The Lamar register., 1893-01-28
iALLANT RESCUE.

a Wellani river commonly
rsinpewa crcckl which flows
\. Niagara about ono and a
>. above tho falls. and per-
~. tourths OF n milo above
-ourh water OF the terrible
tb.tandiag the dangerous
~ Of she falls people ara con-
e-nsslug and rocrossing the
.-e tsiwesn the American and
.p shores, --.
caution Is generally exercised
t-sa. aud the loss OF life on
gieh OF water is less than on
5t saual width h-constaatly
~ small open boats-that
Daplorable iaialit es hayo
rom line TO time bat these
Hags been tho result of lg-
O. gross caroicssness
rasss Of this kind lavo como
~ can observation aud | was
croggh 10 sec tho victims
t5ua 10 the first leap OF thc
Her which not trace OF any
Etm vas ever seau- One OF
.-g4ec.s vas that OF n farmer
g1 bis horses and wagon luto
&c oi thd river shoal place
u1e above Chippewa 10 let
-a.s drlnk-that particular
,..s- ihe oaly ono for many
ua b vas adapted TO the pur-
ran ihnggh perfectly familiar
a. .5elIity earclessiy drove 10
ana apoa attempting TO turn
o5c Of She rrins caHEht uader
yCka the horse. rounderod
vatsE tho heavy FInniag
azz Tagged the poor brutes
ga lroEacd thsu while the
Hlsul box aoatca OF With
s-'q-a4uate fellow vas known
-Cal SKINNER Rad Il be had
1arei out and made for the
81 F1l.d have becn well But
f..L'sreI out Of his wits and
sE b1t .crcaui fos hclp. Now
tla s!rAacrss par: o. Zoe story.
1lai saf Witnessed By anothcr
7ulzg n a iield close q hand.
-, glcr therc uas not boat
El1l acarcr than Chippewa
:. - Of spsingias oa one
h1-.es asi r.fng for life lie
uaIsc3 dova along the hank.
e atssasi Of aad taiklnE 10 his
s- roichbor and iccr!ng hlm
sss4raser that no wouli get n
take him % Shea he should
j. i011t o. tho VILLAGE
ki-lliy iy-fcr sach iS .hc trend of
-rrsr, thsre- the box aDaied
stream IL Sas borae further and
irou iaad nnd whoa 8; dld
opp1s e The mouth OF Wc.iand
vls tally 900 yards out
thea ola tho synpathIting
7uh .uto tho village and slye
-
J. tho edge OF tho Niagara to
faFl 1sgiSe whore tho nearest
a. E1s =, least ihroo hundred
\ Ih.s e.siaaco he mad TO run
% some one 10 unlock equip
oa=s and man the boat The
sEeaee Inevitably vas that tho
F. taFneg was far beyoad human
even before II started d-star;ed
pa itan turned back from the
Iess cazs&
p aEial ery3 "A man golag over
iisi resoandeI through the VIII
streets aad crowd OF people
" gathered
hs.p-ess casiaway was nov
lae GoEn that smooth. swift in
g! uGter IInmeiiaieiy above the
: lie had evidently given up all
oi rescue and was kneeling on
pl'ou o. his fran raft with out
'asa claspcd hands apparently
syer
ier and faster he was hurried
and Ia another moment we saw
b. lifted high on tho crest OF tho
trsi tumultuous ridge shaken
ices like u pack OF cards. and
In fragments away amidst the
a. hell OF waters while its late
ant disappeared forever from
q view.
second person whom saw
lone 20 death was one OF party
u auatarS who haa been shoot
Tho weedy passage between
and Buckhorn islands In
d his companions advice TO the
-rE this man determined to re-
out all night In the hope OF
g q good bag in the early morn
iast thing his comrades saw OF
SO they told us-he hVl drawn
w OF his boat n little way up on
bar ut tho lower end OF Buck
'laud. and laid himself down to
10 heE