The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-03

Dare Devil fitzpatrick it is who has ar
ranged success for the Carnival associa-
ton.
me day Colonel Tom Fitch secured him
the success Of the Carnival was assured.
II was the prime hit of the management.
Last night Mr. Fitch estimated that the
association VIII make four hundred DER
cent or the contract that they made with
the daring one-legged man.
All the other attractions sink into in
significance compared with the three rides
daily which Mr.. Fitzpatrick makes. II *
the not number OF every days program
hotter than Pains fireworks. and nobod,r
lett chilly during that display
The best evidence of the POPULARITY of
Mr.. Alipotucl' s act is the fact that prob
ably 1000 people waited in the midway
until 1870 last night TO see il A very
slight accident caused the act to be
DELAYED, but the people seemed to be de-
ternined to wait for it till morning. if
necessary.
It was 1l:25 when the red lights on the
platform, eighty feet above the heads Of
the people began to blaze against a lurid
SKY. Make way. make way" shouted 4
dozen policemen The crowd was way
Ingr crushing and jostling. Finally there
seemed to be rift made In the dense
multitude. This was wi5ened gradually
until an avenue with a human wall on
either side, WAS made. tt was like the
opening in the picture of the sea. when
The following Of Moses crossed. Men were
afraid 10 stir Those in front braced
themselves by sticking their heels in the
ground 20 keep the people behind them
from cr0wding them over
Every body looked at the Illuminated in
cline. 1T looked Ike a polished ballroom
noor People We're secretly afraid TO see
the ride, but they guarded their secret
well and made their neighbour believe
mat they were nc more than Interested
Clear the way.
At 1850 AIr. Fitzpatrick. dressed in red
and white, and seated like q statue in his
oeautifui automobile, made a dash
trough the az enue with human walls. He
suCc1 the incl ne and shot urwari with
n whi7g ike q frightened grouse rising
1ron meadow. The automobile went
like a shot out Of an elevated cannon. Tbes
people held their breath and not few OF
them closed their eyes. The sea Of hui .
mainly began breathing again for Kilpat- /
rick was safely at the top.
wouldn't do that for a million dol
lars. men said to their neighbors.
The human walls of the narrowed ave
nue. yielded and became irregular for a /
moment. but settled down again. The
Clear the way down there" said the
daring fellow on top. A single break in .
the human walls would cause fearful re-
suits.
Clear the way" he shouted from the
top. once more.
Every man in front braced himself with
his heels in a desperate effort to keep the
crowd back.
Whirr. whirr. whirr. and Fitzpatrick was
at the bottom of the 10 foot incline. When
the auto struck the ground il bounded
IT almost tossed the rider from his seat
But that rider has @ steady nerve and
held the lever witha strong grip. on. the
vehicle sped, through the avenue between
thc human walls for go feet before il
could he stopped.
The crowd began breathing again. The
sea II Decple closed behind fitzpatrick and
the crowd dispersed To talk and To dream
pcEhars % The Thrilling ride of the one
azge6 man.
Personally. Mr.. Fitzpatrick is fine fel-
low. sic is q man OF fine education and
senteel manners He has been decorated
5y President Paul kruger of the Trans
wall ana been complimeuted by king Ed
ward ~ ENGLAND and the Duke and
Duchess OF Cornwall and York. He Is an
Die newspaper man and stands high
lmong The membership of the New York
Press club. lie certainly has brought a
,rOwd 10 the Wichita Carnival.
Last evening at 1899 "Dare DeviI' XII
patrick made special trip down the lons
an. which he has been doing every day
since The opening of the lair. He made J
successful trip down except Just as he
cached The finish on the trim he ran into
wo men who had been forced into his
'ath by the crowd which lined the course.
III would have been wei If man hae
lot taken it into his head that he could
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