, 1889-09-12
STILL LIVES.
Steve Brodie Goes Over the
Horse Shoe Falls in a
Rubber Suit
And is Picked UP Unconscious,
but Will Recover to
Tempt Fate Again.

CLIFTON, Ont, Sept. 7.--Steve Brodie
went over Horse shoe falls this after
noon In u rubber suit. He was picked
M below the falls in an unconscious
condition and taken to Clifton, but re.
covered consciousness not long after and
examination showed that he was not
seriously injured.
Brohic, with several friends and news.
paper correspondents arrived last eve.
ming. They left the hotel at O'Clock
this morning and went TO point 200
feet above the falls. Brodic then
stripped, had his body padded with cot.
ton batting, then put oil rubber suit,
which was inflated tilty-two inches
around waist soventy-tive around chest
and the heal gear was also inflated,
while two steel bands protected his
body. At $3.50 A. NJ Drodie, with u
paddle
ENTERED TIE wArnR.
caught the current, waivoG the paddle
and few seconds later was shot over
the center Horse Shoe falls and, luckily,
was shot with lightning rapidity over
the outside 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 sur.
face and was carried toward tho AmCri.
can shore, then suddenly hurried toward
John Ledger had ropes ready aud drew
him from the water
Ledger was stripped and
SWAN OUT TWO nuNpHED FEET
with Il rope, which he fastened to Bo .
dies waist, while W. Il. Harding held
the other end on shore. Ledger, after
several attempts, reached Bodie and
fastened the rope to the iron band
around his waist and then swan ashore.
On Bodies being lltsl on to the rocky
shore ho was quickly strippe |, brandy
WAS poured in small quantities ON his
temples, while he was rubbed and chaicd
but he was inscnsiblc. Blood oO2cd
from his nose and ears, probably from u
shock or conclusion. For twenty min
utes Brodic lay unconscious, until ann
m0nin was applied to his nostrils, when
lac began to SILVER and gcsticuldte with
his hands. lie gradually recovered con-
seriousness and il was found that his in
juries were not serious. lie expects to
be able to 20 TO New York tomorrow.
IN DESCRIBING HIS EXPERIENCE
Brodic saws that after he entered the
river he weakened and would have given
anything in the world II hc could have
reached shore. He attempted to get
ashore by using his Rlddlc, but the
swift current swept hinlIuck and turned
his feet toward the brink of the cataract.
When Inc saw that it was impossible To
get out Inc felt the same as Il man ihnt
was to meet death. Just as he came
to the brink of the falls lie became un-
conscious through fright and remained
SO until he struck the water, churncd
into foam at the base of the falls when
he was temporarily brought TO by the
force with which he struck tho water.
Then ne ugiin lost consciousness and
knew no more until he found himself
lying on his rubber suit at the watcrs S
edge. There is no doubt that Brodic
successfully went over the falls.
Chief Mcdowell, of the Ontario police,
arrested Brudie at Grand Trunk station
this afternoon as he was about 20 take
the / T.. NJ. train for New York He is
charged with Attempting to suicide by
going over the falls.