, 1877-09-08
OVER ETAHAHA'S BRIDGE.
ft,n ferk SHM

sir weeks ago an old man stood in tho
Morguc, Tuarreltng Will, n,kllle.agcd woman
over corpse bcforc them. The woman, who
claimed to be the dead mans stcpmother, In
si.lcd upon burYIne him, 10 whtrl, tho old man,
WHO was the father Of The dead man, objected
Yesterday afternoon dispatch informed Supt.
WnltnE that the same old nlah ha.1 icapct1 from
the Niagara Suspension Bridge Into the winter
below. Ills name Was Or. Louis n. Stein. The
corpse oyer which TIC quarrel took placc was
sell IN Frcnvhs Hotel. The woman, wlloclaincd
slIr was the wife Of 1}r. Louis II. Stein, Ind ut
ono TING hecn Tho lattes's toun.kccpcr, and
Travelled with him as sncf, in Europe. Finally
of him. When Ills son killed ttli.self, the father
atlddctiiy appeared IN this city,-the step
mother, who wa. also the hon'a llousekcc.,cr,
aerIarlng tllat tho old doctor had only returned
e:'ns!!lsrahlc, he i,astug been d surgeon in
the Unitu! States Navy. Tic old gcntlcnan's
story .wns, Tint he fad lsen abscnt, anl re-
t,lrflc lust In time to ltcnr al his syn's tlcnt.
ile WIS III ,srcrty, nn.l claimed that lie shuuld
conflicting claiuss waa ,tliu quarrel at tic
hea,l-lluusc, resulting 10 The burial Of the
holy ~ The father, but, tic awarding u
Witt soniestins 81 E for tue holy % Of Ills s,, sa,,
the father was the ,e,lcst of rrof. JOIN.
Weiss. Already fnurc tfaan 7t years old, nnd
broken In lIcaltl. without tho Meails Of sbslst.
sa. snss s1eu a to- o G y p pFi]ss ] M ,9ssoD ea s
ure WIS In trarc', and. while makiag short
trap at tho cxpe1sc OF his son Alexander, i,u
ended his life, % stated n the dispatch from
Niagara. Dr.. Louis II. Stein was gra.iuatc OF
ticcd hs profession for years in Poland, but was
finally banlshcd for political reasons. III calnr
70 A'nerlca with Kossut!'. as q member Of tho
lattct's slan of physicians. lie practiecd tncdl-
f1t IN IT. III Nh.
N. D. Tookcr, Travelling Agent Of the Grca.
Western Hallway, resident Of Niagara Falls,
suletdc Of 1,r. Stein, Of New York, tho old gen
tlen,an who eprang last Friday from tho tus.
pension foot.6rislgu below tho Falls, Into the
hubbling flood bcow, a tlfatance Of 1856 fcet. Dr.
was llo doubt suffering Under alteration OF tho
mind, arose quite carly Friday morning, aE,l
engaged boot-black to show him around atl
point ot't obj.ets Of Interest. lle agreed 10
E've .hc boy e:@ to ,,, S1ntinne With him dur
rull Of hi1ls, paid lin In a4lvancc. When tho
old gentletnan and the bny hnl reached the
middle Of the SUSPENSION Bridge. near thu Falls,
sy @ bf ten a:ks Entity 6"
any carriage 70 'c scsn upon the bridge In either
direction. Tho hoy luokcd, n1ltl answered no.
Is there any one IN sieht at any part ot tllc
hridse M I lnqMrss,a i, M .t ths f Ga gcnt11ea Tefs
At the snne instant Dr. Stein sctxet tho boy,
ant1 cnlcavorcl tu throw hin, oyer tho railing of
the bridge. The lad screamed and struggled,
witt, all The energy hc possessed, md, by cling
Ing to this tlmbers, defeated tho object Of lils
insanc companion. Mr Tooker considers
It wonacrinl that any sound could
bc hcard above tho roar OF the Falls.
Perhaps the struggles Of tue man to
tl,rnr, and Of tho boy to save himself catscl
tho bridge to osci1tato to I marked degree; at
any rate, tho attendants OF tho bridge at both
OF the sl1ore.Gnsls rushed out and n,adc for tic
rescue. This DR.. Stein perceived. Jet 70 Of ills
wcll,ulgh exhausted victim, climbed to the top
OF tho railing, and, without word, snrang into
TIE misty air an.i thS untathonablc pool Iesp
hr.dgc-guys, which, spangin1 from tic coucus-
sion, threw the d'straeted mortal moro Up
upright to prone position. viii, arms and
legs extended as II swimming, he fell dat OF,
the turbulent, grscn,hucd waters Of the NIaga-
m and that WIS the last of lIni. For, although
el,00o Inns been offered fnr the recovery ot the
body, and hundrcds have looked for it night
md day since. not vestige Of Il has come to
the surface.