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THOUSANDS WITNESS THRILLING TRAGEDY Three Float te Death in Niagara's Icy WatersVictims Caught in Whirlpool. Niagara Falls. N. Y., Feb. 4.? The great ioe bridge that has choked the river channel between the Cataract and the upper steel arch bridge, below the Falls, for the la*t three weeks, broke from its shoring just at noon today and went down the rivei1, taking with it to their death a man and a woman, believed to be Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Stanton, of Toronto, Canada, and Burrell Hencock, 1? years ot,age, of Cleveland, O. Four other nersona were on the ice at the time but managed to get ashore in safety. The bridge was considered perfectly safe. For weeks the great fields of ice had been coming down the river, piling up against the barrier, until it was from 60 to 80 feet thick, and under the influence of zero weather had become firmly anchored to the shore. The jam was i about 1,000 feet in length and in 1 some places a quarter of a mile in I breadth. For two weeks it had of- j fered safe passage to the hardy and i today an immense crowd of excur- 1 sionists came to view the winter t wonder of the river. i * Had the accident happened an hour later in the day hundreds would have lost their lives for the t crowd was moving into Prospect j Park in the elevators that run down , Via nliff lna^ino in tVio i?o NO THOUGHT OF BKLF. Somewhere deep in the great whirlpool tonight lies the man part- ' ly identified as Mr. Btanton, who twice put aside chances of rescue in order to remain with his terrorstricken wife, and who in the shadow of death?just at the break in the rapids?spurned assistance for himself and attempted to bind about the woman's body a rope dangling from the lower steel arch bridge. The lad, Burrell Heacock, was cast in the same mould. Had he not turned back on the ice to give assistance to the man he, too, might have made the shore. On the bridge at the time it tore free from the shore besides these three were Monroe Gilbert, of this city; Ignatius Roth, of Cleveland, Heaoock's companion, William Hill, an. old river man Wm. T .nhlnnd ( river man, and an unidentified Ital- ? ian. 1 1 KIR8T SION OK DANGKK. Hill, nearest to the American Bbore, heard the grinding and crash- i ing of the ice and ran at top speed t towards the Canadian shore, calling 1 to the others to follow him. La- 1 blond gave them warning that safety t lay in that direction. Gilbert and i the Italian followed their lead. By e the time they had regained their com- \ poeure the bridge was moving fast 1 down the river. 1 The man and woman started first c towards the American shore, but i they were stopped by a lake of open i watei. Back they ran again towards \ the Canadian side, turned about 1 and made for the American side. { When hardly more than fifty yards 1 lw\rM M/NAL ?T oVk/VWrx * Lrv ?? ? - ? 1UIU vuu a lA^njr ouuic blJD WUIIIUU fell on her face utterly spent. "i can't go on." j "I can't on; I can't go on," * shr cried. "Let us die here." 1 And all the time the great field 1 of ice, driven onward by a south- I west gale and pressed by a jam 6 broken free from its anchorage near 1 the base of the Horseshoe Falls, ? went on. As the woman fell the 1 man strove to drag her along the ice, 1 -Gainni ?9r vWis^noe to Roth and 1 Heacock. f Roth struggled along over the hUMmocks of ice, getting close to ' the open stretch of water at the ; Canadian end of tbe jam. There were men on the shore ready to give 1 him assistance. Lablond, Hill, 1 William Cook and Superintendent 1 Harry, King, of the Ontario Power ' Company, stationed themselves at < the edge of the water, 1 Roth was afraid to trost himself ] to the iey waters. Lablond jumped 1 ont to the field of ice with a rope 1 and half carried, half dragged the boy ashore. 11 THOUSANDS LINK SHORK. Word that the ioe bridge had gone out flashed through the city like 1 wildfire and within a short time the American shore of the river was lined by thousands of people, who witnessed the tragedy being enacted 1 in the deep ravine below them. After getting Roth safely ashore the men made an effort to reach the other three on the ice floe. The moving floe, with the three helpless beings, passed slowly down the river. Meantime, the fire headquarters' truck had been called out and a general alarm of fire on the Canadian side called out the men there. They took station with ropes along the [p5r 1 BAK I ro H , Abmolut Economizes ffl Eggs; makes ffMj appetizing a The only Baki $9 from Royal Graj shore, but the floe was far beyom their reach. The Niagara avenu Bremen were sent to the lower stec irch bridge and there took statioi with a rope. The Canadian firemei had two ropes down from the Can :ilever bridge, which is about 30 pards above the other structure. THE