The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-28
OVER THE CATARACT.
The Current Leading to Deaths
whirlpool, and how Prom
inent Man Avoided II.
ALBANY, y. Y, journal.

inent Man Avoided II.
ALBANY, y. Y, Journal
Among the hundreds of Ii ,usand
: OF tourists who have visited Magyar;
Falls and stood ia awe at its miracle
:. of power, there is, probably, not one
who has failed to notice the large
stone building which stands directly
opposite the cataract and short dis
lance below the railroad suspension
and cantilever bridges. This building
is known to all as the "Monteagle
House." and it has been popular
place of resort for hund. eds of trav.
elers during many years. Nearly
every place in America possessing I'M
usual natural scenery has its legend,
and most tragical one is located on
the site where this stone building now
stands. Monteagle, young chieftain
of the Mama Indians, loved the daugh-
ter Of mighty chief among the lro-
qnois. His wooiDg, unlike that
of Hiawatha, was not received with
favor by the father chief, and hence
he was ompelled to resort to the usual
methods of abduction and flight. The
escaping pair were oYertaklng on the
banks of the Niagara where the hotel
now stands, and rather than submit to
| capture the lovers cast themselves into
| the cataract below. Their bodies were
subsequently found at the mouth of
the river clasped in an embrace which
even the cataract could not sunder.
Many occurrences since that time have
tended to make the Monteagle famous,
and it was with surprise that it was
learned a short time since that the
edifiee was to be entirely transformed,
re-arranged and refurnished for the
benefit of tourists, and especially in
valids.
Feeling that this is a subject in
which the public would take unusual
interest, especially as the National
Park question is being so strongly agi-
tated, a representative of this paper
visited Niagara Falls yesterday and
learned the following facts:
DR.. W. Il. Crumb, who is about IN
dertaking this important task, is
gentleman who is well known through
out the land, having successfully prac-
ticed medicine in the city Of Buffalo
for nearly thirty years. He is exceed
ingly well preserved, though nearly
60 years of age, while his energy and
ambition are something wonderful. In
conversation with the reporter he
said:
II anticipate great success here, al
though few years ago / should not
have dared undertake it, for 1 was
then what people call "a dead man."
How was that, Doctor? How did
it occurp"
at was brought about, as such
troubles usually are, by mental and
physical depression, arising out of
troubles and reverseS. The mind has
remarkable effect upon the body, |
and when one meets with misfortunes |
financially, or in any other form, they |
are likely to be accompanied by mis- |
fortunes physically. Such, at all |
events, was my case. was irritable, |
restless and feverish. l had heavy |
and irregular pulse, my food did not |
aSsimulate, my heart would throb vio- |
lently and then stop, and the fluids l |
passed were profuSe, high-colored and |
thick with deposits. l was obliged to
abandon my practice, and also to
suspend pushing my valuable inven-
ton, known as Crumbs pocket inha-
ler,' for the cure of catarrh and
asthma"
How long did this continue?"
"For about two years. realized
that was quite sick, but, like every
one else, felt it would only be tenn
porary. The majority of people drift
along the way man might who knew
about these great Falls and
was floating with the current. 1t is
so easy to drift, you see. At the end
of a year. however, my condition be-
came simply horrible. l had serious
irritation of the throat, hard, slug
gish pulse, a swelling of the limbs and
extending down the thighs.
[ had terrible night sweats and my
urine was loaded with albumen and
acids. / called in several of the most
5killful physicians, but I continued to
sink rapidly. l was the victim of
Bright's disease of the kidneys, and I
looked forward with almost certainty
to a few weeks of terrible agony and
Ihen-deathp' r + 4 cit is painful
to describe this experience, and it is
sufficient to say that I am entirely
well, and that my life has been saved
by means of Warmers Safe Cure,
which arrested the disease, effected
cure and has preserved me in health
ever since"
"Then it was this remedy that
saved your life, doctor ?"
Yes, l can testify from a grateful
heart that it is invaluable for men or
who are depressed by reason
Of disappolntments and reverses who
are losing flesh and strength, and who
must find relief or fatal termination
awaits them. I prescribe this great |
remedy to my patients constantly,
and the wonderful effects observed
in my own case 1 see repeated in their
1t is this that makes me
certain 1 can endure the cares of the
great sanitarium 1 am about to es-
tablish"