Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-24

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ut the same height as the opposite
owing to the immense hill down
rapids rush, it was possible. to
h any object of the size of a
nsiderable distance above the fail,
Iog as it was pointed out to me, /
. middle of the rapids, a huge log
The trunk of tree, which had
be1e some years before, and upon
speck. This, after some obser-
nero, ived to move. 1t was a man.
I'D his two companions had, on
Fious night, been rowing about
tance above the fall. By some
other they had ventured too near
: had lost all command of their
mad been hurried away to de-
It was supposed that about half
owe the fall the boat had been up.
with two wretched men still cling
went over the fall at about nine
FLOCK at night, while the third
driven against this log of wood,
mon II, and sat astride of it
The darkness of the night, amid
the turmoil, and the dashing
the rapids.
ed the river, assembled the rock by
law, and hurried to the spot, where
i'm so near that l could almost
kh his countenance. He was then
By the log, grssping it with both
appeared exhausted to the last
he was evidently as wet, from
as though he had been standing
ter. By this time people were as
and diff rent plans for his rescue
posed and discussed on all sides
indeed, one effort had been made.
boat had been firmly lashed TO
BILE, and dropped down to him
bridge, which crossed the rapid
the mainland and Goat Island,
ty yards above the log.
bat had proceeded q few yards in
BIS upset, spun round like a piece
i the end of thread by the force
vater, which finally snapped the
two. and the boat disappeared
fall.
pw a dispatch had been sent to
Ia distance of little more than
biles) by electric telegraph, desir-
b life boat should be sent by the
8 80 a. IN. and this in time ar
Crne on the shoulders of about
men, and a splendid boat she was,
hilt entirely of sheet iron, with
Chambers; a boat that could not
be was grit round with strong
and two new two inch cables
with her. All this arrangement
took up much time, and the poor
impotence seemed extreme, so
Ias thought advisable to let him
hat was going on. This was done
ps of sheet, upon which was
n large letters in Dutch (his ma
uage), "The life-boat is coming"
up, looked intently for minute,
b nod ed his head. When the
at last launched, the excitement
|nse. Two cables, each held by
en, were let down from either
be bridge, 30 that they might have
nmand in directing the course Of
down the river. She seemed
to dance upon the surface of the
ke a cork.
ibid consists of a number of small
bibuted unevl My over all the parts
yer, so that there are thousands
currents, eddies, and whirlpools,
would be utterly impossible to
I'd in which lies the danger of
pr any boat between the bridge
log The life boats course was
first: she arrived at the first fall,
bed up and swung round with a
continued her course safely, only
b with water. Again she descended
ETY., but at length approaching the
became manageable, swinging
way with immense force,
completely over, and finally
against the log with such vio-
At ! fully expected the whole
Jan and all, to have been dislodged
lied down the rapid. But, no, it
m-the boat had reached its des-
Yet, alas! how useless was its
1t lay completely on its side
e log, and with its hollow inside
toward the bridge, played upon
Ihole force of the current, which
keel firmly against the log. 1t
immovable. The man himself
toward it, and in vain tried to
or shake the boat; nor was it
ntil both cables being brought to
Of theriver, by the united force
pr sixty men she was dislOdged
ng down the rapid upside-down,
Itching headlong benea' b an eddy,
ng one of her cables on the rocks,
fe lying beneath a heavy fall of
ntil, in the course of the da, one
bibles being broken by the efforts
ben to dislodge her, and the other
(heer force of the current, she
er the falls the second sacrifice to
fellow, who still chung to the log
between hope and fear. The loss
boat seemed a great blow to him,
appeared, as far as we could judge
ence, at times to give way to the
despair. A third boat was now
wooden, very long and fiat bot
Its passage was most fortunate,
he foatt d down, even alongside of
Without accident, hope beamed in
untenance, and we all felt the
sht be saved. Hope also had re-
him. HI stood for some time
P log making signals to those who
the boat.
pw eagerly sized her, drew her
him, jumped into her, and made
them to draw him up. This was
ICED, but some of the tackle had
and it was deemed necessary to
pose for an instant. This was
be boat floated a few feet down
swung round the lower end Of
entangling the cable beneath it,
Pre- remained immovably fixed.
pre- the poor fellows work began.
off one of his boots and baled
!, he pushed at the log, climbed
and used every pOssible eXertiOn