Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-23
'"O 0 FROM ALL QUARTERS. SWIMMING THE RAPIDS. IA Boston Man Goes
 Through Safely. NEW RULERS IN BULGARIA. Prince Alexander Forced
 To Abdicate. A DEADLY STORM IN TEXAS. The GaIatea Wants An
 Oc< an Race.
A DEADLY STORM IN TEXAS.


ANOTHER MAN sWIMS THE RAPIDS Dressed in Cork Suit William J. Ken-
 dalI Goes Through the Niagara
 Whirlpool 1n Safety.
 BUFFALO. Aug. 22.-The recent feats of Graham and Petts and Hazlett, who went through the rapids in their barrels, have been cast in the shade by the heroism of a Boston man who quietly went to the Falls to-day and without attempt at publicity stripped himself, put on cork suit and swan the angry waters of the whirlpool. William J. Kendall, a resident of Boston, whose occupation is that of private detec- tive, arrived at Niagara Falls at 8. m. and registered at theWestern Hotel where after short stay he announced to the proprietor and few attaches of the hotel his intention to swim the whirlpool in cork suit, at the same time telling them he desired no pulp licity to be given regarding his attempt and that he only wished few witnesses. Shortly before 12:30 he entered carriage with F. Sault of the Western Hotel and few oth- CTS, and was driven to the old Maid of the Mist landing on the American side. He di- vested himself of all his clothing and don ming pair of ordinary bathing trousers and a cork suit he entered the water in company with number of boys who were disporting themselves in the water at tbis place, telling them as he jumped in that he was not much of a swimmer, but thought he would take bath After keeping the boys company for a few moments he without warning the spectators Ca few, however, be- ing in the secre) started for the center of the river. This he soon reached and in few seconds was being carried by the swift cur rent toward the seething, foaming waters of the whirlpool. AS he passed under the bridge he was loudly cheered by the few peo- pie who knew his intention and who were watching his progress from the old bridge. Kendall entered the water at 3 o'clock and his passage through the rapids and the whirlpool, near as he could judge, occupied about six minutes. When in the center of the whirlpool, he says, he made up his mind that his chance was to strike for the Canadian shore for all he was worth. This he did and the result was that his life saved. When he struck the shore he clung to projecting rock until MT. Sault and the party, who had driven down the Canadian bank in carriage at breakneck speed, arrived and took him out of the water Upon being taken out he was completely exhausted, but after
  having few doses of the same forced down his throat he recovered his strength and was soon all right. <ssE
 Kendall is man of fine physique, stand ing six feet two inches in his stockings, twenty eight years of age, weighing 19O pounds. He is married and has one child. He is very gentlelnanly and has nothing of the nature of braggadoccio about him. In an interview he stated that he desired no notoriety in the mat ter, but that having been for some years an expert swimmer, the subject of swimming the whirlpool had been dis cussed by himself and friends and that he had made the assertion that he could &C., complish the feat and had wagered $1 1000 of his own money that he could do it in safety Friends of his had backed him up in the matter and altogether some $1O,OOO or $15;000 were wagered upon the event. Kendall says that had he known before the attempt the terrible force of the water all the money in the world could not have in duced him to make the trial and nothing could tempt him to repeat it.