The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-08
RRODTE LEAPS THE FALLS
.p17RBER SUIT HIS ONLY PROTEC-
TON FROM DESTRUCTION.

r,,o e,,it Inflated SO Inches Around
+ba Waist and rs Around the Chest
The Plunge Made in the Center
of the Horse shoe Falls.
NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. Steve Brodie
oooon,nlish4d the periIous feat to-day of
gong over Niagara falls in rubber suit.
Bc,die and his party arrived at Clifton last
-;.l+ They we're Ernest Jerold, John
T[4,or .Iobp Mccarthy and William E.
Harding. and several newspaper CORE
snondents. They put up at the Waverly
hotol and registered under fictitious names
in order to avoid suspicion. Brodie's suit
,vos oIacel 200 feet above the Canadian
falls last night, ready for use. Inflated
rubber tubes, ropes, etc., were also placed
near the Maid Of the Mist landing.
THE START AND PLUNGE.
Rrodie lefJ the hotel with his party at 4
o,cJock this morning. John Mccarthy,
Fr1es+ Jeroid and Brodis went to a point
51o feet above the falls. He then stripped
and had his body padded with cotton
hating. He then put on his rubber suit,
vbich was inflated % inches around the
waist and Is inches around the chest. The
hegdgear was also inflated while two steel
hands protected his body. At $50
o'cock Brodle with his paddle entered
the watr He caught the current,
waived his paddle to Jerold and Mccarthy
and a few secon nds later was shot over the CEN
ter Of Horse Shoe falls, and luckily he was
shot with Lightning rapidly overthe outside
Of one of the falling volumes Of water, and
was quickly lost il the mist aud foam.
REAPPEARED IN SAFETY.
He was buried from view for nearly two
minutes, when black speck covered with
thick white coating was seen bobbing and
Jumping to and fro in the boiling cauldron
Of rushing, gurgling waters. In O short
time Brode was caught in the rushing
waters aid carried at brisk pace
toward the American shore, and
then all of sudden he was hurried toward
the ca adian shore, where John Ledger had
ropes ready to drag him from the water.
LsIger was stripped, and swan out 20
feet with a rope fastened to his waist,
while w. L. Harding held the other end on
shore Ledger after several attempts
reached Brot.e, fastened the ropes to the
iron Lands, and then swan ashore, and
assisted IN pulling the daring swimmer
ashore
INsENSIBLE ON SHORE.
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
mouth, nose and ears, probably from the
shock or concussion. For twenty minutes
Brodis lay until ammonia was administered
to his nostrils, and he began to shiver and
ges iculate 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
tomorrow.
WEAKENED BEFORE THE PLUNGE.
In describing his experience Brodie SAYS
that atte' he entered the river he weakened
ana would have given anything in the world
il could have reached terra firma once
more He attempted to get ashore by
using his paddles when the swift current
swept him back and turned his feet to the
bFnk OF the cataract. When he saw
mat II was impossible to get out
ne Ielt the same as a man that was to meet
death, and prayed for dear life. Just as he
came to he brink of the falls he became
unconscious through fright. and remained
50 until he struck the water, churned into
!oamat the base of the falls, when he was
temporarily brought to by the force with
,"nlch he struck the W ter. Then he again
pSC Consciousness aud knew no more until
le found himself lying on his rubber suit
al the waters edge.
BRODIE ARRESTED.
Chlet McDougal of the Ontario police
arrested Brodie at the Grand Trunk station
tuiS afternoon as he was about to take the
= ocIecG train for New York. He is
oyar seu S WIN YIN attempting suicide by going
0'6l tne rails this morning.
+.tlq DIoqle qIt, Was brought before Police Mag1s-
,,G rnoGe nh this evening, who read the charge
Ll@ge against him. In defense, Brodie said
ne did not attempt to commit suicide bv
gong sSlg over the falls, but to show the world
~ 'iu' the trip could be made
\+i5 \Ie pollce magistrate said he
49, Mo0 believe Brodie went over
eros.n1 poe tS4S al all; that the whole thing was
E. SSo,SoI iiS LNto humbug the people, and if
~ uIu notSo over the falls to say SO and
~ i, wolld dlSharge him; but if he persisted
;adylng fat he went over the case
's@inst hlm fould go on.
AID NO IN VAIN
over p.0ule vri9 ss If tell you l did not go
..Tr <ald the magistrate.
over q, TtAen," said Brodie, 81 did not go
and & taagstrate said that was not enough
Prod; tote ote CUT an affidavit declaring that
him Gla not 90 over the falls, aud asked
was S5gn M It, Brodie refused, saving he
sell eInoIIc and could not perj6re him
the nro e magistrate then went on with
rob9r 4 od al witnesses were called who cor
part 'GT NJ VAe story told by Brodie and bis
Dc t and tHe SIII magistrate summed up the evil
Eis anu aIna bound over the pris oner in $500
Ie D,m%i+nr,I Itecognlzsnce to keep the laws of
feati9o,' ~ iQr one year, especially that
Brods So, DIS 10 80 over the falls.
SEEM e-g made for the American M side a'neP,, Ho
tbronaul very nervous and frigbtenaJ
''usnout the proceedings. -D'0H'u