The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-26
Our Niagara Correspondence.
INTERNATIONAL fSeryL
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Our Niagara Correspondence.
INTERNATIONAL fSsrgL,
NIAGARA FALLS, july 70, 1858.
The Late Melancholy Accide..s at the Faus-Pyais..
u~thy Errtio~s Of z Stronger to Rescue the U~-
fortunate Aan--Sociefy at the Falls--Des14sios
ofhs Scenery Of the adjacent Cossntry-- Cireslo.
ton of the Nep York Herald.
Wholesale loss of fe either by railroad nassaeres
or steamboat explosions and collisions are Of late 50
common, that am fully aware the recent melan- :
choly accident at this place has ceased to excite any
attention or consideration elsewhere; yet, 70 . per-
son here on the spot standing on the bridge, within
a few yards Of the log where for twenty hours fel
low creature chung, in the vain hope that be might
be rescued from the foaming abyss down which the
water was madly rushing interest attaches to the
affair which the few days which have intervened
cannot permit me to pass without abiding to it
II seems incredible that the could not have been
saved. Although the rapids between the log on
which he sat and the bridge perhaps the worst in
the river, STILL between the log and the small island
parallel to it, the water is comparatively calm and
as the space Is not moro, at the fIrthest, than
two hundred yards 1t would have been apparently no
very difficult task to have attached . rope to the
man from the bridge, and then had another rope
from that to the island and the force Of the current
would have swung him to it. To be sure, it is easy
now to suggest plan and the public may naturally
take it for granted that the best adopted
But the people residing here do not think 80. 1t ap
pears some wealthy gentleman, and wish could
give his name, for condnct like his proves that hu-
man nature is not all depraved-left here on the
morning OF the occurrence, thousand dollars for
the rescue of the unfortunate man, the gentleman
himself not being abe to await the ISSUE Some par
ties here anxious to obtain the reward at once took
the direction of the whole affair, and woald neither
permit any interference or listen to any advice. The
result proved that their cupidity was only exceeded
by their bungling.
The cool courage and bearing Of the unhappy
man is spoken of in the highest terms by all who
witnessed his terrible trial. He is represented to
have worked as coolly when clinging to the log, as
if he had been ashore; taking off his coat and boots
and using every exerton to get the raft properly
cured On the raft he stood up, breasting the
water; and even when the boat, stupidity sent down
to him after he had fixed himself on the raft knocked
him into the water, he continued to swim 70 the
very brink of the precipice, when, almost standing
up and with last frantic effort to cling TO sup
port, he was hurried into eternity. His courage de-
served a better Gate. have conyersed with great
many who witnessed the whole drama. They say
that when he was knocked by the boat of the raft,
he gave one unearthly scream, transiixng the hun
dreds Of spectators with horror, till in few mo
ments he was lost to sght-the mighty flood rolling
on as if triumphant in its irresistible career The
victim was not more than IL years of age, German
by birth.
The hotels here are crowded, and the curiosity
shops are consequently rcaping grand harvest
Some amusing scenes are witnessed You are OF
course aware that the American Falls, As they are
called, small in comparison with the Great Falls
in the main channel, between Goat Island and the
Canada shore. IN order to reach the Great Eas, 1t
is necessary ~ cQss the bridge to the island,
and consequently the first view Of tie Falls il usually
obtained Ivy walking a few yards from the railroad
depot down II ahe American Falls. Wlih are the
nearest, ltaetieay there was large ptly Q! eAcaf
siOnisis from Ollie On the occasion OF tire opening oil
some railroad, md as usual large number rushed
down to the AnCrc0n Falls One genus, with
guide book ID bi band eazed at them iQr ABOUT haf
minute wien rl4ttug ~ his book ne exclaimed,
"Well, I've seer enough. Call them fails, indeed:
tley're perfect aam0ag' aud OH ne marched to
his htiel, to leave hy tAe next tain. Alter all he
crly followed t1e f4.up,e o. Dickens, and other
cocEuey travellers who spend @ Few weeks N this
country seeing nothing ut our s1cal cblrac er, ard
hut littc Of on Destinations, hut iseies perfectly
competent d EIclaerco everything htnDag M
rly because tley lad not aeeQ enough End were Toe
ignorant It's caw lelcnG DLat tlcy DID sCt-
1tc Clifton boae on the Canadian side, il very
weikept w. tie BIC sTs Shears Americans. The view
from tic Gcu.l b ea e., embracing q iWo Falls.
The hotel IL oaEct by Samuel L.aetnln, Esq,
also an AmeICpf & ncL tlGAaa d property, and with
al the enterprise o. Dis c04utry mon Lis elegant
place a5]uns ZIG CAtcn, aLd Vie magnificent
grounds iasic.Jig i.io oac. Che walk bia prltnsiy
lighted Will ras. -r8 n .>luAy t,u9aa open 10 rho
public.
On ills side Tie Tuaarr ati1aal j. tIa hotel. IL
SPACIOUS bali5 ei y 4 rooms. aEd i's e'e AMY
and conf HeAly .5 ihca bedrooms, 5ro rendered
moe attractive bs tac courtesy Of taat prince Of
lcsts hT. j. b. tU5es. There is not au hotel in
i4e county th9t cn boast q such eieealt and spa