<P> Coordinates: 43 ° 04 ′ 23" N 79 ° 04 ′ 15" W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.073063 ° N 79.070854 ° W ﻿ / 43.073063; - 79.070854 </P> <P> The Niagara Scow (also called "The Old Scow") is the unofficial name of the wreck of a small scow that brought two men perilously close to plunging over the Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the Niagara Falls . The wreck can still be seen, upstream of the falls . </P> <P> On August 6, 1918, Gustave Lofberg and Frank Harris were aboard the scow dredging up sand banks from the Niagara River upstream of the waterfall . When tugboat captain John Wallace brought the Hassayampa over to bring the scow back to shore, however, it broke loose and began floating downriver rapidly towards the falls . </P> <P> There are conflicting reports whether Lofberg and Harris were able to release the false bottom of the scow to dump their load of sand and silt - but regardless, the boat got caught on a rock shoal 838 yards (766 m) from the edge of the falls, leaving the two Niagara Falls Power Company employees stranded in the middle of the raging torrents of water . Later reports suggest that Lofberg had tied a rope between himself and the scow as a safety precaution lest he fall overboard while the scow was still beached, while Harris tied one between himself and a free barrel . </P>

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