Caspar Badrutt some Englishmen adapted a type of delivery sled for daring dashes down twisting narrow streets of St. Moritz. Subsequently, other tourists wanted a Victorian ride, and larger steerable devices were contrived: the early luge/skeleton individual sleds, and the bobsleigh (or bobsled). Careening around the town's streets became increasingly popular, but the incidence and frequency of pedestrian collisions and risk to life grew proportionately. Therefore, Badrutt stepped in and created the first purpose-built half-pipe track, now familiar from the Winter Olympic Games. This track later became the model for the Cresta Run skeleton racing track, built in 1884. Caspar Badrutt Swiss
David Moritz Michael led the Bethlehem "collegium musicum". He most notably conducted a performance of Haydn's "Creation" that some scholars believe may have been the first performance of the work in America. In addition to his wind ensemble works—the most famous of which, "Die Wasserfahrt (The Water Journey)", is currently available in a number of recordings—and fourteen "Parthien", he wrote a number of anthems and arias for church services. Moritz Michael returned to Germany in 1815 and died in Neuwied, Germany, on February 26, 1827. David Moritz Michael David Moritz Michael (October 21, 1751 – February 26, 1827) was a composer. David Moritz