OVER f!!ACARA FILLS
Fc;ie of a Sohconar That Was
Us?d r,s an Experiment.
SHE wa: DASHED TO PIECES.
A ThrMling Sight From tho Tim# Sha
Stru:^ the Seething Rapid* Until
tho Mighty Fall* Tor* H*p Into
Splinter* ? A Pair of Tough G?**?.
Ttw followlug story of the tlrsf pul>
lie excursion to Niagara Fall* was
written ::t the time by an eyewltnesa:
"The scbooner Xlleh Iron wu the
largest vessel on Lake Erie nt that
tluie. She ?*as too large. In fact, to
euter the various harbors on the lake,
and, belli# somewhat decayed In hei
uppers, tue owner. Major Frnzer. got
th? Ides that she would answer the
purpose of testing the fate of a vessel
that by accident might approach too
near the cataract aud also the fate of
living things that might be caught In
the rapids. The proprietors of the
large public houses at the falls on both
sides of the river and of stages and
steamboat* made up a purse to pur
chase the schooner, aware that they
would lie amply repaid by the specta
tors that the exhibition would attract.
"For several days previous to Sept.
C. lS^S. the day for which the affair
was fixed. which was Saturday, the
stages and canallioats cunie to Buffalo
crowded with people. On the night
of Sept. 5 wagons tilled with country
l>eoplc rattled through the village In
unbroken profusion all night loug. and
on the morning of Sept. 6 Buffalo It
self seemed to be moving In one mass
toward the point of attraction. Five
steam t>o<its had t>cen advertised to
leave Buffalo Saturday morning. They
were the Henry Clay. William Fenn.
Pioneer, Niagara and Chippewa. The
Chippewa was appointed to tow the
?chooner Michigan to the Niagara river.
I was a passenger on her.
"As soon as we got well nuder way
the scene bccatne interesting. The oth
er four steamers enme plowing along
tn our wnke. ctowu.-'I to the rubtxIm
with passengers and bands of music
playing. The Chtppewn towed the big
schooner to Yale's landing, on the Can
ada side of the Niagara river, whert
our passengers went ashore, as did
those of the William Fenn. The pav
senijers of the Henry Clay and Pio
neer landed on the American side.
Yale's Landing was three miles above
the falls, and the crowds of people
were taken from there on down the
river In wagons of all kinds. The hour
fixed for towing the Michigan from
Yale's Landing to the rapids was 3
la the afternoon.
'This task, an extremely haiardous
one, was Intrusted to the oldest sailor
on the lake. Captain Rough. With a
yawl boat an3 five sturdy oarsmen the
old captain got the schooner under
way. They towed her to within a quar
ter of a mile of the first rapids and
within half a mtle of the tremendous
precipice Itself? as near as they dared
approach They cut the big vessel
adrift, and she passed majestically oo.
while the oarsmen of the yawl had to
bend their every nerve and muscle to
remove themselves from the peril of
being drawn down by the rushing wn
ters. Indeed, such had been the fear
and apprehenston of the men that they
mutlntol against Captain Rough and
cut the towllne before the time he
had aet. If they had obeyed the reck
less old captain, he. the yawl and It*
crew would have preceded the Michi
gan over the falls.
'The high grounds 011 both snort* or
the river were lined with people as the
Michigan. nngulded by human agency,
approached, head on. the first rapid of
the seething descent, apparently keep
ing the rerr course that a skillful nav
igator would have guided her In. The
American ensign streamed from her
bowsprit and the British jack floated
at her stern. The vessel shot the first
rapid unhurt, still head on. making a
plunge, shipping a sea and rising from
It In beautiful style. In her descent ot
the second rapid, the water momenta
lily lncren^lng In velocity and tumult,
her towering mast* went by the board 1
giving the spectators a startling repre
aentatlon of the crashing of n vessel's
spurs In a shipwreck at aea. She
swung around and presented her
broadside to the dashing and foaming
water, and. after remaining, as It seem
ed. stationary for a moment; swung
around until she wa* headed upstream.
"Passing the third rapid she bilged,
but carried her hull to all appearances
whole as she tossed and groaned be
tween Grass Island and the British
shore to the IlorsesRoe fall, over which
she was drawn stern foremost and
hurled Into the thundering nbyss. She
was dashed to fragment* before she
struck In the seething waters below.
Immediately after ahe went over hun-?
dreda of people hurried below the falls.
The river was covered with fragmenta
of the veaael. Nowhere could bo found
as much as two boards nailed together,
and her great timbers were broken luto
blta like firewood.
"There were alioard the Mlchlgaa
Rhea she started on bar trip toward
the falls a wild bull buffalo from a
western prairie, two bears from the
Lake Superior regions, two foxes, a
raccoon, a dog. a cat and four geese.
When the vessel left Yale's landing In
tow all these were let looae on the deck
except the buffalo. He was Inclosed In
a pea. The two bears got enough of
the trip when the vessel began the
descent of the first rapid, ami they
climbed down the aide next the Canada
shore, plunged Into the swift water,
breasted Its powerful sweep success fol
ly and reached the shoi*. They w ???
?o exhausted when thp.v girt on land
that they made no r?**lstnuce to being
captured. The boar*, before thov aban
doned the shi|?. cllml>ed the musts of
the vessel and. ?? It was presumed,
from that outlook saw what their An
lab would l>e anyhow and then deter
mined to take the chance* of getting to
land, allrn aa they were. The raccoon
ran up a mast nud remained there un
til the maat fell. He waa never a sen
again. The foxes ran frantically up
and down the deck and went over with
the schooner, aa did the buffalo bull
and the geese. Not a trace of fozea or
buffalo was ever fonnd. Two of the
geese mam ashore half a mile below
the falls. The oth?r two met the fate
of the buffalo and the foxea."
