The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-05
DEATHS OF THREE
ARE SPECTACULAR
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the helpless beings on it moved down
the river 1855
The news that the ice had gone out
flashed through the city like wNldar,
and within a short time the American
shore was lined with people. who wit
messed the tragedy.
Firemen Called to the Rescue.
Meantime the fire department here
had been called out and a general
alarm of fire ON the Canadian side
called the men out there. They took
station with ropes along the shore, bu,
the foe was far beyond their reach.
The Niagara On. v fremen were
sent to the lower steel arch bridge.
The Canadian firemen had two ropes
down from the cantileyer bridge. which
is about three hundred yards above
the other structure.
Just above the old Maid of the Mist
landing. a quarter of a. mile from the
Whirlpool rapids. the foe on which the
three were borne broke into two sec
tions, each about two hundred feet
square, the man and the woman on
one, Hcacock on The other. Heacock
waved his hands ct his companions i'm
distress as his Hoe moved clear of the
other, and, caught in the current, rae
cd down the river The other foe then
stopped toward the American shore
and was caught i'm am eddy and whirled
there for about five minutes. This
was in sight of the tumbling waters
that marked the beginning OF the rap
ids-and death.
Boys Death Sensational.
Heacock saw the ropes dangling
from the bridge and made ready to
catch one. Very cody, he took off his
overcoat and poised himself on the
crossing foe. I'm his course there dam
gled one rope and a second was NOV
ing toward him. He caught that held
by officer Pat Kelly of the Ontario po-
lice force and company of about
twenty railroad men-caught il and
jumped free or the ice.
The sag Of the rope at that great
length-two hundred fcet-causcd him
TO go into the chilly water up 10 his
waist and before ne was clear he was
frightfully battered 10y three successive
foes of Ice. Not content with the Of
forts Of the men above TO draw him
mp. he tried To assist himself over
hand But the hour or more that the
boy had been on the ice and the effect
of the icy ducking had Slapped his
strength. He stopped trying TO pulling
himself up and hung limp on the rope,
which spun around like a top.
Kelly and his men pulled steadily.
Ten feet, twenty five. thirty feet. up
he came. The great crowd on the
bridges pecrcd--thosc that were not
weeping. Grimly the boy hung on, try
ing always 10 get himself or his legs
around the rope Then his hands be-
gan to slip. He thought TO get hold Of
the rope with his feet but could not.
Plunges Into the Icy Water.
Finally just as Hcacock. was about
sixty feet clear of the water, his head
ccll back. He was utterly spent. He
lost his grip and plunged far down in
to the stream When he came up. his
face turned toward the great wave,
and he feebly moved his arms in the
breast stroke but the mighty rush of
water was too much for him. He was
caught like "A cork and was sent racing
on into the midst of the seething wa
ters. For perhaps half minute he was
in view, and then he disappeared.
Hcacocks failure was witnessed by
the man on the other foe. The wo-
man dared not look. The man appear
% calm as he in turn prepared 10
make play against death, when.
caught by Il down river current, the
foe moved. into the course Heacock
had turned.
Hands Too Numb to Tie Rope.
AS the couple swung under the
bridge. the man grasped a rope and
tried to put II about the woman's
waist. The force of the current was
tc much for the rope. Il parted and
the man waved the end toward the
crowd. There was still another chance
the rope that was dropped from the
lower steel bridge w the Niagara ave-
nue. nremen.
As the foe went into the swift drift
the man caught the second rope and
grimly hung on. He tried To wind the
rope about the woman's waist. He
fumbled in his agony of effort as IL
his hands were numb. The rush Of the
ice in the stream was overpowering.
Go to Doom clasped Together.
When the man could not tie the rope
about the woman. he let It go There
apparently was not a thought of him
self. rIe raised the woman to her feet.
kissed her and slasped her in his arms.
The woman made as IL to cross herself,