The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-12
TIE GRANDEST SPECATCLE IN
NATURE.

THE GlANDEsT AID MOST MAGNIFCANT iCE
FORMATION At THE FAILS EVER KNOWN
IN IT'S HISTORY. THOUSANDS or PEOPLE
COMING FROM ALL PARTs or THE couN-
TRY TO WITNESS THE IMPOSING sPrc-
TAcIE.
The following article, composed Of *
tracts from the Buffalo Courier Of u recent
date, will enable our readers to form a faint
idea Of the grand exhibition OF nature now
10 be seen at that celebrated watering
place:
The Frost King has won glorious tr-
umph at Niagara Falls, and England and
America are linked together by new bond
"a chain Of icc--which owes nothing for
ITS existence to the helping hand Of man
THE GREAT ICE BRIDGE.
y Courier reporter was sent to the Falls
yesterday and learned that the ice bridge
became an assured fact on Sunday last
For some days large amount Of snow
covered ice from Lake Erie he'd been pass
ing over the Falls and about the beginning
OF the week old inhabitants began 10
look eXpcctantly for an ice bridge
At abou; eight O'Clock snnd'y morn
ing the accumulated mlsS Office came to
Stand-stil beneath the suspension bridge,
and the watchers 5cgan to hone there
would be n bridge with mooth surface
ii thing unprecedented 50 lar a. history
or tradition bear record. But the hope
was soon dispcllcd. 70: the huge dam of
ice suddenly began 10 hcayr grind and
break up into fragments with loud noise,
which is described as Icing exceedingly
| trying 10 the nerve. At ten o'clock there
was second stand still, and it seemed Ger
| tain that the bridge had been formed, but
! at two in the afternoon there was third
and NOR severe disturbance rs the prison
| ed waters cAcrtcd their gaint strength in
an effort to he free. The battle was Il
grand one. Vast quantities Of ice and snow
were caught in the waters arms and tossed
hither and thither like playthings, fighting
and struggling with one another and grind
ing themselves to fragments. Great hum
mocks weighing hundreds of tons were
pushed into the air and remained there a.
monuments of the fearful battle. Large
boulders were torn from the shore Mtd
swept into the stream.
The slow, awful strength of the niuniatcd
waters was so apparent that 1t seemed as II
they must rend the great gorge in twain amt
escape from their thraldom by some NV
road; but there was only one gateway io'
them, and as they could not freak the
mile wide dam in two they lifted il up
bodily and swept away beneath, still Agin.
but completely conquered by the amir'
of the Frost King. Having thus succumc'
. to the inevitable humiliation, the watel
allowed the ice TO rest above it. acccptin.
the yoke which it could not break despite
its boosted strength. And now the victor
rests quietly, torn and ragged, it is trul
but nvinciblc; and SO it will remain until
the mighticr beams Of spring sun dcprly'
it OF it strength and once more restore NJ
agra to its accustomed freedom. Th'
bridge is nearly mile in length, extend
ing from Il line draw pcrpcndicnlarIy Il
Point Lookout in the American Park, bal
way to the railroad bridge, and filing rh
, gorge from shore to shore. First view q
the falls brings the heart up in the mouh
with shock that is almost painful in II
suddcnness and force. Everything is ST
, changed SO transfigurcd lee cveryw'rrn
Ice upon the rocks, upon the trees, 81
croaclling upon the Cataract itself and demt
cning It's roar--even stealing away i0r-
portion Gifts power, SO 'mingly, The >tor
= of Sampson and Dcllah comes 20 mind 20
, one sees how the ice has shorn the water
, of their strength. Is the spectator stand
upon this point the wind blows the Spaly
. into his face and soon covers him all ova
with ice Jewels, hut what cares h. lo
the spray in the enthusiasm ofthe glorlon
, view, In the park the ice has been destruc
tive as it is beautiful and though it has roh'
, the trees and buildings in snowy beauty ]
has torn down hugs limbs in tsoverpowcrn
weight. Looking over TO the Canadian s.oi
/ the observer can see huge ciclcs OF man
, tons weight hanging like ropey locks @
. the forchcads Of gaints in the story boo
r But these sights are nothing when comp'd
! ed 70 the broad sheet OF SHOW ice Wh.c
, lies at its feet There ii iS--thc conquer
of Niagara ling IN the sun light .
, quiet and peaceful rs a patch Of snow
An opportunity for viewing Niagara i
: ITS present glorious condition seldom Occur
twice in life time, and thousands OF pee
pie from all parts of the country are viSi
, ing the falls for the purpose Of cnjoyin
the luxury OF such a scene, In our opii
ion a cheap rate excursion Ivy some intG
!, prising railroad company to enable the poo
pie to visit Niagara Falls would be in
mensey popular at this time and libcrAll
patroniAcd,