A. Tam: or Nmoaiia. —l'his story may not be true, in spite of its inherent, probability : but .t is said that a resident of Niagara Falls fell olf the bridge to Coat Iditmi, ami was instantly swept to the brink of the awful Gulf below. There he managed to get hold of a iock, and held on half an hour. A sympathising crowd rushed into the house and grounds near by, where the man's wife was hysterically watching the struggles of her unfortunate husband, as that spot afforded the best view ; whereupon, from the force of habit, t!ie distracted women immediately relived sutliciently to charge and collect one dollar apiece from the crowd for the privilege of viewing the catastrophe from her premises.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5209, 1 December 1877, Page 1 (Supplement)
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