The evening times., 1900-07-25

one in 1887, one In 1889. and TWO in 1850.
The first man to accomplish the .eaJ IN
1856 was Carlisle ID. Graham, who went
through the rapids and whirlpool four
times in a barrel which he made himself
for the purpose. He was a cooper Of phil
adelphia, and his barrel was shaped like
a buoy. He made several OF these barrels
IN different shapes, filed two or three OF
them with bags OF sand Of about his own
weight and set them afOat in the rapids
After a journey OF about five miles they
found their way TO smCo,S water. having
threaded the rapids and whirlpool. He bal
lasted his cask so as to keep one side al
ways uppermost. in which he left air
hole and he fastened in the cask a long
canvas hag. lie got into the bag. VIII,
was made like a suit OF clothes and atei-
proof and he held 20 the inner side OF the
Cask by two iron handles. a movable
cover was fastened 20 the TOP Of the cask
ard thsr tie whole WAS brown into the
water. The cask went over and over and
water came in nr the air hole. but not
through the canvas bag. Graham became
III with the tumbliug. but he held 10 the
haTdles. acd in thirty minutes he went
through -apiGs and whirlpool 70 the smooth
water beyond. Aside from a few bruises
he had no had results from his feats. This
started the craze and later in the same
year William Potts and George HaZlitt got
into a barrel and went through successful
ly. Then IN the same year came William
J. Bs1daN. who accomplished what Webb
had failed 10 do He swan the rapids al
their Widest point and came ont unharmed-
Then Haziitt tried ;he barrel again, this
time with a pretty woman. Sadie Allen,
for a companion
Sadie's hair wasn't even rumpled- Il
1857 Alexander Percy made the trip in
boat and then 10 show that there was 10
aninosity be made IL again. Robert W
Flack. spurred on by 'chis, tried a beat
trip il 1859. but he drowned. In 1899 Wal
ter Campbell tried the trick in a boat and
barely esceped with Ais life. and John
Soulss nad an equally narrow escape il
trying 20 swim.
The sad Fate of Dog.
II 1881 . large dog survived the passage
over Niagara Falls and through the rapids
10 the whirlpool. where he died. he was
first noticed while he was within the in
huence Of the upper rapids. As he WhirleI
rapidly down over the falls 10 one expected
TO see him alive again shortly af,C-Wa.d.
however. he WAS discovered in the gorge
below the falls Vaiuly endeavOriug 10
Chamber up on sOne OF the debris from
the remains OF The ice bridge Finally Ee
succeeded IN getting upCa q large cake OF
ice ard fO2Jed of upon IL down toward
Suspension Bridge. The news was tzle-
phoned 70 Suspension Bridge village ard
in due time the dog appeared upon his cake
OF ice. He hOWIed dismaIIy- as though he
appreciated the terrOrs OF his situation
arc and and around he whirled with the
cake Is the influence Of the rapids D. gan
TO be felt The cakes speed increased,
too and it suddenly was thrown in the air
and broke in two. The dog went out Of
sight and was ensulfed in the rap d.
Through the channel IL went wbirling and
then il was seen IN the whirlpool floating
as though dead. Its lfeless body WAS
found several miles further down late in
the afternoon. Il servived the trip over
the falls, only 10 meet its death in the
rapids.-Chicago Chronicle.