| Show A ken tuck ian becomes crazed in the ferris ferns wheel thu the stron strong 3 iron bars protecting M the windows of a a i car in the pen ferris is wheel along prevented a tragedy yesterday says tho the chicago inter ocean A gentleman and his wife who later gave their names as arand mrs airs A G Wi loritt of covington ky bought tickets tor lor a ride around the wheel f ft t seems that tho the gentleman gent lonian had hesitate ed about inaki making tig the trip as previous experiences in ascending aacen ding the great heights had ah always allec ted him strangely after af ter the first sickening fainting f aiu 41 sensation ho always become possessed of a desire to throw hunsell off into tile the doctor had told him that many people under tinder the same cincu me lances were vere similarly dispo disposed disposed ed in fact that tho the desbia becomes uncontrollable they classed as a distinct brain disease mr had bad on a pro previous visit to the fair been up in the wheel and she declared to her husband that the floors are so loyol leyel and tho ascension ascenion so gradual that it was avas hard for her to realize that she wis was going up she also expatiated upon tile the loveliness lovel of the scone scene from the windows and its extent and advised that ho he try it so yesterday they both tried it they seats in the car and placidly moved along until the upper way reached when mr com plagued tied of feeling ill he almost fainted but there was no way of stopping the wheel the car was half full of people principally women tile the man inan became crazed with excitement and began to pace excitedly up tip and down the car driving the women whom he had no intention of hurting before him like seared scared sheep he jumped upon both bides aides of the car repeatedly and was so 30 powerful in his paroxysms that he actually bent the iron bars the attendant one goes with every car grappled with him and assisted by two or three other men attempted to hold him but their strength proved inadequate for he threw them off easily and made for the door which fortunately is always locked he shook it vi but only succo oded in breaking the glass glas I 1 mr wherritt continued go aole until the zar ar had almost reached the lauding flauding when ho be became calmer and breaking down completely laughed and sobbed convulsively tho the wheel makes two revolutions before the occupants of any car are allowed to got get out the attoa attendant dant thought that as the car went by tho landing he would open the door quickly aud and above mr i out but jhb motion was two rapid and the pas passengers seagers pro prepared pared for another scene and struggle some of thorn them said that ur mr terror borror SH jt was a appalling ap pp alling when lie ho realized that lie he was going up again ho he implored that the car be stopped and then begged that they throw hini him down and hold him there was warn wine some hesitation in doing this as tile the men in tho the car lidid had experience neo of his during 0 the last trip the three men grappled grap plod hini him however and strained every nerve tielve before there was any occasion for force while women hud blo ble in a corner and looked at him the tops of the houses at midway had hardly been skirted before he bogan to try to tear himself loose and dash aganet the bars the nien men who W were ere holding him having exhausted themselves when he was peaceful lid did nob know what to do just as this timea time a woman who would not give her name naine canio came to tho the rescue flinging modesty and propriety to the wind for thenonie the nonce she unbuckled buckled un her skirt at the back she stepped out of it and throw threw it over the crazy mans hoad head and she hold held it thero there until they wore pr emitted to leave the car at the station under this treatment mr wherritt became as ai quiet as an ait ostrich under similar hat handling idling the lady was allowed to put on her in the car and thus ended what might have been a tragedy salt lake tribune |
