Shane Peacock
Biographer, Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, Screenwriter
Author of The Great Farini - The High-Wire Life of William Hunt
The Lives of Farini-Hunt - Back in Niagara
Biographer, Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, Screenwriter
Author of The Great Farini - The High-Wire Life of William Hunt
The Lives of Farini-Hunt - Back in Niagara
After a
stint in New York, Farini and his “Brothers” parted ways. Farini traveled back to Niagara Falls
where he was planning a fantastic feat! He was going to walk “along the brink of Niagara Falls” on
stilts! After much “practicing and
modifying”, he decided that the feat was possible. A few days prior to his
announced performance date, Farini decided
to make a “dress rehearsal” walk. The
“dress rehearsal” went well until one
of his stilts became wedged in a rock bed! Farini
tried desperately to pull if out, but eventually he lost his balance and
fell into the rapids! Here is how Shane describes
it … “Never, during any of his feats, had
he been this close to death. He saw nothing but a blur, the water pounded in
his ears and the world began to spin. Summoning all his strength he frantically
snapped the jammed stilt off, then did the same with the other; desperate to
free himself. But the instant he was loose the water picked him up … and shot
him toward the edge! Below the surface he drove a foot into the rocks and dug
the pike pole in. Like an enraged murderer the rapids pulled him, trying to rip
him out and sweep him over the brink.
He looked up and saw Robinson’s Island; it was fifty feet
away in the mist. He decided his only chance was to make for it.
NOTE: Mr. Peacock has written several books. His
latest series is about "The Boy Sherlock
Holmes" This is a
wonderful look at the legendary Sherlock Holmes, in the beginning! To learn more
about Shane and all of his works, please visit his website at www.shanepeacock.ca.
(To Be
Continued)