, 1864-08-13
Especial Dispatch to the H+w York wcrla !

Especial Dispatch to the N+v York Wcrld1
NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 0-1;3e.
Farini Is stW prisoner On Roblnsoa's
Island, ahout two hundred feet aboVa the
Amtrican tal1s, and where The rapids have
tremendous velocity. His partner has sue
ceeded In efectipg line Of retreshclea COM
murication with tho furlorn stilt. walker.
who has now been in his uncomfort able 20.
eition over forty hours What steps are be-
ing taktn to rescuu him, II any, are not
known A large crowd ID expected down
IRON Buffalo and Rochester to sec the sad
The condition Of this poor fellow ia really
heartrending. Here he is, within speaking
distance Of the shore, but the throngs vt5
have assembled to witness his critical situa-
tion are powetless to help him. Those who
have visited Niagara Falls can conceive the
danger IN which the man ulust be, and ho
almost hopeless will be all means to relieve
him. There seems to be no ce1tsinty Of af-
1ording him assistance, and 1t is thought TINT
he must remain where he is, aul die suffar-
ing all the horrors Of starvation
NIAGARA FA1ks, AEgust 8,
A good deal Of excitement was occasionca
this morning, and still continues in conse-
ut 6H clock, was carried down the rapids
to RUbinson's Island, Just above the Amer;-
can fa11s, while endeavoring to cross tie
stream On sttlts. He. was having full dress
thing on the 18th, before tie multitude.
When about midway between the main land
and Goat Island, one of bis siilts broke. and
the foolbardy acrobat found hlms.lf dashed
into the irresistible curreut Fortunately,
he "as borne towards Robinson's Island, aud
stcceeded IN getting up the shore, where,
ever since, up to the present moment, u o.
cllck, he bus been seen lying on a los and
looking like patietce on monument. watt
fcg for somebody to build bridge or turn
oil the river. he seems to hare injured n
foot, and the impression is that be is wait
t. extricate himself from bis IN pleasant nd.
sitton- He Is clad in tights, is barcheaacd,
Wet, bruised, and no douot yery hungry.
Poor fellow! He, perbups. deserves more
q npathy tha1 be has yet obtained. The
p]r, WHO are gazlng 1istlessly at his forforn
figure, distant about 500 feet.
From the Bnffalo Courier, Aususta.1
II las been known that Fariri, the funam.
bAist, who stVeral years ago was Blondln's |
rival On the tight rope at Niagara Fails, was
making Preparations. to ford the rapids !
stilte. contrtved for the purpose The exhi.
bit1on was to hare come OF on the 18th. |
Early yesterday morning, We learn, the fool |
hardy man vent cut to relearse tile danger. |
Gus, Gus fsst: He succeeded in getting more
Iaan nsf nnd Way acsess at point between the
Of his stilts broke or gave way and he was
instantly In the rapids. Fortunately the
place Of his accident was directly abu7e Rob. |
inso1's Island, a small piece of wooded land
which lies to the right Of Luna Island and
very near the brink Of the American fall.
nt succeedt in struggling 10 the shore OF
this island, and dragged himself from the wa
ter. lie had apparently sustained a pa,nfnl
injury in one Of his limbs. The poor imam
vas soon discoy cred sitting very composedlv
on log at the edge of the Island. j large
and not Fer5 eympathizing crowd collected
on the Goat Island bridge and elsewhere. but
mp TO yesterday afternoon not an effort had
et en made to rescue the unfortunate man.
In TACT, our informant tells us that In few |
hours public curiosity seemed to have sated
ltself, and scarcely any excitement Was vtsi.
bic. Faribls trightful pearch is about 800 or
], 900 feet below the bridge before ennken
OF. md undoubtedly rope conid be doatcd
to him and thereby cable perhaps be swunr.
BY htch, il the man IL not too much eI.
hausted OF Injured, he might bs able to effect
in escGpe. It Is feared. however, that before
hpJ thing Is done he will b. iucapa able, from
lack Of food and nervous excitement, to help
himself: At present he car be distinctly
deserted, cool enough apparently, but max
Ing not the slightest effort to attract att.n-
tion or signal for relief Hell In lis tights aud
bareheaded: and Is seen frequently to rub
and prtes bis wounded limb. more fr,uht.
ful p1edicament tlan that he Is ia could not
takily be conceived. We understand thst
some persons suppose Farini TO be playing q
tie1he dodge. 1t IS ecarcely possible that
bis ran be the case, or.lhat nny such fill
cltbue results can come from such tesper-
ate looking Etatc Of things