Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-26
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NIAGARA FALLS. July 25.-Up to 10 to-
night nothing more had been learned as
to the fate of Captain Webb. In reply to
inquiries before setting out on his fatal
swim, he said he first thought of swim
ming the rapids last year, when Captain
Paul Boyton was talking of doing it. How
ever it was only lately he had resolved
upon attempting it. He came to the falls
the LIST of July and examined the course
and then made up his mind. When the
rumor that had been circulated that he
would go over the falls in a rubber ball
was referred to, he gave merry laugh and
said the man who made that statement
should be put into the rubber ball himself
and sent over the falls. He said in going
down he would be carried under the water
by the current and if he could hold his
breath until he came to the surface again,
he would be all right. He could easily, he
said, hold his breath under water for
minute and half. He would have to fight
to keep atop. If he could not do SO; he
said it would be all up with him. When
asked if he had we'll considered the matter
he said it was a curious thing and he did
not bother his head much about it. He
was going to chance it. 1t was all luck
he said. He made a proposition to the
railroad companies to have excursions, but
they would not come to terms. They
thought he was going to commit suicide
and would not encourage it. When asked
if there was anything particular that
he wished to have said in his behalf, he re-
piled that the only thing was, that he was
not going to make anything of it, but he
wanted to show the people that he could
do it. Speaking of his weight, he said he
weighed 100 pounds, and was too fat. His
proper weight was 175 pounds, but the ex-
ira weight did not hamper him, as his work
was not like racing. Extra flesh helped
him, because it helped HIM to resist cold.
FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, July 25.-The pas
senger train, which left this city at 500
this afternoon on the Saratoga road, came
into collision with wild freight coming
from the north about four miles north of
this city. Silvan Raymond, of North
Greek, Warren county, was fatally scalded,
and six others were seriously injured.
Both engines were wrecked, setting fire
and burning one passenger. baggage car
and four freight cars. The accident is
said to have been caused by telegraph
operator at East Chenille, giving the
wrong directions to the conductor of the
freight train.
EIGHT COLoRED PEOPLE DROWNED.
RICHMOND, Va, July 25.-Night before
last boat containing eight men and two
young girls, all colored, who were crossing
the James river at Claremont TO attend a
prayer meeting at Sandy Point. upset and
eight of the party were drowned.
sHoCKINGLY BURNED.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, July 25-Robert Re ed,
Samuel Harland and Wn. Dunn were
shocklngly burned by an explosion of Gin
der blast at Cranes iron works, Catasa-
qua, to-day.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-The funeral of
many of those who persisted in the disas-
ter at North Point on Monday night took
place to-day. They were from every sec
ton of the city and one which attracted
special attention and sympathy was that
of the Crouch family, there being four
hearses in that funeral procession. Scarce
ly Catholic parish of the city escaped
and in those of the northern and north
eastern sections the funerals were numer-
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