The Iola register., 1889-09-13
sRoole SHOOTS THE FALLS.

oHOOte SHOUTS Tde FALLS.
The Bridge Jumpers Marvellous Feat At
Niagara.
NIAGARA FAILs N. T., Sept 8-Steve
Brodie accomplished the perilous feat yes
terday Of going over Niagara Falls in .
rubber suit.
Brode and his party arrived at Clifton
Friday night With Brodie were Ernest
Gerold, John Ledger. John Mccarthy and
William E. Harding and several newspa-
per correspon dents. The party put up at
the Waverly Hotel under fictitious names
in order to avoid suspicion.
Brodie's suit was placed 200 feet above
the Canadian falls Friday night ready for
use Inflated rubber tubes, ropes, etc. +,
Mist landing. Brodie left the hotel with
the party at four q. m. John Mccarthy,
Ernest Gerold and Brodie went to point
200 feet above the falls. Brodie stripped
and had his body padded with cotton bat
ting. He then put on q rubber suit which
was inflated to the size Of fifty-two inches
around the waist and seventy five inches
around the chest, the head gear being also
inflated, while two steel bands protected
his body.
At $3.50. Brodie, with his paddle, entered
the water. He caught the current waved
his paddle to Gerold and Mccarthy and a
few seconds later was shot over the center
of the Horseshoe falls. Luckily he went
over the outside of one of the falling vol.
umes of water. He was quickly lost in
the mist and foam.
He was buried from view for nearly two
minutes. when, a black speck, covered
with a thick white coating. was seen bob
bing aud jumping to and fro in the boil
ing caldron of rushing. gurgling waters.
In short time Brodie was caught in the
rushing waters and carried at q brisk
pace toward the American Shore and
then all of q sudden he was hur-
ried toward the Canadian shore where
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. E.
Harding held the other end on shore.
Ledger, after several ATTEMPTS, reached
Brodie, fastened the rope to the iron bands
around his waist and then swan ashore
and assisted in pulling the daring SWIM
mer ashore.
Brodie was ct oncs stripped. Brandy was
poured in small quantities on his temples,
and he was rubbed and chafed. He was
insensible and blood oozed from his mouth,
nose and ears, probably from the con-
cusson.
For twenty minutes Brodie lay uncon-
scious. Then ammonia was applied to his
nostrils, and he began to shiver and ges-
ticulate with his hands. He gradually re-
covered Consciousness and it was then
found that his injuries were not serious.
He expects to be able to go to New York
to-day.
Brodie saws that after he entered the
river he weakened and would have given
any thing in the world if he could have
reached solid ground once more He at
tempted to get ashore by using his paddle,
when the swift current swept him back
and turned his feet towards the brink of
possible to get out, he felt the same as
man who was about to meet death and
prayed for dear life. Just as he came to
the brink of the falls be became uncon-
scious through fright and remained so un-
til he struck the water Then he again
lost consciousness and knew no more until
he found himself lying on his rubber suit
at the waters edge. There is no doubt
that Brodie successfully went over the
falls.
BRoDIE ARRESTED.
NIAGARA FALLS N. Y, Sept. 9-Steve
Brodie was arrested here when about to
take the four O'Clock train for New York,
charged with attempting suicide. by go-
ing over the falls Saturday morning. He
was taken before Police Magistrate Hall
and the charge read to him. Brodie said
be did not attempt to commit suicide by
going over the falls, but to show the
world that the trip could be made, and
also the usefulness of his rubber suit for
life saving. The magistrate said he did
not believe Brodie went over. and the |
story was q humbug. He told Brodie that |
( he did not 60 over to say so. and he
would discharge him, or II he persisted in |
laying he wont over, he would 60 on with |
he case against him of attempted suicide. |
"If tell you I did not 90 over" said |
3rodie. twill you let me go?"
Justice Hill said Yes"
Brodie said: swell, then, l did not 20
,ver. and am Off"
'.Hold on." "said the magistrate; PPM not
trough with you yet"
Then he wrote the following declaration
md asked Brodie to sign it:
u, Stephen Brodie, hereby declare did
Tot 60 over Niagara Falls, and the story
Il having gone over was all for the pur.
,ose of a speculation, and untrue"
BrOdie asked il that was an oath.
'Yes," said the justice.
81 can not perjure myself" said Steve.
4 am Catholic and can not sign thatn
The magistrate then told him he would
ave to commence prosecution.
Brodie asked for counsel and Alex Fraser
vas summoned to watch his case. After
estimony by Police Superintendent Nc
)ougall and others that Brodie had told
hem he had gone over the falls, Louis
ledger, who was said to have rescued
'rodie, was put on the stand. He said he
Tas not at the falls with Brodie and the
ewspaper men. They told him the story
bout going over at the hotel. No one could
9 found who saw Brodie go over the falls
nd the magistrate bound him over in
500 bonds to keep the laws of the Domin-
IN, especially that Of not attempting to
o over the falls Tor one year.
Brodie furnished bail and left for the
lmerican side. Hurding, Jerold and Nc.
arthy, of New York, who accompanied
rodie, escaped to the American side
hen they heard of Brodie's arrest and
ERE not present at the examination.
End of tho Dock Strike.
LONDON, Sept S-The dock companies
ave agreed to the demands of the strik. |