The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
hahn Larsen coes Through the
1laaara Gorge in Little Launch
But 1s Feet In
Length.
kR1LLING EXPERIENCE
i Turned Completed Over Once
But FInaly Reached the End
Of the Journey In
Safety.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Sept. 49,
p.. Klaus Larsen Of Cleveland,
Ito, late Sunday afternoon success
by made the trip from the Cataract
tough the Whirlpool Rapids and the
eat whirlpool to within a mile Of
wiston He came through the near
five-mile trip without mishap, ex-
BIT for small cut on his hand and
damned leg. Larsen's trip through
whirlpool rapids was the
bst spectacular and the most excit-
In the history OF the river. The
kle boat, the Ferro, a craft IS feet
be-, with 5-foot beam, rode the waves
hvely, though the buffeting of the
emendous rush OF water in the mar
Nv torturons channel opened her
ans and let in inches Of water.
through the tumble of the mighty
hters Larsen kept the sneine work
Larsen had intended to start at
30 o'clock, but he uas delayed by
kgine trouble. Besides, the author
les threatened to interfere on the
ound OF attempted suicide.
The Ferro swung under the canti-
ver bridge, the engine running at
Ip speed, and was caught in the swift
lift, where the river begins its rush
pwn to Whirlpool rapids.
Larsen held to the middle of the
hannel and in less than three min.
ties had made the great pool In the
fip through the rapids the little boat
eas lost to sight most of the time, but
Il Great Wave it was shot 20 feet out
II the water. The boat landed right
Ind continued to the pool.
Larsen kept to the outer edge OF
he pool and passed out and down
fithout accident. Just as he left the
|ool the engine stopped working and
larsen was at the mercy of the waters
hardly less violent than those above
Fhe little boat swung around sterr
rst and turned completely over, Lar
zen coming up battered. 1t was here
hat he injured his leg. From ther
Pn Larsen was the plaything OF thu
mighty river. unable to hold thu
COURSE, the boat swinging from ONT
bide to the other. After gettins
through the DEVILS Hole the Ferr'
swung toward the rocks on the Amer
Jean side of the river, rolled over on
boulder and went fast between tw'
pthers. There Larsen stayed for fiv'
minutes 40 feet from shore, working
to release the craft. Get
Ping free, he was hit by comber an
fent careening toward the middle
AT the bend with the Lewiston bridg
Fn sight the boat drifted toward tn
American side again and was the
caught in the shore eddy. The Ferr
grounded again. this time near enoug
TO shore to be caught by Roy Rocl
well Of Niagara Falls, who waded int
the water and caught rope throw
by Larsen.
Larsen wanted to continue the tril
but. having accomplished the wors
part Of the journey, he was persuade
70 board trolley to Lewiston, settin
the boat adrift.
The trip was worse than though
IT would be-" said Larsen, "but ] al
not hurt and I will do 1t again som
time with another boat. My leg wa
lammed when she toppled over, br
mats all The engine worked fin
through the rapids and could hav
made the trip in half an hour If
mad not stopped after leaving tn
whirlpool"
Except the old Maid of the Mis-
sent through In 1854, to avoid seizur
Larsen's Is the only engine-propelle
craft to have gone through the rapid
Peter Nissen, Chicago, 1900, and G.
Percy. 1887 and 1901, are the on
men who went through and live
They went through in barrels.