END NEAR. Just above the whirlpool rapid .he floe on which the three wer x>rne broke into two parts, the mai ind woman on one, Heaoock on tb >ther. Heaoock waved his hand t lis companions in distress as hi ioe raced down the river. Th >ther floe then < shot, towards th American shore and was caught ii _ -JJ- t i i ... in eany ana wmriea wimin sight o .he tumbling waters that market he beginning of the rapids?ant leath. , ; Heacock saw the ropes dangling rom the bridge and made ready V ?tch one. Very coolly he took of lis overcoat and poised himself 01 he tossing floe. In his course then langled one rope and a second wai noved towards him. He caugh hat bald by Offioer Pat Kelly, o he Ontario police force, and a com xany of about twenty railroad met aught it and jumped free of the ice TWO HUNDRED FEET BELOW. The sag of the rope at that grea Irop, 200 feet, let him into the chill: vater qd to his waist. A nri hofnr, le was clear of it he was frightfully wittered by three successive floes o utting ice. Not content with the efforts of tb< nen above to draw him up he trie< 0 assist himself hand over hand rhe time was 1.10 o'clock and th< lour or more the boy had been ii he ice and the effect of the icy duck ng had sapped his strength. H< itopped and hung limp on the rope vhinh spun him around like a top fCelly and his men pulled steadily rhe great crowd on the bridge: sheered?those that were not weep ng. Grimly the boy hung on, try ng always to get himself or his lej vound about the rope. Then hi lands began to slip.- He sought t< jet hold of the rope with his teeth )ut could not. PLUNGES INTO HUSHING WATERS. Finally, just as he was about sixty eet clear of the water his head fel >ack. He was utterly spent. H< ost his grip and plunged far dowi nto the stream. When he came U] le freely moved his arms in the bacl itroke. The rush of water was to nuch for him. He was caught lik< 1 cork and was sent racing into th nirlat r?f tka luutltina ?)? w. VMV WWVUIII5 navcii X* U perhaps a half minute he was ii new and then he disappeared in th< >pum ' Heft cock's failure was witnesse< >y the man on the other floe. Th woman apparently dared hot look rhe man appeared calm as he, ii urn, prepared to make a pla; lgainst death when, caught by : iown river current, the hoe move* into the course Heacock had gone \e the oouple swung under the Can Lilever bridge the man grasped rope and tried to put it about th woman's waist. The force Of th current was too much lor the rope [t parted and thlt na#* waved th torn end toward the crowd. LAST CHANCE?LOOT. TKava woo a fill anntKov AkanM the rope that was dropped from tb lower steel arch bridge by th Niagara avenue firemen. As th floe mat into swift drift the ma caught it and grimly hung on. B was given slaok and he tried to win the rope about the woman's waist He fumbled in his agony of effort as if his hands were numbed. Th rush el ice in the stream was ovei powering. When he oould not ti the rope about the woman he let go. There apparently was no thoug) of himself. He raised the woma to her feet, ki-ecd her and ein.jpt iori IMG I WIDER ? oly Puro Bolter, Flour, \ ?the food more (L nd wholesome W ng Powder made IB pe Cream of Tartar US i her in his arms. The woman made e as if to croes herself, then sank to si her knees. The man knelt beside [i her, his arms clasped cloee about a her, so they went to their death. - The ice held intact until it struck 0 the great wave. There it was shivered ; there the gallant man and the woman at his side disappeared from view. e Confederate Veteran Dead. 1 8 Robert F. Peak, 68 years old, an 9 ex-Confederate soldier and an inH ... ? - - - male 01 ine uoniederate Home at e Pewee Valley, died Monday after6 noon at 2 o'clock of cancer, f Mr. Peak was born in Union, 8., ! C., December 24, 1843, and entered | the Confederate army January 9, 1861. He served with distinction until he was mastered nut in May, 8 1865. He later moved to Shelby ? county and entered the Confederate Home December 2, 1911. He it 1 survived by his widow and a son, B Thomas Peak, of Lawrenoeburg. ? ? Shelby (Ky.) News. [ "To Thine Ownaetf be True." 1 Laurens Advertiser: _J Do not listen to theargumeatttflfl the other fellows are not going to t curtail. Let the other fellows in 7 crease their acreage if thej would 0 be treacherous to themselves and 7 their neighbors, but if by their { treachery they cause the price to fall they suffer most. If in Bpite of s their treachery cotton goes higher ] you make a profit, that you would . not have made had you not, with a the others true to the cause, cur1 tailed. And then, if you do not . make the profit on cotton that the 9 other fellow does, you make it on f. other products. If the farmers . would come to realize this no organ. ization would be necessary. CONFIDENCE ? We Back Up Our Statements With I Our Personal Reputation and Money. We are so positive that we can relieve constipation, no matter how chronic it may be, that we offer to furnish the 7 medicine free of all cost if we fail. 1 We think that it is worse than useless B to attempt to cure constipation with cathartic drugs. Cathartics may do much harm. Thev may cause a reaction, !