The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-25
Our Niagara Correspondence.


NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, August 20, 1859.
Niagara Crooded-Transiet Character Of the Company
The Hotel Hops Failures Wholesale So:ndlIng by Guides
and Hack Driuns, dc.
Niagara at this present time is comparatively dull in
point Of fashionable gayety and excitement such
joyed, rather endured at Newport Saratoga Cape May
and other watering places In fact is impossible for
IT 70 be focus for that kind Of excitement which 80
toxicatlng 10 the Fifth avenue oelles and beaux.
The principal hotels, the International the Clifton and
the Cataract are well filled all the time, but only by
sent guests, who and go continually They arrive
here Tor the most part in the evening" the day take
look at the Falls trip the river the foot of the Falls
On the little steamer "Maid Of the Mist" pass
under the great cataract, stand on Table Rock,
perhaps, ride over 10 the battle field Of
Burning Spring. near the Chippewa battle ground on the
panada Side and The next day start for home or on rp
up lne 81 to Montreal Quebec, &c. The conse-
puence tnat the tests at the hotels have no time To get
acquainted Win each other, and in fact little inclination
hope are given every evening at each the hotels but
tney are rather SHINY atten led the dancing Ia done
chiefly By children, while the grown peope st,ck IN
Walls Ladies In full dfess plentiful, but beaux are
scarce the majority OF them beng middle aged men, 80
iagueo with their days labor of climbing rocks ascend
ing and descending winding starcases TO obtain the heat
views OF the grandeur Of the Falls that they seem to pre-
drawing rooms In kind OF stupid onchalI mt. state in
wardy denouncDg dancing, balls hops and everything Of
tue kinu ana tLrouRn the a65nc alton Of deeg
the "barroom to wash down their irritation with ths TO-
mentaion Of shops" or the distllaion of something
stronger.
Such the deplorable condition of fashionable g,vev
mere The Miss Flora McFlimseys OF the Fifth avenue
MAO better stay away II they would come here for con
quee and sensation for the gsudy Nature every
wnere Respondent In this romantic ravne will oushine
tne peat Efforts OF the best Paris mner ana the ipces
sah rumoing Of this stupendous waterfall the eerps
RAINBOW spanning ts white ming seethng columns OF
Ws@r, wnere no living thing dsres venture gaye some
little swallows barely perceptbe 10 the thick m lst thai
rises continually like incense the sky rbey AKIN the
green nrnk OF the falling pillows dive TO the surface OF
ue vong waer a. the foot Of the falls dash through the
ranoows dart away as intending 70 dive into the varv
phows hen curve and sail In poss BILE Manners in tha
peeOt wsntonhees OF sport These things will not only
render the sweces. tone the loyeest az o,ua,t.s
and make but one impression on every nina snd AZ
will come % we're from the finger Of God HImself.
Hs ranoov on thy forehead and the c,ona
Mentlei around thy feet and dc doth give
Thy voce oi thun1sr oSer " speak Of Him
EterBaly - bidding the lp OF man
Keep siiessoc, ana upon thine altar pour
Incenee awe struck prsEe
The athesl viii argue u course a. there in no.hno
! impressive q ODslpcLent Power In Niagara Ht
viii aypue that u q al freak OF nAture-a ravp,
existed h3ye ;p1 river INSIDE i!s course mere and q
ooue hsd 20 down lnt0 h Iar ne, and, in short like
the Irishsn 10 response 10 comp MONS enthusiastic
EXPLANATIONS while viewing the Fae, would reply 10 III
sane eftGl BE Tet who rad 'sue, and don't ne,
what's V hinder No bat lot any n the world any
sinner Ike ayseet Oil lns really practical a,hess and
theoretical nncrs, vic aeete up 70 velvet cushions and