The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-08
HILL MADE UP HIS
BED HIGH ON WIRE
Daring Carnival Feats As
found the People.
THE CITY Is THRONGED
Ralegh's Carnival Week is Filled With Great
Fun and froic and is the
Great Success Of
the Year.

Raleigh is in the midst of a week o
great attractions.
The splendid Carnival has caught on
and people are fiocking into the capita
city.
All the trains arriving in the city yes
terday brought great crowds. record
breaking crowds and the cry is "stil
they come"
The Durham people were here yester.
day in force, for it was Durham Day
Right royalty did that city respond tt
the invitation and it's people were her,
in numbers.
Then from Weldon all along the Sea
board Air Line there came visitors. A
in a perfect jam of people, eager for the
delights of the Carnival.
People were here from the east as
we'll as from the west. Goldsboro and
Wilson were well represented. Today i:
Goldsboro day. and great crowds are ex-
pected from that city and from all the
surrounding country. Its the x. of p
day too and the Pythians will stir things
while at night is the Carnival ball.
No mistake about it, the Free Street
Carnival is hummer and those who
doubted it drawing crowds and being full
Of good things take it all back. Its a
great event for Raleigh said one last
night, A." and 1t is huge success. l had
no idea it was such a great big affair.
That's what the knights of Pythias
May Festival Free Street Fair and Mer-
chants Carnival is, "a Great Big Affair
and each day but adds to it, for each day
brings in more people, sees new attrac-
lions open and new booths built Every
day there is something new and peo-
pie here Monday and Tuesday and Wed
resday should come again.
Yesterday afternoon and last night II
was Hill, the world renowned high wire
walker who captured the thousands who
saw and applauded. On wire in mid
air, from the tops OF two four story
buildings near the city hall and spanning
Fayetteville street, HILL the daring, did
feats of agility that brought thunders o!
applause that even silenced the music Of
many bonds.
Way down below him were blocks from
the quarry, and but one swcrve 30 the
side, one single failure to balance, and
his body would have been mass OF
broken bones and crushed flesh. But
out he walked as an old farmer, and
way above the crowds he Invested him
self of all articles of clothing and tn,
Disgusting chin whiskers and wig, till
he stood revealed as handsome athlete
At night he literally made his bed on
the wire. flash light revealed his
handsome costume as he swayed in the
air. With him he carried a mattress, a
sheet and blanket. After reaching
the centre of the wire he laid out the
mattress and on it placed the sheet, while
over him he drew the blanket and lay
stretched out on the single iron thread
which lay between him and death.
1t was a daring display of skill To
see it Fayetteville street for blocks was
mass Of humanity that was literally
packed in from building to building All
gazed intently and as Hill crossed finally
in safety there went up a wild sound OF
appreciatiye applause
Prince Youturkey and his slide for life
was another splendid event The Electric
Fountain the Roman Rings, the High
Dive, the Merry Co Round, the Strength
bell Bulls Eyes, and drew crowds about
them and all were enjoyable.
New stands and booths were put up on
Fayetteville street yesterday and now
shows are on in earnest. The German
Village up by the Great White Arch
opened up yesterday and gave an en-
joyable performance.
The paid attractions are all attracting
the people. Among these one can see
Jim Key, Down in Dixie, German Viii
Iage, House Upside Down, Samson the
Biz Snake, the Kinderdrome, the Aztec
Girls, the wonderful Stadium, Lunette
the Wild Animals and Buckskin Ben's
Wild West Show. Besides these there
are other side attractions which have all
kinds of fun in them.
The fortune tellers or palmfstry ar
lists, are doing a land office business
There arc some OF these that have a
scale of prices and if you are not or
the lookout you will be called on to pay
a dollar to have a fake fortune told by
some fakerette. One of those yesterday
charged various parties twenty-five cents
fifty cents and up to one dollar for few
minutes Spiel after viewing hands.
FlnQ what 1t ,COSCS DSlOIe yOu SCI III
too deep.
But it's jolly time in Raleigh these
days and only three are left. If you arc
rot in Raleigh, then come. If you've been
once, then come again. for the fun gets
funnier and newer every day. Last night
Fayetteville street was hive of hui
manity
Here are the free attractions that are
way above the average Look out for them
today and tonight
FREE ATTRACTIONS
Cycle whirI. Hargett and Wilmington
streets, at m. and 10 p. m.
High Dive Fayetteville and Davie, at
s y. m. and 1880 p. m.
Electric Fountain at Capitol, $780, $50
90 p. m.
Slide for Life Fayetteville street, near
city hall. 800 p. m. and $3.50 p. m.
High Wire. Fayetteville street, neal
CITY hall $3.50 p. m, $50 p. m.
Roman Rings. Fayetteville street. be-
tween Hargett and Morgan, 2:30 and
$50 p. m
A dispatch from Bastia. Corsica. t,