Evening journal., 1915-02-13
GREAT CROWD SEES HUMAN FLY
CLIMB WALL OF DUPONT BUILDTN G
'PINCHED," But HE IS RELEASED

Several thousand citizens received
genuine thrill which lasted for twenty
minutes after neon TO-DAY. when Harry
n Gardiner, dare devil" otherwise
known as the "lluman Fly" scampcrcd
up the walls Of the DUPONT Building
along Market street. TO the tenth floor
Here Gardiner was "pmched' by Patrol
mau Payne ON charge ol trcspass The
charge was dismissed later
Gardiner. who got into the laws
clutches because he performed his
stunt without permission from the
owners of the DUPONT Building. court
cd death as ne clambered from ledge
TO ledge along the face of the huge
building. With cranncd necks the
thousands who stood in one solid mass
OF humanity along Market street from
/ below Tenth street TO a point above
| Eleventh street and surged over the
/ Court House lawn, sighed with relief
as they saw the daring aerial perform
| er enter the windows OF the Tenth
/ noor of the building.
Gardiner arrived at Eleventh and
/ Market streets al 1245 o'clock. at
tired in white overalls, coat and
, cap Patrolman Payne was standing
on the corner, but before the officer
could reach Gardiner he was several
feet above HIS head. The crowd gave
the climber a salute. and at that
Gardiner reached the stone coping
topping the first story of the building
Along this he made his way TO a
point near the main entrance off Mar
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dress explaining that in Justice to the
owners OF the building he wanted to
tell his audience that he did not have
their permission. and IT any accident
bofoll him he wanted them ahsolyed
from all blame In order to defray
expenses he added that members of
Troop 8. Boy Scouts. would 20
through the audience and collect
money one half of which was to be
applied TO The Home Relief Commit
tee
Just as Gardiner ceased speaking, an
lomployc of the DUPONT Company made
am attempt TO grab him from the seconc
story windo" which hc was in front OF
tiuding his would-bc captor. Gardner
started upwards. and within a second h,
was high above the heads of those n
the streets As the aerial artist arrive,
on the third floor he swung one leg owe
; "a window sill and talked lor scvera
minutes with stcnogaphcr who wa
, pccring out window there As am
other attempt was made 20 apprehcn
! him ne continued upward.
When Gardiner arrived al the sixth
! floor, William Frederick. carctaker o
. thc building. appealed to the police
4 department for assistance. and Ser
a geant Hiram White and several of
[ ficers were sent in the patrol wagol
, to tho rear of the building Gardine
= continued to court with death. how
ever. and as The patrolmen went froT
lf, floor to floor he lodged them b
ls climbing over their heads When IN
itl seventh floor of the building wa
isl reached. Gardiner gave his audienc
a real thrill boy pretending 10 make
rs misseip, and sigh went un from tf
nh thousands OF throats. Again viii
he ut This floor the "ny" maintained
or hold with his bare fingers on the ma
H.. row ledge. swung back and forwar
H. with his legs and danced.
e. Just about this time an excite
is woman worker on The Ninth foo
dropped her mun. and as this startc
downward. many thought the climbe
lad fallen.
From the seventh floor onwar
Gardiner delighted his audience D
his daring, and when he arrived q
the tenth floor and looked as sma
as a baby TO those on the groun