Daredevil known for high-rise stunts dead after falling from 68th floor

history on Instagram: "In July 1920, Charles Stephens, a 58-year-old barber from England, decided he would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. Unlike earlier daredevils who used reinforced steel drums or air tanks, Stephens built his own container from oak and iron bands. He added a small viewing port and weighted the barrel with an anvil strapped to the inside to keep it upright in the water. There was no modern testing, no rescue plan beyond hope. On July 2, the barrel was sealed with St