The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-14
SHOOTING NIAGARA.
Sad Ending OF Pleasure Tour Around ths
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On Thursday last a wealthy French
man, named A. ROLAND, accompanied
by his wife, arrived at Niagara falls from
the West, and registered at the Park
Hotel. The couple had been on tour
around the world, and were on their way
to their home In Paris, intending to
leave the falls for New York tomorrow,
to take q French steamer next week.
Neither could speak much English, but
they passed themselves to belong to the
cultured Partisan class. This morning,
by singular and deplorable accident,
Madame ROLAND lost her life, and was
swept down the surging rapids, and
over the great Horse Shoe fall
It appears that about 10 o'clock this
morning the couple, who seemed to be
much attached to each other, went out
for q walk to view the wonders Of the
great cataract. They strolled about
Goat island, enjoying the sublime
scenery, and then crossed the bridge to
the Three Sister islands. While on the
middle island of the group Madame
ROLAND, being thirsty, procured tin
cup and stopped down at the edge OF
the foaming rapids to get drink OF
water. All accounts say that her hus-
bands back was turned at this moment,
and he was probably gazing up the
river. Suddenly, according to his own
statement, he heard piercing shrek,
and turning around was horror-stricken
to see his beloved wife in the torrent of
water and Just disappearing from sight.
The body Of the unfortunate lady was
carried on the surface to the edge of the
Horseshoe, or Canadian fall, and was
seen to plunge over and into the dread
full abyss below. This was the last seen
of her, and no trace Of the body has yet
been discovered.
The frantic husband was at first COM
pletely dumb founded, and stood rooted
to the spot as if in stupor. After
little while he apparently began to
realize the awful fate Of his wife, and
made his way back to the hotel where
he succeeded, after much effort, in ex-
planning the dreadful calamity which
had befallen him. Not being able to
speak much English, and in state of
mind that can better be imagined than
described, he naturally excited warm
sympathy and, though he was the only
direct witness of his wife's fate, his ac-
count of the disaster was readily accept
ed as the true one. He gave way to
violent grief all through the remainder
of the day, and his condition, at late
accounts tonight, proved that he had
been suffering terrible mental anguish.
Nothing definite has been learned re-
garding his history or that Of his un-
fortunate consort, except the facts stated
above. Their pleasure tour had extend
ed as far as Japan, and they were look
ing forward to speedy return to their
native land. Madame ROLAND was a
lady of attractive appearance, and had
not reached middle age. 1t is doubtful
whether the body will be recovered for
several days, if at all. That Of the last
previous victim of Niagara-a man
named Walker, who was carried over in
small boat several weeks ago-has not
been found. As a general rule, cloth
ing is always torn off the body going
over the great cataract, and cases have
been known in which corpses have been
terribly mangled, , aft;sss5s5s