, 1880-08-22
TWO NIAGARA TRAGEDIES.
The Death of Little Evn De Forrest-s
Vain Attempt at Rescue.
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The Death of Little Eva De Forrext-A
Vain Attempt at Rescue.
Nesu York Hour.
More than twenty years ago Niagara Wit
messed tragedy which, while Of a heart
rending character, was marked by an act Of
true heroism seldom cQualed III grandeur.
Mr.. Charles Addington, a young man about
. or "a years Of age, was atflanced to Miss
De Forrest, both being residents Of Buffalo.
One day happy party, comprising Mrs. De
Forrest, Miss de Forrest, a younger daugh-
Ter, Eva, q beautiful child or yenrs old,
and Charley" Addinston, as his friends
were accustomed to call him, visited the Falls.
They crossed the bridge to Goat Island,
and, while resting under the trees.
approaching the bank Of the narrow but
deep and swift stream that rushes between
Goat Island and the small island lying be-
tween it and the main American rapids, was
amusing herself by casting sticks into the
water and watching them as they were
for her chill's safety, requested Charley
Addmgton to go after her and bring her
back. Charley at once proceeded to the bank,
and K, to gyt tbs @ tts Sne dfrish
catching her under the arms, held her over
the stream. The startled child threw up her
little hand over her had, and Instantly she
slipped through young Addington's hands
The realization of the horrible calamity
must have come home to Adaington's brain
with the rapidity Ut the lightning:s flash. He
saw that his rash act hatecost the child's life
that only one desperate chance of saving
her renlained-that the world was at an end
rushed along the bank until he had passed
little Eva. who WIS kept a1loat by her cloth
ing; then p1unging in ahead of her he seized
the child and desperately attempted to throw
he fell back In the rapids and was whirled
over the small fall that ntcryenes between
the American Horseshoe Falls, Little Eva
struck the top Of the bnnk, but all power had
apparently gone from her, and she rolled I'd
dreadful fate. The mother and sister
stood puwerless and paralyzed with horror
while the tragedy. almost instantaneous
in its action. passed before their eyes,
leaving its dark CLOUD hanging over all
made hero's a:one1nent for his thoughtless
and reckless act. Ills father-he was an
only son-was In the habit of visiting the
Falls once week for, ,ycarsafter the tragedy,
where his so1l and little Eva met their deaths:
Tie became we'll known at the Falls, and
there were many who believed that lie would
one day voluntarily seek the. saue fate that
his son' ~ nts nelp1sth, @ 'lau e,,a' ar out
"'a 'Ae acr;Tant witi, varr dramatic accom-
~ et,c,,rr,I ee4'o fnv 'xaa,,e aftnr
the sad event that cost Charley Aidington
and Eva de Forrest their lives. On etAornng
f';i. ietorsra sn'n,nts;n,1 moviny m
i nai.o III ~, ~ trnnE ~ a traa ,vh;ch for
years had shown itself above the boiling
hpn hlap,as oonoht on ' bp ansj hecon,'a t;r,niT
oeen ;.t5 ~, rca,e 80. ;+e ,es tn,ro ri *
XII MTr6eT nninn 1aiG @ dnSnword from the hri,1ee
h,s t,is ion was and sfill is in fiji sieHt in tho
neiSeSh oe to sht sa is|and on the American side
G 81 = at s is1a,,d tjnn fl " the annrican sbore
81 III ooae ,'.a nh;ntt ,s,oe eoon fo1,n r. 1,a
,e, lnr ~ v.oS a,;dant that his hal had
aa,, 1m' ,arriad G n~er tha falis dnr,nr the neht
satnat Mla1te fG Te Ioe bx NV wiich he Ind manae1d man
.,3' - etnm lie fearf,,i rmsh Inward ieath& Hs-
t"i!p'e .xars i,nmadiate1v cont tn Rnfflo tn
~ rnsst liz Savinr Station. and can't Dorr
fastened has to O. Niagara BY Special train, car-
ynS ",s.a ~ Sarn t tha man worn concnrted Rm1
plams 70 save u ,an Me.s ,,ra connIted th
tnu,s u1,vse hnd Iia2 heen sn1ead ahroad and MANY
,ha,;sonds nn"s n If nrrsans had rearhnd the Fajs
t6e r. e Amexican % sSo1e. % the % roots and windows
~ ~ III Il ad;acent bnffines and the branches Of
~ a. ,.y, carared ..it anxiu,,s and horr;ted
snacfators 1''i @''N>1 ~ >'>' '''11 -'0'
epTfh pThn first attemnt at rpscue was by means of
Franis m m metallic u }ifeboa. attached 81 to cable
t.',ici, % was SiacSed Of from the bridee onno.
MtGn ~ n: ""s on,i e5',;l.d h1 eie rnss hs
hn,t ~ rod ~, T.t eor far from The hrif1a when
the f;arca ranifs seize} # t,,rneti # ro1ni and
ronnd. and appeared to be endeayoring to
;s 3xhincord III i,s and tfa Moor feio whn rod
INN MI afniua t1,a stfarf m"da fnr hfs rescne
ses,, oe ta hnaf hr5.i III naet Sim an 10 carriaS
ovsr ov@ the @ fails' ais as if IL mocEery Of his Would