Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

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"MOST SCARED AFTER CLIMB.
"When I got to the ground I was more scared than when I was
climbing. But that wire that I had rigged in the top of the dome
had solved the problem of painting it as far as I was concerned.
The next day the old State Republican came out with an article to
the effect that I had kept my promise and had paid my political
debt. The dome is not so difficult to climb as one would imagine,
but no unskillful person could do the stunt the Human Fly did in
getting up the walls to the first roof. The Fly's easy climb was up
the dome as there are places where one may stick on easily and
find a fair footing."
There are a number of Lansing's older generation who still
remember the Shattuck feat. And it was considered some stunt
inasmuch as Mr. Shattuck was handicapped by a disabled arm,
the bone of which was broken in the battle of the Wilderness,
and a right ankle, weak from another bullet wound received Feb.
3, 1862, in the battle of Occoqum.
The Human Fly's crazy entertainment was of considerable interest to Lansing's veteran dome climber. Mr. Shattuck, who
lives at 1117 Lee street, is still hale and hearty and declares if he
had good " wind " he would duplicate his feat just for the fun of it.State Journal, 1916.
RARE BOOK PRINTED IN 1727 IS ONE OF CURIOSITIES
OF STATE LIBRARY; OWNED BY LANSING MAN.
One of the most interesting exhibits in the Museum of the
Michigan Pioneer Society is a book, unique both from the standpoint of its own age, and from the historical story woven about it.
The volume, which is printed in Hebrew, English and Spanish and entitled "Kehilath Jahacob," a vocabulary, or words
printed in the Hebrew language, was written by Jacob Rodriguez Moreva prior to 1527, at a time when the Spanish language
was commonly spoken in the marts of the world, and, in 1527, was
published by A. Alexander in White Chapel, High street, London.
The volume, which was published before printing presses came
into general use, was printed with the aid of crude type in a hand