Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-11
THROUGH THE RAPIDS.
Braves the Fury of the whirlpool
Rapids, and Escapes.


Soule of Muskegon, Mich, started on
the 4th to go through the Whirlpool rapids
at Niagara Falls alone, his companion
Smith,. having lost his courage. Large
crowds were present. The boat which the
two men were TO have used 10 approach as
near as possible had been cut loose and
gone during the night. Soule made IA start
TO swim the rapids with only his swimming
suit on, consisting Of wooden shirt and
trunks and cork vest. He entered the
water at 3:1S about IS feet below the canti-
lever bridge on the Canadian side. At $3.50
he was seen coming around the abutments
of the cantilever bridge. The force of the
volume Of water forcing itself through the
gorge causes an up current along the shore,
and is known as the canadian current"
Soule struggled hard against the breakers
that seemed to want to wash him on the
large rocks that seem to line the shore
all the way down the river. When
he escaped from the grasp of the current he
dreaded water all the way down TO the rail
road suspension bridge.
He raised his hands once or twice above
his head, waving them 10 the spectators
who seemed to be paralyzed at the nerve Of
the man who was tempting Providence.
When the swift current got hold of Soule
it swept him under the bridge like flash.
Below the railroad suspension bridge there
are two large rocks. AT times one of those
is covered with water when large breakers
dash over it, while the other towers far
above all breakers.
The current carried Soule up against the
first rock and tho spectators gave vent to a
simultaneous yell of horror, expecting to
see the swimmers brains hashed out. But
luckily, just as hs >viIne in contact with the
rock large BREAKER caught him up and he
scraped over the obstruction. On he
went with the current until the second rock
was reached, when most of the spectators
covered their faces so that they would not
see the foolhardy man killed, but luck
favored him again. The current swung
him around TO the side of the rock, and he
put out his hand and showed himself clear
of 1t. Then large breaker caused him to
turn a somersault submerged him for a
few seconds, and then kept him stationary
in the eddy. The spectators yelled out:
Hes Killed." but in few seconds he was
seen to swim out of the eddy and he went
past the Grand Trunk pump house, some
times submerged and sometimes swim
ming.
When near the whirlpool rapids inclined
railway large wave washed him into an
eddy near the shore, and with the assist
ance of several spectators he scrambled out
on the rocks. When he was brought up ON
the steps leading TO the inclined railroad
he was greatly exhausted. He had deep
hole in his left knee, near the knee cap,
and cut on his left foot. The first thing
he said when he got out of the water was
that his knee hurt him so much that he
thought he would get ashore when the OPP
portunity presented itself. He received
his injuries when he was dashed against
the last rock
His manager asked him how he was and
he replied: II am all right" and asked II
he would continue his trip through the
whirlpool, as he did not wish TO disappoint
the spectators that were stationed there
watching for him. Leary said, mo, not
with that leg, (which was bleeding profuse-
ly. After receiving some substantial slim
ulents Soule attempted to walk up the steps
to the incline railway cars, but was unable
TO lean on his injured leg. He was assisted
to car, and upon reaching the top
of the incline he was driven across to
Leary's establishment at Suspension
Bridge. Soule says he will go through
again when his knee is all right
GEORGIA republicans will not name a
state ticket, bat will nominate to congress.
MAURICE DUPONT, a young member of
one Of the oldest families of Maryland, fell
in love with an Irish barmaid in Queens
town and married her. He took his bride
to the paternal mansion and was royalty
received.
The trial of ten Hungarian women
charged several years ago with poisoning
their husbands has boen concluded In
Vienna. Two of the prisoners were ac-
quilted. OF the others, four were SEN
fenced TO death, one was sentenced TO serv-
itade for life and three were sentenced 70
| Is years Imprisonment each.