The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-09-17

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The correspondent OF The Newark Advert
- gives ths halowins description Of tho tra
| sSdy thas occurred - Niagara Falls, oath'
18th q July,
~ wrote you hastily this morning b,ic
account Of two men being carried over IN,
rails and the perilous situstion Of the third II
The raptda Never In MI my life have wit
iisessd scene 20 sublimcly awful From
O'Clock this morning until this time not on,
moment has been Lost In The endeavor 10 saw,
the unfostunats man, bat without success. II
the hrst place . boat wAs launched from thu
bridge, N direct line with the log to which
be was clinginS, but the boat was swamped In
the roaring surf beforc Il bad gone half way
and had TO be drawn back. Some idea may
30 had OF tho power Of the current from the
iAct that it took tho united effort of thirty mcn
70 draw Il back Il was then launched again,
when tho rope parted and Il went over the.
Falls; then another was launched. and sfter
several times being capsizcd and righting. was
brought to within his reach, and he succeeded
IN getting into It At this the glad shout went
up hon thousands Of persons, who had stood
!or six heurs and watched with the most in
tense .nxiety for bis deliverAncc How Joy
arvy - s., 49, -. o A',u ieht every en-
,,nS "a, NJ 49,. ou. oniy 20 90 again disaP.
@ M. ma. ~. NY t""es 81 nundrcd mon could
current had carried the rope under The rocks
With 30 much forcc that It could not bc with.
Drawn. It was now noon, and he had been in
that terrible situation since 10 o'clock last eve.
ning--l< hourA BY this time two tin canis.
ters had been prepared, filed with refresh.
ments and IN attempt made to Aoat them to
ing 4 Tho Ia csr,s.J sa M" ,v aass Slvsrg
could nox be HrnT.ht - uh,n h;s. seAs, w. w
thsr boat was now procured and % i.mnchod x,"T -
which they took tho nrccaution 10 Is~ns;. 4.
some food; but f6is. Alas WA nrncS ss.' ava.
and now lies lodged on ono 81 Ethosc ,sdSrs,
which limo the beI az this stsrr,,,ls ss,,,s
now appeared as il nj had been done that
could bo for his relief. hut Ia hr.vs hnsrss =
engaged IN this labor OF Iovs1 s3iS not a. sr.,~
They had no moro boats q tsIcrrsnbic Iss.
patch had been sent 10 Bnffalo far ! ia, hc.t
but Il had not yet arrived. .l and the- set ahont
constructing q ran, which was scsn finishcd
and launched; with better success Il reachc,i
him, he got on board Of II, and as,inx oif 10 (
point about half way between tho yioS and the
small inland, about 100 feet In diameter, situa.
ted about 100 Rect from' ths west shore OF Goat
Island and about pns quarter Of = mile from
tnc brow Of thc American Fall al falt sure Of
ms safety; again the rope was manned, but
with the samc result IS. q NJ
IN swinging on tho ropc lodged between i
lcSk ,, and largo iog with 40 much force as to
aety every e1ort 70 remove II. He waa now
~ an lnnnlseiy worse situation than bcfbre--
S9mnncu % small ran ~ the midst of The
boiling, seethsng SURF which threatened every
moment 20 throw him rom his nail cfaA h
thss situation he hung, pitching and tossing at
the mercy Of the food, with hardly :. hope of
relief. obliged to keep on his hsnis and knccs
for fear Of being thrown ol, undcr = 6ssilne