Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-08
BRODIE,S LATEST.
He Goes over Niagara Falls in a
Rubber suit.

181UOC1 SUM-
CLIFTON, Ont, September 7.-Steve
Brodie went over the Horseshoe falls
this morning in rubber suit. He was
picked up below the falls in an uncon-
scious condition and taken to Clifton.
He recovered consciousness not long af-
ter and an examination showed that he
was not seriously injured.
Brodie, with several friends and news
paper correspondents, arrived last night.
They left the hotel at o'clock this
morning and went to point 200 feet
above the falls. Brodie then stripped
and had his body padded with cotton.
Then he put on q rubber suit. His head
gear was also inflated, while two steel
bands protected his body. At $50
Brodie, with paddle, entered the water,
caught the current, waved the paddle,
and few seconds later was shot over the
center of the Horseshoe falls, and luck
| lily was shot with lightning rapidity 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 he
was carried toward the American shore
then he suddenly hurried toward the Can
adian shore, where his friend, John
Ledger, had ropes ready to drag him
from the water. Ledger was stripped,
and swan out 200 feet with the rope fast
ened to his waist, while w. E. Harding
held the other end on shore. Ledger,
after several attempts, reached Brodie,
fastened the rope to the iron bands
around his waist, then swan ashore, as
sisting in pulling the daring swimmer to
land.
On Brodie being lifted on the rocky
shore he was quickly stripped. brandy
poured in small quantities on his tenn
Piles, while he was rubbed and chafed.
He was insensible, and blood oozed from
his mouth, nose and ears. probably from
the shock. For twenty minutes Brodie
lay unconscious, until ammonia was ap-
piled to his nostrils, when he began to
shiver and gesticulate with his hands.
He gradually recovered consciousness,
and then it was found that his injuries
were not serious. He expects to be able
to 60 to New York tomorrow.
NIAGARA, September I'm describing
his experience, Brodie said that after he
entered the river he weakened, and
would have given anything in the world
if he could have reached the shore. He
attempted to get ashore by using his
paddles, when the swift current swept
him back and turned his feet toward
the brink of the cataract. When he saw
it was impossible to get out, he felt the
same as man about to meet death. AS
he came to the brink of the falls he be-
came unconscious through fright, and
remained 80 until he struck the water,
churned into foam at the base of the
falls, when ne was temporarily brought
to by the force with which he struck.
Then he again lost consciousness, and
knew no more until he found himself
lying out of the rubber suit at the waters
edge. Tbere is no doubt that Brodie
successfully went over the falls.
Chief McDougall, of the Ontario pc.
lice, arrested Brodie at the Grand Trunk
station this afternoon, as he was about
to take the 4 p. m. train for New York.
He is charged with attempting suicide
by going over the falls this morning.