Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-09-05
New western Correspondence.
Correspondence of the Lewisburg Chronicle.
NIAGARA, July 10, 1856.

NIAGARA, July 10, 1856.
Before leaving Niagara would mention
that accidents sometimes occur here, and
are generally fatal. In lS44, young
lady fell over the cliff on the Canada side,
rs feet upon the rocks. Her fall was
broken BY some bushes, but she died in
three hours, without speaking. With SO
many needless vistcrs, the wonder is tha,
casualties are so few. In 1913, party
from Buffalo were standing on Goat Is
land, few yards above the American
Fall. A young gentleman was playful!y
swinging little girl out over the water ;
she slipped from his hold into the arrowy
current-with an exclamation of horror
at the result of his folly, he leaped in
after her; both were swept over the fall,
and their bodies not recovered till several
DAYS afterwards Other instances have
occurred and the bodies never seen after
the fatal plunge.
/ In 1911 Philadelphian was lost from
behind the Horse Shoe Fall, while ven
( turing too far And in 1899, physician
of Troy, n Y, was killed by the falling
of a rock at the foot Of Goat Island. At
late period, a gentleman out duck shoot
( ing, was drawn into the American Rapids,
and as he passed under the Goat Island
bridge was heard to exclaim "Can be
saved - He quickly passed over the aw-
full descent and was not heard Of after
wards
In another instance little brother and
sister, aged five and eight years, were
playing in canoe, near the head of the
same Rapids, when it got loose and swung
out into the current The mother, who
was washing near by, frantically rushed
INTO the water waist deep, and succeeded
in recovering the girl, but her boy by
some means evaded her grasp, and was
lost He went over, seated or the bot
tom OF the o-"">, -..I holding tight on
each side with his little hands. The bod,
was never found.
| could mention others, but this must
suffice. myself saw young girl crouch
down sideways on the outermost verge of
Table Rock, to pluck flower. A falter-
ing Of the eye, or the least tripping in
getting on to her feet again, would have
sent her down upon the rocks l20 feet be.
low, without a bush or shrub to break her
lall. | felt that if she were under my
control should have administered little
wholesome, old fashioned discipline, for
her foolhardy rashness. II.
TORONTO, Upper Canada,
July 2l, 1856.
Here we are, in British dominious in
good earnest under the very shadow of
the throne of England, by Iro.y-taking
a face-to-face look at John Bull, and an
outside look at Uncle Sam. TIE view is
suggestive and profitable, both ways
Toronto is a city of 80, 900 inhabitants,
% the north shore of Lake Ontario, 81
miles across frcm the mouth of Niagara
river; between which points steamers ply
each way three times day, aud are about
three hours in crossing; the low shore of
the Lake being visible to the west, most
of the way over, and at no point is land
entirely out of sight. The land in and
around the city is low and level, and slopes
up very gently from the waters edge for
a mile so, then continues back into the
interior, level or slightly unduiating, for
many miles. The streets are all straight,
and cross at right angles, after the fashion
IN Philadelphia, of which place one is
strongly reminded in that particular, as
well as by the way the land lies, the main or
George. street extending directly back from
the Lake, distance Of more than thirty
miles in a straight line, to Lake Simcoe.
1t has a remarkably fine harbor, three
miles long and two wide, calculated to
hold more than all the shipping of the
lakes in safety-and is formed by a low
tongue of land reaching out into the Lake,
and around towards the west in crescent
form and as exactly adapted to its pur-
pose, as if constructed by artificial means.
Its natural facilities for commerce and
manufactures, and its relative location
with regard to the States and Canada, and
the upper lakes, are of the most COM
manding order; and the place is evidently
taking start in the race of improvement,
impelled forward, however, less by the in.
herent energies Of its own people, than
the force of surrounding circumstances.
1t has considerable commerce and trade,
but not half much, it seems to me, as it
would have, if it we're to enjoy transfu
sion Of Yankee blood and propelling
power.
1t is at present the seat of government
of the two Canadas; the Parliament house
is here, and the residence Of the Cover
nor General and the sturdy loyalty of