The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-07
The EDl4I9 ] ! OF I
ALL FEA I Is : )
The Most Hazardous Act Ever At
tempted BY Mortal Man Leaping
the Gap At the Coming Red
Mons Carnival. .<s

$780, s-s,.e-r Il
The committee in charge of the
Flower Moon Carnival are pleased to
announce that they have just con-
cluded arrangements with the most |
sensational feature act that has ever
been attempted by man. Eighteen
months ago. when Diavolo announced
to the World that he would loop the
loop on a bicycle he created as great
"a sensations in the amusement world
as Marconi did in the scientific world
by the announcement of wireless tel
egraphy. He was thought a fool by
all, and dubbed the daredevil of the
universe. =" And yet, in short space
of time M. Ne Ponare causes the loop
the loop to fade away as morning
dews before the noon day sun. Talk
about your hair raising, side splitting
and nerve SCATTERING stunts, this lat
est achievement is the limit. The APP,
paratus for doing this act is system
Of trestle work covered by narrow
board walk, built at an elevationof As
degrees, being about 100 feet in the
] air at the highest point. The first line
of plank is. about fifty feet in length,
then there is gap Of sixty feet, then
commences the second line of walk
built at the same angle and continu-
ing then on to the ground. The rider
lcto& TIC, 4lo 4o,a
bicycle and before he reaches the gap
is going at rate Of speed supposed
to be $50 miles per hour, reaching the
bottom of the first walkAethe wheel
and rider dashes in to space, sailing
through the air % meteor, and land
ing on the second walk and continues
this ride to the bottom. Il will be re-
membered by the public that Diavolo
had many imitators of which a few
were successful in accomplishing his
wonderful feat. but none has ever
attempted to perform the feat Of this
plucky Frenchman. This most re-
markable act will be seen for the first
time lin America at Richmond, Ind,
lat The Red Mems Carnival each al
Eternoon and evening from May 10th
ITO 21st., inclusive. Notwithst :"d i::g
1.-THE, enormous expense entaiied i'll
giving this act to the public, Ave other
meritorious acts will be seen twice
daily on the Midway NJ: Litt, rep
4 resenting Ferari Bros, assures the
public that their aggregation is twice
it's former size. Enlarged and improv-
ed in every department. Eight ele-
giant new gold fronts have beer added
to the aggregation this season. Their
animal show, which has been reco"
nized feature at every carnival and
exposition of any Importance during
and since the world s fair at Chicago,
has been materially strengthened and
enlarged* A dog, pony and monkey
circus Of more than ordinary merit
has been added to the Midway at
fractions. Mamie, the spectacular fire
dancer is also one Of the newly added
features}.t this season. The costumes
worn by. Mamie in her set Of dances
have cost. several thousand dollars to
say nothing Of the expense 'of the va
rious electrical effects. To make a
,, complete statement Of the many new
and novel attractions to be seen upon
this gigantic Midway would be to
enumerate everything that the Ferari
Brothers, shows united, will bring tc
Richmond on their special train of e
sixty foot cars, which would repre-.
) sent in length two ordinary freight
a trains. It is conceded by all who are
!, in touch with this movement. thai
e this will be the big event in Richmond
q this summer. And the appreciation
e of the entire public should come as {
suitable reward for the untiring eff
: forts of the committee.