Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-01-14


of terrible emotions encountered 10y a
man warned by his physician how
fatal excitement would be to him. Aud
this lthe state house was his work
shop; here he labored night and
day: here he staggered under over
whelming disappolutments; here he
poured out his gratitude for victories
achieved here he wept over the un-
returning brave. One might almost
say Of the walls Of this old building,
as Governor Andrew said of the tat
tered iags when returned to him. that
1t was full of sweet memories, alike
of valor and friendship of sad memo
ries of fraternal strife; of tender
memories of our fallen brothers and
sons of grand memories OF heroic
virtues sublimed by grief of exultant
memories OF the great and final victory
of our country, our union and the
righteous cause of thankful memo
ries of a deliyerance wrought out for
human nature itself, uneyamplel by
former achievement of arms, Of i'm
mortal memories, with immortal hon
ors blended.
The serious accident which befell
Dan" DAILY at the Park theatre the
other evening brings cut more prom
inentlv than ever the dangers which
surround the life of the new-school
acrOhatic comedian. Mr.. DAILY is one
OF the cleverest performers of eccen-
tric characters in the modern class of
PLAYS known as ''musIcul comedy.
and MS injury causes not only sincere
regret. but surprise that he escape
T unscdthed for SO many years A dozen
seasons or 50 ago. says the Transcript,
he statred with his brothers in an ac-
robatic piece called Vacation; or
( Harvard vs.. Yale, >" aud there began
the career which brought him prom
inentlv to the front. He was mar
yellously agile dancer, and pos
sessed that wonderful facility OF devi-
talization which enabled him to per
form ludicrous and almost impossible
terpsichorean feats His personality
also fitted him for comedy and tarcical
work; his figure being gaunt and tail,
( his features solemn and melancholy,
and his voice deep and sepulchraI.
He could therefore carry ont the most
! ludicrous situations withu seriousness
and gravity which would set the most
dyspeptlc audience in roar. His
entire individuality was eccentric
and mirth-provoking, and yet had
certain refinement and distiuc-
tion. Although his range was notwide,
he had the rare gift Of impersonating
an out-Of-the-way character part to
perfection. He has beeu nowhere
more popular than in Boston. his home
for many years, and his friends are
hoping against hope for his speedy
recovery. 1t is to be supposed that
this calamity will teach stage man
ayers a lesson. and that tripping the
trolley" and other gymnastic eNer-
ciSes will hereafter be bamished from
the curriculum Of the stage, and left
to the circus and its side shows.
There are plenty of ordinary dangers
in the actors life without adding to
them the difficulties which modern
science has made possible in the
amusement world.
Although Joseph A. Iasigi, con-
victed Of embezzlement OF trust funds,
has only been au occupant of the state
prison since Nov. Il, already petit
ton has been placed in circulation
asking the governor to pardon him.
This paper has been presented TO a
number of men who knew Iasigi and
their signatures requested. so far
the movement has reached no further
than the smoking and reading rooms
of several exclusive clubs, rs presum-
ably it was thought that if any sentl-
ment in favor of releasing the prisoner
from the inconvenience OF captivity
and labor could be developed, the
membership list in the clubs offered
the most favorable opportunity The
petition sets forth the reason for the
pardon as the ilI-health Of the prisoner,
due to the shock primarily, and the
confinement, food and surroundings,
so inconsistent with his former life as
to be incompatible with good health
1t is not alleged that he is a danger
ously sick man, but simply that his
health will in time be broken by the
the prison discipline and routine.
Whether the circulators of the petition
are meeting with much success is not
known, owing to the secrecy with which
the solicitations are being made, but in
anumber of instances requests for sig
natures have been refused said fel-
low clubman of Iasigi. OF course he
is not enjoying himself as well as he
might if he were out of state prison,
but he is in as good spirits as could be
expected, and the prison life has no
debilitating influences on his system.
When asked if he thought petition
for pardon would receive many sig
natures fromm men who had known Iasigi
in the past, he said: "No; it would be
useless, for there is still a strong feel.
ing against Mr.. Iasigi, and | doubt ii
many signatures to a petition for such
a pardon could be obtained in the
Somerset club. The Frenchmen who
lost their property should be consld,
cred, and even if petition were
brought before Governor Wolcott
doubt very much if it would be OF any
avail" "
According to General Manager Ban.
croft the three things to which the
Boston Street Railway company pro
poses to pay particular attention are
the safety of the public, the convent
ence of the public and the collection
of the revenues to which the company