The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-17

above have formed huge mass, on TO when the
American river Is thrown. Inc Immensely SUI
perior volume of water In the morse sh3e' on
the Canadian side, has ground oat a channsi
SO deem. that as the cliff undermined, and falls
an, il finds bottom OF Jme 200 or 300 feet down
for its reception; and thus Il good swimmer
nigh, possibly descend ine morse Sc snoe, ana come
by the burning or explosion OF a steamboat, could
have created more painful sensation In this VII
age than the boss OF that solitary fisherman, under
the thrilling circumstances witnessed by some
fifty people on the shore. And the horror OF that
fearful descent must, indeed, have been appalling
TO every beholder Just at the point where the
boat upset, the man current DIVORCES from the
shore TO the middle OF the stream. Here was the
last chance. He was, perhaps, thrown out OF the
boat too suddenly TO seize il; but had he known
the tact there was bare hope left In swimming
to the man land, scarce twenty yards OIL In
deed, we can hardly agree TO give the victim up
TO the edge Of the cliff, where 1t looks as il strong
man might wade all the way across, so even
and shallow does the water appear to be
spread over II. If any one OF the readers
OF this letter should ever be drawn into the despe
rate situation OF the poor fisherman whose fate we
have described, we hope that he Will profit from
our suggestions, taken from careful observation
OF the nver, and he may rely upon living to tell
the story OF his escape.
We crossed over the suspension bridge to-day,
800 feet over, the rapids, mile below the falls
and hanging $50 feet above the surface OF the
white waves, from which to the bottom, 1t is
NV iCSt MoiC. ihe oiiN6o 20 hSh's oAys o,iu
beautiful niece OF workmanship. AS seen from the
ferry at the falls, it looks like huge spider web,
stretched from cliff TO cliff and the passengers,
male and female, like prodlgious black spiders,
leading gay butterflies through Its meshes. 1t is
so firmly braced with wires that there is scarcely
any vibration in walking over 1t, a dozen passen-
gers at time We believe the quarrel is nearly
adjusted as to the right among the htlgants to the
passage money, for passengers are permitted 10
creep under the barrlcade and cross over. Al
least the absurd practice of the dog In the manger
has been abandoned for the more sensible one OF
taking tolls on each side where the passengers
come In
The hills, the woods, the sky, the falls the deep
and rushing RIVER enhanced In their attractions
by the soft and warm sunshine and the mellow
glowing atmosphere of Indian summer.
IT'S Indian summer now!
warm luxurious haze,
Softens the prospect far away
The swift white rapids seem to play
In the delicious haze
Niagara's surging waters seem,
The flashing picture Of a dream
And SO we might go on ringing the changes,
through an epic poem.
BUFFALO, Oct. I3.-In the afternoon train we
came up to town, and with our thanks to the polite
clerk Of the American hotel for his charge OF oul
travelling baggage in the interval we set out forth
with to report in person, at headquarters, the re-
suits of our agreeable and atering mission through
Pennsylvania corner of Maryland, and through
the State OF OHIO. The Doctor.