The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-19
Captain Klaus Larsen Accom-
plishes Unusual Feat After
Craft Capsized and Crashed
Against Whirlpool Rocks.
DRAGGED FROM WATER;
LAUNCH IS A WRECK
At Great Wave, Craft Leaps
Twenty Feet Out of Water,
Landing Right Only to Turn
Over, Injuring LarSen'S Leg,
CAUGHT IN SHORE EDDY

ATIAGARA FALLS. y. y. sept. Is
N Captain Klaus Larsen In hts
little motor boat, the Ferro, late
this afternoon made q successful trip
from the foot Of the cataract through
the whirlpool rapids 70 within mile
OF Lewiston. n distance OF four and one
half miles.
ne started from the Maid of the Mist
dock at ASS md ran on rock near
the American shore nj $3.50.
Despite the battering Of the whirl-
pool rapids. Larsen went through safe
ly. but his boat was leaking badly at
the finish and through the trip. Lar
sen had Intended to start at 2.30 o'clock.
but he was delayed by engine trouble.
Besides. the authorities threatened to
interfere on the ground OF attempted
suicide.
The Ferro swung under the canti-
lever bridge. the engine running at TOD
speed and was caught in the swift
drift where the river begins its rush
down to whirlpool rapids.
Larsen held to the middle Of the
channel and I'm less than three minutes
had made the great pool. IN the TYP
through the rapids, the little boat was
lost TO sight most Of the time. but at
Great Wave e was shot twenty feet
out Of the water.
Boat Lands Right.
The boat landed right and continued
to the pool. Larsen kept to the outer
edge Of the pool and passed out and
down without accident.
stopped working and Larsen was at
the mercy Of waters hardly less violent
than those above.
The little boat swung around stern
first and turned completely over. Lar
sen coming up badly battered. 1t was
here he injured his leg
From here Larson was mere play
thing Of the rapids unable TO hold the
course. the boat swinging from one
side to the other. After going through
the Devils Hole the Ferro swung to-
ward the rocks on the American side Of
the river. rolled over one boulder and
went fast between two others There
Larsen stayed for five minutes. 40 feet
from shore working desperately 10 re-
lease the craft.
Caught in shore Eddy.
Getting free. he was hit by a conber
and went careening towards the middle.
At the bend with the Lewiston bridge
i'm sight. the boat drifted toward the
American side again. and was then
caught in the shore eddy The Ferro
grounded gain. this time near shore
TO be caught by Roy Rockwell Of this
city. who waded into the water and
caught rope thrown by Larsen.
Larsen wanted to continue the trip
but having accomplished the worst part
Of the journey he was persuaded 20
board a trolley to Lewiston. setting
the boat adrift.
The trip was worse than / thought
| II would be- said Larsen but ] am
not hurt and ] will do IL again some
/ jammed when she tipped over but that's
! all. The engine worked fine through
the rapids and I could have made the
| trip in half an hour N 20 had not stopped
after leaving the whirlpool"
Except the old Maid Of the Mist sent
through in 1854 to avoid seizure. Lar
sens IS the only engine-propelled craft
I to have gone through the rapids. Peter
/ Nissen. Chicago. 1900 and g. a. Percy
| 1887 and 1901 are the only men who
went through the rapids in barrels NJ
| one else ever passed through and lived