Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-07-29

Our readers will recollect a statement in
our paper last week of two men carried over
| Niagara Falls, and third, who caught upon
a log of wood wedged in the rocks just above
the rapids. 1t seems the party were en-
gagged in sailing excursion above the falls
and were drawn into its resistless current be-
fore they were fully appraised of their danger.
The fate of the third man above named had
not been ascertained when our paper went to
press last week. We give the following par
ticulars of his melancholy fate from the Buff
falo Commercial:
"a log of wood, apparently wedged tight
" between the rocks, and crossed by another,
still higher out of The water was his resting
place. Here he remained, half clinging to
and half perchings upon the log, from which
hewould occasionally slip down and walk a
lttleson the rocks, which were only short
distance under water A few feet in advance
was small fall about four or five feet, and
here and on each side Of him, the waters rush
ed wildly on at a speed of about forty miles
| al nOuT. ClilCc Jul ICI'oil NCStCiNteiN was
made up, about p o'clock in the afternoon,
raft was constructed formed of crossed tim
beS, strongly fastened in a square form,
hogshead being placed in the centre. The
raft was strongly secured with ropes on each
side, and was tloated down to the rocks up
on which Avery was stationed. As it APP
preached the spot where he stood, the rope
rot fast in the rocks and the raft became i'm
movable. Avery then appeared to muster
strength and courage, and descending from the
! loo. walked over the rocks to the place where
the rope had caught and labored long and
hard to disengage it from the rocks. After
some time he succeeded, and then with re-
newed energy inspired by the hope of rescue,
he pulled manfully at the rope until he sue
ceeded in bringing the raft from the current
towards his fearful resting place.
Avery now got on the raft, making himself
fast thereto by means of ropes which had
been placed there for that purpose, and those
on the land commenced drawing it towards
the shore. 1t had approached to within hir-
tn feet of one of the small islands, towards
which its course was directed, when sudden
| " it became stationary in the midst of the
rapids, the ropes having again caught in the
rocks. All efforts to move it were found to
| be in vain, and much fear was entertained
that the strain upon the ropes might break
them and occasion the poor fellows loss.--
Various suggestions Were now volunteered,
and several attempts were made to reach him.
One man went out in a boat as far as he dar-
ed to venture, and asked him if he would fas-
ten rope round his body and trust to being
drawn in by that. The poor fellow, howev-
er, shook his head despondingy, as though
he felt he had not strength enough remain
! inc to make himself secure TO a rope. At
length boat was got ready-a llte-boat,
which had arrived from Bufalo-and was
launched. Seeing the preparations, AVERY
Embossed his fastenings, with the intention OF
being ready to spring into the boat. Borne
on by the rushing waters, and amid the breath
less suspense of the spectators, the boat ap-
preached the raft A thrill ran through the
crowd-the boat lived in the angry waves
it struck the RATA shout of JOY rang forth
from the shores, for it was believed that he
was saved-when suddenly the hope that had
been raised was again destroyed-a moments
confusion followed the collision, and In the
next the victim was seen in the midst of the
waters, separated from his frail support and
struggling for life For minute or two the
poor fellow, striking out boldly, swan strong
" toward the island, and the cry echoed from
shore to shore that he would yet be saved
But soon the fact became certain that he re-
celed from the shore-his strength was evil
IDENTIFY failing. Gradually he was borne back
into the fec st part of the current-slowly
at first, then more rapidly. Swiftly and more
swiftly he approached the brink of the fatal
precipice-thc waters had him at last, their
undisyuted victim, and madly they whrled
him on to death, as though enraged at his
persevering efforts to escape their fury. a
sickening feeling came over the spectators
when, Just on the brink of the precipice, the
doomed man sprung up from the waters
clear from their surface-raising himself alott
and with piercing shrek, that rang loudly
above the knocking roar of the cataract, fell
back again into the foaming waves, and was
hurled over the brow of the fatal precipice.