The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-29
Our Niagara Correspondence.

NIAGARA, Jan. 20, 1856.
International Rairoad Festival The Pursuit Of Pgeas~s
under Di6icagiss-Ac,idens the Road-Brllians Ap-
pedrance Of the Ball Room National Decorations de-
The international Railroad festival and ball came a
Wednesday evening last the 10th inst ct the Mont
eagle House. and was Notwithstanding the depth
of snow, sbout hee feet and the obstrucons of ths
railroad trains BY the drfthe one from Buffalo, with
over hundred ladies and gentlemen for the ball. being
out all night In the banks wanda-at.snd
ed by nearly four hundred guests Zone half Of WHOM
were ladies,) from Canada and the States The rising
fame Of this and elegant hotel the unrivaled splsn
dor Ct the late opening 'mtary and civic ball." gvsa
by the Niagara Suspension Bridge House Company,
have erected the building and furnished In style
tractve location overlo liking the Falls OF Niagara anA
the great railway suspension bridge, at the JUNCTION 1t
the greatest railroad thoroughtare In the country,
all ntribued to give the projected festival and bsk
an Unusual interest ard stimu ated ex pc station.
mary Of the important railroads in the Union and CanAAa
were present, and numerous letters from others who
could no. attend, received aud TO the guests
BY the committee The guests arrived generally By Mia
in tie evening" at which hour the ball began, aud the
dancing was kept up without intermisson to the muss
Ct Barsons celebrated band of Rochester until Ave n
the morning in the spacious ball OF tbs Monteagls
which tas floor of eve thousand square feet, and cAa
Therefore, accommodate several hundred dancers 1t
This large room was decorated with evsrgresns and
with the American, English and French flags draped
~ the principal railroads in the United Sta and
the Csnades that Of the American Express Company
AT the east end Of the there large
cy OF locomotive eogne, with view Of Niagara Fala
and the Maid Of the Met steamer with the hand claspsA
OVER the border and the words sInernatonal Railroad
Festival and Bad In large evergreen letters around the
painting.
Over the wide entrance DOORS at the west end The
hal room, were elegant shields bearing the Of
Washington, Wellington and Napoleon, wi b the three
flags Of the ration th,y each represent heroes and
riors, over them.
The music stand, for fifteen performers eleyauty
decorated with evergreens and flowers, and surmouutsd
with large eagle bearing the Amerioan shield with the
words Mo eegle the whole while OPP ,site the
music stand were hung the wallis Of the the po
traits f the conductors and agents Of the New York Cen
tral AID Great Western Railroads, which con-
meet a. this poiat, handsomely decorated There
were many other beautiful decor adons, the
whole having been arranged with great
and cost, and all brilliantly lighted up with
with hundred burners which addei much TO The
bill fancy OF the and the charms Of the beautifully
dressed adcr, ana gave the whole dazzling and gor
geous appearance.
When We add that the supper unequalsd in poin6
this country and that it served from eleven four
o'clock with enough for hundreds left untouched
say that the FESTIVAL aud ba' q successful AnA
b. snt affair and reflected great credit upon the Cou-
mite Of Arrange and upon thu propretors and
peiintendsnts Of the Monteagle House.
NEW YORKER.