The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-03
SWAIN LOWER RAPIDS.
Carlisle D. Graham's Perilous
Niagara Trip.

commission-Four Girls Drowned.
Earthquakes In Mndanao-Patient
Killed In Hospital-Farmers Robbed.
Carlisle ID. Graham of Philadelphia
swan through the rapids from the
Whirlpool to Lewiston Sunday after
noon.
Graham made the trip of four miles
IN 25 minutes and at the end
of his perilous journey appeared none
the worse from the buffetting he re.
ceiyed in the turbulent waters. He
wore a life preserver about his waist
and life ring about his neck.
Graham entered the water on the
American shore of the Whirlpool short
ly after O'clock. His progress as
far as the Devils Hole appeared COM
raratively easy but the boiling water
at this point tossed the swimmer
about and many times hid him from
view. Only twice however, was he in
danger A current suddenly tossed him
toward the shore dangerously near a
big boulder that showed threateningly
above the surface. BY desperate
swimming he just avoided the rock
and was carried on down stream.
Below the Devils Hole, where the
river narrows. Graham had another
hard battle. For several seconds at a
time he was lost to sight Of the spec
tators along the banks and on the
bridge. Graham soon hoated on into
the smoother water where the river
widens and the crowd cheered heart.
fly.
Heavy Receipts Of Beef Cattle.
August closes with jobbing activity
apparently at its height in the northern
half of the country and the total vol.
ume OF the months operations prob.
ably in excess of any similar period in
previous years.
Actively instrumental in bringing
about this result are the continued
good crop prospects, the last remain
ing cereal, corn. having made good
progress, though warmer, forcing
weather is needed to put !; beyond
reach Of damage from frDs5. At the
South the annual diminution of cot.
ton crop conditions has developed as
the result of hot. dry weather in the
southern half of the belt.
Other farm produce tends to drift
downward. Corn is lower on good
weather, but good export business
has developed. Beef cattle receipts
are heavy and stockers and feeders are
lower at wholesale, while retail prices
are expected to follow. Prime cattle
are, however, reported bringing full
prices. Produce receipts are very
large but prices are on the whole
quite strong.
Dry goods jobbing is active at New
York and cotton goods are in rather
better tone, aided materially by the
strength of cotton. Print cloths are
again selling at &c. Wool is firm
and fairly active, with machinery well
employed.
Leather Is strong and advancing at
all markets. Lumber is active and
firm. Good haxseed crop prospects
have depressed linseed oil.
Sales of hardware are active with
jobbers, and complaints of slow delv-
cries by manufacturers come from
them.
Business failures for the week end.
ing Aug. 2S number 40, as against 1S1
last week: 1SS in this week last year;
165 in 1900; 131 in 1899 and 164 in
1898.
Automobile Fell From Bridge.
Two were killed and three injured in
an automobile accident at Park ave
nue. bridge ol.r the New York and
Long Branch railroad tracks at Long
Branch Tuesday.
In trying to avoid running down
man, Frank ]. Mathews, president of
the Realty Trust company of Jersey
City, lost control Of his machine and
it plunged against the railing, broke
through and dropped to the rails 3j
feet below.
Mr.. Mathews was instantly killed,
the heavy machine falling upon him.
Mrs. J. Fl. Cobb of Richmond. Va,
one of his guests, died later at the
Monmouth Memorial hospital and Mrs.
Louis Pizzini her sister-in-law, is be-
lieved to be dying.
I~afb~r Grant Of ha ct
church. New York, suffers from shock
and bruises. The chauffeur, Rudolph
Meyer. escaped with slight injuries, as
he leaped to the bridge just as the
machine plunged over the side.
Mr.. Mathews had been summering
at Allenhurst. He called at the
Hathaway Inn and took the two ladies'
and Father Grant for a trip along the
coast They had gone but a short dis
lance when the accident took place.
Four Girls Drowned.
Four girls, Anna and Susan Beach
of Danbury. Conn, and Stella and
Martha Duncan of Pawling, Dutchess
county, were drowned in Lake Pearce,
two miles from Pawling, last week.
The Beach sisters we're visiting the
Duncan girls who were daughters Of
George Duncan, a lifelong resident Of
Pawling
The girls went rowing together on
the lake and deciding to go in bath
ing. they rowed to the shore, where
they prepared for their bath.
Supposing that the shore sloped
gently they joined hands and walked
out into the water.
In a moment they we're beyond their
depth. None Of the girls could swim.
They screamed for help but before
rescuers could get 10 them from the