The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-08-25
From the Buffalo Courier of the 18th,

From the Buffalo Courier of the 18th,
M. Blondin at Niagara Falls.---His Great
Feat of Carrying a Man Across on his
Shoulders Accomplished.
Probably the largest crowd that has ev-
er assembled at Niagara Falls was pres
ent yesterday to witness Mons, Blondin
cross the Niagera river open his rope car
rying a man upon his shoulders.
About half.past o'clock M. Blondin
entered the enclosure and proceeded to
the end OF the rope on the American side.
His appearance was the signal for gen
eral cheering, which was responded to
from the other side Of the river. tie was
dressed as on former occasions In SILK
.iebts. bare headed and on his feet rough
dressed buckskin shoes. In few min
u,es after his arrival he ascended the rope
with his balancing pole, and started to
cross the river alone. Before leaving be
tied pad of papers around his waist
After proceeding about 100 feet be stop
ped, swung one foot and then the other,
and then walking along fifteen or twenty
feet, stopped and stood upon his head
bis head resting on the balancing pole
which lay across the rope, the ends sup
ported upon the guy ropes.
i Ho then ran along the rope, stood up
on his head-sat down-turned somer-
sets backwards, forwards, and proceeded
to the middle of the river where there are
no guys. He here laid down on the rope
on his back at full leDgth-stood 90 his
head-laid his balancing pole across the
rope and stood upon it with one foot and
balancing it with the other foot; his hands
lying by his side. He then passed along
the rope to where the guys on the Cana
da side were fastened, and laid down his
balancing pole. He now returned with
his body suspended beneath the rope
RAINING along with bis hands and feet as
an ape to the middle of the rope between
the guys. He here went through with al
the feats attempted by tight rope perfor,
ners, such as hanging by one foot, theI
the other, and by one hand, then drop
ping his body down full length below the
rope. then wbirling round, resting hi:
breast as il 10 the act of swimming. He
hung by both arms and then passed his
body between his arms and the rope, and
in fact performed all the feats ever per
formed by the most agile tight rope per
formers. He then returned to where BIZ
balancing pole was, took it up, and cross
ed to the Canada bank, stopping several
times to turn sonersets, stand upon hl:
head, upon one feot, and to lay down up
on the rope. Upon bis reaching the Can
ada shore he was received with tTemen'
dous cheers from the crowd, and the To-
comotives on the bridge and on both sides
of the river responded with their whistles
~ Blondiu occupied something over
half an hour in crossing, most of the tine
being spent in his performances on the
rope He remained upon the Canada
side to rest and refresh himself some
fifteen or twenty minutes, and again ap
peared upon the rope. This time be had
his agent Mr. Henry Colcord, man
weighing about 136 pounds, upon his
back, aud bis balancing pole in his hands
He proceeded down the rope very slowly
and cautiously, as if feeling every step
until be was about l 90 feet from the Can
ada side, when Mr.. Colcord dismounted
and stood upon the rope Immediately be-
hind M. BIondin. They here remained
to rest probably about three or four min
utes, when Mr.. Colcord again mounted,
and NJ. Blondin proceeded, Stil walking
very slowly and stopping occasionally to
balance himself. They stopped 6ye time,
in crossing, and each time Mr.. Coieord
dis ID ounted, and again resumed bis posi-
ton. He bad bis arms around NJ. Bon-
dn's neck and bis legs resting Oh the bal
ancing pole. He was in bis shirt sleeves
aud wore straw hat. About % minutes
we're occupied in accomplishing the first
half Of the rope, and the balance in u
minutes, making az minutes from bank
to hank.
} For some seconds before the American
-hore was reached the crowd gathered
round the end of the rope became very
noisy, and good deal of excitement pre-
vailed, and when be reached the staging
on this side safely, the vast crowd shout
ed with the greatest enthusiasm.
On reaching the landing M. Bloudin
was much flushed aud appeared very
much fatigued, while Mr.. Colcord was
pale, but did not hetray any signs of fear
1t was about half past six o'clock when
he reached this side, and the trains, bicb
had been detained and were ready, star
ted Immediately for tbcirseveral destina.
tions with probably FIVE thousand per
sons.
Dreadful 0utrages.
: BALTIMORE, Tuesday, Aug. %, 1853