The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-03

4 Tight Rope Dancer Walklsg Across NJ
CARA Falls OSsd.

IRON tno k0cDe4,6r Union, July
Tho promised feat Of walking across ths Niagara
tight rope yesterday was accomplished successfully ~
Mems Bondn In the presence Of thousands Of spectators
For the purpose Of recreation and to what be
seen, 70 show Tho confidence had la Mons Bionais,
and above all to Eastern ootemp thai
ready TO DO sold II there was cell 10 this aGlr
went 10 6uspcas zion Bridge and noted some OF y
events Of the day We left the city A. II a. Ia the
conducted BY o., popular irsnd wslls ant found
errand Ike our own me train picked up great msay
sengas At the way stations, and reached the bridge
House, and were there serves with excellent dino
the obllging host, Mr.. Do Camp, after which pa
The weather vas deiehtul--the sun shoue brig~a.
nut there was breeze enough from the river TO mody
r. 1S sss s s,%y S
sioe. they could and % obtain full visw o the rops
tens q thous.sds. could Ind ssmicsSis places. viii
ar prospecs c:eore them We remained upon the Amer
spectators on the opposite side Those standing there
were the best shaded the sun toward evening wss
sasDgs and platforms, With raised sss could be- ssss
o. The C.nads side near the s1d q hs great rope but
he American side there was nothing q the sort fhs
rope was sustained here BY huge oak In Whites plea
sure grounds and this bank the lswsst all stand
ing tho grounds could without difficulty. II hAa
Grounds that Biondn Should receive one hall q he
rcceiptstwentyhve cents for each admssionand that
crossing the river Some two Or three thousand persons
were on these grounds and oil paid 1t tho gassa the
ceipt0 q handsome sum.
Abaut four O'Clock NJ Bondn arrived in carriage do.
corated with the American and French asgs and was
ceived with cheers from the multitude music from the
from the Canada sids ring was mate BY rope, and
within me ring was tight rope sx feet above tbs ground
upon which TIE preliminary ss exhibition took place \
able hum0r. He 10 mAa Of medium height, Of rsthse
muscular buu but not sshy has light hAir, hazs eyes,
arrsyed In q sort Of half Turkish and half circus
dress and wore wig with long pendant cars HIS fsax
ali who Witnessed hem-f tbsy had dsao,s OF bis SOC.
cess In tho great feat promised them He would turn
summersaus ehp over chairs backwards ard forwards.
aud do great many other things upon this rope which
ordinary 81 rnass md II dout to DO upos tho ground
length this performance was At an end, and honseu
TIE greatIope already described 70 our read
ers but we win briefly refer again. they may have
car idea Of the feat accomplished Tue rope was made
in New York ORDER and is ever feet In length AZ
something like one hundred feet covers the Shore We
may safey say that the part covering the gorge least
goo feet Thiz rope ID triae than two inches In
diameter and drawn With the blocks and wndss as
tight asst could be without riAk OF parting The dsprss
Canadian bank s twenty feet or more higher than
the Americans the greatest depression was nearer the LAT
ter thsu the former The lowest point probably lSa
feet above the swift water rushicg towards the whrl
below. This rope stayed from side sway by
guys Of bafinch rope Of which 200 feet were used
They fastened TO the main rope 10 pairs about twen
ty apart and diagonal the shore either side
where they were made ast to trees Only t~o guys ran
pouc aud cost $3.50 and wers purchssd cSe, by
subscriptions made at the Falls
Soon after I've O'Clock N. Bondin appeared upon the
platform where the great rope came 70 the American Shore
and greeted with cheers from both sides. he was
dressed in tight clothes without covering upon his head
ana ne wore Shippers which appesrea TO. 90 made
upon either sce Arrangements had been made for
nrirg the cannon a. this monssS 6us the que
hnpg nre ana refused 70 60 on Blondn 81
nsturedy called out 70 have shaken up, but the gun
not speak For nearly ten minutes the daring adventn
sood In full view q the breAh'ees thousands iu famh
conversation With those around br evinced no sgns
s,nS he "a .s sss so n we 90 MOI
avs success Bis manner gave confidence to sn xbou.
.s. nc va ssseu aoues ca hiuaeo 20 the pro
Ronss aa ~ woau ,s h minutes psat ave
~ ~ y b "a ~ s peeA Ioic' some sHeny i've
ees crg, wnicn ne usec Tor balancing, ond walked down
sne WE VIZ II ~ ~. 1AIMous s'op me descent wass
IA ny n he oss 10 % pat o. INC adventure H
$500 .,r, - ~ 70 e, ~ suos Wy Ven measured
un ne nao suvanoeo some TWO hundred feet, and
snen ne a. oown as 70 rest Ia minute hs arose ana
fore ssS he ,s nnser on "a; . LOWE agsn ana 20
roge ana P,enSed 20 TAKE nap Ths. on hs vent 90
casoaay oanGDs or standing upon one foot looking over
~ e nsa rsscneo point near the centre
w,d - ,h N.Y.. y. n'sea aaa oned 70 the steamer
mcanw hils ba tool rr E ri. set sao give nun drink
~ tIi tho and -. hsS ~ 20. V cora unroued
tentv swstd shs sIo ~s.Es osow, ana tnen Pc:
c.,,a .oSr @ Inc comne o. the steamer me Maid
ana wnen pnaer NE rope ood qusrtering" across
thus dr;fted her 70 vhsse ,hs linz inc carrsos
was taken aboard bottle was LISTENED to the cord
w ND @ a.. usoppsa anoiner coro. Ihs was taken by
The vain No au 'ney orew tne pottle up TO
nrer sh hh SVhain ioox H. removed tne cork and
The ho,si .nd we sPecsatois ne tnen threw away
S o nv au rssumea rg Journey. me Maid having
WSn u w sn LII, VI v ~ pack 70 ner COCK.
ara NO @ v .nS rope was crossed where there
bank at pev brsT s md a Hsce n 70 me canadian
reached tbe sh5re Re ras , ' n1t assin sop t No
T g., were excnanged among the
si"nS. Sasoro 10 1s - and H. Blondin
the cho,rr,an U w." uai'ysoa ~ man OF nerve and
from the tne Rp1s;r ,ans III wa Jast eighteen minutes
ne no bohon tcoK up his pole on ono shore TO the
tinnau
the steamer - '-' "@'' 'n''ns " waning Tor.
AS an instance OF the feeling of satisfaction eror .
spectators standing near the end Of the rope u Whites
mn,o gIounas, we WI mention one Incident Con-