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Show interfere on the ground of attempted suicide: The Frro swung under the Cantilever Canti-lever bridge, the engine running at top speed and was caught in the swift drift where the river begins Its ni9h down to Whirlpool Rapids. Larsen held to the middle of the channel and In less than three minutes min-utes had made the great pool. In the trip through the rapids, the little boat was lost to sight most of the time, but at Great Wave. It was shot 20 feet out of the water. The boat landed right and continued to the pool, larsen kept to the outer edge of the pool and passed out and down without accident Just at he left the pool the engine stopped working aDd Larsen was at the mercy of waters hardly less violent than those above. The little boat swung around stern first and turned completely over. Larson Lar-son coming up badly battered It was here he Injured bis leg. From here Larsen was a mere plaything play-thing of the rapids, unable to hold the course, the boat swinging from one side to the other. After going through Devil's Hole, the Ferro swung toward the rocks on the American side of the river, rolled oyer one boulder and went fast between two others. There Larsen stayed for five minutes. 40 feet from shore, working desperately to release the craft Getting free, ho was hit by a comber com-ber and went careening towards tha middle. At the bend -with the Lewis-ton Lewis-ton bridge in 6lht, th boat drifted toward the American side- again and was then caught la the shore eddy. Tho Ferro grounded again, this time nesr Bbore, to bo caught by Roy Rock- . well of this city, who waded into tb- water and caught a rope thrown by Larsen. Larsen wanted to continue the trip, but having accomplished tho worst of the Journey he was persuaded to board a trolley to JJewiston, setting the boat adrift "The trip wsb -worse than I thought it would be." said Larsen, "but I am not hurt and I will do it again some time with another boat. My leg was Jammed when she tipped over, but that's all. The engine worked fine through the rapids and I could have mado the trip In half an hour if it hail not stopped after leaving the whirlpool." whirl-pool." Except tho old Maid of the Mist sent through in 1864 to avoid seirure. Larson's lg the only engine prop1 craft to have ton through the rapids. Peter Nleson, Chicago, 1900. and C. A. Tercy 1S87 and 1901, went through the rapids safely in barrels. No one ele has ever passed through the rP Ids and lived. ( SUCCESSFUL TRIP j THROUGH WHIRLPOOL NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y., Sept 18. Captain Klaus Larsen In his little motorboat, the Ferro. late this afternoon after-noon made a successful trip from tho foot of the cataract turough the whirlpool whirl-pool rapids to within a mile of Low-Iston. Low-Iston. a distance of four and one-half miles. Ho started from tho Maid of the Mist dock at 4: -IS and ran on a rock near (he American shore at 5:30. Despite the battering of tho whirlpool rapids. Larsen went through safely, but hl boat was leaking badly at the llnlsh and through the trip. larsen had Intended to start at 2:30 o'clock, b'lt he was delayed by enrlne trouble. Besides, tho authorities threatened to |