Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-09

Destruction Of the TeFrapin Tower.
The Niagars Falls Gazette thus notices the
destruction of "rerrapin Tower" long one OF
the most conspicuous objects around the FAILS
During the past fifty years millions OF people
from every inhabitable part OF the globe have
seen the round, weather-beaten tower, built
upon the narrow ledge Of rocks upon the ex-
IRENE brink OF the Horseshoe Fall, and have en-
joyed froha its summit the magnificent view
above and the mighty rush of waters below.
They will learn with sincere regret that the
venerable mess Of m asonry has been destroyed.
The ter st was ss eu. IN IS ey Judge rosteI
its base. The masonry was massive and its
hardness and durability many have thought to
have been abundsntiy demonstrated. But
standing in such an extremely-exposed position,
subject At all times TO the action of the spray
and the fierce beating winds, and in the winter
months e-bound and frost bitten, the stones
and wood have been gradually yielding to the
elements and the structure was proHounced I'M
safe last fall. and has been closed to the public
eveI since. Last week preparations were made
for q new iron tower. Large assures were found
to have opened i'm the masonry and the mast in
the center OF the pile was found 10 be only a
dry rot. The first attempt to blow up the
tower was made Saturday noon, but proved
abortive-the twenty-five pounds of powder
buried in the base of the structure only serving
to demolish portion of the southwestern side.
The ruins were subsequently, mined and the
work Of demolition completed on Monday.
TIE TIcHBoRNE PERJuRY TRIAL-In the
trial of the Tichborne claimant for perjury on
the 10th ult., DOna Clara Hayley, the wife of
the English physician at Melipilla, was called.
She spoke of Arthur Orton's arrival in that
town many years ago. He was dressed as a
sailor, said his fathers name was Geo. orion,
and that he was butcher TO the Queen. He
remained in her house three months She saw
him constantly during his stay in Melipilla, and
when she did not see him at her own house she
met him at the houses of her neighbors. She
had looked at the defendant In court, and
when asked by the examining counsel, "Can
you tell me, is he like the boy who was with
your" the witness replied, "He is the same"
On the following day Mrs. Nina Jury went
into the witness box. She is the widow of Fran
els jury, whose brother had married one of
Orton's sisters, and had come from Adelaide to
give her testimony. She knew the defends ant as
Arthur OrtOn, and remembered his bringing her
letter of introduction when he came TO Hobart
Town with two Shetland ponies in 1853. She
saw him frequently at Hobart Town, and lent
him some money to take butchers stall. he
often conversed with her about his family, and
frequently spoke of his relatives at Mapping.
SEARCHING FOR LOST TREAsURE-I In
various localities about the lakes there are
lying on the bottom a number Of vessels, many
of them of the better class, laden with railroad
iron and other property OF great value, among
which may be included both iron and copper
ore. With some of the new appliances for rails
ing wrecks from great depths, nearly all of
these vessels with their cargOes can be re-
covered without much difficulty, shouid no
season has been unusually favorable for such
undertakings, and possibly may thus cont nue.
during the summer months, and, from what
can be learned of those engaged in such enter
prises, the experiment will soon be entered
upon. One of these lost vessels is the schooner
Saltillo, laden with railroad iron, which sunk
in the river st. Clair some twenty years since
Parties are now engaged in recovering the
cargo, but as the vessel was well along In wears
her hull has doubtless bseome broken by ice
and is of little value. The amount of PROPERTY
thus buried beneath the waters has been esti-
mated at upwards of - 900 900, which is prob
ably below the actual fgures.-Detroit Free
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