, 1879-06-27
4 BRIDES UNT1MELY DEATH.
Tho Drowning Of Il Paterson C1erEyman'a
Wife-tAn Accident Which thu N1ngara
Fnlls Tragedy Recalls.

IhO drowning Ot IL IaEefhhH ClGfE1mnn'a a
Wtfe-An Accident Which thu Niagara
Fails Tragedy Recalls.
Ntlo ]nrk 4Ym,,.
The sad tragedy Mt Niagara Falls on Saturday
RECALLS a somewhat siu,tiar occurrence Mt tho
Passatc Falls aIxty-scvcM years ago, which YVES,
II anything, moro distressing In the attending
ptscumstauces. During the early part Of the
summer Of lsln, number Of the residents OF
Paterson, desiring to linyc rcgaaar pseacll-
!ng in the English language, Induced the
Prcsbytcry OF Newark tu acccle to their
wish, md the Rcv. Hooper Cumn,ln. pastor of
tllc Second Presbyterian Church ut Newark. was
appointed to uscact for them. l1a wcut to Pat
crson On Saturday, Juno 20, 1872. with his
young wife, to whom he had been united only
u few weeks. On Sunday be preached for the
peonle In English, III the old Dutch Church at
Totowa, then stumbling oil wlat Is now Wntcr
street. near the corner Of Ma,lock,-a quaint
nni venerable building, burned down III 1927.
from that pulpit, Which lofnre tin, time
llal been occupied exclusively by Dntrh
Domlntcs, I'M! this fac,, combined with
hls ntaonbtc! eloq5enee, prod,lced q
marked impression oil ILLS congregation, which
was dcepcnctl by tho unfortunate sequel to hts
Walt. In after years 1t was alleged that MS ha
concluded Ills sermon. 4 hlarkb!Fd i!ew III 1T MI
uncn ~tnfioW anil onltnou5!y perchetl on tile
EFEAk kftuH1H1E..IQnEu iIlnL III Ln0H8 H4Y4 over
ln1n. tho pulpit hut this was uuntstakabIy an
invention OF so.llo imaginative elrnhrler, WHO
thought thus tu Invest tic melancholy unrrR-
iivu with tilge 0f superss!tiots horror. Tho
tcxt 9nosnsng, tetoro setting out on their drive
back to Newark, thu young couplu took walls
up 70 tho falls, which tn those days oru4entDd
tar finer spectacle than now, as then tho eatnract
wAa Utmost Ia ii state Of uhtutu, surrounded by
forests, a;!d adorned With flowers Of varied
uin looking down the dizzy drpths Into
which tE,o river suddenly pluners,, Mrs. CUM
ming grsw tatnt, nth they withdrew stlort dts-
!.I taIsa s from e prsslp'ce until shs should r..
were about leaving tic vicinity, she Ychturc0
agaiu, with hcr husband 10 tlu sJse Ut .lu
rocks To take u farewal ylow of tbs sabltpse aud,
siood Is about.l5o feet souta Or southwest. ii
ihu present chasm bridge, neur thc w'lteuel
trunk Of . blasted pine, ahl Just oYer. deep
cleft n t's traEcroek. spsnnsa BY a board .
ior soMn minutes, Wien lle eald: "lt Ia tims
to retnFn," and stepueu back pare ur two
TO s..l, ai!ew ' ass 10 iolow ;, hw afross tl'S
Viz saEi0~ cry 'faTs ai x s"aas9s ..W ss Ss9 SsaT D
sho, hal Disappeared :, over tllu svful
brIuk Will that agontz!ng ahriek which whs tu
rug in llis cars forever. III mad frenzy he ran
lux "sao % i iasn @ eGHS liz u !. M sal,e Toass
wills, !ad Of lta l,apruned to be ashiHg 10 tho
bas,n below the falls at thu time. isuslliIlE to
the top Ut the rocks be caught Afr. Cumming
just as lu Was on tiu poius Ut plunglng oyrr tic
preclnlce after Ills wife. Tle two tnes, t1esceMl-
I'd to ttu baAl1', al.l agasl lilo bcreavca young
husband attempted tu throw himself into .lu
water, hit was rcstsaursl hY iis Youthful friend.
Suon the uewa of The shocking aeclJent aptead
thr0ugh usu town, nnl the people turussl
out IL rceoyvr tho body. 1t was found
In tl,e basin, = few rods from whcro sv
tcll IN. about 7 u'etock the next 1nors,-
ng, nnd tukeu to the residence Of Sir. Banluel
Colt, oma OF the principal snen III the now trsa.
bytertAH congFeggtluu, who lien Occupied 4
Ao.,su where a!asonlc Hal. now stail.!a. The
runans WeEc conveyed tho satnu iAy ~ Newark,
u,i1 On "Wednesday thu funeral ttaok plarc fru,ll
tho Second Presbyterian Church Ut Newark. lhv