
1898
Two
trips through the Whirlpool Rapids
1908
Parachute
jumped from the Upper Steel Arch Bridge
1910
Third
trip through the Whirlpool Rapids
1911
Fourth
trip through the Whirlpool Rapids
July
25, 1911
Bobby
Leach rode in his steel barrel over the Horseshoe Falls. He broke his jaw,
and had two broken kneecaps, and was hospitalized for twenty-three weeks.
He made a sucessful living showing a film of his feat and answering questions
in vaudeville houses.
In
less than a year he had worn out the film, and returned to the falls to
film the empty barrel going over the falls.
1924
He
makes two attempt to swim the river, starting below the American Falls
and heading for Canada, but fails.
1925
Jumps
with a parachute, from an airplane flying over the falls, landing safely
on the shore, the specators were not impressed, and he cancels a second
jump planned for the next day.
April
27, 1926
Dies
at the age of 67 in Christ Church, New Zealand, while on a vaudeville tour.
He
slipped on an orange peel while walking, there were complications, the
leg was removed, and he died from gangrene poisioning.