| Their combined efforts saved the lives of Gustave Loftberg, and Frank James Harris, two scow-workers who were trapped in a runaway barge that was racing helplessly on the Upper Niagara River to meet it's destiny at the bottom of the treacherous waterfall. This story screams courage, selflessness, and teamwork..... It also screams Hollywood Movie...??... Eh?... But, don't spread that around.... We, at NIAGARAFALLSVLOGGER.COM, Just might want to take THAT idea..... And run with it! LOL... Try imagining what was going through Loftbergs' and Harris' heads, as they psychologically hung in there.... Overnight, in that, what had to be, a creaking iron barge... In the pit of vicious rapids and killer currents.... Knowing that they were balancing on the edge of life and death. They must have been terrified....afraid to move, or even breathe ! |
NIAGARA RIVER BARGE STORY They were real life heroes on that fateful day in August 1918, that brought them all together. A miracle took place that day. |
| It involved.... The Niagara Falls Ontario Fire Department, The Niagara Falls New York Fire Department, The Life Saving Station (a United States Coast Guard Unit from New York State).. And..... Red Hill..... (a weathered, tough, riverman). |
| Try picturing yourself grasping that lifeline, hand over hand, for hours in the notorious Niagara, with the plundering mighty Falls thundering just a couple of thousand feet away, in the unforgiving night! 'Good thing, the fearless, Red Hill was around....!!! |
At that time....honestly....
Who else would you call on, but the daredevil of the day?....
Who else would take on such a task?
I'll tell you, my heart pounds when I even get close to the Brink of the Falls!
As you navigate around this site....And check out the Vlogs.....
I hope you'll feel the same rush...
And just maybe, if I've done my job, I'll pull you in!
LOL...
Get it?
"Pull You In?"
PS. I misquoted in the video narrative when I first mentioned the Life Saving Station
or the United States Coast Guard.
I said they were from Youngstown Ohio, when in fact they were from Youngstown
New York!
My apologies.....
But I got it right the second time, eh?
That's the beauty of live unscripted Vlogging......
You never know what's going to happen!
Our band played a gig at the Hollywood Bowl in Youngstown Ohio, many moons
ago.
It was fantastic!.....
So, that city is always close to my heart and on the tip of my tongue.
I imagine, there'll be many more 'slips of the tongue' on our journey of discovery
together.
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