Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-27
EdtsoriaI Correspondence.
CLFTos HousE. NIAGARA FALLS,
Sept. 10th 1858.

and had my hrst view OF inc Il a'''. s
who have enjoyed that privilege nothing
mere need be said--to those who have not,
nothing can be said that vii. convey an ade-
auate idea OF the grandeur and subiin,'ty oil The
scene. The sight from any point below tho
surprisingly beautiful and magnificent, fails 10
;mnre.s one with that feeling oil awe and be will.
erment which the visiter Is prepared to expect.
It's ONLY when YOU have gone up to the brink
Of the tumblng cataract and l"oked down INTO
its foaming and roaring depths or beneath and
looked up at the sea of waters pouring as II
were from the clouds. that Niagara is seen aud
Eel, in its overpnwering might and majesty
Then indeed language ails.emoiion iIselfseem
paralyzed. andy you gaze with supplied wonder
at what seems 10 you glorious aud terrible as
the final Judgement.
have not yet visited any of the surrounding
objects oiiuterest-in truth u view of Niagara
so sa,lsfes,tho desire for sightseeing to ren.
der all others, for the time being, insipid and
frivolous You have seen the statement that
the reminder Of Table Rock has fallen. | be
iieve eli that portion OF the rock known
strickly by that name has gone; but, just below.
broad and overhanging shelf remains, which
affords perfect view Of the grand spectacle.
Between this shelf and the cataract the space
was pointed out where a lady from Toronto,
a few days ago, attempted self destruction by
leaping from the .precipice. Fortunately she
caught upon ledge Of rock some twelve or
fourteen feet below. and was too much stunned
TO make any farther effort. A man Standing
neal, one Of the residents Of the place Who
cav the leap. sprang after her at very great risk.
and succeeded in preventing her and himst II
falling over and being dashed TO pi, ces on the
rocks beneath. She was drawn up in state
ofinscnsbiiiry. Ecross on the American side,
is still seen a fragment Of the tree 10 which the
unfortunate. Who went over the falls two or
three menhs ego, chung go raany hours. nan
fully battling with doom which was ine,ita.
BILE. SO many Strangers gather here. AID. in
the unnatural citation of spirit caused by the
scene. so great lis The temptation 10 adventure
and risk, that elelost every prominent spot has
become ,radiiionary with some tale OF accident
and disaster.
Standing yesterday upon tho Canada shore.
saw the far-famcd maid Of the mist come
up from her mooring, about hall mile be.
low The Cataract, and stugg C up into he boiling
waters beneath the fall on the American
side. She seemed to accomplish the feat not
without much abor. but wiIn no very C nsid
cradle risk. Changing her direction she struck
over to the great Horse shoc--where the vol.
ume and momentum OF the water are FIVE or
six times great, but she no sooner touched
the edge of the current than she was wbirled
about like feather and driven back TO her
home A few hundred yards beiowsthe cata.
ract the water becomes almost still, and Ca
noes are constantly plying to and fro, ferrying
passengers across from either shore. Seine
hundred yards farther dcwn, the water agair
becomes disturbed and goes madly pitching
and tossing down the rapids. II you could bu
give it life,you would think it had been stunned
by lis stupcndous fall, and was lying at frs
senseess and paralyzed, I'LL presently recov
'erinB onscloasness and strength it rushed
financially away from tho fearful peril it hat
passed.
For miles below the Falls the banks of the
river or both sides are almost perpendicular
precPices Of rock hundred or more feet high
To me the evidence is conclusive that the river
has gradually cut its way back TO ito presen
position. and that, in the thousands of yeart
since these waters have been flowing, the cat
sract has receded several miles. Whether Il
will continue to do so is question about which
scientific men, ] believe. are divided Some
have supposed that the ultimate wearing ava,
OF the channel would dram the lake above al,
inundate the country below Whether thi.
conjecture betrue or not, those now dwelling
there need give themselves no uneasiness.
mile or more below the cataract, stretched
tightly from bank to bank, "a giddy height a
bove the waters,is the wire suspension bride.
built by Col.illet, the able Engineer of The
va Central rai.roati-the first work of III,
Kind IN this Country. and If I nm pot ,,.to,..