Show A 1 tile the int in t ernp or cr the trim james sylverter ono of iho sylvester S ives brothers gymnasia performing in tile the thirty fourth street theadro Thea tro was wae killed about 10 last evening ec ning his final let act on oa the tia was wai to 1 bog wi with tit his big when lie that lio lie load haj force enough cn auli lo 10 turned a somerset from the trapeze trip esc and cau caught bt a rope suspended irom from the tha coiling in i n the back part of the auditorium ati dito under this thia rope was st etched a ucil ing to shield the performer from injury in the event of missing the tb 0 ropo rope and to protect lite co over lie le takes the alio flying leap lea P young sylvester came out oat as usual lost last night and executed his various vari outi alias until ibo last laeb grand leap cap then ho he swung himself until he thought ho he had gathered force and let himself go hut but ho he miscalculated and swung too loo LT far with tremendous velocity ly he shot by tho the ropo rope and struck against the boxes boim with an cappalli appalling n g aoud liidi thence he ical celiaa iu a heap to the floor striking on his is head bead the force of if tho fall was so great BS as to break the heavy heapy iron chair on which lie he struck ladies in the boxes fainted faint cJ and the spectators wore were transfixed traus fixed all win was cui duRion iiii two physicians ns acre in the he theatre and attendants from ho be gilld lite hurried to td tho the issitt ance oi of the injured ma loan sylvester wat was gen gently tl ny lifted and borne in to a room T chero h e to the pesi iian was found him to bo be a I 1 ive but nith out the least conscious ess A terrin blo gash in the back bac k of hiu hill lead head marked where he be had bad atrock the agull was beaten in largo large caoli clots tf of blood and pieces of rf brains oozed out upon the slightest alt htmat pressure the play piny was hurried on but the house soon thinned out leaving the theatre empty sylvester lingered but a short time ilia his breath came shorter doll and bporter bh orter and soon he died lie ile was 19 years of ag ago le now new york skin san march 20 |