Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-05-19
PROF. DANTON INJURED.
RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
LAST NIGHT
While Making His PeriIous
High Dive at the Carnival
Grounds. His Life is i'll
Danger.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Amid the gaieties of the Carnival
last night there was an untoWard in
cident which had a tendency to mar
the festivities of the evening. There
was the largest throng on the grounds
that had been present during the
week. The different attractions had
all been doing a good business and
everybody was enjoying the evening
to the fullest extent up to 11:45
O'Clock, when it was announced that
the sensational exhibition of the
evening would occur. At the hour
mentioned the crowds who had been
surging through the different tents
gathered around the 10 foot high
ladder, from which Prof. DantOn was
to make an exciting leap into a tank
of water. AS he assembled the tall
structure, round by round, every
~ in the vast multitude was fas-
tened on him. He went up with that
confidential air so characteristic of
showmen. AS he stood on the little
platform at the extreme dizzy
heights of the ladder he was the
centre of attraction for the whole
carnival. Two thousand people stood
breathless with admiring gaze. He
was then in possession of his mental
faculties and the gay throng who
stood by, as well as the professor
himself, had no thought that in a
few seconds he would not know
what was taking place around him.
He was going then to do what mil
lions of people would not do for the
world, and was at the same time
conscious of the notoriety which he
was winning, and was in a measure
congratulating himself that he could
perform such p%erilous feats and re-
ceive the plaudits of such a vast
throng-just the heighth of the show
mans ambition. Slowly and with
much deliberation did he place his
feet on the edge of the dizzy preci-
pice upon which he stood. He struck
a match and ignited the gasoline
with which his costume was satur-
ated. AT the same time a flame OF
fire arose from the tank into which
he was to jump. With a mass OF
flame rolling around him he bent
himself forward, turned loose from
his ladder and tell a distance of 11O
feet into a tank Of fire.
The spectacle could not have been
grander. 1t was aw~e-inspiring and
furnished entertainment for the NOR
bidly curious.
Instead Of arising from his bed OF
fame and water he sank to the
depths below and with a cry of dis
tress his assistant and constant com.
panion in his travels, Mr.. Gustave.
Ieaped into the tank and lifted the IN.
fortunate man out. He was uncOnsci
Gus when rescued. He had leapeC
one time too many and had received
injuries which Will probably end hi,
life. Just a slight movement in the
wrong direction while he was falling
had caused him to strike N his necl
and shoulders. He was taken out anC
carried to his tent. A doctor was
summoned and the injured man wa
carried on a cot unconscious to hi
room in the Hotel Kennon, Wher'
he has remained without ~uttering
syllable or regaining consciousness
The unfortunate man is a Hunga
rian and his name is Danton. HI
has only been in this country abou
six weeks, during which time he ha
been with the Jones Carnival Com
pany. Since he came to Goldsbor'
he has added 20 feet to his ladder
which makes it 10 feet high, insteac
of 80 feet, the height from which b
has been jumping.
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