New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-28
TIE GREAT TIGRT-ROPE PEAT.

CROSSING NIAGARA RIVER on A CORD.
There have been a number Of paragraphs in tbs
newspapers lstely, to the fset that NJ. Bloniin,
French ghtrc pc daIcer about 10 undertake tas
dangerous feat Of walking across Niagara River on .
rope stretched from bark to bank A. the rope would
necessarily be 8. disance so great above the water
that the slightest msstep would be the certain death
of the sdycnurer the public were disposed TO regad
the who, affair hempen hoax. Tney were net
disposed to swallow any more Niagara Falls stories
untA they had thoroughly dgestet the wonderful stir,
walking achievement, which was announced with all
due gravity in the papers few weeks ago. Tho
paragraphs about NJ. Blondla are, however, no new
trial If the gulbty OF the public but are merely tho
preliminary announcements OF an undertaking, which.
be /, soCcessli not, VII undoubtedly be attempted
by the gentleman whose name We have already men-
toned When We state that We kLow that NJ. Bloc
din lac walked rom the American to the Cansda
shore ON the rch wire cable that ten feet above
TIE rain cables of the Suspension Bridge at Nisg1s.
we may not be accused Of unusual credulty when We
ao record prophecy that NJ BIondin will promeo-
ade across his rope with little difficulty as no would
walk quarter Of mile race track.
That he is making active preparations, TIE Niagara
Falls Gazette thus attests:
"Mons. Blondn performed one Of the most daring
feats record yesterday afternoon. With several
others, he engaged III putting across the large ca
be upon which be Is 10 the river. The end ~
the cable vas fastened to the end OF the seven cigh
irch rope ALREADY scrosr) the American side and
machinery attached TO the other and Of the latter on
the Canadian side. The small rope was used to draw
the large one over. When the large cable had been
drawn within A0 feet Of the bank It was feared the
email rope would not prove strong enough to taks 10
land Had the rope broken all the previous labor in
getting the rst one across would have been thrown
away. In this dilemma Mons. Blondln attached .
cord TO his body ard went ont on the small rope tho
distance above named, aud after attaching auothnS
To the csble descended a slack-rope to the top
Of a tree which grows from near the waters edge.
| All this was done with the agility of squirrel
andt with no apparent fear. The cable WA
| then lardcd and aie secure. During the perform
arce of this hazardous feat large number o speota-
tore looked ON III perfect amaZeuient. Ihe perform
ance is thought bJ those who il to be iay as di
fcul' and attended with quite much danger a. to
! walk across on the large c,be. Those who witnessed
and have been less skeptIcal nov give i up
They have no doubt of his ability 10 walk from bank
! 10 bapk-eleyen hundred feet.
" Hundreds OF people daily visit the grounds at each
end of the cable to witness the progress Of the work.
| The guys are now being fastened. To do this, Mons.
B has to 90 out on the cable to the places he wishes
10 attach his guys. This OF itself daring operation
and well worth seeing. The whole will be ready thi
week. The crossing viii take place, az we have be
fore stated on ThuTsd ~ next, tho 10Th inst.