Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-05
Ice Bridge Suddenly Gives Way
Carrying Unfortunate Down
to Watery Grave n Surging
Whirlpool Rapids.
HERO GIVES LIFE IN
EFFORT TO SAVE WIFE
Catastrophe Takes Place in
Full View of Hundreds of Peo-
pie Many of Whom Narrowly
Escape Similar Fate,

tBy Morning Journal Special Lensed wire1
Niagara Falls, \. Y" Feb. tine
great ice bridge that has choked the
river channel between the cataract
and the upper steel arch bridge. be-
low the falls, for the last three weeks,
broke from it's shorings at noon to-
DAY and went down the river, taking
with it to their death man and
woman said to be Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ridge stanton of Toronto, Canada, ana
Burrel Heacock, II years old OF
Cleveland q.
Four other persons were on the
ice at the time, but managed to get
ashore.
The bridge was considered sfi1e. For
weeks the great fields OF ice had been
coming down the river. ptling up
against the barrier until it was from
sixty to eighty feet thick and under
the influence OF zero weather the
great mass had become firmly
anchored to the shore. The jam was
about 1000 feet wide and in some
places a quarter Of a mile in breadth.
For two weeks it had offered saIe
passage to the hardy and today an
immense crowd OF CXcursionists came
to view the winter wonder OF the
river. Had the accident happened an
hour later hundreds would have lost
lntll HNtSt lOl ilt NlbNh N'Ae nv
ing into Prospect park in the elevators
that run down the cliff for the pur-
pose of venturng upon the zee
Somewhere deep in the great Nhlrl-
pool tonight sleeps the man, partially
identified as Stanton, who twice put
aside chances of rescue in order 10
remain with his terror-strlcken Wit''
and VINO, in the shadow death lu..
AZ the break in the rapids-spurncd
fAp hfr1e4l and lttgIlnttf
to bind about the Woman's body al
rope dangling from the lower steer
arch bridge.
The lite of Burrcll HcacoCH was cast
in the same mold. Had he not turned |
back on the ice to give assistance to
the man, he. 700, might have reached
shore.
on the bridge when it tore from the
shore besides these three were
Horace Gilbert of this city, lenauus
Roth of Cleveland, Hcacock's com
panion William Hin, an old rlNer
man: William Lablond, river man, ana !,
an unidentified Italian.
Hilrs shack was nearest to the /
American shore. when he heard tAe
grinding and crushing of the ice ne
ran at top speed toward the Canadian
shore calling to the others to toho"
him. l.ablond gave them warning
that safety lay in that direction. Gil
bert and the Italian followed their
lead but the others became con-
fused. by the time they had regained
their compusure the bridge was moN-
ing fast down the river.
The man and woman started hrst
toward the American shore, but tncN
vcrc stopped by a lane of open water.
Back they ran again toward the
Canadian side. turned about and made
for the American side. When hardly
more than fifty yards from the rocky
shore. the woman fell on her lace,
utterly spent.
u can't go on, can't so on she
cried. II
Let US die here
All the time the great field of ice
went on brcasting the terrible outrush
or the Niagara Fails Power company
tunnel outflow. the mightiest current
i'm all the river without being broken
As the woman fell. the man stroNe I"
get her to her feet again and tired 10
drag her along the ice. calling Tor as
sistance to Roth and Heacock. Hr"- !
cock turned back to the couple anu
helped support the woman. me a'' T
cost him his life. Roth struggled over -,
tho hummocks of ice. getting close 10
the opcn stretch of water at the
Canadian end of the jam. There Wrr'
men on the shore ready To give hlhi
assistance. Lablond Hill. William ,
Cook and superintendent Henry 'ooh D
ui tho Ontario Power company Mri' /
ON Tho shore. They were stationed "' {
TIDE bottom of the elf, just at the loot s
HI Eastwood street. Niagara Falls. s
ont Lahloud jumped out 10 the h"id Z
of ice with q rope ana half carried.
half dragged the boy ashore. =
The mon then made an effort l" {
rt.th tho other three ou the Ice noe
Ht 40 point about tu" l"et h'lyN f
thr upper steel arch bridge me gee q
ltId broke into two great hrius. 'lt +
section anchored near the hNdfauh' +
power house. l.,
The moving noe with the thro"
helpless beings passed Slowly GOV" 4
.ne river.
Meantime. Niagara Falls nrcmen {,
We're sent TO tho lower steel arrh p
bridge and there took station with
.upe. Canadian nremen had t""
pcs down from the 'anul't'I 4
bridge. which is about 500 yards a"oNe =
hr other structure.
a quarter 81 mllr aN"fe ln' I
whirlpool rapids th- fio. uu whi'h ih"i %
hree were borne hrok' into iw" s''-
ions. The woman and man on 'H'-
'i-rrFrK uu the otn,r.
Heacock saw the RUPEES dans'lh- U
f'lu thu bridge and made ready i"f Dr.
1t-h one. Cuolly hs rnuk "ii ul9. O.
iNercuat and poised himself rr ti' a
''ssing ior. iu bis course ih'i' ~
ifngled un- rop, and second .h- %
moved toward him. Hr eau-ht ihAt 90.
l-'t Ht officer Fat ktilt uf th. 'n- D..
tIi" police force and company ". a
iHout twenty Railroad u,n ard r.
iI.n ped tree uf fh- iHe- The sa- pi o'
ne rope let him down into th, chilly o.