American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-09-25
Over the Falls at Niagara-A Deliberate
Suicide.
The Niagara Falls Telegraph gives
the following account of the recent sui
eide at that place..

The Niagara Falls Telegraph gives
the following account of the recent sui
eide at that placer
| George w. Knapp. of Utica, committed
suicide here last night by leaping into the rap
Ids. He made his preparations in the most
| careful manner, cvun song far to pro-
our" a pistol, with which no evidently intend
| hsn- Knapp arrived here AT 30 last night, on
| the train from Buffalo, and after sending a
telegraph message, went to the International
| Hotel, where he had supper. What he d d
| during the remainder of the evening until ne
took his fright ul leap is IA mystery. Mr. g. =
cousin, Miss Florence VI. Evart, who had been
viewing the falls fiom Prospect Park, went 10
1ugby's bazaar, just south OF the bri ige which
spans the rapids to Goat Island. The young
Irdy SIT down on a long seat On the balcony
aud over the rapids, and her companion went
inside and entered into conversation with a
came along, and what followed was told by
Miss Evart To your correspondent, AS follows:
Mr. Nusener, with whose family | am at
present visiting across the river, and myself
came over to the American side of the river,
and after spending short time in Prospect
sat down the seat along the balcony, and
my cousin went into the bazar, and stood in
the door with his back toward me, engaged in
conversation with Miss Mary Haney. L sat
there about three minutes. when- the man
came along. 1t was ruther dark at the time
aud L didn't take particular notice of him.
However, | should say that he was tall and
rather stout man of middle age, and wore a
dark suit of clothes He wore full beard,
which seemed to be slightly tinged with gray.
lie sat down ten feet away from me, and APP
peared to be in deep thought He sat there
about three minutes, and then went to the
extreme corner OF the balcony, ten feet fur
hastily scribblcd a few words. then tore OUT the
leaf and pinned the note inside of his coat, on
and took of his vest. He did not Sc. IN TO lie
excited and thought that probably he b I'D
To- nse en TahlnE AND. being heated was tTsins
him. He stopped a moment as though hold
my communion with himself, and then re-
moved his cuffs. He lad his hat on top of the
clothes, and, mounting the railing stood there
minute. Then. drawing pistol. he raised
both hands above his hcnd and fired shot
with one Just as he did his he bent his knees
and gave the friehtful leap into the rapids. l
turned Just then; so frightened that knew
not what to do l just managed to yell, and
Charley end others c. me instantly up"
a., Ihose who ran out on the la eony say that hat,
awful precipice, eighty rods away. and tina
the body shot into tho darkness and down the
secthng abyss like ball shot from a cannon.
No cry was heard from the suicide who so
deliberately and determinodly ended his ca
liceman Ralph Bailey took possession of the
dead mans effects, which were found neatly
pinned on the coat read:
Please express these to E. F. Emery: % John
street, Utica q. w. KNAPP.
The signature was in plain, bold hand. In
avest pocket was found plain gold English
lever watch. and elsewhere we're a mcmoran-
ey, u counterfeit trade dollar er asses. knife,
and match and tobacco boxes. The cufYs were
found in q coat pocket. On bunch of keys
was plate marked Knapp, residence 10
Cocper street. Utica"
The cause of the suicide is mystery. Just
after the suicide telegraph boy rim d own to
deliver the answer to the message Knapp sent
earlier in the evening and which WIS about
business matters.
KNAPP WAS e, identity sane. and went about
the bus ness Of ending his life with GOODNESS
and de!ibcratiOn Nobody knows any hing
about the man. The body. for which search is
now being made along the banks of the river
below the falls has not yet been found, and
probably will never be recovered.
The last suicide here that of "PfpuS''
Walker, a boatman, who. full or liquor, got in
a small boat and wont over the falls. His booer
was never recovered.