> irritate and weaken the bowels, and l make constipation more chronic. 3 Constipation is often accompanied and , may be caused by weakness of the nerves ana muscles of the large intestine or 8 colon. To expect a cure you must therer fore tone up and strengthen those parts j and restore them to healthier activity. Q The discovery of the active principle of our remedy involved the labor of skilful research chemists. This remedy produces ) results such as are expected from the a best-known intestinal tonics, and it is particularly prompt in its resullfc We want yon to try RAJ all Orderlies a on our guarantee. - They am exceedingly f pleasant to take and are ideal for chifa dren. They apparently act directly on j .the iiervw ami muscles of the bowels, having, it would seem, a - neutral action * on other organs or glands. They do not i- purge or cause inconvenience. If they a do not positively core chronic or habitual constipation and thus relieve the myriads of associates or dependent chronic ail* e ments, your money will be refunded, i. Try Rexall Orderlies at our risk. Three e sizes of packages, 10c, 26c, and 60c. Re* member,.you can obtain Rexall Remedies in this community only at onr store? The Rexall Store. The Rice Drug Co. e Trained Men Wanted e e Trained men and women are constant* ly sought for thousands of good jobs. D The "want columns" of every big daily .6 contain numerous advertisements for d bookkeepers and stenographers. \ If yon get the right training, you will * not have to look for a job; the job will w for YOU. Yon can gut (he training? ie Draughon Training?BY MAIL or AT r- COLLEGE. Write JNO. F. DRAUG;A HON, Preshlent, Nashville, Tenn., foi .. prices on lessons BY MAIL. If *01: want to see a catalogue issued by the bowl Boldness College in the country?an in it station indorsed by business men?ad n dress Draughon's (Tactical Business Col ' , We, Oolmnhift ?r Greenville, S C , 01 , Augti<ta. Ha., or Na.-hvillv, Tviui. ,W Tabenade Bible Conference. The fourteenth annual Tabernach Bible Conferenoe will convene at th< Baptist Tabernacle, Atlanta, Ga., March 1st and continue to March 10th. The conference promisee tc be the largest in attendance in ite history. Christian workers and Bible students from all parts of the country will be in attendance. This conference is interdenominational in character, over two thousand preachers alone attending last year. A greater attendance is expected this year in view of the fact that the conference will be held in the new church recently dedicated costing over $200,000, the seating capacity of which is 5,000. The speakers of the conference will be pr. Chas. In wood, of London,'the 'specially appointed representative of Keswick; Dr, Camden M. Cobern, of Alleghaney College, Meadville, Pa.; Dr. J. H. Jowett, pastor Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church. New York city; Dr. Howard A. Johnson, of Stamford, Conn; Dr. W. W. Bustard, of Euclid avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; Dr. Len G. Broughton, Atlanta; Mrs. Lamareanx, of Chicago. The rausio of the conference will surpass any former effort. Prof, and Mrs. A. C. Boatman; Prof. Chester E. Harris, of Ohio; Prof, and Mre. Carl Fisher, of Grand Kapids, will act as soloists and directors of the music while the choir of a hundred voices will be supported by the handsome $20,00G pipe organ, said to be the third largest in any Protestant church in the world. Rev. J. W. Ham, as sistant pastor, may be addressed for further information. Flying Men Fall victims to-stomach, liver and kidney troubles jnst like other people, -with like resultf in loss of appetite, backache, nervousness,-headache, and tired, listless, run-down feeling. But there's no need to feel like that as T. D. Peebles, Henry, Tenn., proved. "Si* bottles of Electric Bitters" ho Writes, "did more to give me new strength and good appetite than ail other stomach remedies I used." So they help everybody. Its folly to suffer When thlf great remedy will help yoa from the first dose. Try it. Only 5C cents at The Rice Drag Co. the Will Chans# Than. Mrs. Crawford?Although my daugtx tar la such a big girl, she's atlll afraid .of the dark. Mrs. Crabshaw?Doat Bworry about that, my dear. 8ha'll ?om be in love?Judge fVC ? * Are Ever at War There are two things everlastingly fat war. joy and piles. Bat Bucklen'e Arnica Salve will banish piles in any form. It soon subdues the itching, irritation, inflammation or