The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-01
NIAGARA TO MONTREAL.

MONTREAL July "a, 1853.
The Best Route from Niagara to Ao~Asa1- SsoD rrassl
hss-1he LacAire Rapid -ESdtas Ps<s- Essitsmo To.
wllin9-Mnne Ha;knsen- Victnn B,idos-Dssersp.
tion If the Svucture-Aimn an Accident dc &C.
left Niagara Falls thursday last aud folio no IN VA
teTs this place via Lake Ontario the River 81 Law
renee vas informed that the ten O'Clock train
fo Susp nson Bridge IN order that point With
stsio OF cars for Niagara, where were TO take the
English bost for Toronto obey ed insructiops a. did
large numbsr OF others At bridge our baggage v.s
conveyed acroes to the Canadian by the tram bound
for Duo, sbe the passengers ssxed over In ADVANCE
owing to the sbsky condition of structure Our bag.
ssge wss th.n changed fom the Grand trunk depot to
little sbapiy opposite where we're Obliged 10 wait
until about bali past twelve before the train came
along which conveyed to Niagara, . distance Of
only fourteen miles from Suspension Bridge wnscn psce
we reached At quarter past one O'Clock p u
This extraordinary modern speed Of fourteen miles In
sbree and quarter hours is almost equal the old
revksnury mAn in Massachusetts,, IN colonial times which
travelled fourteen miles in nfseeu Gays.
The rsp IN which was passenger also conveyed 10
Niagara big ExceleDcy the Governor General ana Lady
Hesd, with ms Excelency Lieutenant General Sir W T.
Williams Bart Lieutenant Governor Of this PROVINCE nd
CommaDder Of the forces They we're accompanied by
CARA we took the splendid Peer less for To-
ronto, where The vice ress party received With all
Rifles The band Of the roy Al reeimeas performed the
national anthem on our arrival A. rcronIo found the
steamer XII ss,on ready 70 take 10 dosp ST. Law
renee rbese British boats keep The CapAdau shore and run
in opposition the boats viii ii keeo the ameri
can shore in passing down the lakes river great
efforts made Nsgrs Falls 10 induce xoine this
route pal, this ue BY assuring them ms, the Ss
are SUPERIOR faster SID tnat the passengers ssd
better. This is aot true We we're told at Niagara Fails
before We et that sh uld reach this city on Ffiogy
afternoon at four O'Clock Instead Of that here
al bali only hsf hour esrer the pssaen-
eere IN the American boat who left the Falls four
after we dic.
there good dea, Of excitement when our soa. VAS
buried over the rspos. the passage through them s
Almost trgbtful II fortunate that tee dangerous
RAPIDS One Lschne rapids tins city, sppsae 70
be the east II the traveller knew the risk ia gong
item be would venture himself uoon the Of
the rai craft Which makes the risky passsg 0ie OF the
officers OF the boat food ny side the hurricane
Geek po,eo ont TO the black heads Of the great
almost touching them esrh sde aud the current
ing the boat by them With amcst the velocity OF mile
per minute When the boat s0s az i,d ra
who restless 81 the IhdiaD village OF Lacoioe,
about three miles above the dangerous psce De came
of 10 our boa, ia birch bark oaDoe and toe moment
he toardco he TOOK the bem He vas aueo - Tue ~neel
b. lrse other men, these were aDo assissea oy TWO
oilers who worked at at the ti'er fns po' sppears 70
be man ubout fifty years OF age There Is only one
Other Indian and Freucbman DO aci AZ pioss There
are only eevcp steamboats, which venture over the RAPIDS
snd brse three pilots ,h'r only gu1es. My infor
ana Quoted above, ASSURE me that here Others
equally capable Of piouog boats the rapids, but he
SIS he sure, son the pupc il no great thar II the
Tpcisp rs taken board upon the arrival OF the boat
Lschne on each trip, thai great fear manifested and
j always thought that the New York hackmen were
Internal nusaSce, but they are truly gsns.nsuy COM
pared With the twice Lfe pal cxbmen OF this CITY, Cab
si'2 about all you hear you venture the street,
and you refuse 70 ride pursued the most per-
hnacous msnner, and always nsussed Iknow NOT what
fe regulations Of the city governmep. be relative TO
cebnen but whatever II Ia II don amount 70 aoythng
YESTERDAYS afternoon vsted the work Of the Victoria
bficse. Tbs Ia certainly Of t~e moet ggan,c aoc
splendic underiakig Of zoe present tme an informed
that the bridge wilt b. compeec mat aius vii run
through s iron tubcs ny November nex,. A. that time
there will be a tempo; Ny eeieH,sson viii DC remem
hesed By the readers OF the HERD that the queen nss
been invited 4, be present az tos cesbFson or 10 oe
putt Of the al family TO represent ner persoo.
learn rom hpa III the Queen wu not vensuro
10 from home eYp-ssug 10 tna present prospcso
svsIe European srrs. bat that coe VII deputies ps
.i1eft ron, ,be Prince ~ Wales. 10 vsf DIS p v, %
ocrashn Il zoe opeLies celebration o. tn "a, . ~
The %, DE za "a "a. tan .nd Writer BAD rme 20