A Modern Samson.

Manawatu Herald, 14 September 1895, Page 3

A Modern Samson.

Louis Cyr (holder of the Police Gazette Champion Challenge Belt) recently, in the lecture Hall, Boston, United States, lifted eighteen men, whose aggregate weight was 49001 b. This is the greatest performance on record, the previous best thing 89001 b by Sampson. The Boston Herald says .•—•• Mopt men would have weakened at the task before them. But the Ceinadinn wore lhe samp self-satisfied pmile as he motioned the men lo the lifting platform. Then he stooped beneath it, and placing lm back firmly against the oaken boards was ready for the lift. So silent was the crowd ;&at the munching of a diminutive Monkey up in one corner of the hall 'ffear tho ceiling was plainly heard. jßhen there came a strain but the platform with its human weight did not budge. Then Cyr gripped more tightly the stool upon which his hands rested. A firm set look overspread his face. He braced himself up for the supreme effort. Anxious enquiry was depicted on. many faces. Would he succeed ? '■' A 'mighty tugging was heard, the muscles of the strong man creaked like a door upon a rusty hinge, and slowly did the platform rise with him.