St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-30

This feat was so successful that the
sporting fraternity decided upon another
exhibition. They BUILT q scaffold upon
the rock twenty-five feet high, so that
the leap would be 100 feet. The DAY
was a week later (Nov. 49,. and 9 SILL
larger crowd assembled. Sam Patch
climbed to his perch and threw OH the
bear, which happily escaped from the
river as before, and again poor Patch,
oEw bn S1s inc Dedy ben to the right and
struck the water below with q loud
noise. Sam Patch disappeared. and
nothing more was seen of him until the
next March, when his body was found
by fishing party at the mouth OF the
river, seven miles below"
1t was stated in effect that Sam was
under the influence of liquor, and, be-
ing unable to keep his balance, fell and
struck upon his side, instead of enter
ing the water in his usual way, and
thus was killed. On the contrary, Joe
Cochrane stoutly denied the stories to
this effect. He says Sam drank glass
of brandy, which Sam thanked him Tor
and tossed off in his easy-going way.
He said very little on his way to the
falls, but that little was in light
hearted way. The Rochester historian
continues:
at is estimated that some 10000 per-
sons were present when Sam climbed
the pole to his platform, hand over
hand. The multitude were Shiyerlng
in the chilly air and undergoing Sc,
we're nervous strain, which developed
itself IN various ways when the jump
was made, one well-knOwn citizens Dit
ing off the end of his thumb and an OLD
lady calling out in shrill, querulous
voice: s'If there's anything In dreams
that man is dead Sam make little
speech, which was lost to the crowd on
account of the roar of the waters, but
was as follows:
Napoleon was great man and q
great general. He conquered armies,
and he conquered nations, but he
couldn't Jump the Genesee falls. Wei
lington was q great man and great
soldier. He conquered armies and he
conquered nations, and he conquered
Napoleon, but he couldn't Jump the
Genesee falls. That was left for me To
do. and can do it and will
s"ThiS exhibition had a marked de-
pressing effect on the crowd. In less
than five minutes almost every man had
fled fran the locality. silent, sober and
melancholy"
his name is familiar to persons who
never heard of Pawtucket falls, or OF
Genesee falls. Sam Patch was also en-
shrined in verse. In the Providence
journal Of Nov. 20. 1929, was the follow.
ing over the signature Of ''Didapper:'
Good people all, attendance give,
And list with mournful brow.
II you have any tears to shed, ,
Prepare to shed them now.
Sam Patch is dead, that famous man,
We meier shall see him more:
he used to wear an old felt hat,
With rim all torn before;
His Jacket was of iron gray.
His heart was full of glee.
They say he's killed by jumping of
The Falls of Genesee.
Full sixscore feet they say he jumped.
And struck upon his side;
He sank beneath the roaring flood,
AMI thus Sam Patch he died.
The following copy of his poster. an
nouncing Sans "Last Jump" will bt
of interest. 1t was sent to this city by
friend in Chicago. who secured 1t a
the time of his fatal leap. 1t wal
dressed in the highest style of the ar
topographic, and was headed with BIZ
spread eagle:
"Higher Yet!-Sam's Last jump
| Some things can be done as well al
| others'-'rhere's no mistake in San
| Patch!-Of the truth Of this he will en-
| deavor to convince the good people O
| Rochester and its vicinity next Friday
| Nov. ID, at Q D. m. Having determined
to astonish the natives of the world be
fore he returns to the Jerseys, he will
have scaffold twenty-five feet IL
height erected on the banks of the Gen
esee falls, In this village, from which n
will fearlessly leap into the abyss be
low, a distance of 1875 feet. At
| o'clock precisely Sans bear will max
| the same jump and follow his master
/ thus showing that some things can D
| done as well as others Moreover San
| hopes that all the good people who al
| tend this astonishing exhibition Wi
| contribute something toward remunel
ating him for the seemingly hazardou
experiment"
| 1t will be seen that the expression
"Some things can be done as well a
| Others" appears twice in this ar
nouncement, and this expression mus
have been favorite with Sam. as MAJ
| Jack Downing, in his biography,
says: , -, !
DONE" quoth Sam, las well as others.
The historian above quoted says Ina
Sam Patch lies buried in a "nameles
grave in the little burying ground o
the east side of the Charlotte boulevard
i near Rochester, sunken hlllOck, a
most hidden by riotous myrtle and pin
needles.