Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-09-13
WENT OVER NIAGARA FALLS.
Perilous Feat Accomplished by Steve
Br0die-He is Arrested.

Perilous Feat Accomplished by Steve
Brodie-He is Arrested.
Steve Brcdie has accomplished the perilous
feat of going over Niagara falls in a rubber
suit. Brodie went to point 200 feet above
the falls, where he ripped and had his body
padded with cotton batting, put on rubber
suit, which was inflated 50 inches around
the waist and 15 inches around the
chest; the head gear was also inflated,
while two steel bands protected his body.
He entered the water with his paddle He
caught the current, waved his paddle to
some friends and a few seconds later was
shot over the centre of the Horseshoe
falls and luckily he was shot with
lightning rapidity over the on side of one of
the falling volumes of water and was qu clxly
lost in the mist and foam. He was buried
from view for nearly two minutes when q
black speck, GOV red with thick white
coating, was seen bobbing 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 at brisk pace toward
the American shore, and then all of
a sudden he was hurried toward the Cana
dian shore, where John Ledger and another
man had ropes ready to drag him from the
water. Ledger was stripped, and swan out
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while w. E Harding held the other end on
shore. L"dger, 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 Brodie being lifted on
the rocky shore, he was quickly stripped.
Brandy was poured in small quantities on
his temples, while he was rubbed and chafed,
but he was insensible, and blood oozed from
his month nd l,lJr fyn,,, bo
shock or conclusion. For 20 minutes Brode
lay, until ammonia was applied to his nos
trils, and he began to shiver and gesticulate
with his hands Brodie's injuries are many
bruises and sprained back and ankle.
Chief McDougal of the Ontario police az
rested Brodie at the Grand Trunk station
as he was about to take the train for New
York. He is charged with attempting sui
eide by going over the falls. Brodie said
he did not attempt to commit suicide but
to show the world that the trip could
be made. The police magistrate said he did
not believe Brodie went over the falls at all;
that the whole thing was gotten up to hum
bug 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. "Well,
then" then aSa says Rra9die a OIL did fne not 9thagffe ffe
trate 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, Brodie refused saying that
he could not parjure himself. The magis
trate then went on with the prosecution.
Several witnesses were called, who corroh-
Grated the story they were told by
Brodie and party. Magistrate Hill
summed up the evidence, and bound
over the prisoner in $500 on his own recog-
nisance to keep the laws of the Dominion
for one year, especially that relating to at
document and Immediately made for the
American side. He seemed very nervous
and frightened throughout the proceeding