The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-30
The Catastrophe at Niagara Falls.

published some tcrsraphic Dispatches from BAT
C.la'ci5aE ~ account us man WHO was hang
Jag to 4 stump Oh the brink Of the falls Of Niasa'
ia The following psrisu'ars We take from the
BbC,lo CnpsTc'd'
The three men wcs, Gctmias and we've en-
,ag,i oa a Sand 5oata short distance above the
f.il. Their purpose was pleasure sail down
the river, aCi by some Unaccvautoblc miFmanse
meat, or great ignorance Of the mscc Of the river
even above the raril', thej allowed themselves
to &c, within It's rre,.,.b'e power The nna'e 4
one 81 the two whuf,' went over, was Thomas
E,nnamln the maine Of tie other sc have rot
seen stated
The ihi.l one is chilled A5tl by some papers
ia others, Avery. The Co~ay.i1 Of Wtloes
day eyeu,ns say:
[. to ,ix O'clock last cveuir, the pull, were
kept On state of excitement hy dispatches II.
eri3ei at Intervals trum the FHl,, bringing ,nior
matirn oi the situation Of poor Avery. rich re-
por, q .Ctuuirs between hope and tsJr-nnue eX.
pye-sia, confidence IL h. eventual safety. A
large number al prT-on> lett this city for the
scene Of excitement ty the lTan, and swyliri The
thousands already gathered aroCUi the spl.. We
have teen furnished with an account Of the pro
ceedings SING; uHe ot.ocs yesterday ~ al eye
witness
Our informant tells Is That the man was IN
par, of The rapids where the rocks rise nearly
10 the surface If the water. log OF wood sp.
plrpu,ly wed.ed tightly between the 20, IS rud
crossed by another sall higher outof the water,
was Lis resting place Here he rCaiuiutd half
ciins,iag to ani half perchine upon the log from
winch hewould occasionally sip down aud walk
lutte on the rocks winch were only short dis
lance under water A few Zee, in Advance was
a SNAIL fall of about four or five feet and here
Oh each side Of hm. the waters rushed wildly on
Mt speed of about forty miles an hour Since
uur report yesterday was made NJ about 81 o.
crck IN the afternoon rg., wis made formed 81
cross timbe-. strongly fastened 10 a square form
a hog.bcJG being placed IN the centre. The raft
was strongly secured with rores on each side. and
was luaitI down 10 the rocks upon which Aycry
was stationed. Asjt approached the spot where
Dee stood the rope gnt fast N the rocks. aul a.
raft hsc1me in'mngeai,r. Avery now apDeaaed
20 muster strength aul courage and descending
from the log walked over the rock, to The plgcr
where the rope had caught and iatoreA long and
hard to discug ge !, from the rock After some.
time he succeeded. ani hen with renewed energy
inspired by hope Of rescue. he pulled mnrfIi, at
the rope Untl be succeeded in hripcins the raft
from the cugrea; iuNlrI- h, fearful resting place
Avery Row got uu to The raft making himself
sa-t thereto by meats of ropes which had been
placed there fnr hat purpose, and hose on the
land commenced drawing }, towards the shore n
had approached within fhr'y tsst OF one of the
small stands towards which as course was di
rec'ed e hen ~ ideuly It became stationary IN the
r..a.t ofthe rapids theropc- having again caught
in the rocks. All euletvors to move it were
found tn be IN vain, uul much fear was entertain
ellhuthe strain GPoa the ropes might break them
and occasion the poor fellows loss Nariuu- sur.
.e-i.vus we7e now volunteered, AMI several 40
Ienp's were made TO reach Inns. One man went
uut iH a boat n. far AZ he dared To- venture. ana
l-k-d him Il he weIii ft,te1 rope r1lad h,
body and trUs. TO 1. ug drawn iu Uy ,ts,. Iht
poor fellow however, shook his bu1i dsspo7'ling
~ as ,hou.-h he felt lie dad ro, strength enough
remaining Co make himself secure 10 a r-0e. a.
length boat was got rraIv-a life boat uhi,b
hal arrvsi lrIm putf.lD-G1G wa lauu he'd Sec.
NJ the preparation. Avery uaoOse f, fas,euiu. :
with the Intention nf being ready 90 -ruug in,o
the t1st E1nu m ty the ru.hD, waters, anil
amid the tre,th'ts- suspense Cf the spectators
the boat approached theru, 4 Thrill, rau through
the crovi--ihe boat lived in the angry waves
It struck the ra't--a shon' OF Jly ran !'-ih nom
: the shores. IL i was believed That is wA' saved
when suddenly the hope HAT had been ra.-.,
was again dr,'raysd--a moments cuult,.on i'l
lowed the c"l.s'"n. AMI IN The neX' the vic. 'm
was seen n the mast az the Water, s'plr'.yi
from hi, Gfui support ana Struggling i'r life E'f
minute or two the poor iiov, siy'So- ga,
Dol lily, s"am strongly towards tie is''oi 'n'
and The CT echoed tom shore ~ Shore that h.
would yet te saved Lit som me i'', became
C.l,A,, ~ " go. E,,I.,i,, T.. ". ~.
back Into the ferresl r,of The rnrrert--.Iovl,