swelling. It gives comfort, invites * joy. Greatest healer of burnB, boils, ulcers, icnts, bruises, eczema, scalds, pimnlee, skin eruptions. Only 26 cents at The Rice Drug Co. Editor Evidently Net Musfeiae. Crlstof&ll, a native of Padaa, produced the first piano la 1710. Now that wo know the miscreant's name wis teal easier.?Exchange How Cold Affects the Kidneys Avoid taking cold if your kidneys arc sensitive. Cold congests the kidneys, throws too much work upon them, and Weakens their action, oerions kidney trouble and even Bright's disease may Msnlt. Strengthen yonr kidneys, get rid of the pain and soreness, huild them up by the timely use of Foley Kidney Pills. Tonic in action, quick in results. Jonesville Drag Co. Glymph's Pharmacy. Poker Chips Called Real Money. The supreme court df West Virginia has decided that poker ehipe aae peal money. A LIBERAL OFFER I We Guarantee to Relieve Dyspepsia If We Fall the Medicine Costs Nothing. To unquestionably prove to tlx- people that indigestion and dyspepsia can be permanently relieved and that Rexnll Dyspepsia Tablets will bring abont thic result, we will furnish tin? medicine absolutely free if it fails to give satisfaction to any one uaiag it. The remarkable success of Rex all Dyspepsia Tablets is doe to the high d? gree of scientific skill 'used in devisinp their formula as well as to the care exercised in their manufacture, wherebj the well-known properties of BismuthSubnitrate and Pepsin have been combined with Carminatives and othei agents. Bismuth-Snbuitrate and Pepsin an constantly employed and recognized the entire medical profeesion as mvaluabk in the treatment of indigestion am dyspepsia. The Pepsin used in Rexall Dyspepsii Tablets is carefully prepared so as to de velop its greatest efficiency. Pepsin sup plies to the digestive apparatus oneof th< most important elements of the digestivi fluid. Without it the digestion and as similation of food are impossible. I The Carminatives possess propertie I which aid in relieving the disturbance . and pain canned by undigested food > This combination of these ingredient . makes a remedy invaluable for tno com piste relief of indigestion and dyspepsia i We are so certain of this that wo urg i you to try Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets 01 . our own personal guarantee. Thre . sises, 26 cents, 50 cents and $1.00. Re . member, you can obtain Rexall Re r medie* only at our store?The Rexal j The Ilice Drug Co. i I The Citizens National Bank! ; I Invites your banking business 9 1 1 during the year 1912. I Si iiri. AI - ' Iw netner you contemplate B opening a Savings or Checking M account, this institution can j| serve you in the most accept-11 able way. We pay from 4 to 1 5 per cent, on all Savings ac- | counts. Remember we ap-1 preciate your deposit whether jl large or small. ?| ! The Gitizens National Bank I , IS Union, South Carolina i i ijiGet Our Prices|j J; ?on? :i I FLOUR || ; I' ! A if ; i' ?* |; We Can Save You Money. ![ : ? S t ,1 S: PEOPLES SUPPLY CO. if i' i i ^ afrifi ift fnfi i|[ iTrflfift? /fnft flnTrffiffr I "KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME" X Standing of Twelve Leading Companies X Showing Per Cent, of Money Carried Out of V South Carolina in 1910 4 Union Central 64% Mutual Benefit 52% X Prudential -.52 New York Life . ...50 V Aetna 46 Penn Mutual ..39 U Equitable 38 Life Ins. Co. of Virginia .. 35 A Mutual Life - 34 Metropolitan . ...26 V "Travelers 25 Southeastern Life . ...00 U The figures used in this leaflet are obtained from the X Preliminary Report of the Insurance Department of South J| Carolina, and are, therefore, authentic. V This report shows that, in 1910, the life insurance V companies doing business in this State received $1,750,- O 060.42 MORE THAN THEIR TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS A IN THIS STATE. This is over Two Hundred Thousand X Dollars more than the total cost of maintaining the State X Government during the same year. V Patronize the Home Company. X SOUTHEASTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO.* rvr cniTTU cadnr ixta X ** u kjt owv A ii vj/iAvyivinn u f O W. D. GEORGE, General Agent \ I |n:An C f V . A F. W. PERRIN, Special Agent ] UlllOfl, O. t. A. ilQU^JOB? e That quest ton will be asked you Almost dally by business men seeking year - services, if you qualify?take the Draughon Training?and show ambition to risi. More BAN'RERS indorse DRAUGHON'S Colleges than Indorse nil other bua?8 oess colleges COMBINED. 48 Colleges in 18 States. International reputation. 8 Raaklar, TTK*rllln, PriMaaklp, KnirlUk, Periling, Arlthmrttr. Letter Writing, Rua!i??* Law?KBICIS auxiliary branches. Good POSITIONS GUARANTEED under reasonable condition*. ^ Bookkeeping. Bookkeepers all over Heme Study. 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