Sept. 7, 1883.] 



KNOWLEDGE 



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THE WHUILPOOL RAPIDS, NIAGARA. 



(From nn Innlimttneom Phot'>graph.) 



thrown dead open, and it was sought to make way up 

 stnaui. Hut tliey had drifted fairly within the grasp of 

 the spirit of the waters, and for a time it seemed he would 

 not let go his own. Finally a foot was gained, in a few 

 minutes another, and then the tug of war was virtually 

 over. An " escape " of another sort was that of a mur- 

 derer. The Shcriir was behind him, the river in front, and 



only the wires of the old bridge at Lewiston to help him 

 across. Hand over hand ho began the passage. His hands 

 (luickly blistered, and then they bled. Again and again 

 he rested his arms by hanging by his legs. At last he 

 reached the opposite bank and lay panting fidl an hour 

 before ho continued his flight The feat was certainly^a 

 remarkable one for an amateur. 



