New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-16
AGALA DAY AT NIAGARA FALLS.
BLONDIN AND HIS wuEELBARROw.

From The Buffalo Courier, July 10.
Several causes combined 20 renier yesterday ga'a
day at the Fas The severe heat drove many thither
from the city The Hose Companies excursions from
this city, thu Womsns Rights Convention, and more
than al the ua feat of Mons. BOndu 10 crossing the
river by bis road ard private convey alce-these
drew people together from all quarter.
At O'Clock p. M, Mons BlOndin appeared IN front
Of the Falls Hotel. lie took carnage ia which,
ab, u, the village she, and toen PROCEEDED to
the river side AID eutofei tie itclo-ure Ills 10
soon cane aid entered the grounds also. Muttules
of people began 10 gather about aud within the in-
clio. ure ON the Canadian side vi the river still
greater number had collected. Some claabeied down
upon the rocks below, aud took Ats midway between
tie NJ per soil aud the foamiug waters.
At O'Clock, the tire companies came 10 body aud
enieied tie Enclosure. II is not known how many
we're present. but doubtless between three and fur
thousai upon the American side, and as many
upon the opposite.
Ata title after 4, NJ Bondn began series ofinter-
esiiDg performances On slack rope In the grove.
These we're continued TIL quarter before five, when
be appeartd at the enc Of tue rope the American
see The relief of the spectators who had melted IN
q e sun for two hours.
TIE ope occupied its former position NJ. Blondlu
YVES dressed il BIS f,rmer style Of body tghts. lie
passed down the cable backward, carrying his bal4uc
i,g pole. Al, ut 80 feet from the enbankDent he
paused, set down ar Sc esan, proceeding, pssssi a
little be you'd the center paused, sat down. Then hO-
ing bic bat ao Cop Travis, VINO was stationed dpou
tie Mad of tire Mist, out $40 ieet above poiut
be- a.h the cable shot II Il giih ride. IL Is 60,
kuuNp whether lie bit the tarae. or not. u. Bondn,
as n.y. passed or Of about 30 feet from the opposite
emt atkment, paused, sat dowo, and LAID down upon
tie rope lie cid not pause AGAIN until he had gained
sud footing and boTLe vita cheers To his carriage.
The h, at Was yeiy oppressive, Tue thermometer s'aao-
Do et 752 il the shade. TIE feat more wonder
tu since it performed backward and i'll the short
lace VI - mtutes, ing al stOps
After refre bis hlnsel, th It's friends NJ. BoDdn
appeared sgsu at the rope at d. But ihs time he
was clad il dark hebilments, with fal-e face and
very much reselnbled a monkey. He rad his little
la row and bsaIcng pole before him. lie proceeded
gaiucd lard. He had ~ be cautious, ani cOn,e-
quen,ly slower. Tne whole time employed WAS ten
minutes
TIE wheelbariOv is slenf eri made mostly Of half.
inch " ewOod, aud nailed With email br sds. Tue
wheel is fifteen inches in d,nleer aud at it, circum-
feleI four inches thick II is carved il the
ter il representation o! sgokes, aud Is grooved upon
tie circumference suxare TO the depth Of three lCche.
Tie axle is Of wood, ard at It's eud more than half
sn iIc in diameter. Tue Of the barrow four
feet long. made q inch board ant are beut upsari
fem the box to which they attached at the sides.
lie box is uTtern Inches VIDE al the top, about three
feet long, d. the bottom sixteen inches. The tops
ot the sides irregular slOplug toward the ceu'.r
and the ends The whole box Is made Of h.lf iuch
siutf, except the ends, which inch tn ok, aud
Lailec With mall brajs. The sides Of the box
pemert'd with brigbt.colOred pslnt Tue whole con-
veysnce would Dot weigh more than twenty pou do,
an thirty pouucs would likely break box, arms or
sNl-. IL war made by Thoua- Duncan of the theater
Of - s city. No uau rode, a. some mad expected.
Attr NJ. BlOndiIs arrival upon toe American 81 lie,
the crowd dispersed. Snu.e urued 10 this city by
tie Aros. The clock trair alone brought 10 less
thai go persons home.