Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-15
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
NEW YORK CENTRAL RAuRoAD-IyrERNArIoNA |
Ho1EI-NnGARA FALLs-THE BRITISH AND
AMERICAN SIDEs-PoPULARITY OF THE PLACE
As REsoRr-CoLEMAN-DINN SERVED Up
TO MUsIc-CoNvENrIoN OF DxsrrsTs-Mox-
sIEuR BLoNDIN, &C, &c.
( Editorial COrrespond,nce of The stayl - 4
NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YeRK, Il |
mo. - August2, 1855, i
reached here last night q OK O'Clock, afser |
most delightful trip the Central Railroad as
the reader will Judge who has followed INV ae-
count Of the interesting matters to be seen from
its car windows. II doubtless transports many
more passengers many more miles than any other
railroad in the world, Ifancy. Yet an accident
or delay upon IL Is thing almost unheard of. At
every stopping place agents inspect every portion
Of the travelling paraphefnalia that might by any
possible chance prove faulty, and the rules gov
erning its officers and servants are not only per-
haps the strictest in vogue in this country, but
rigidly enforced. Else, with the great number
Of trains they and the heavy amount Of trans
portation-freight and passengers, &c. they have
IN provide for, casualties would necessarily be Of
daily occurrence upon the New York Central
railroad.
Perhaps two hundred passengers on our train
were destined for this point. Half Of them hur-
ried to the International Hotel like mad, though
antici pating difficulty In finding accommodations
there the rest scattering to the dozen other diff
ferent houses on both sides of the Niagara. For
tunately, though entertaining five hundred guests,
mine host, Coleman. was ready to quarter all
comfortably. So the hundred hungry travellers
| thus dumped in upon him ate very satisfactory
| supper last night. The fine band of the house
| was playing in the dancing room we entered,
| and dozen sets were on the floor The gay folks
paid vastly more attention to the hungry, tired
| and dust-begrimed folks than the latter to them,
| evidently; for he or she who can sympathize with
gayety on the instant Of finishing twelve hours
ride on the rail must be more than human i'm pro-
pcnsity for light amusement. The roar Of the
falls and rapids, almost within a stones throw Of
this magnificent hotel, however, riveted the atten-
ton Of all who had never been here before. thus
casting the dancers and the band clear in the back
ground. They listened, and listened, and lis.
tened, as is customary with strangers at Niagara,
until the God Of Sleep overcame their power of
| listening.
/ was struck this morning with the difference
m the ways of the denizens of this thc American)
| and the English side, on which i stopped when
lat Niagara) few years ago. Here, all is hustle
| and trade. There, John Bull does up matters In
| different style altogether. He is far too digni-
| fed to drive trade briskly, and waits for It to
| drive him, leaving most of the pushing business
to be transacted by the colored people who finding
il convenient to live that side of the everroar
ing waters, act guides, small traders, curiosity
/ folks, &c, to visitors from distance. Most OF
the scattered dimes of the latter are caught on this
| side; the trade of this village in ways bv which
| the dimes Of visitors to Niagara caught being
| almost incredible. All conceivable devices are
resorted to by the tradesmen To induce the spend
| Ing OF the money of strangers among them; not
disreputable devices, but such as go to convince
the desired customer that he is to get the worth
| Of his money-as it almost always turns out
| Whether ii be the services of guide the use of
| a coach, the purchase OF some beautiful Indian
| fabric, or what nOt-no more seems to be de-
| manded for it here than would necessarily
pay in New York city. / was glad to perceive this
fairness of dealing all hands, as well az to wit
ness a display of courtesy on the part of all ap-
4 preaching approached by strangers equal to
that which served to impress me SO favorably with
Saratoga.
Some two or three thousand people are, located
in the dozen different hotels here at the Suspense on
| Bridge Tin both the English and American bridge
Vilages) and at the English falls just opposite the
| International. The crowd is said to continue as
| great for perhaps five months in the year So the
| villagers reap rich harvest. Many families So
| Journ here year after year for the whole season.
| the inducements being great as at any other
| point in the country frequented as summer re-
sort This hotel in itself even without the attrac
ton Of the falls scenery should prove sufficient to
| keep hundreds of people of wealth and leisure
here throughout the summer for it is constructed
| especially for the accommodation of health fine
air and pleaSure-seekers The rooms are individ-
/ nal v lzr th.n
country, | imagine and the building is put to-
gether in manner substantial enough for a castle
| The Mr.. Coleman who keeps it Is known to all
who for twenty years frequcnted the Astor, and
| who, since he retired from that celebrated house
| have visited the st. Nicholas. He is thus PERHAPS
| better known to the American travelling public
than any other hotel keeper, and is evidently fol-
| lowed by them like flock of sheep. as it were
| locate himself where he will. The English of
| that fact il that he keeps his houses capitally-
| certainly, this house, as well as the Astor was
| Kept 50 long by him; with the addition Of the
| many Improvements in the art Of hotel keepinp
that have grown up In the last three or four wears
| lie opened here in May last, and from that day to
this the lnternat onal has been almost overwhelmed
with patrons Ereopening he made great changes
| In the arrangements Of the house, constructing
| long and spacious corridor building gas works
| aJe'iouhEllh, improving the grounds rearranying
the Kitchens &C. &c. all of which evidently add
materially to its capacity and the comfort of his
| guests
It's dining room walters seem to be drilled like
e9ular troops, and move In changing the courses
at dinner to the music Of the band, which per-
forms throughout the dinner hour in the bearino
| OF all. At rrst, the sight Of this marhiny and
counter-marching, wheeling and reaching over
l by the measure Of music struck me as nors.n-
seal. In few moments perceived that it added
Ia the comfort Of all, by securing precise regular-
| ". and really saving considerable time. The
three dinner hours here are at |, 3, and S, D. IN. |
dined at three, with perhaps 800 others, and the
comfort from the entire quiet of the servants and
the absence Of hustle and confusion on thei, mar,
was thefne of universal remark on the part Of tue
newcomers The head waiter holds list Of all
The guests In the house, and, they enter, their
names are asked, aud they are conducted to ,eats
previously dedicated 10 them 60 each m.