The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-09-12

WITHOUT A SCRATCH.
steve Brodls Dons . Rubber Suit. Jumps
Into tho Niagara River and 10 Carried
Ovor the Horseshoe Fa1l-Hls Friends
Take Him from the Water Unconscious,
but without SERIOUS Hurt.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept 9-Sseve
3rOdie has accomplished the perilous feat
Of going over Niagara Falls in rubber
suit Brodie and his party arrived at
Clifton Friday night There were Ernest
Jerold, John Ledger. John Mccarthy and
William T. Harding and several newspaper
correspondents. They put up at the
Waverly Hotel and registered under fcti-
tious names In order to avoid suspicion.
Brodie's suit was placed no feet above
the Canadian falls Friday night, ready for
use. Inflated rubber tuLes, ropes etc..
were also placed near the Maid OF the Mist
landing Brodie left the hotel with the party
ut a. IN. Saturday. John Mccarthy and
Ernest Jerold and Brodie went to a point
aD0 feet above the falls He then stripped
and had his body padded with cotton bat
ting, then put Oh a rubber suit, which was
inflated 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 $50 Brodie, with his paddle, entered
tho water. He caught the current, waved
his paddle to Jerold and MCCARTHY, and
fow seconds later was shot over the center
of the Horseshoe Falls, and, luckily, he was
shot with lightning rapidity over the out
sj1 <,f ~ thx,f fol ~,
ter and was quickly lost in the mist and
foam. He was buried from view for near
~ two minutes when a black epeck COW
cred with thick white coating was seen
bobblng and jumping to and fro in the
boiling cauldrOn OF rushing, gurgling
waters.
In a short time Brodie was caught in the
rushing waters and carried ut brisk pace
toward the American shore. and then all Of
a sudden he was hurried toward the Cana
dian shore. There John Ledger had ropes
ready to drag him from the water. Ledger
was stripped and swan out POO
feet with a rope fastened to his waist,
while W. Z. 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 swimmer ashore.
On Brodte being lifted on the rocky
shore he was quickly stripped Brandy
was poured in small quantities on his
temple while he was rubbed and chafed,
but he was 1nsens1ble and blood oozed
from his mouth, nose and ears, probably
from the shock of conclusion.
For twenty minutes ,Brodie lay until am.
monia was applied to his nostrils and he
began to sh1ver and gesticulate with his
hands He gradually recovered conscious
ness and it was then found that his injuries
were not serious.
In describing his experience Brodie says
that after he entered the river he weak
ened and would have given any thing in
the world # he could have reached
terra-firma once more. He attempted
to get ashore by using his paddle,
when the swift current swept him
back and turned his feet toward the brink
OF the cataract When he saw that it was
impossible to get out he felt the same as a
man that was to meet death, and pray d
Tor dear life. 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 moro until he found himself
lying in his rubber suit at the waters edge.
Chief McDougaIl, of the Ontario police,
arrested Brodie at the Grand Trunk station
in the afternoon as he was about to take tn.
1 p. m train for New York He was
charged with attempting suicide by going
over the falls Brodie was brought before
Police Magistrate Hill. who read the charge
made against him. In defense
Brodie said he did not attempt
to commit suicide by going over the
falls, but to show The world that
the trip could be made The police magis-
trate said he did not believe Brodie went
over the falls at all; that the whole thing
was gotten up to humbug people. and if he
did not go over the falls to say so. and he
would discharge him. but if he persisted in
saying he went over the case against him
would go on.
Brodie said: IF tell you did not 60
over will you let me go?'
''Yes," said the magistrate.
We'll, Them said Brodie, II did not 20
over, and am Oft ~
The magistrate said that was not enough
and wrote out an affidavit declaring that
Brodie did not go over the falls and asked
him to sign it. Brode refused, saying he
was a Catholic and could not pcrjure him
self The magistrate then went on with
the prosecution. Several witnesses were
called who corroborated he story they were
told by Brodie and party: Magistrate
Hill summed up the evidence and
bound over the prisoner in $500, OH his own
recognizancc, to keep the laws of the Do
minion for one year, especially that relat-
ing to attempts to go over the falls Brodie
signed the document and Immediately
made for the American side He seemed
ST. i
the proceedings.
NEW YORK, Sept 0.-Stcve Brodie re-
turned from Niagara Falls Sunday morn
ing, seemingly very indignant that some
people doubted his having gone over
the falls the day before He said
he had witnesses OF undoubted in
tegrity who would make atfidavits to
the truth of the story, and he
furthermore said that the people about
the falls did not question his statement
that he had gone over. Although Brodie
was put under $500 bonds mot to do it
again. within twelve months he asserts
with great vigor that he is going to repeat
his perilous trip within a few days to 81
lence the cries of the doubters. He was
not at all injured by his alleged slide
through the rushing waters.
CAUGHT AT LAST.
The Noted California Outlaw, SylvesterO
Morales, in the Hands Of the Laws Of
ficers.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. a-Sylvestero
Morales, the outlaw who has been terror
izing Southern California for months, was
captured at Almitos Bay Friday. Nymphia
Brown, whom ne kidnapped, was with him.
and both were taken to San Luis Rey,
where the girl was restored to her home
Wi ho ho11 <1a
Henry Charles, the wealthy rancher, the
last victim OF his murderous pistol
NOTES FOR NATURALiSTS.
AN EaStOn (Pa.) paper saws a resident