Show OF cart sam brady capt sam brady as 41 member of a fighting family which made history on the pennsylvania border durin during g the indian wars after the revolution cadrain bradys greatest exploit took place in chip he had bad beon ben captured by the indians and tarried carried to the sandusky towns headquarters tor for ill all the ohl ohio 0 tribes where the sav agoa prepared to burn him at the stake he was stripped bound to a post poat and slow alow fires kindled around him tor for the ind indians is us hated him gom ucb that they wished to torture him as long as possible brady was a powerful man and he strained at his fetters until they were loosened slightly theu then with a final effort he snapped the last bond leaped across the barrier of 0 name flame aud alid a squaw pitched her into the fire before the indians could ceover from their au trie scout escaped from the village and plunged into the woods hotly pursued by nun bun 1 d dieda of savages he came cama to the cuyahoga Cuya hoga river near the present satel of rent kent in portage county at this place the alv r flowed bo b neen meen steep rocky banka bank 22 rele alboss troia from side aide to side was trapped there was aio no other place for or miles up and down the river where he could ford it the II indiana were closing ln in oa ahlm and his bis 0 only chance of oe escape vasa kasuo ro try to 10 I 1 leap across the chasm i 6 1 brady could bear the savi agea yelling in the woods wooda only onit a chort abort distance away as he tan ran branback 7 back toward theta to get a good start then turning he aped tor for the brinkland putting all his failing ailing strong shinto th intO a final spurt he sprang for or the opposite cliff hl his jump was a little short and he struck the bank bak a few f fet feet et below the edge TInd tha indians Ind lans tans stopped slopped in amazement then as the scrambled up ov erthe edge they opened fire they wounded him in the leg delaying his flight and in it a short time were on oa his heels again ile he came to a lake and plunged in stooping beneath the groad pods of 0 a water lly illy he breathed through a hollow reed while the savages hunted la in vain on the shores ot of the take lake they found his bloody trail to the waters edge and kleving bellev lne that he had sd drowned rather than be captured again gave up the chase soon afterward drady reached fort pitt in safety ile he harmany had many cuore thrilling adventures before his death on christmas day 1795 but Us his 22 foot leap across the was as the greatest teat feat ot of all |