The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-05
73a.Ia.N, AgY-~@.

lrcasting the terrible outrush Of the
Niagara Rails Power Company's tn-
mel outflow. the mightiest current in
all the river without being broken. As
thc woman fell the man stroyc 20 get
her 60 her feet again and tried to drag
Ler along the ice. calling for assistance
to Roth and Hcacock. who We're near
est.
Heucocli turned back TO the couple
ana helped TO support the woman. The
act cost him his lifc Roth struggled
along over the hummocks Of ice get
ting close TO the open stretch Of
water at the Canadian end Of the Jam.
There We're men on shore ready to
give him assistance Lab!ond. HlL
William Cook and superintendent
Harry King OF the Ontario Power
Company.
They were stationed at the bottom
of the cliff just at the foot of East
wood street, Niagara Falls. Ontario,
Rotn was afraid 20 trust himself in
tie icy waters. La Blond jumped ont
to the fields Of Zee with rope and
Laf carried. half dragged the boy
ashore.
Word that the Ice bridge had gone
out flashed through the city like Wild
fire and within short time the
American shore Of the river was lin
ed by thousands Of people who wit
messed the tragedy being, enacted in
tie deep ravine below them.
After getting Roth safely ashore the
men made an effort 10 reach the other
three on tne ice foe. But at point
about 500 feet below the upper steel
arch bridge. the ice field broke into
two great fields, one section went to-
wards the American shore ana anch-
orcd on a great rock near the hydrau-
lic power house. The moving foe with
the three helpless beings passed slow
~ down the river
Meantime the fire headquarters
truck had been callec out and gen.
Clal alarm OF FIRE on the Canadian
side called out the men there. They
took station with ropes along tn,
shore. but the Zoe was far beyond
their reach. The Niagara Avenue fire
! bridge there took station with a rope
The Canadian flremen had two rope
down from the Caniilever bridge
which is about 300 yards above the
other structure.
Boy Waves Farewell.
just above the old Maid-of-t the Mis-
londing a quarter OF mile from tn,
whirlpool rapids. the foe on which IN,
three We're borne, broke into two sec
tions, each about 200 feet square, In,
man and woman one one. Heacock on
the other. Heacock waved his hant
10 his companions in distress as hi
foe moved clear Of the other. an,
caught in the current, raced down tn
river. The other no7 then shot TO
wards the American shore and wa
caught in an eddy and whlrled ther
Ter about five minutes. This wa
within sight cf the tumbling water
that marked the beginning Of tn,
rapids-and DEATH
Heacock saw the ropes danglinr
fiom the bridge and made ready [,
catch one Very coolly he took off hi
overcoat and poised himself on In
tossing foe. In his course ther
dangled one rope an- second move,
ttward him. He caught that held b.
tOfhoor Pat Ke ~ Of the Ontario po
nee force and a company OF about 2
tallroad men caught It and jumpo,
flee Of the Ice.
The sag Of the rome at that grea
drop-200 feet-let him into the chill
water M to his waist, and before h
was Gear Of It he was frlghtfully bat
tered by tsreo successive foes of jut
ting lee.
Not content with tae efforts or tn
men above 10 draw him up, he trie
to assist himself hand over hand. Th
time was 1:lO O'clock. and the hour 0
more that the boy had been on the ic
end the effect Of the icy ducking ha
sapped his strength He stopped try
ing TO pull himself up and hung linn
on the rope, which spun him aroun
like top. Kelly and his men pulle
steadily Ten feet, 20, 20. 80 feet a
Ia came.
Hoy Falls 20 Death.
The great crowd on the bridge
cheered vthose vino were not weep
ling.
Grimly the hoy hung on, trying al
ways 10 get himself or his leg woun
about the rope frhen his hands be
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