The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-09-22
A Man Falls Over Preeipice Eighty Fee!
High and is ShOck;Egiy Mangled.

1t was merry excursion party that left
this CITY on Saturday evening recently, for
little trip to the Falls Of Niagara Mr..
Hermann Weigeil, accompanied by his wife
was on the train and was one of the happiest
of all. About 430 in the afternoon, Mr..
Weige, his wife and a number of Others
were standing on the brow of the hill Lst
above the Clifton House, on the Canadian
side. At the point where they were stand
ing there was 4 sheer fall of something more
than eighty feet from the ground to the riv-
er banks. MIR. Weigel was standing very
close to the edge looking down to the river
below. His wife stood just behind him and
had hold Of his coat. Sue was frightened at
the manner he stood, and telling him not to
stand so close TO the edge, gently pulled his
coat TO have him come buck. MIR Weigel
replied that she need not be afraid, he was
all right aud would not fall, at the same
time giving little jerk to his coat out OF
his wites hands, That jerk Was too much,
he lost his balance and fell headlong over
the frightfui precipice, striking on the sharp
rocks, eighty feet below. For an instant the
little group was dumb.
Finally one of them mustered up courage
| enough 70 look over the bank, aud he saw
| the unfortunate man lying ON the rocky shore
beneath. The news of the accident spread,
| and in n few minutes the bank was crowded
with people. Patr0lman Dan. Sullivan
who was one Of the party, came up, and
hearing what had happened, started 10 get
the remains before they We're carried oil by
| the water. With the assistance Of a gentle.
man VINO lives at the falls, Dan. started on
| his dangerous trip down that precipcc.
which was as perpendicular as wall. Here
he could put his foot ON q piece Of shelving
rock, there he caught little shrub, and
once lac dropped about iniH iret into small
sapling, which bent with his weight. Above
him stood the friends with bated breath, ex.
pecling every minute TO see him dashed to
pieces ON The rocks But slowly and steadi-
ly the intrepid oiheer, who knows not what
fear is, descended until he reached the bot.
tom. Only a short distance from tne waters
edge Was all that remained of Hermann
| Welgel, who but few minutes before was
alive and we'll. IL seems that yhi.n Ae fell,
he struck his head against n sharply pointed
s,oas. wasee etssaei his skalt aud killed
AiA INSTANTLY, The hasly was ssrf.lly brais.
ed aud paapsled. z p fLihIA LII
Tasaksy Siein. anss sailivss Asa arrived
@ The hottoia ot the preoipioe, lowered .
rope which vas iasteaed around the iifeless
body and Il was slowly drawp up 70 the sad
crowd above. A wagoa was IN waiting, and
tue body was placed in that and .akea u
the tFaia, Which shortly aiterwasd left iol
Toledo, arriving hese lhia morning. Sulli.
van had hard time gettlag up the side oI
that wall Of stone, barely getting 10 the
train before II started Al lEst soae Oftht
ssidents At the Falls Objected strenaopsl,
ito The toaehias of the corpse until The Core
ner was called sPea. Their scrapioi were
finally overcome, however, and the sAddened
excursion party retained home