, 1875-08-19

A FooLHARoY EXPLOIT THAT COST THREE
MEN THEIR LIVES.
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Mt n HElH LIVES.
.Selo York snn, Aag. II.
Hundreds Of tue res1outs OF Paterson walked
out yesterday afternoon to 600 tho waters In
which threo men, James Gfogan, Jnseph Hprtnn,
aud Hurry Martin welo drowned On Sunday
morutnR. Juht IT. tho outekIlsR OF tlln city tho
PAssasc River sumbles oyar dam 10 feet or
more, aud then. after rushing over huge rough
masses Of blue rock, throWa ltHolf over preci-
plco ~ feot In hoIght. Facing tliH water
fall, aud scarcely 80 feet distant from 1t.
is N abrupt wall. e1uahng tao cataract In
height, aud forming lirm barrier, againrt which
the river hnrls itself in its fall. Tho imprisoned
waters can oucape from tho chasm into winch
they have hoeu trapped only by turning sharply
frulu sI,e bnHe Of the buT aud rushing away
through 4 NARROW dotlIe to tho p1nluH. Tha
scoEo III 80 eranl that tho people Of Paterson
hsse Converted thu surrounding acres iuto
pleasure park. ant1 have sEAnnc1 the narrow gulf
into which tue wa.eta leap With light bridge.
Around tha bridge. WHEN tho waters arc hIEh
aud :le tlScr /. strung, clouds Of Bprav ariHa
dtieH AZ to hnle fruIn any ono standing upou II
the depth If the guH below.
Above thu daul &htre arc tnuorcd llalf-doZen
light Hkidn owflca by .hs work1nen ls!ng close
By. ~ho uao them to tirll fluul in tue mill -t,onI
!of Ordinarily tleso ~ Ho "ster nonEiny over tho
dam, aud po cnrrsut whatever iu tho pond. All
tile hu1pluh water in Huel times is carried axay
tNTUGHA y i4[EE bu5EC, auu tDG TOEkF 141 1FltlE
between the dan aud tho falA IL 70 dry that
cnllren eau Cross fronI one gtaasy shoro to tue
other, ntA cun pias niound tue huge ,nauAes Ut
stono whose tops caEI ncarccly be nreu in Hood
season. Tho rains vi tho p1st week Ia "a iillei
tho river. aud over the top Of tbs daf1, tue Nh.
telB pollr 3 !eet III depth with Wonderful force.
Above the dam the suff il still ga-hs, aud ILL.,
bloKen. but the cutrent il re-ihsIe-s al tlauger-
ou., 1nure dangerous for being utlrettl.
Ou SUNDAY moEu,ng james Glozan weut With
Lis companions to borrow ne'ghuu.'s boa. fur
row Oh lho river. The owner, Ura MD H!ake-
ley warned them TINT tue riTer was high aud the
ot ss1s 6 80, H. s' IL
10" replied Grogap, stretching out l,.s trawnv
arm 10 full ength-au nr.n which, By it, strength
aud nerve. had made him Capta,n of tho c1sckot
Club-"bu why HlouE1 such tiuu fellow ~
he sfia'd to 70 ou tte water : | am young aud
nue to 10 compared with YOU" Tue oars and
tue 4ey 10 uuoe.i tue boat were given 10 hin,
aud he went 10 the river with his companions.
Horton aud Martin Jumped into the boat whlo
il was still chaned to ths shore, aud Grugau
stool Oh tie Lauk with tho oars IL hls uauIa,
urging friend who pasAed by to join III
the excursion. The friend rofused, aud tirogan.
crying out "CRppe IL afraid to rsk lB lifo sllis
morning." threw thu OARS into the boat, and
without waiting for thom to be placed In tho
tow-lucks leaEed iuto the BklT aud pushed out
iuto tho hsrrasn. Tiey wero only ~ feet from
the brink If thu dam. AMI hsluE the dam were
the !'tsl-rushius rapids, aud Just oeyou4 them
The three men in tho boat fels that tsloir ht.lo
crnft aAh III tho powsr OF the 1'yer, and there
wa no 1.lua for tleul to attoupt t4e use ot tue
oars. They looked ut the shore and aaw that it
beyuul their reGcli; lllcy shouted loudly
for hctp, but tho few friends who beard thc1n
could ouiy look idly on: they tried to turn Tho
courae of the boat with the rudder, hut they
gave only her broadsldo to tho AtEaam AMI were
more than befoio poweless tu hold her fFo1n
the gulf Oh whose brink they aero Not tou
Becopds had elapsed B!uce Gragan stood upon
tile bank. m l nuw he Btood all prepared At tho
Prov OF tho boat to jump into tue crr,ont
aud st,ike cut fur life. Az tho llltle nAiI shot
rapidly Oil closs to the dams tall. 10 plunged
into the waller, aud Marin and Horton followed
him. they passed over tho dam, and used all
oudeavors to reach q bit OF Btouo vail running
out froul lts baHs into tlus stream. Martin and
IIurton failed eutlraly, but tirogau came so uear
to success thst lle stretched out lis grasp
projecting sione. when strong whtf!poos
soized him and dashed him hoallong ngAlnst
the wall. TAs blow must hAys stunned h,n,
for lie sank anu rosa 10 more. Tho two
others wete tossed IN tho great rush Of waters.
aud Voro seen only ID ihey wete thrown At times
to the surface Of the kee!htng current. They
RFaapoi at tho air with shelr upsai-c1 hands.
but II they cried out. the roar Of tho cataract
drowned their voicea.
4 large number Of tAo plaaallre.pesaers In the
park were drawn to tile banGs bv tue t'louts Of
thosa who lad Heen the boat wheu tirnt caught
in the Btreaus. aud gaZrd horrof-stticktn upuu
tho scdue. They htuoa thus AMI saw the two
Men s%ept over tho great pEaclplte; but Oh they
recovered and started to rush to tho river below
tile falls. they noticed that thn hoat, which hatl
bean throwu over tue dam. wA4 heiZou by tho
outer clrrent OF wiac Whirlpool, carried c!osd
to tue cataract hhA then Lorn back to . quiet
recess under the trees upon tho shore. All then
followed the river for men dowY lt- conras, al'sl
graprllug hooSs waro turo~n out from tho sllare
lnto the wRters bet neer the dan, And tho fA+.
whore 1roEnu had disappeared aud waH supiDaed
to bo, but alt search fof the ool!es was unAsall-
llR.