The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-26
RESCUED IN MIDAIR.
k1aT CAUGHT AS SHE FELL FROM
Her LOFTY PERCH.

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C@> Incident ot the big show at the
=. !. VA Square Garden, New York, on
} y night was missed by many Of
l.. ~~,}ctators. Alar. the trim young
V m with pink silk legs, whose con-
t@..5 with the show people demands
+ g vice a day she be shot from u big
: w near the roof across the arena,
l. ii Il paper covered hoop and into
q rs Of her sister, who hangs head
g ward from atrapeze, was knocked
>, v17s on the narrow platform from
= "a she expected to make the trip.
oowstring was snapped prema-
t...&r.
Y nearly q minute, and it seemed
/, Il longer to those who were watch
!, : - yolng woman, she was stretched
t; unconscious. The long board on
N....'l -he rested was so feet from the
; Tx and But a few inches broader
Il ~ he human arrow herself. As
Ate &Hgan to regain consciousness she
= ~ onfe leg off the board, and then
i Z rs apparent that she was going to
White the spectators, whose atten-
Il &. md been directed to this accident,
60 ~}gafeiling the young woman, her
Il az ran up the rope ladder and
III her just as she slipped off her
I .ornn- She hung limp in his arms,
~ NJ he carried her down the people
81 sd witnessed the rescue appIauded
! Historically. But the band was
Hg, and there We're performers in
..lAer rings, SO that only those who
l.. ned 10 sit near the big crossbow
= I'D by what q narrow margin q
~ Us accident had been aveyted. One
z. Who had watched the accident i'll
<Y, tainted as the young v0ma was
& "a 10 the net.
ar has been performing with her
.er and sister, whose family name
/ y. lora, only a short time III this
, st.ry, and the feat that she failed to
.osN hrhiAy night is a new one. Be
~ attempting it the Zedoras gave All
bislon on the flying traprze. Alar's
as to be the climax. Sac dropped
Ike met from the trapeze and ran up
j.. >,,Ie ladder to the big crossbow near
r&rf. This catapult was made after
t." sfTle; of the massive cruSsbOw used
? ~AtIes ago for hurting huge stones
spes.Ex. 1t cousists Of anarrow board
40 feet long covered with smooth
"LS "a sNrhri Yn NV,n aud - 49,, " .-
h w: &arH.
A"n no accident occurs, the bow
ia pulled back and held by a trig
ALAG stretches herself out on the
d IN covered board, with her head point !
Il toward the arena and her feet resting
IA Il cnshion that III turn rests against
HotrsffIns. THE bow is set at 100
prsf24sEA With her ha2lls clasped before
,sr like a. diver, she gives the word to !
&~e.,tise.r below, and he pulls the trig-
gIsar releases the bowstring. She is
. FROM the rest like an arrow, pierces
4" PAPER covered hoop that hangs in
yMir a,H1 is caught by her sister, who
) 4:A DOWN Ha&d from u trapeze.
n tsAa -Alar reached the narrow board
u forms part Of the croSSsbow on Fri
= nlg}ht. the string was pulled back
, held In place by the trigger. Her
.>,sr wzNs swinging from the trapeZe in
: . sesltsI Of The arena, and on the tan
beissw was her brother ready
AN the string that should loose the
string Aiar was just preparing to
9Th ~issssalf out for her fight when
>.>t D,sw sir ing was loosened accidentally.
" fi~w forward, striking her III the back
? Lar iN4Ak aud knocking her fiat on the
: n ea,vered board. II was apparent to
rsF ta1e VINO was watching her that
1' N.sS unconscious. Hec brother called
3 Uar:
What has happened?'
Ajax made no response. Then she
~ .tax naAe leg over the edge Of the board
: q moved conyulsiyely, as if in pain.
W brother saw that she would surely
! ami he ran up the ladder as fast as
. 5sauds ard feet would take him. The
=" net which was spread under the
Iaeze did not reach quite far enough
prs,seS't Alar should She fall. The
',NsassHa of the trapeZe performance
,-y,f thr rest Of the show. They saw
" the Young ON in the pink
mis- w!mwa slipping slowly frcm the
.srd np near the ceilirg. AS Alar's
y. tin:r approached her he held out his
: IN. AND iast before he reached the
RI >eEow she slipped into them. She
n ~ still unconscious, and her brother
her down and placed her in the
Me-. Mar revived, and when she was
% her dressing room it was
Jazz she was not injured severely.
t. }aN,lsising had struck her Il knock
INH y - az the back If her head, but