Daily globe., 1883-09-21

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Thing .n Pc Done IS Well ~ others.
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The fi.e of . plain Webb at the rapids
of Mag r. haviny awakened melancholy
interest iu sin,!ar occurrences, a CORES
pondent Of the U,eioa has bsen at the pains
to furnish the following in relation to Sam
Patsh's exploits in this place, clipped from
a city papsc Of an early date:
sac PATcas LAST LEAP.
Nehavs sftez been requested by travellers
and sthe,s 10 rspabiish the particulars Of
San Passa's last leap frem the falls, bnt
net having in oar possession any news
paper Ales from that year, We are unable
to do 80. In answer to sn inquiry in our
daily yesterday, Mr.. Henry Scranton of this
city has furnished rs frsm his private jour-
nal the following: The first leap took place
On Friday, the 9th Of November, 1929, a
distance Of 100 feet. He went dswn in
fine style and rose to the surface amid the
hazzss Of the multitude. The number of
psrsszs present was estimated at from
7,OUo to 5000. The last and fatal leap,
which took place one week after, was adj
vsrtissd in the Aati- Kasonie Enquirer ss
fellows:
HIGHER YET:
sAMs LAsg JUMP.
"Soms things son be done as teeu as siaefs.''
THIll's 10 M1srAKB IN sAM rA1CH--Of
the truth of this hs will saaeavsr to coD-
! vince the gssd people Of Rochester and
vicinity, Hs1t Friday, Nov, Is, At o'clock
p. n. Being determined to "astonish the
natives" Of the west before he returns to
| the Jarssys, he will have ssafold 20 feet
| in height, erected on the brink Of Genesee
Falls, in this village, frsn which he viii
fearlessly leap into the abyss below, dist
ancs Of 1876 feet. Sans bear tat 8 o'clock
precisely will make the same jump and
follow his master, thus showing cenclu-
| sively that "some things can Be done as
well rs Others" Moreover, Sam hopes that
all the good people who attend this aston
ishing exhibition will contribute something
toward remanerating him for the seeming
hazardous experiment.
The following is the Anti Essoaie In
qsireS's notice Of the explicit:
"Ths eminoas expression contained in the
reckless Patch's advertisements has been
fsarfllly vindicated. 1t was indeed his
last jump He jumped fren q staging 26
feet above the brink Of the falls into the
&Dy % OclOWs AIOu WuCuCo Alb bOOy uoS hOp
yet been recovered. A variety Of reasons
are given for the fatal termination of this
prssumptaous feat. All, however, concur
| in saying that Patch from SEINE cause or
ether did net retain the position while
| descending or strike the water as he did on
the former occasion. 1t was daring and
useless exposure of human life, which, hav-
ing resulted disastrously, creates q train OF
painful reflections. We would not dwell
upon this distressing scene. and yet We
| cannot Danish it from our thoughts. We
still see the frail mortal standing, as it
proved, upon the brink of eternity! The
terrified imagination follows him from the
giddy height through the thin air, into the
deep, dark chasm belsw! 1t fingers but
few moments of breathless and agonized
suspense! The waters, troubled moment
in swallowing their victim, are at rest!
The expiring bubbles announce that the
spirit has departed, leaving the body in
| the dark bosom of the ocean buriedp The
multitude shrink away abashed and rebuk
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