Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-09-27

hntes foi = volume. from which, howe
yer, we can draw but sparingly to DAY /,
having other and unexpected duties 10
perform.
on Thursday afternoon a party Of be
tween A AID tWo hundred embarked
"a zoe steam boat Ontario, aud had a
ltel'shtiul run 10 Lewiston. where we
arrived early next morning, aud thence
{" Tue tails ia time to get a siaadee al the
Pavilion. rooms and beds at all the inns
navlhg already been secured by distant,
visitors. Stages Oh both sides Of the ri
YER, from Buffalo, Lewiston, Queens
'oi, &c. swarmng with passengers. rom
hnued % arrive all that day and until
noon the next On Saturday morning
tue rank and file v%isiters came in. ana
such mInglins OF spirits, ages and sexes,
such a mass OF heterogeneous humanity,
we never before witnessed. The silks
anu gauzes of patrician ladies' and the
"a"k'sh inery of the peasant g,rl were
ensel ped alike 10 dust, and each seem
ed alike indifferent to every thing but To
see The ship 20 aver tie falls.
The Michigan was towed by the steam
b at Chippewa down to The mouth Of
Chippewa creek, five miles above the
tails, 10 the forenoon. At precisely .
o'clock, L. NJ. they hauled out into the
river, and towed about two miles down.
when the steamboat left and made for
the shore. Immediately after. Cant.
Roush's barge was seen pulling ahead
OF the Plra'e with a line When the
steam beat left her, she lack'd and came
ON broadsIdes, but was headed down A..
gam by the barge, and kept steady for
another mile, when Capt. Il. cut loose
gave her 8 cheers, aud pulled with
a strong, steady and fearless stroke.
through a torrent never before stem.
med Tor the shore, which he made at
a point about three quarters of a mile
above the falls. The interest felt for
tie safety of the barge was painful Hu.
man iiie had never before, ia that fright
ful manner, been voluntarily periled.
All who bad ever been hurried thus far
INTO thai current, went To that bourne
from whence no traveller returDs.' No
-
thlng but strong arms aud steady nerves
saved the barge.-Capt Rough is the
oldest navigator on lake Erie lie was
assisted by Mr. Allen, mate &c The Mich
lsan,& four hardy experienced oarsmen.
The Michigan was headed down
stream "a minutes before 8 O'clock
The steam boat cut loose in 10 .niputas
before s-the barge left her at IS be-
tore $, and reached the shore in 4 min
utes. She reached the first rapid al 7
minutes before 8, and broke on the pre-
cipice at precisely 8, the appointed time
for the descent.
On board the Michigan was a crew in
effigy: an old buffalo, whose period
was only FASTENED a few days, an old
and a young bear, "A fox, racoon. ca
gle, two geese, aud a BAD dog, that, we
understood, had bin our friend Day of
the Buffalo Journal.
Either the fox or the rscoon, 1--WE
could not distinguish which, but IL was
probably the latter ran up the main.
mast as she went over the first reef. and
Drum mounted the ~foretop as she bound
ed over the second, where he was dis
tlnetly seen by thousands cIinging to the
top, as she lay on her beam, and went
by the board with the mast. suspended
by bis paws. The young bear reached
the shore about sixty rods above the ca
taract, where he was welcomed BY a
shouting multitude, aud carried in tri-
unpht to Forsyth's for exhibition. The
other oearit was said. also got to shore
above the falls but we did not see him.
we neither saw nor heard any thing Of
the other animals. Major Frazer re
n Of the geese. She was Ia
Ken alive, but much exhausted. with
her head badly cut, and one eve out.
ole was taken odt of the river below the
falls by the ferry men. and was probably
the only survivor of the number that
made the descent.
The day was exceedingly fine, and
nothing occurred to mar its pleasures.
From the great number constantly de
scendlng and ascending the ladders, and
thronglng the preciPices. accidents were
apprehended, but we believe that none
occurred Every one seemed ANXIOUS
to assist the view and assure the safety
of his neighbor.
Upon the whole, the spectators were
pleasantly disappointed. We all xpe
ted to see the vessel 60 to pieces in the
rapids leaving only the frag nents 10 go