Evening journal., 1900-01-22
WEN OF PHYSICAL POWER
Mbrisinis Muscle Brought to
Him Millions,
RID GOULD OF CRANKS
Herman oeIrieh Is Another Strong
New Yorker Who Was a Match for
John L. Sullivan in His Best Days
Dick Croker and Dom Paul Strong.

Professional strong men have lost
their vogue somewhat IN New York
since the days OF greatest popularity
for sandow, Atilla. and the rest Of
them. but the vogue OF the muscular
man in private life Is Increasing. II is
held by William Blake. Of Harvard
College. who has divided his energies
for q century's fourth part between the
law and physical culture, and there
never were so many men Of exceptional
muscular development in business and
/ professional circles as now.
Probably there is no man IN New
York whose muscular strength has
been worth 90 much directly IS that Of
Giovanni p. Morosini the banker. has
been to him. Morosini must be past CO.
but his appearance still shows evidence
Of unusual muscular powers even
when he is sitting quietly at Saturday
matinees with his favorite daughter
the younger one. Primarily. Moroslni
3 owes everything TO his muscle. He did
not attain his splendid bodily develop
ment by a course Of training under
taken for that purpose. as did Blaikie
Morosini Is Italian born. He fought
with Garihaldi and then became a
J
fnring life during which he had 10 work
hard and live on simple food. that de-
veloped his muscle. After leaving the
sea he came 70 America and got job
in the Erie Railway offices. Morosini
came under Gould's eye when Gould
had reason to fear bodily assaults from
certain quarters. Mr.. Gould liked the
young mans looks, being struck par
ticularly with his strength, and hired
him promptly. For years thereafter,
wherever Gould was seen in public,
here Morosini was also. gigantic In
iody, with swelling muscles to match
his size Of once an ideal personal
guard and a startling contrast in APP
pearance to his distinguished employer.
There are many stories of the mus
cular services Morosini performed In
Gould's behalf. though usually he only
. mad to show himself when the little
Wizard Of Wall street wished to get
rid Of a crank or other objectionable
parsonage on one occasion the big
ex-sailor had to expend some Of his
physical strength. Gould, being far
from well at the time. had given strict
orders that no one should be admitted
10 his private Office. but a certain we'll
known promoter managed to get past
the door boy. Once IN the millionaire's
presence, the promoter was received
politely. but without enthusiasm, Gould
saying he had no time just then TO look
into the proposition advanced. But
the promoter insisted, on the basis,
probably, that he never would have an
other chance TO talk with Gould. The
millionaire cast an inquiring glance in
the direction Of Morosini, who was
present as usual, and gently requested
he intruder TO 60 away. This was too
much for the latter, who started 70
make an impertinent answer Step
ping quickly to the promoters side,
Morosini threw one arm about him,
piniening his arms to his side. caught
him by the legs with the other arm as
YOU would pick up a child, carried him
to the door and dropped him outside
I'm the corridor.
IF you ever come back" said Moro
|, sini. "1l drop you out of the window"
BIorosini has boxed with John L.
Sullivan and wrestled with Muldoon,
making a pretty good showing against
both. He attributes the preservation
OF his physical powers to steady exer-
else and q diet almost as simply as
when before the mast.
] HERMAN AtllllASf hllOMn llI twenty
years as one Of the most muscular nom
professional strong men in America
though not exploited so much now as
formerly, acquired his powers through
the training he got at college. His
speciality is swimming. His friendship
with Matthew Webb the swimming
teacher with whom he swan on one
occasion from Seabright, n. j.. to the
Sandy Hook lightship and back e
; Monmouth, a distance of eighteen
miles. lasted till Webbs death in the
, Niagara gorge. But Oelrichs is. or has
been, a bit OF boxer, too, as Sullivan
discovered q few years ago.
Daniel Webster and Abraham Lin.
5 coin were noted when boys as wrcst.
lers. The speaker of the house of rep.
resentatives. d. p. Henderson, at II
was champion wrestler of his own and
? two adjoining counties. Gladstone and
Bismarck were powerful, and both at
tributed their success in public life L
4 their unusual physique. Gladstone IL
PARTICULAR His treechopping propens
ity often was spoken Of as an idiosyn
Grassy, but in reality Il was his metho,
e OF preserving his strength.
]. 7. Morgan, 1.-THE great consoli
d dator." is known by his friends TO bl
( an unusually powerful man. "Oon
a Paul. Kruger is said 20 have the ply
s siclal strength Of two or three men. ant
4 they tell a story Of his killing fifteel
7 mutineers with a sword when ne was
q young man IN Holland.
; william J. Morse, son of s. +. r
e Morse. the inventor OF the telegraph,
e another New York Clubman of i'm
q mense strength. He is a great traveller
5 and has spent much time in the West
u Once when q wild Western editor print
ed something derogatory about Mors
u he went to the publishing Office, wher
u he drove the editor half frantic b
q moving the Imposing stones about IN
a Office, after which he swore he'd carr
. off the press unless q retraction wer
= printed. The editor retracted.
X Richard Croker IS, or wa, a man c
n immense physical strength, and so
n Lawson N. Fuller. The latter was a
p great a wrestler in his boyhood as wa
y Lincoln. being champion for years {
y all Northern Vermont at "backhold,
"sidehold" and "squarehold." At pas
!, 20 he has grip enough to crack n
- bones in the hand OF an ordinary mai