The Wingham Advance-Times, 1964-04-09, Page 20Page 10 - Wingham Ad1•iutt'-1'inhes, 'Thursday, April it, 1904
Many Tragedies Recorded in
The History of Niagara Falls
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er, aiirllbed ,€tto a .'.r;,-pot:nd
har : of kt'rltiie..v o.i,. on t\'-
t?be:.4, I'ieal and hee ini,- tl:t•
fire per>ou so survive a phi.lg*e
tivt '::e Falls and the only ho-
me:: to a •err., t the ;tat. Slhc'
diced 2It;?;' later. pe'nnile'ss
a^d a:MO+t '0rl;otte11.
Ten ;tars tater. '-gear
old do"i'. f_, a::1: matched her
`eat 111 a .tCe} bar.el He was
in the ::osp:tai for *2:i wee and
relay ...'s d.ed fern::on:pl.-
e.it,e+lls of .. Ics .iyt ut"tied
w'!e 1..:e . ii`flt d 011 9th 0 atlg`,t
p;el liic 011.y twit obit; darte-
Livv:IS who survived - roti: are
st-l: a .yt' '^ we're !e.iih 1.11SSit'r.
W110 w;nt over :n '.•02.8. and
Willits: Fitzgerald. .n
who used stro'hxl padded rub -
be: hall,.
All of Maga a's stamen; re-
main in the shadow of a
pound :ill who was only s':g t-
ly bruised after gtlin, elver the
Horseshoe ill last a Eft lat;tt
and swimrr.;n; trur...s. Roger
Woodward was 'List 7 when a
boat was swamped :n the upper
rapids on July 1.4eil. ,lis
brush 'th death r' car :t Ni
agara's miracle. The rive:
spared his sister, Deanne .
when she was pulled .i, rt j7:st
7" Feet from :he br.:h .`' 'are
F.i11s.
.A familv friend. Tarres
Honeycutt, 4... she 1:..d •a:.t..
the Woodward chi.dren :or a
boat ride. died where Roger ha.
For each daredevil who
cheated her. the F orseshoe to;
one in return. Charles G. Step-
hens. a 54;-..t.ear-oid English
bars , was never ✓rind after
his barrel ,t.:s shattered on the
:o'.:. a=. ti.t base of ti:e Falls in
Gree; -born Georgie L.
Stathaxi- 4e'', siirvtvedthe drop
in but suffocated to death
when his barrel was trapped for
22 ho;:rs in the treacherous
water behind the curtain of the
Falls. A death which was al-
most pre-recorded was that of
Willl;in: t heli Hill
Jr.. whose
'a't1t': ,no, the 1.yet .ilrin)att'-
ll' .t11d :used his ,i.1115 to save
people • Hill. goaded by liar -
e'is-on, went over :hh a coih-
trapt.on of trui '.i inner tubes
I% Id together hl twine and
webbing. It collapsed in the
plunge and spilled Hill's body
into the water on Aug. G',
The massive .ee fields which
form in the river below the
Falls each winter formed the
hac:1drop for one of Niagara's
most traglc days, There was a
carnival atmosphere am•d the
temporary shanties selling h-
quor and food on the natural ice
span between the two nations.
But suddenly, on the morning
of Feb, 4, 1:413, the ice began
to shift under the pressure of the
water below. All hut three per-
sons reached shore safely.
Trapped on an ice floe, honey-
mooners \'r. and Mrs. Eldridge
Stanton of Toronto clung to
each other as the river began to
carry them away. Burrell Ffea-
coci;, 17, of Cleveland, who
had gone Kaci; to help, reach-
ed the couple's side but only to
die with chem. Pownrirer,
ropes were slung from a bridge
but Stanton, unable to tie his
wife to it in time, let it go as
they were carried past, refusing
to save only himself. Heacock
caught a rope and jumped free
of the ice. His numbed hands
released their grip and he
tumbled into the rapids. The
Stantons disappeared beneath
the water and ice when their
island crumbled.
Niagara's grimmest day wa
on July 1, 1917, Twelve per-
sons died when the Great Gorge
Railway car taking them on a
sightseeing trip along the wat-
er's edge toppled into the river,
The trolley car was never re-
covered. The toll: 12 dead, 24
injured. A washout of the road-
bed by heavy rains and failure
of a retaining wall to stop the
machine was blamed for the
tragedy.
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all -`-est• uncl.,,
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River rescues have been
• many and varied, involving
,people, wildlife and belongings
The evidence of one remains in
'the river, resisting the rushing
waters which threatened to
carry it over the Horseshoe Falls
on Aug, 6, 1918 a steel scow
i hro. e loose from its tug in the
river and drifted into the rapids.
Two workmen aboard, Gustaf
F. Lofberg and James Harris,
both of Buffalo, dropped anchor
and let water into airtight com-
partments which finally ground-
ed the vessel less than a mile
from the Falls, Rescuers began
what they thought was a race
against time. Lines were shot
out with a gun to effect a res-
cue with a breeches buoy. But
the lines tangled continuously
until Red Hill Sr. rode across in
the buoy, straightening the
ropes as he went.
For Sunday boaters, the
river made a grim example of
two couples in 1961. They ven-
tured too close to the upper
rapids and perished as the water
toyed with their 14 -foot craft
and finally upset it. Mr, and
Mrs. Stanley Tessman of Buf-
falo and Mrs. George Stewart
of Ridgeway, Ont. were swept
over the Horseshoe. Mrs. Stew-
art's husband, too weak to
grasp a rescue line, was car-
ried into a power tunnel intake
and carried into a generating
turbine above the Falls.
