Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-02-23

: RESCUE FROM THE BRIxK OF THE car
3 nAcF.-We have heard of nsby /" zfi
situations" !" and "Providential resctes
but nsverofa situation more truly awfi
Nesah that which we are about to describ,
nor of rescue fnaH respects NOR
. pFovidential. y 92 it-a 53F- u
Mr.. Kidd, one Of the hands employed 4
the aoHr milfof Avery and Thurbef, las
above the middle Fails orthe Genesee. il
the north part of this ciiy, Carthage,
after dark, a few evenings since, took III,
sEiHbelonging to the mill, and withou
communicating his design to any one
attempted 10 cross the river. For The
purpose of improving the water power al
that point;a dam has been thrown across
lew feet above the middle cataract, and
at low water the current for some
distance above the dam, is slight. When
the water is high, however, a strong cur
rent sets over the dam through its whole
length, and then none but a person ac.
cuslomed to manage boat, can push one
across. The river was very high on the
evening in question. To add to the
difficulty, Mr.. Kidd had little experience
IN the use Of oars, and when about half
way across, he lost command ofthe boat.
and found to his horror that he was rap.
IDLY drifting with the current, which he
could not donbt would sweep him with
his light skiff over the dam. s'' fa aE.
The dam as we have remarked is few
feet above the Middle Falls, the perpen.
diculaF descent of which is twenty five
feet. A few rods further dawn, are the
Lower Falls, with perpendicular de.
scent of eighty-four feet. Between the
dam and themiddle falls, as we'll as be-
tween the two cataracts, the current is
exceedingly rapid and rough, Once
over the dam, therefore, his destruction
was sealed; for even should his fraiI bark
survive the plunge over the dam, and the
descent of the Middle Falls and live
through the intervening rapids and rocks
to the brink Ofthe lower falls, 1t could
NOT, nor could the strongest vessel that
ever ROated, survive the awful plunge
eighty.four feet down, that tremendous
cataract. 4F s1a.a .Eai b .u5!l.a 4,
Mr. Kidd sperfectIy acquainted with
he localities, and fully aware of the aw.
uE perils of his situation. In the dark.
less of the night, there was no eye, save ;
he eye of Him, "tO whom the midnight i,
9 as MONDAY that could see," and mo =
land save His that could save him; and q
speedy and terrible death seemed in !
'vitable. But the eye did see, and that
and was stretched out to save, and gui. +,
led his little vessel to point Of the dam .
omewhat higher than the rest; where !
fter shooting nearly half way over, it
rated and finally stuck fast!
But the terrors of his situation were \
ven now but slightly aIlevialed. The !
iver had been rising for some days, and =
9 had reason to suppose was still rising. :
lis boat, rocked by the current which =
'as sweeping under and around it, assu-. y
ng him how evenly balanced it was y
pom pivot; how slight ain additional !
'rce wauld be sufficient TO destroy his h
1uipoise, and how small rise of water l.
Ould be sufficient to lift it off. A wave e.
Used by a gust of wind even, or the gust ol
wind itselfmight throw it from its bal Al
ice, and consign it and him to the ter "
BILE destructiong over which they we're III
lspended as by single hair! Before ex
ID behind and around him were the mad hg
aters of the swollen Genesse, plunging of
| successive leaps among the crags and Of
'wn the cataracts into the dark, yawning ~
lasm below the Lower Falls, Overhung %
it'll their cloud of spray which even then "a
II upou him, and sending uptheir stun Il
ng and terrific roar, as if spreading the "a
II and sounding the requiem of their "a
tended yicum! How small appeared his d
ance Of escape! But q drf gap n
tHops springs eternal in the human bFsast'a M
d its fountains were not congealed3imE I've
8 bosom Of him who then most needed in
3 genial influence, even BY the terrors pl
lich surrounded him for the four pl
urs during which bis final rescue was SO
lay5ds q,a4 e1E sHRsnI AI vSoi7 oil
He commenced shouting for help, and wi
ough no voice answered him from the tn
ore, and though Athe FOar Of the waters tn
most drowned bis own, he continued it, fe
JtIng at intervals to gather strength ye
give more energya 10 his shouts, for pl'
out three hours. at the end of which. is
} Master Milleratahing bis rounds out wi
10 the mill, about To- o'clock, to see REL
It all was safe before retiringifor the fie
yht, heard one of bis cries. He sup We
sed thai it was from some person on the ye
posite side of the river, and. was at lai
st disposed to disregard it, I He heard dr.
voice again, and thinking it sounded of
e cry Of distress, determined TO cross CT,
or and afford what relieEmight be in hist hu
wer. He ran down for bis boat, aad FL
ding il gone, and theories Seiag con- 1dr
Iped he returned TO thelmslkand ralli. an
tho hands. ltwas then7fonndythat MF-4 of
do was missing, and The truth respees We
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