sehg Whitman
7--.r,9r,v q professional Athlete.
A ~ero- 20 TouShs in the Worst
~.---,c-s OF the Metropolis.

,..-. Work.. April 29.-Selig Whitman
most rcmarkablc man on the
>.w York police force. There is moth
.,-- ordinary in his appearance.
.+ The strongest man that ever
Sine clothes and carried i club.
..s done so many notable things
was appointed to the force two
500 that there would not be room
.rrar ,hcm an on a newspaper page.
o.~.a has lifted 1000 pounds with
. sands. aul his jaw muscles are
-.~ sa1 those OF the ordinary
s.rE He is noe only able 20 lift
..r0Is dead weight with his teeth,
.s can hold up the weight long
..r t3 havc his photograph taken.
IS -re grC.tes- dead weight ever
wish The teeth. 50 f1~ rs records
w and Whitman has a large and
-itll eoii medal Cor doing 1t. He
..Ier lifted horse with his teeth
81. after bciUE made policeman
v..ulu was ruJ on post along that
r0t part o. Tenth avenue conf
--- called "H5iPs Kitchen While
-r.s tbcrc ne reformed the culinary
s. her arrangements OF th9- kitchen
F. ame6 the proud spirits Of 'le indl-
cs youth. so that they ceased 10
r.ray and panhandle innocent pass
rr Like an rofO-merS. Whitman
l lis path a hard one. lie drove
ole busiest marauder Of the "Helrs
Kitchen sang. the worthy chef, up on
tr roof of q tenement house.
.It Yer come up here. Yer pie-faCed
wiz de blue coat. I'll push in yer
f,e wiz q brick remarked the chef
., re leaned over the cOrnice. Whit
nan has strong sense o. hUmOr
king cO55les,Creswith his fist used
81. ta one Of his daily tricks when he
rsei 10 exhibit his strength in the thea
,.s and no knew he could easily cltch
Ht'a thing Ike 3sbrick lie grinned
e, -e marched up The dark tenement
S--.rVav
HelIs Kitchen young man, with
ss.I born Of lCrg practice. "run" the
brick a- Nlitwdu's head the moment
rra police helmet sione through the
a. I'm cine his CONSERVATION
when fist about as big as the brick
the missive and hurled i, back at
him. a moment later that big hand
O-et on the back Of the tough young
mans neck, and the first thing that
young man knew he was shaking like
-he ur0nss o. a tuning fork.
-W.l yoU come on Quie, now?" ask
q Whitman.
-s2 me neck CT III diey moan
el Tho touSh. SO the two marched
peacefully 10 the West Forty-Seventh
sr.et police station. When the prison
r- was at liberty again ne FASTENED back
% rb' Kitchen and told his friends that
Do he'd been up against a cop wit cleo
-..-y I'm his arms. and. he don't do a
Ting bat shake Yer teet' OUT
Life in that ncigbbOrh0od became
d.' after that so they sent Whitman
down 20 the B0we-y 20 see If he could
e1,fven chat tlorouSEty reSpectaDio
n1r0UCh fare. Re was assigned 20 the
-'dridge street station. where he still
s on his way 20 the B0wery one
morning Whitman found Grant street
cck8ied. a heavy twO-hOrSe truck
belonging 10 an express company was
Grant street cars were strung ont in
'r0g rows waiting for the obstruction
81 DO ramOved.- one OF the trucks front
wheels had come off. and the crowd
vas waiting patiently for a derrick
wagon. Whitman got a grin on the
ayo. raised it. and held it while the
' wheel was replaced. When the
driver g3pingly asked him how he did
U Whitman replied: Don't get say.
Move on
Wh.tman'S most amusing experience
was ir Che famous white House" res
-173n, in The Bowery, two months
$50. l'e and his partner. Policeman
-".r were in the place after one
o'clock .l -ac morning looking for thI
's.ors of Tho Excise law but they
-aI0t ccDr shortly after they left
& 'sa1rIur the pJCcrvmaD made IA
t.aar remarks 20 Miss Nollie W. the
--. % 81, Dir. John RYAN. an eX-cOD-
. who was entertaining small
T sCQper-Cc was IL breakfast?
RYAN and Q Mr.. Welsh rushed a.
n-ryu1n 20 reprove his insOlerce
grot advice. emphasized with knife
l-s-. Or. Rvan's first sweeping Scs-
t1- cash from The panryman's
eyebrow. Here is Whi-man's &C
1t c- wA5 followed. 81 saw the knife
s.,rE. SD ! just ran in and gOt Ryan
1' neck. and threw him over cOu-
", -s5'es To- quiet him. lie los, his
melow. [ got his friend by the
and save him a couple o. shakes
iN' -nr fight ont OF MIN. Then l
BFen,3 LITTLE as he got IN. SO
both went TO the house with ME
ANA quiet They got month
". man was passing Miners Bow
-.ire recently when he heard an
l- FIRE. He ran in and found
s coming mp through the orchestra
TIE pushed over and smashed
even iron orchestra chairs with ons
si his shoulder, and tore up the
"2 his fingers. \ few pals Of
i, oJ. the flame before the fire
arrived An iron awning i'm front
N' -'- Grand street recently broke
ana threatened 30 lall and iujure
Whitman climbed up a
-ans by his teeth and used both
I'D tear away the dangerous iron
..'" u down. Then he slid down
zone and wen, en- about his bust
-t, does This remarkable police
.o2s Ike Tie is five feet eigh,
a1.i inches Jall and weighs (neO
a. ..ands He is 80 inches around the
seventeen inches around The
sixteen and half inches around
POS. eleven around the forearm,