Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-07-10
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h your place at five clock, a. M. June
11th, we arrived at Niagara, that Won
der of.wonders, at4 p. m. the same
/ day. Theride along the Lake Shore,
except about fifty or sixty miles, where
it was exceedingly dusty, was as
4 pleasant as ailrOad Iiding isexpecfed
to be. Fhe bfeezes from the lake we're
refreshing and the late ninsl having
cooled the air somewhat, we had moth
ing of which to complain except the
heathe1iHll N early hour9of starting
At Niagara depot, we were very
] much surprised at not being beset by
hack drivers. uRegulatlans have been
made by which uothing Except the
Irregular omnibusses from the hotels
I are admitted to the depot where pas
sengers are landed Having secured
good rooms at the Cataract House. our
first duty was to scrub off the extra
accumulatfons we had made on the
road. We founds1t quite a dihieult
thing to getlownto theorfginal. We
FINALLY succeeded however. and felt
like ourselves once more, After
spending short time on the veranda,
enjoying a view of the rapids, we were
called to supper Here we spent about
one hour, Not because we ate so much
Mr.. Editor, but because the walters
were so slow. We consumed more
time than vietuals. Howeverrthe fare
was very good; no better though
than can be had every day at the
hotels inlyour own city. About eight
o'clock in the evening we found our
selves ready for stroll to the Falls
/ No sooner had we made our appear
anee off the hotel grounds, on our
way to the river, than nhave a hack,
sir2p rang in our ears and our spirits
sank about forty degrees. Our eye
teeth had been cut in relation to this
hack riding at,the Fails, some years
ago. We thanked The gentleman,
telling him we did not desire a hack,
and started on. But, Mr., Editor were
you ever boysa and did youeverh have
Faleech on you? III you would Ike
to ride tomorrow, I will take youand
your party over to Goat Island, across
the Suspension Bridge tosthe Canada
eide, to Eundayis Lane, - Burning
lSprings, down to the Whirlpoolss
show you all poihts,of intereston both,
tsides, and bring you back again to
iLthe. .hoteIfor one dollsran hour 4tcllI
you may ride al day Soafye dollars, =
! We rcodestly asked if he YOU'D pay
the toll. ss0i8.no, the passengers al.
ways,pay the toIl.H How much is
Elt9 ''only fifty cents for passengers,
and fifty for carriage. Let US see.
ave dollars for carriage crossing. to.
Goat Island two dollars, crossing ses-
bpensiori- bridge two dollars, and come
| ing back two dollars, and then walk
! half the way il we see anything = We
thanked the man for his interest in
US and waIked5on. It was some time
thobgh before 9nr friend hackman left
Us. ss'' ;,-, q; % -. -
fP@ fP@4. We found we were too, early in the
Einonth to see the-Iunar bow We re-.
GREETED this as it is 8 beautiful sight. ~ +
After viewing the Falls for some time
we returned to the hotel to, be IuIled
to sleep by the roaring Of the Great
Cataract. On Wednesday morning,
having ran the gauntlet of the hack
men, we paid our toll and crossed to
Goat IslanCs Here we spent the mOr-
ming visiting all points of interest in
their order. We crossed the new
bridges connecting the three sisters
one with theother, and the three with |
Goat Island, These bridges have been
erected since We were here before, and |
of course afforded US a new pleasure. /
Beneath the second of these we saw
what we thonght the most beautiful !
portion of the rapids. - = 49,, = :. II. I.
In the afternoon we crossed the new
suspension bridge. which, is about
half a mile below the Falls. This
bridge is 1865 feet in leBgthi all in one
span, and Is as high as the falls. On
the bridge there is a walk for foot pas
sengers, and a carriage track; but not
wide enough to allow carriages to
pass. This cf course occasions wait
ing on either side. Standing on the
centre Of the bridge we have mag
nificent view of the falls. One needs
a steady head to Withstand the infH-.
enee of the falling waters and the I
waving of-the bridge. Having eross-
ed, we sauntered along up the bank
on the Canada side, resting first in
the shade Of one tree and then anoth- (
er, taking in the view from these
many different points until we reaeh-
ed the great Horse Shoe itself. .5o How
grand How awfulIy sub bimeli Thensb
we view such stupendous worksf
and thihA of-the mighty power of r
Him who created them, ii makes us
feel more fully our own insignifi- ,
cRnee. Surely we are but dust in the /
balance. ons-wouId think that such J
a ceaseless flow OF waters would soon I
drain all the fountains Of the globe.
But t"'nen may come and men may j
go"sbut- this mad river -Iushesi and
roars and plunges on forever. We z
enjoyed the day keenly, and took a !
at $3.50, p, m. We ar d
rived atLTroy, New York, about {
3 O'Clock the next morning, to wait 4
there until .1s9O, p. m. Finding that :
here was no lack of time, 4 asked al 3
policeman where 1 could obtain the e
pest view Of the city. He directed g
de to hill near by, on which stands
4 Catholic College and the Troy Poly
.echnic Institute. Ascending this hill1 Il
saw before me the whole city. II is a
/ plaeeSof some 5000 Inhabitants =,
situated mostly on the east bank of n
he Hudson. There are two lines of L
steamers running from here to. n. Y. g
,ity, and. Several trains Of cars daily. -
was told that the fare TO New York, y
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