The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-08-08
From the Cleveland Herald, July Io.I
THE NIAGARA V.1LLs TRAGEDY.

1
Our readers are familiar with lhe
principal circumstances connected
with the terrible casualty at Niagara
Falls, on the 4th Of July, By which
five persons lost their 1ives-fwo
couple Of young people, and q boy.
Two OF the party were from near
Cleveland, and We give below, in
brief, the story OF their elopement
and It's fatal ending.
The names Of this couple. as tllev
appear in the Buffalo papers, doubt
less taken from the marriage
license found among their effects.
were John Elliott and Margaret
kclinston. The latter name IS cor.
rect. but that Of the young man is
not, be having given fictitious name,
aud reported that they were from
Cincinnati, in order TO throw their
friends of the track in case Of pur-
suit. His name was.John Emerson.
and bis father lives on Euclid Greek.
ten miles east Of Cleveland. The
father Of the girl lived in the town
ship OF Willoughby, five or six miles
from the creek.
The young man was about 10 years
OF age, and bis fancee, perhaps. q
year younger. The RoIlinston family
came TO this city from Canada little
more than d year ago, and soon
after went to Euclid, where -tk4y
were employed upon the farm Of Mr..
Hunt. An intimacy sprapg up be-
tween Miss Rollinston and young
Emerson, which resulted IN their
engagement TO be Iiiarfied. It il
understood that bis friends opposed
the match on account Of the youth
Of both parties, and for other rea-
sons known 10 themselves. The
amatory pair, therefore, laid their
plans for au elopement.
The tale We ere telling Is not who'll
ly n romantic and affecting one, Of
true love" crushed and trampled
under foot by fiDty-hearted parents,
Of fight for I'll that seemed worth
living for, aud Of death IN each
others arms, amidst the roar of the
mighty cataract. PaIt OF these
sensational features belong to the
case, but the unpleasant fact Is also
to be udded. that John broke open a
trunk and stole $500 OF his fathers
money, TO give himself a ''lifo" in
the world with his young bride.
The parties left home on Monday
of last week. Emerson taking. at
Euclaid station. a train for Baffalo,
on The Lake Shore railroad, Miss
Rolliston joining him at WiIionghby.
II has been ascerfained they welt TO
Buffalo, aud either there or 10
Canada procured marriage license.
though it is understood they had
not yet been married when they en-
harked for that fatal trip. Miss
RQiliston had an aunt living near the
Falls. aud the couple had been visit
ing there for day or two. A young
brother Of hers was also staring
there, and. he was the boy lost in the
boat that went over the Fails, having
accompanied the party on the ex-
cursion.
When they went upon the riyer
for a pleasure ride, they were warned
TO keep hear The shore, aud as they
valued their lives, to keep out Of the
resistless current Carelessly row
ing and floating along, their boat
was imperceptibly drRwR into the
current. and when they realized their
danger It was too late. More swift
" each moment they were hurried
on to the verge Of tie cataract, aud
then the fearful plunge came and
ended their young lives It is not
yet known who the other couple
were.