St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-29
Heorge Hazlett and Miss Sadie Allen, of
Buffalo, Stem the Niagara
Whirlpool.
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Life to Save Those of His
Children.
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menI--A BOY Burned in a
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George Hazlett and Miss Sadie Allen. OF
Buffalo, went through the rapids and whirl-
pool this afternoon in the same barrel used
by Hazlett last summer. They were in
the rapids and whirlpool five minutes, and
were taken out of the eddy on the Canadian
side Just below the whirlpool three-quarters
of an hour later in good condition. Miss
Allen is respectable girl. IS years old, a
petite brunette and rather pretty. The
start was made from the ''Maid of the
MIST landing on the Canada side. When
the barrel reached the maelstrom it shot
right into the center of the pool, making
two or three turns. Leaving there the bar
rel followed the current out towards the
Canadian shore and down to the outlet OF
the pool. where it got
INTO A LARGE EDDY
and bobbed around for half an hour.
Friends near by shouted to the occupants
of the barrel, when Hazlett opened small
door on top of the barrel and Frank Law
son threw a rope from the shore, which
Hazlett secured and the barrel was towed
ashore. After coming out of the barrel,
Hazlett and Miss Allen had a tramp of a
mile and a half through brush and over
boulders before reaching the top of the
precipce. Miss Allen. wheH she appeared
at the ferry ready to enter upon the peril
Gus journey, wore neat walking dress.
Taking off her hat and jacket. and throw
ing shawl over her head, she stepped
lightly into the barrel through the manhOle,
tucking her garments closely about her,
and laughingly remarking, Come, George,
Jump in. I'm all fixed" Soon after Haz-
lett stepped into the craft. fastening him
self in the opposite end to that occupied by
Miss Allen. Just thirty minutes from the
time the barrel was towed out into the
river, it reached the whirlpool. Miss Allen
and Hazlett returned to Buffalo this even
ing.
THE AFFAIR ORIGINATED
through proposition of Larry DOnavan to
go through the whirlpool if he lived to find
a girl with sufficient nerve 10 accompany
him. He was unsuccessful, and last even
ment in a museum. About a week ago
Miss Allen said TO HaZlett in joking
way that she would go if Hazlett
would go with her. The offer was at once
accepted. but when Sadie saw that her
friends were treating it seriously she tried
to draw back. The latter, however, talked
it over with her. and she finally made up
her mind to Try it. Last night she. Haz-
lett and number of acqualntances went
down to the falls. During the day the
barrel had been brought from Chippewa.
Ont, and was mOored at ''Maid-Of-the
MIST landing. About o'clock this after
noon the party went over the new Suspen-
sion bridge and walked down to the ferry
landing Here crowds were waiting anX-
iOusly TO see the girl. At 2:30 p. N. she
stepped into the barrel. looking
PALE AND FRIGHTENED,
though she stated she had no fear at all.
They were at once tOwed out into the
river. No danger is met with until the
cantilever and suspension bridge and the
cantilever bridges are passed. Here the
first great wave is met. and when the barrel
struck it it bounded about like cork
and was then fairly rushing along, already
feeling the strength of the m3eistrOm a
short distance below. In an instant more
they were into this and after making a
circuit of it few times shot into the river
again. 1t was supposed they had gone
through in safety, but as it turned out they
had a close call. 1t appears that the
man who tOwed them into the
river screwed the cover of the manhOle
down so tight that Hazlett was unable to
open it. and the barrel circled about in an
eddy at Thompson point for forty minutes
before it could be brought to the shore.
When the occupants of the barrel
were taken out they were in terribly
excited condition. and had suffered fear
fully from nausea. She expressed herself
thoroughly cured of the desire for glory,
and said she would not like the ride again
for any amount of money.