New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-18
4 MAY.TRAP AT NIAGARA FALLS.
TIE oVIN ROAD ALONG THE c MAZDA RIVER BANK-
HIGHT OF TIE PE"cirCE-DUT Oh InE DO
sINlON CONVENIENT.

TIE oVI.N ROAD ALONG TIE MAZDA RIVER BANK-
HIGHT OF TIE PgHciPIUE-DUn on TlIE DO
NINIOS GOVERNMENT.
rome EdtfOr Of RE Tribune.
SIR: In the memorable year close ut hand
the woul - America may have TO snow in tie way of
are unkcy altogether to eclipse those conferred oR her
by nature. Thousands will foch TO her shore, who
,ur,Gy will take les, interest IN tAe latter
than IN the former Among such natural phenomena
Niagara by common ccnsont. takes the foremost place
Together with the vast lakes that forever swell it, un
dcring it usually The first point sought by The
tourist. or all American sights the cataract j. most
closely scanned, most profoundly admired. without
rival either in grandeur beauty. it il less the pride
than the chief symbol of q region wherein nature has
worked on her nobest scale and wrought her most I'M
oressiyc effects Shared by two great nations for which
it forms tine most striking and marvellous OF earthly
boundaries Nia.ari lacks element of human interest
to highcn the attraction. OF its picturesque sublmty.
Now. II il worth while to remember that the Fails will
probably he visited by greater number Of people in
1876 than have before gone thithcr in single year.
am quite sure thai our ncigiboro viii agree that we
should house in the best order possible for the
peced guests and that Canadians Will az least not think
me oiicios intrusive IL OFF, at this juncure some
suggestions touching their side Of the Niagara River
There work there that should be set about forthwith
and for their own credits sakein which, on this point
may he forgiven for taking lively intcrcs-it il Ia lie
hoped that the good people of the Dominion will permit
no nvOidabe delay. la truth a mere statement al
the case ina CINE that most Canadians viii be- much
surprised the majority Of the outside world that the
evil refer tn has been allowed Ia exist long and with
little or effort AT abatement.
That evil IS that from below the Suspension Bridges
clear up the Horseshoe FAIL the Canadian bank Of the
Niagara River Is long man-trap There Ii probably
nowhere in the world. In any civilized and thcky pOpu
lated community extended and fghtfuliy dangerous
spot. The prccipce has mean hight OF not less than
$50 feet and the drop is nearly vertical That for all
practical purposes 1t may bc reckOned quite 1t
remarkable fact that with road running for u milo
more close the edge OF the oih-ind by close mcan
In some eases. within 4 o. foet-thcrc H. moi post,
rai or, uutii cnse to the CiftOn House.
much as n stone to guard the BRINK. There IL
absolutely no protection whatever for an
wary pedestrian frightened horse TO keep
from puncng 100 feet upon bristnS rocks or into
the waters of the Niagara River bee Hess child
chasing hoop ball. the bank, would he
surely lost " leape EuHry frOu toe shore into the
IIor,esh, itself II the banks above the level OF
the caria;c-rOad and fOOtpath, they might furnish
slight IL inadequate safeguard. It this rs not the
The banks almost uniformly on ihr grade with
the road. Tho dan ger i literally appalling. Not n
vehicle j. driven tho road bni it, inmates risk
Ing their lives aud when cOelrfs The great
Der of carriages and onnbu>cs that rattlc this
departure Of trains. IL becomes truly astonishing
thai few fatil accidents have hitherto occurred
That they do sometimes occur There are nournful Wit
neSses. Hero and there along the pathway wooden
sign be with the statement panied upon IL that
John /, nee or some one else fell hr hanh here at
such dat. BIT for the tragicll pity the hug the
intilnaton would ludicrVus These boards are,
however. standing rrp'Oacir- Ia the Govern