Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-08-27
NUMBER 81.
Loss of Life at Niagara Falls.

We have lately had an account of three
men having been swept over the Falls at Nj
agara.
In 1910, August 81, Charles Smart, Of
Philadel PHI a. fell from rock in the "Cave Of
the Winds" (Which is under the American
Falls,) aud Of couisc, was instantly killed
Between the Middle Staircase" and the en-
trance TO the "Cave," DR.. lIungerford, of
West Troy, was killed, in May, 1880, by fall
Of portion Of the rock upon him. A boy,
named Murphy, in June, 1887, attempted to
cross the river in a canoe, and was driven IN
to the current, and driven over the American
Fall. A little boy. by the name of White,
only Five years old, and his sister, a year or
two senior, were playing in a canoe near that
part of Goat Island where the bridge crosses
the Rapids, from the village Of Niagara. The
canoe floated out into the stream. The moth
er of the children beheld the scene, rushed to
the river and rescued the girl, but the boy
was carried over the fall near the point where
Avery took the flightful plunge. The little
fellow was last seen sitting in the bottom of
the canoe. holding on with his hands to each
side, as if to keep the frail craft steady as it
was borne on its perilous way. This was in
July, l846. Neither Murphy's or Whites
body was ever found.
1t was very near this fatal spot that the
foolish farce of Mrs Miller, of Detroit, was
played off n few yeals ago 1t occasioned
much speculation at the time, and its results
we're said to be serious; the father Of the per
son alluded TO. very respectable man, hav-
! ing died of broken heart in consequence oi
it. Mrs. Miller, actuated, it was thought, b.
Jealousy, or some freak Of the Kind Gu, her
shawl to pieces tied them together, and hung
them over the bridge over Goat Island, inten.
ding, doubtless, to produce the impression
that she had committed suicide by letting her
self down into the Rapids and going over ,Lc
American Fall After occasioning much pair
and trouble to her family and friends, sh,
turned up" we believe, in Syracuse.
A man by the name Of Allen, eight years
ago, attempting to cross the Niagara river il
skIif from Chippewa, lsome distance above
Goat lsand,) accideatly broke an oar anC
found himself at the mercy Of the current.
He managed to reach the outside island o
the group called THE Three Sisters rwhicl
lie just off Goat Island and jumped ashore
while his skill was dashed down the rapid.
and over the Horse Shoe Fall. Tho saycc
from the more eminent danger, the man.
situation was extremely doubtful, and he be-
gan 10 think that he should die Of starvation
Two nights and day he remained in thai
precarloes situation. He struck FIRE, anG
the smoke from it, wreaihing over the tre,
tops, indicated the peril he was in. The n
larm was given; rope was thrown acros,
from enc island to the ether, and SO on to the
third, and an ntreped follow by the name o
Robinson put of in skilf holding on to the
rope and succeeded in bringing Alleu safe
through the rapids to the main shore. This
same Robinson also rescaed Chspin, Zone OF
the workmen on the bridge from which Ave.
ry's fate was recently witnessedl who, being
thrown accidently into tho stream was carried
upon the very island, to reach which BY
swimming Avery is said to have made des
perate effort, on being thrown from the raf
sent to his rescue.
1t was here too that young lady Of B unla
10, Miss De Forest slipped from the hands Of
friend who was holding her in foolish bra
yado, over the edge of Luna Isl nd" anc
with young Addington who plunged in t,
save her was horne over the American Fall
The bodies Of both were rescued after somC
DAYS