, 1889-09-08
OVER H FALLS.
Steve BrOdie's Dare Devil
Plunge Into Niagara.
Arrayed in a Rubber Suit He
is Ready for Work.
He is Unconscious for Several
Hours but Uninjured.
Over Horse Shoe Falls.

CLIFTON, Ont, Sept. Steve Brodie
went over the Horse Shoe Falls this
morning in a rubber suit. He was picked
up 10 an unconscious condition and taken
t. the Clifton. He recovered conscious
ness not long after and an examination
showed he was not seriously injured.
Brodie with seve raj friends and news
paper correspondents arrived last night.
They left the hotel at 4 o'clock this morn
ing and went to a point 300 feet above
the falls. BrUdie them stripped, had his
body padded with cotton batting, then
put on a rubber suit which was inflated
hity-two inches around the waist and sew
enty five inches around the chest. His
head gear was also inflated while two
steel bands protected the body. At $50
Brodie with n paddle entered the water
He caught the current, waved his paddle
and a few seconds later was shot into the
center of Horseshoe Falls and with light
ming rapidly went over the outside of one
OF the falling volumes of water and was
quickly lost in the mist and foam. He
was buried from view nearly two minutes,
when he appeared on the surface and was
carried toward the American shore. He
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Canadian shore where his friend John
Ledger had ropes ready to drag him from
the water.
Ledger was stripped and swan out 200
feet with a rope fastened to his waist
while w. Il Harding held the other end
on shore. Ledger after several attempts
reached Brodie. fastened the rope around
his waist then swan ashore and assisted
IN pulling the daring swimmer ashore.
On Brodie being lifted to the rocky shore
he was quickly stripped. Brandy was
poured In small quantities on the temples
while he was rubbed and chafed but he
was insensible and blood oozed from his
mouth, nose and ears probably tIom the
shock or conclusion. For twenty minutes
Brod:e lay until ammonia was applied to
his nostrels and he began to SILVER and
gestulate with his hands. He gradually
recovered consciousness and then found
his injuries not serious. He expects to
be able TO 60 to New York tomorrow.
In describing his experience Brodie
says after he entered the river he weak
ened and would have given ANYTHING in
the world if he could lave reached the
shore. He attempted to get ashore by
using his paddles when the swift current
swept him back and turned his feet to-
ward the brink OF the cataract. When
he saw that it was impossible to get ont
be felt ike a man going 10 meet his
death. Just as he came to the brink OF
the falls he became unconscious through
fright and remained so until he struck
the water, churned into foam, at the base
of the falls, when he was temporarily
brought to by the force with which he
struck the water. Then he again lost
consciousness and knew no more until he
found himself lying in his rubber suit at
the waters edge.
There is no doubt that Brolie success
fully went over the falls.
Chief Mcdowell of the Ontario police
arrested Brodie at the Grand Trunk sta
ton where he was about to take the 4 D
m, train for New York. He is charged
with attempting suicide by going over the
falls this morning.
He was subsequently, released on his
own recognizances.