The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-07
SIMPSONS FEATs OF STRENGTH.
A Remarkable Exhibition at Masonic
Temple.

G.. A. Sampson, who claims to be the
strongest man on earth. gave an exhi-
bition last night at Masonic temple of
his wonderful muscular power.
If Sampson confined his entertainments
to his own speciality and that of his Japa-
nese companion, he would be money in
pocket and his audiences would be better
pleased.
Sugimata, the gentleman from Japan,
gave an excellent exhibition of slack rope
walking, and performed some apparently
impossible feats while swinging in midair
Sampson opened his performance with
a display of his wonderful muscular de-
velopment. His arms are as large as
mans legs, and are knotted with lumps
of muscle the size of base ball Samp-
son toyed with two 5O-pound dumbells
just to get himself warmed up; then in
quick succession he handled with appar-
ent ease a bar of steel weighing 80 pounds,
a 200-pound dumbell, and a steel bar weigh
ing 300 pounds. Perhaps his most aston
ishing feat was the. lifting of a 209-pound
dumbell, while hanging by his feet from
a pole, and raising both the dumbell and
his body to a horizontal position.
Sampson then gave an idea of the enor-
nous strength in his hands and fingers by
borrowing from gentlemen in the audience
three coins, a quarter, a 10-cent piece and
penny, and tearing them in halves; then
taking a piece of chain in his hand he step-
ped down among the audience and pre-
scented it for examination, Offering to for
fiet 500 if a team of horses attached to
a dray loaded with 1900 pounds pulling
weight could break the chain, and if on
falling braaR TO With G so he ba goGld not
then broke the chain, and taking
a stronger one, made up in two bands. IN
vited any one of the audience to test his
strength. Six gentlemen went on the
stage and pulled together on the chain
their combined strength having no effect
on it. Sampson put the chain around the
muscles of his right arm, and bending it
snapped the chain as If 1t were apiece of
cord. The marks of the chain were deeply
indented in the flesh of his arm He
wound up his performance by breaking
two strands of a heavy chain, which were
hung between two poles with a blow of
his fist
At the conclusion of his performance,
which deserved a better audience. there
being only 100 people present, Sampson
called attention to the fact that although
he was loosing money, he worked as hard
as he could to please, and trusted they
would recommend him to their friends so
that he could have better house to-
day
est to ladies and children, who will be ad-
mitted for 10 cents at the matinee to-day.
''Our Country Cousin will be at the
theater for two performances to-day-a
matinee and night performance. The plav
has been seen here before, and needs no
introduction to Savannah theater-going
audience.
The sale of seats for Grau's opera en-
gagement will commence this morning
The prices are the lowest Grau has ever
played to in savannah, 25, IS and 50 cents
Its repertoire for the five nights is as fol-
lows
Monday, "Erminie."
Tuesday, Tar and Tartar"
Wednesday matinee, Grand Duchess"
Wednesday night double bill Era Di
avolo" and the final from Lucia.
Thursday, BLACK Hussar"
Friday, Andrau's Indiana"
Each opera will be presented with por
geous costumes and Grau's chorus and
orchestra. 1t will also be the first appear-
ance Of Mr.. Robert Dunbar. the new ttnor
late of the New York Casino Opera Com
pany.
Make it a point to see that your blood
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