Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16
OYER NIAGARA FALLS.
THE SHOCKING END OF A FRENCH
COUPLES HONEYMOON TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD.

COUPLE \ HONEYMOON TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD.
Another awful catastrophe occurred
here to-day, by which Mrs. A ROLAND,
oil Paris, France, was swept over the
Horseshoe Fall in presence of her ago
nized husband On Wednesday last
Mr.. and Mrs. A ROLAND, of "a Rue
e Mognau, Paris, arrived here from Chi.
cago and took rooms at the Falls
Hotel. They could Speak 'odt little
: English, and for that reason took their
meals at French restaurant, opposite,
kept by fellow-countryman, named
: J. B. Roman. During their visit here
they visited all the places OF interest
on both sides of the river, and were TO
start at noon today for New York,
whence they were TO Immediately sail
for France. This morning Mrs. Rol.
land expressed desire to pay fare
well visit to Goat Island, as she had
enjoyed most the magnificent scenery
from that point. They left their hote.
at about Q o'clock, and elsnrcly walked
over the bridge, taking the right hand
road around the island. They stopped
on Luna Island, at the Cave OF the
Winds, and also paid visit to the point
formerly occupied by the Terrapin
Tower. They were in high spirits and
enjoyed the glorious scenery to the
fullest degree from the brink of the
precipice. They moved slowly up the
river bank, ever and anon stopping to
take farewell glances until the Three
Sister Islands were gained. They cross
ed the first bridge, and in due time al
80 passed on TO the last Sister, from
which the view up the river is grand
beyond the powers of description. For
a long time they sat upon log silent
with admiration and then turned to
retracc their footsteps.
As they were about TO step upon the
bridge leading from the third Sister,
they discovered the stairs leading dowd
to the right of the bridge looking to.
wards the Canada shore. Anxious TO
behold all the beauties of the falls,
they descended the few steps, and, es
they did so, met two gentleman who
were coming up, They also saw boy
dipping cup Of water from the river,
which he drank, and then followed at.
tel the gentleman referred to. A short
distance from the few steps leading
down under the trees the island ends
abruptly, the edge Of the bank above
the water being about one foot in
height. Distant only few feet is still
another island, very small, and to which
access is impossible. Between the
third Sister and this little island the
water flows with great velocity, and it
was there that Mrs. ROLAND saw the
boy dip up the cup of water Filled
with strange desire TO drink from
old Niagara, Mrs. ROLAND asked her
husband for his travelling cup, which
he took from its morocco case and
handed to her. As he gave il to her
he stepped back few feet to get a
better view of the river above, and as
he did so she stopped over the abrupt
bank TO fill her silver cup. A mo-
ment passed, and then a blood-curd-
ling shrek was heard above the rush
and roar of the waters, and the hus-
band turned just in time to see his wife
topped for an instanta and plunge head
long into the resistless torrent. The
husband rushed to the brink of the
bank, but he was powerless. In a
breath she was. washed away upon the
crest Of the descending water, and a
moment latter disappeared from view.
The grief-stricken husband stood and
gazed after his late companion, and
moment afterward saw her appear up
on the surface few rods below. Her
white face was for an instant turned
toward heaven, and the next instant
her body was caught in the resistless
fury of the undertow and swept away
forever.
The husband, frantic with grief,
rushed madly back TO the restaurant
and into the presence of the proprie-
tor, hatlcss and out of breath, exclaim-
ing in French any God ! Ny God
My Godp On being asked what the
matter was he clutched his hair and
sobbed: "My wife my wife u my
darling Mat6ilde p As soon as he
was able to explain he gave the facts
already related and watches were set
IN recover the body should tanpear in
the river below
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