, 1879-01-08
NIAGARA IN WINTER.

Bvsnto taxy,tr. yac. 4,
The rros,-K -KII,r has wnr, n glorious sriumnh
=. u., S'asafa fal's, aoo Ene'apa ana Amesc. a'e
'inKeu together bg new oond-a cha,n OF leo-
which owes nothing for its existence 10 the help
ing hand Of mau, A Cp7.yier reporter was sent
Ia tbe Fails vr.torday. ami LEARNED that The Ira.
49,, h.aa.,s f... a.s as".,.. .u", ~ ,...
neiaRe became IN aee@eo lset on eaeaay 'ast.
1t is really child ol the great suow-ssosm Of
last week, which accounts for t:a uncommonly
carly formation. For some DAYS tarpo amount
y. s"o" ~. oa ~, .,.. ~. , w. oesu
pssstoR over the }alis' anu ABOUT Inc beginning
Of The present week old inhabitants began to
look e1pcctantar for an icebridee, thouQl, IL was
hnce Of this phenomenon. al s o'clock sus.,jay
tnorpipg tho accumulated mass OF ice came 10
stand-stlll beneath the new suspension bridge,
aud tho watchers began 10 hope that tbere
% shtpG anp1eeed:nteG m 90 far % Is Histofy or tf.d.
tiou bear record. Hut the hope was soon tlIs-
peIe.l, for the huge dam Of Ire suddenly began
10 i,eave, grind, and break up Into fragments
with loud noise, which ts described - being
there was second standstill, and 1t seemed GER
tain that the brkleo had been formed, Int at 9
In the afternoon there WAS thtni and more
scvcro disturbance as tho prisoned waters ex-
crted their giant strength Ia an effort 70 bo
free.
Tbs battle wss grand one. Vast quantities
Of Ice and suow wero caught in tho waters arms
nntl tossed hlther aud thlther like playthings,
grinding themselves to fragments III the fierce
engagement. Great hunlmucks weighing hun
drcds Of tons were pushed into tho air and r.
nlaincti there as monuments Of tic fcraful bat
and swept Into tho strcaln, aud tho soli-
tary 1r which was won't to mark tho landing
placa OF tho ferry became victim to the war
ring elements, though ordinarily 1t stands three
fses ae1vS hS Tstsr Iss slow
setmed as II they must rend the great gorYo In
twain and escape from their thral1dom by sumo
new road; but there was only one gateway for
them, md, rs they could not break the mile
swept away hcncatii, still raging, but COM
plctely conquered by tlla asu,les Of tho Frost
King. liavi1v thus succumbed to this ineylla-
bio humiliation, tho water allowed the leo to
rest above 1t, accepting tho yoke which II could
not bread despite It's bosstei strength. And
now the victor rests Quietly, torn and ragged 1t
ID ,ruc, but tpvinclAo; sud so It will rcrnaiu
until the rntahtEer bcsms Of the spring sun dc-
pflsc IL Of Its strength and once moro restoru
Niagara to l,s accustomed freedom. Tho bridge
Is nearly mlic Ia length, extending from iino
urawn perpcntlicularly to Point Lookout tn tbs
American Park i,alt way to the railroad bridge,
anH ps tno fsG saqs to shor @
Into the mouth with 4 shoek that IL almost
painful In ite suldcnness mud forvc. Everything
ID 30 chautcd-so trans8Hured. leo eyerywheroi
Ice upon ths rocks, upon the trees. eucfoaci,Ing
upon the cataract Itsoli and dnaatnlnF Its roar,
even stealing away = large portion OF Ii
power to all seeming. Tho story OF Sall,sou
and Delt1ah comes 10 mind u ono secs how the
ics has si,orn the waters Of their strength. A
tho spectator atnpQs upon tht4 point. tho wind
blows tie Apray lulo bis face, and. soon covers
him iii over with ice Jewels; but what carus ilo
for tic spray In tho enthusiasm. OF tue glorious
yew[ in tho park the leo has beun
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uauty, It llaa torn down huus ]ima IL
It's oyefpowcrtng weight. Looking over TO tic
Ca,ladnn stora tho observer can see huge iciclcs
locks u, tho torchcads OF Kiai,ts ID thu story
books, But these alghts are ID nothing when
coin pared 10 tho brund sheet OF wrinkleti snow.
cc which lies at hts feet. There II is.-thc con-
ia calmly anu peacefully ns patch OF snow.
There ID something maiestic, subIine, IN liz
uuct indifference 10 the influences OF thu water
power. All traces Of the pattes Of Sunday have
The l,0.lt Of tho point ia not norieeable to any
trcat degree. Al its upper cn4 tho swift cur
rcut lnaY bs seen sweeping f]ercoiy aRainst It.
then Crcet,lpV bQpc4lb Will, defeat ell air. nnt!
coming Ut, ugai,l as thu lower uii oul,u tucrkiy.
Our rctd,rteF stood and watehcI thls wondrons
spectacle until his eyes wrre wcIl.n1Rtl blinded
by tho glarn and h1s putg-b book lr1yus wtre
0ute still with frozen spray, and ttlep descend.
ut tu the tllrlttjed D!AttE to get 4 nknfCr 1c.
auaiutance Of the Frost.KIue'a hanJiWork.
Verify Kiua Jack has turned his time to rot,I
account on This ogcusoo, ana proved thut ho IA
Us good nj, artist % d 9ratd tcale os ot, a
minute one. beside the roe.nda, whlci, stands
ot tho base OF tho American lalI, . ,uountal1
Of snuwy bpsAy tcs towers up eighty feet IIch.
and il each dnY cljmttoR higher towards thc
summit. Tho tiotnr Ut ths rotnuda bears an lee
crown OF exceeding beauty, and aIooE The roof
of tho lrcsslug, shed nre curious ice Formations
which nothing leas than tho nhotographlc came
ia can adequately picture. GtalIt tclcles hang
from the ellis, and every ourp In = willis
huge fragment comes tumbilne down. Tbs frc
ID perfectly white and acctniuely uulto torous.
l,lls excessively tiara -frozcn. Al Il warns il
/ hv n,oatf, II assumes a gun-1lkn consistency
v l,icl, tenpts QUO to chew It, though he tinis Il
Il iIttiu tup brttlc for that pufpusr, Its annsar-
ancu Is sractjY That ot Inui, ria4s, and Guild it
be made ,tdcst rue tibla and retain its t,rcxcnt
consistency 4 would make vary superior biiIlsru
h!s iee was perfectly 1,.,re aud that il q Ton OF
II were melted il would proince no np,rsciable
uuantitY Uf seulInent, Thc Ice i,Uuataiu ia stiIi
III its com parativr Infancy, hDt ii Tho wind anu
mercury arv iayurahe il viii aoou l,e In couJi.
tIon 10 form cuastfng hill Tor the peoOlu \, IL
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