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION
DISTRICT OF ALASKA, 1
Town of Skagway. \
Notice Is hereby given that oa Tues
day the aeventh (?) day of April, 1908,
at the bulldlrg known as Municipal
Hall Building on Fifth avenue, between
State and Main streeta, In the Town of
Skagway, an election will be held for
the purpose of electing:
Seven (7) councilmen for a* term of
one (l) year.
One school clerk for a term of three
(3) years.
The polls of aald election will be
opened at the hour nlno (9) o'clock, a,
in., and will remain open continuously
until (7) o'clock p m., at which time
they shall be closed.
The following persons have been ap
pointed by the Common Council, as offi
cers of said election, to- wit:
Judges? H. P. Canty, K. B. Dosch
and J. Kennedy,
Clerks? E. Doherty and Dr. A. W.
Reed.
Dated Skagway. Alaska, this 1st day
of April, 1908.
MATTHEW BRIDGE,
Town Clerk.
NOTICE
On and after April 10th, our market
will cloae at 3 p. m., until further no
tice.
FREY-BRUHN CO.
All the delicacies of the season at
the Pack Train Restaurant.
TO CUHE A COLD IN ONE DAT
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Vjulnine
Tablets, Drncgists refund the roon&Y If
It fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S sig
nature is on eacb box. 25c. M
Haar Thoa* HaodolUi R nglng
Eight of them in one instrument, with
Piano accompaniment. Hear them at
the Mascot. It is great, and fills the
place of a vaudeville entertainment.
Frnk H?at
The Frye-Bruhn Co. keep all kino
of fresn meat constantly on hiod.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited
accomodations. Steam he*t and evory
tning modern
Don't be bashful. Get the Bull Dog
cigar at Tony Dotero's. lm
A Wonderful Iutruiill
You should drop into the Masoot and
hear the mualc. The electrio piano
has a Mandolin attachment equal to 'a
whole ootette of Mandolin attachment*
with a string of new airs.
THE PDRTUND HOUSE IS OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
Good warm rooms, 25c to $1. Bath* 25c
Porcelain Tubs. Friends and strangers
made welcome. Fifth ave.. opposite
Canadian bank.
MOO lUwrd >100
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that ther.- is at least
one dreadrd disease that science has
been able to cure la all its stages, and
that Is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now knowD to
the medical fra'ernltj. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requites a con
stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure 1* taken internally, actios directly
upon the blood and mncous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting na'ure In do
ing lis work. The proprietors have so
muoh faith In its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case it falls to cure. Send for list of
u-stltnoninls. .
Address F.J. CRENKY A Co., Tole
do, Ohio.
Sold by Drugglsty, 76c.
Tako Hall's Katnlly fills for ooostl*
patloa.
Raw Furs....
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High Prices for Fine Furs
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Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
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Good Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION
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Laxative Rromo O??6 if? C&jfy OB *vwy
Cares a Cold In One Day. Cnr>ui2 Days 25c
Go to Tony Dotero nod try a Bull Dog
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THE
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European Plan $1 Up
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WORK WEAKENS THE KIDNEYS ? I
Omi'i Kldavy Pills Hat* Done
Omit Serfloe for People who
Work la AUika
Most Alaska people work every day
io torn* strained, unnatural position
bending eonstaut'y-over a desk? riding
on jolting wagons or cars? doing labor
ious housework; lifting, reaching or
putting, or trying tbe back In a hundred ;
and one different ways. All these
strains tend to wear, weaken and injure
the kldnavs until they fall behiml in
t eir work of filtering tbe poisons frotr
the blood. Doan'a Kidney Pills care
sick kidneys, put qew strength in bad
backs ?
W . H. Woo l of 250 cottage St., Sa
lem, Ore., aaya: "A Rood many yesrs
axo I got badlv kicked by a mule right
over the kidneys and at another time
while digging u well it caved in on me j
also injuring mv back. Since then 'I
have had more or less annoyance from
my Kldnev*. Change of weather caused
my back to ache and when 1 worked
hard it becamo so lame thit I could j
hardly straighten up after stooping. I
procured Dean's Kiunoy Pills at a drug
store and since taking them, although
I have continued to work hard and be
exposed to severe weathe,, not an ache
or other symptoms of my former
trouble remains. This clearly proves
that Doan's Kidney Pilla act up to
representations made of them. I also
know of other people who h no derived
ttrea-/ benefit from their use. I am glad
to let others know tbe merits of Doan's
Kidney Pills for backache and kidney
trouble.
For sale by all dealers. Price />o
coots. Poater-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y., sole agenta for the United SUtca.
Hemomocr the name? Doap's? and
take no other.
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ADDITIONAL LAM SCRIP
This Scrip takes immediate title
to either survey 3d or unsurveyed
land in Alaska, and is approved
by the Government. Price $30- 00
per aore in 40, 80 and 120 acre
pieces, or $50 00 per acre in pieces
of from 1 to 20 acres
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The famous Olvmpla Ber Boit'ed md on Draught.
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Terminus W. P. A Y. Root*
All South Bound Steamer* Arrive and Depert From Thla Doik
REGULATION? 1906
Warehouse, pec for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Perishable* v)NLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All frsight s liprnents destined southbound must be accompanied by a
SHiPPLit's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
office) soi must be delivered before 9 p.m. No freight will be re
ceived on wharf after this nour.
BAGGAGE ? Tolls win o*> collected on Checked Baooao* Oki.t. No
charge for bap* and prlps when uno.hevlced.
The wharf gate will be clo?jd to th* public when steamer Is nearlng
dock and will be open <3 only whsn pamenffers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be nad on application at office on dock.
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