BELGRAVE NEWS
Miss Nancy VanCamp, Nis;
Joyce Procter and Miss Brenda
VanCamp attended the Anglie
can Youth Conference held in
St. Paul's Church, London,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tay-
lor, Judy and John of Sarnia,
visited for the week -end with
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor and
family.
The Union Jack and the
Church Flag were dedicated in
Trinity Anglican Church on
Sunday by Rev, Robert Meally.
Mr. Lloyd Henderson and
Deane, of London, visited on
Sunday with Mrs. Richard Proc-
ter and Joyce.
Mr, and Mrs, Arnold Ma-
thers and family of Scarborough
visited for the week -end with
Mr, and Mrs. Mel Mathers and
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Pengelly.
DONNYBROOK
Mr. and Mrs. John Hilde-
brand, Elda and Raymond, were
in Kitchener on Friday.
Mrs. Wesley Jefferson, whc
returned home Saturday with
her baby son, had the misfor-
tune to slip on the stairs on Mon.
day and break her right leg in
three places and is in Clinton
Public Hospital again.
Sgt -Major and Mrs. H. W.
Dainty, Bill, Gerald and Linda
returned Friday to Petawawa
after spending the Easter holi-
days with Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Robinson and family. Mrs.J.C.
Robinson of Wingham spent
Thursday at the same home.
Visitors on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Jefferson were
Mrs. George Jefferson, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Jefferson, Cheryl
Lynne and Susan, all of Clin-
ton, and Mrs. J.C. Robinson of
Wingham, who is remaining for
a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. James Leddy
visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. William Boyle of Goder-
ich.
Miss Lucy Thompson of
Bronte returned to her school
after spending a few days at
her home.
The sympathy of this com-
munity goes out to Mr. Ernest
Snowden and family in the loss
of his father, Mr. James Snow-
den, who will be missed by
this neighborhood.
Miss Irene Jefferson re-
turned to her school at Dunn-
ville after spending the holi-
days with her brother, Mr. Hil-
liard Jefferson, Mrs. Jefferson
and family,
St, Melees
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Erring-
ton and daughters were Sunday
visitors with Mr, and Mrs, Al-
bert Stroedrl at Walkerton.
lIr. and Mrs. Lorne Woods
were week -end visitors with Mr,
and Mrs, \1t1 Brown and Mrs,.
Mabel Murd:t , in Kitchener.
Mr, Mid Humphrey is a
patient in Victoria Hospital,
London, where he will undergo
surgery on I ,:esday,
i1r, Elwood Barbour is a
patient in Wingham Hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Panna-
becker attt tided a banquet at
Ridgetown Agricultural School
on Friday evening. Gordon,
having completed his year, re-
turned with them.
Mrs. Harvey Webb and
Mrs. Ken Grewar and Bradley
Spent Friday with Mrs. David
Gilmour at Toronto. Mr. Grew-
ar accompanied them back af-
ter the week at the Head of the
Lakes,
Rev, W. R. Tristram will
give an illustrated lecture on
Friday evening in the St. Hill
church at 8,30. Every one is
welcome. This will be open to
the public so bring your friends
and enjoy it
Evening in Nepal
GORRII:--'l'hc Canadian
Girls in Training, presented an
"Fvehuug in Nepal" in the Gor-
ru United Church on Mareh
:30 which opened with Lynda
Johnston at the piano, Judi
Galbraith and Susan Temple-
man met the people at the•
door in Nepalese costume and
presented them with flowers.
Mrs. Norman Fairless, lead-
er, welcomed the audience in
both languages and led the
girls 1n 0 sing -song.
Janice Elschncr had charge
of the worship service, Jean
Brown read the Scripture and
a trio comprised of Barbara
Ferguson, Lynda Johnston and
SELFISH DRIVER
A selfish driver, speeding
and swerving to "bull" his way
ahead in heavy traffic, will of-
ten coat the cars he passes with
an unnecessary spray of slush,
What is worse he may also spat-
ter the other drivers with the
infection of his ill -manners,
and dangerous impatience.
Evening Unit Studies India
BELGRAVE- Mrs. Gordon
Bosman was hostess for the
Evening Unit of the U.C.W.
last Wednesday. Mrs. Sam
Pletch opent-d the meeting
with the call to worship, a
hymn and the scripture reading
by Mrs. Jim Coultes. Mrs,
Pletch read the meditation and
prayer.
Minutes of the last meet-
ing were read by Mrs. James
Lamont, Mrs. Arthur Jackson
highlighted the Presbyterial
meeting held recently in Ex-
eter. The India study was
taken by Mrs. Sam Pletch, as-
sisted by Mrs. George Michie.
The Bible study from"The
Word and the Way", was con-
ducted by Mrs, Roy MacSween.
Mrs. Laura Johnston will be
hostess for the May meeting.
Lunch was served by Mrs. Gor-
don Bosman and her group.
Is CGIT Theme
Larke Carson sang a translated
Nepalese song.
Joyce Hamilton read the
meditation. Gail Dunbar and
Larke Carson gave the litany
and Elirar+eth Galbraith led in
prayer, Bart ara 'Thornton and
Linda Latronica received the
offering which Janice Elsehner
dedica ted,
A film strip on Nepal,
which was very interesting was
shown by Mrs. Fairless and Mrs.
Robt. Edgar, A contest was
followed by lunch. Rev, F. W.
Taylor closed with prayer fol-
lowed by Taps. A Nepalese
village and booklets on that
country were on displa\,
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