The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13
eRooiE SHOOTS THE FALLS
The Bridge Jamper's Marvelous Feat NJ

A"e nradge Jumper's Marvellous Feat At
Niagara
NIAGARA FALLS y. Y, Sept s-Stev.
brodie accompl shed the per iIous feat yss.
terday OF going over Niagara Falls in q
rubber suit.
n.ooie and his party arrived at Cliftoa
Erioey night With Brod;e were Ernest
Serotd, John Ledger. John Mccarthy and
william Z Harding and several uewspa.
per correspondents. The party put up 1t
tne "averiy Hotel under fictitious names
In order to avoid suspicion.
d suit was placed 300 feat .hov.
the Canadian falls Friday night ready for
use. Inflated rubber tubes. ropes ate
We're also placed heal the Maid of the
Mist landing. B-odie left the hotel with
tne party It four q N. John NcCarthv
nest Herold and Brodie went to q point
@'o ieet the falls Brojie stripped
ana mad his body padded with cotton bat.
ting. de then put on q rubber suit which
was inflated to The size OF ffty-two inches
around the waist and seventy.fve inches
around the chest the head gear being also
inflated, while two steel bands protected
his body.
Ato:Sl Brodie. with his paddle. entered
the water. He caught the current waved
his paddle to Geroid and Mccarthy and q
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, . black speck, covered
with . thick white coating. was seen bob
bing and jumping to and fro in the boil.
ing oaldron OF rushing. gurgling watera
In . short time Brodfe was caught in the
rushing waters and carried at . brisk
pace toward the American shore, and
then all OF . sudden he was hur.
ried toward the Canadian shore where
John Ledger had ropss ready to
drag him from the water. Ledger was
stripped and swan out 800 feet With Q
rope fastened to his waist while W. Z
Harding held the other end on shora
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 at one. stripped Brandy was
poured in small quantities ON his temples,
and he was rubbed and chafed. He vas
insensible and blood ooxed from his mouth.
nose and ears, probably from the on.
cussion.
For twenty minutes Brodie Law uncon.
scioua Then ammonia was applied to his
nostri's, and he began to shiver and ges.
ticuiate 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 so to New York
to-day.
Brodie says that after he entered the
river he weakened aud 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 OK
the cataract When be saw that it was i'm.
possible to get out, he felt the same as q
man who was about TO meet death and
prayed for dear life Just as he came to
the brink OF The falls be became neon.
scious through fright and remained so I'M
til he struck the water. Then he again
los. consciousness and knew no more until
he found himself lying On his rubber suit
At the waters edge. There is no doubt
that Brodis successfully went over the
falls.
BRopIE ARRESTED
NIAGARA FALLS, y. Y, Sept Steve
Brodie was arrested here when about to
take the four O'clock train for New York,
charged with attempting suicide, by 20.
Jag over the falls Saturday morning. He
was taken before Police Magistrate Hall
and the charge read TO him Brodie said
he did not attempt TO commit suicide By
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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 Brodis went over. and the
story was q humbus. He tod Brodie that
il be did not go over to say so. and he
would discharge him. or if he persisted in
saying he went over, he would go on with
the case against him Of attempted suicide.
If I tell you I did not 60 over" said
Brotie, will you let me go:"
Justice Hill said Yes"
Brodie .aii: well, then, / did not &C
over. and I am off"
Hold on. /" said the magistrate; Pm not
through with you yet"
Then he wrote the following declaration
and aeked Brodie to sign it:
Il Stephen Brodie, hereby declare I did
not 60 over Niagara Falls, and the story
OF having gone over was all for the pur.
pose of . speculation. and untrue"
Brodie asked If that was an oath.
Yes" said the justice.
81 can not perjure myself" said Steve.
81 an Q Catholic and can not sign that"
The magistrate then told him he would
have TO commence prosecution.
Brodie asked for counsel and Alex Fraser
was summoned to watch his casa After
testimony BY Police Superintendent Nc
Dougall and others that Brodie had told
them be had gone over the falls, Louis
who was said to have rescued
was put GA the stand. He said he
vas not at the falls with Brodie and the
men. They told him the story
about going over at the hotel No one could |
lie found who saw Brodie 60 over the falls |
and the magistrate bound him over in
500 bonds TO keep the laws Of the Domin-
ion, especially that OF not attempting to !
SO over the falls Cor one yea
Brodis furnished bail and left for the |
side. Harding, Jerold and Nc !
OF New York, who accompanied
Brodie. escaped to the American side |
they beard OF B-odie's arrest and
were not present At the examination.
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End of the Dock Strike. I