The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-04 00:00:00

THE DEATH ROLL OF NIAGARA.

Dr. Itic'sr e ,le-c irw Ise" a C «HUI gentle-
...au of tn-aar., atri inventive
min I." U.. c structwi uzi ..p_kr.ratus, by the aid of
wuicla he Wende going aver Nieto.. Feu.. H. has
arra...:e I verythia4 nicely, area to the *put where he
sot no. t.. laud Ater haring made the dreamt, but hie
hien eat 1,1 .)1' to..enin.dy Csofi . . . .. .

Toe inelencb ,ly Is to l'aptein Wel,b has 1..1 to
.he tter 'esti no iu nue ..f the New York j 'urea. of •
rec 4•1 -ft a mat in. morable inci len-e an Idisaster.,
c cel with the i.goa F soine of these fatal
laud romantic ioctleute we eh all briefly repr.sluce.
Tue numb of 'mini lee at the Falls has been very
large. Oe one ootta.ion • man leaped from the bridg.,
10•3 feet, into the current. an I a b.li-ved tm b ire died
b f,,. r....ching the water. For 50 feet be fell like •
plumose,. He then began to turn over, and dropped
&liner mtly little.' on the weer. A women who coin-
larittad enici le tasted the curreat by throwing in or
pares .1 before gathering her skirte together for the
plunge. In another c ee, a lain calmly undreamt I ant
wentinto that .d.strongly and .leliherately swimming
to the gid y serge. A brave swimmer tri..d to rescue
hint Inv the min who motight death sped onwards to
it with raid limy on seeing h•• was followed. lie was
• ,on where it wai not necessary fir him to put tirtla
another stroke. The torrent canAt him, cadge was at
once beyond help. On one catmaion there WAS • d ii le
the c ,n ;de being a taiddle.aged inMAWd et.msn,
i▪
lsoimt .eh on theme hal been some @caudal aud woo
res.°. veal t give the w 'rd still more t • t alit shout in
their de.t.i them thy hot tone in thing life. Au
ingeui. as Yankee once showed how the dive might I e
made in p-rfeci safety. In taking :he j moo he wore •
lonia.. over his shoul ler.. To it was attached a wire,
running loosely over a cylin ler on the bridge. Tha.
kedt his tat downwards, and he smvessfuty ace .111.
plehed the leap, afterwards rosoing c o.sidee.hle
plollitv by the traosacti ii. Terrible crimes have
tak m place at the Falls. Our, camparativ,ly
recent, bag never ben indeed A h i•ly. with a hot.
kerchief over the dose, wa found o m Ruin!. Roil
the neck was • rope, tiles+, dr .wit and knotte I at the
hack, and theme! frayed. lithe heal was • bullet hole,
Acnrionsqitestionu ft lent!, yar eelc corning the ma.,.
who hal time met with • fob end. It rosins In it one 0.
L Rowell had registered recently at an hotel, aol bad
c imp'ainel of the less of SOO .lollars. 111, room h.cl
not been slept in, and hi. cl .thee were feint on the
bank. Th. ri 'roper's jury loon I that the hely was
Itowell'e, but n.l long afterwards Rowell himself
turned up. It was then thought Vie b. ly bel.o.god to
ome Clots'. The deicription anewerrd accurat .Iy. u
it was not Close, AA was conclusively proved by his
appearance in the flesh an I his vutpequent disappear
lance to evade • criminal charge. It was afterwards
nothrht, but in vain, to identity the c aloe with one
Raymond, and It went unrecognised Strauss
amideute are also reported. Ala ly stooped t . pluck
• flower on the brink of Table Rook, and was taken
up dead from the rocks below. Another lady stooped
for • cup of water, lost her balance, and was out of
reach sod over the Fall.s almost before her ernes rd
husband knew what had happens I, In 1871 a very
sad and foolials accident occurred. Au engaged couple
went behind the Fails, into the Cave of the Windy
with nit a guide. Time lor actually sought to bathe in
a pool which even the gut lee never visited. Her liver
104 hi. life in endeavourinsg t i Lave here. One very
pathetic and dramatic incident is roc ,rule I. A young
matt caught up • charming child, who was watching
the tumbling waves, 'Now, Lizzie," he I.lnyfilly
I am going ti throw you into the
w▪
ater," and he swung her backward§ and f .rward..
The child screamed, struggle I. and slipped from his
hands. He gazed after her, and, realising what he had
dose, leaped into the torrent. Rescue, of course, was
hopeless, and be perished. Remarkable escapes have
now and again been rec.rded. o.ie was that of •
murderer. The sheriff was c'ose behinl him, the
river in front, and only the wires .4 the old bridge at
Lewist ,n to help bun across. Hand over hand he
began the passage. His hands quickly blistered, and
then they bled. Again and again he rested his rams
by hanging by his legs. At length he reached the
oorwitn heek. wv..l in 7 Pe.e"ill (.11 he.. 64..• be
continued his flight. On one occasion a painter was
at work on Sec ,nd Sister's (eland, when he fell into
the water. He Wee CUT'S 1 towards the Fells, and
when only 40ft. from them caught on • rock. After
• time of terrible anxiety be wee saved by ropes
manipulated from the shore. A b 'stoma was being
hurried along toward* the Rapids, when be threw out
a little anchor be had with him. It seemed like playing
for his life with grim death as he heard the Anchor
bump continually against the rocks without gr marling.
At l-ngth his fearful anxiety Was relieve I by its
caching a grip, but all the night through the boatman
Was tossed about while he held the anchor-rope.
When morning dawned he WAS saved by those on
shore.