A waterfall provides only temporary safety from the Hurons for Alice & Cora in this Fenimore Cooper novel
... 
Chingachgook and Uncas, Chingachgook's son, the only surviving members ... 
Mohicans lead the group to safety in a cave near a waterfall, but Huron allies ... 
Mohicans escape down the river, but Hurons capture Alice, Cora, Heyward, and 
Gamut.