New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25

Vcndomo the Pont Neuf-in the one case
upon a hard pavement and in tine other INTO the
muddiesl of waters-would certainly pay some
thing for a chance at these comfortable and
cleanly rapids, and if | had them and this Goat
Island bridge in Paris I'd turn the water power
to some account. Az it is. il pains me to see 80
fine a water privilege running to waste. when 1t
might be made to pay comparatively well There
Is a paper mill on Goa Island probably built to
supply fodder for the goats-whch animals are
especially fond Of paper-when there were goats
on the island run by the Falls and the electricity
OF the lights in Prospect Park-a new pleasure
ground containing fountains, LIT by coored fires.
and where very good views of the Falls may
be obtained-is generated by an engine run bJ
the same power there is fitness in making the
Falls furnish the light which Eliminates theme but
! beyond ths-and being shown at so much head
from Goat Island and Prospect Park-I am not aware
that the Falls are put to any practical use what
ever. And 1t scarcely seems to me that, under the
circumstances, they can be said to fulfil their
destiny in the world
| A FEW STATISTICS.
| To be n statistican is to be q bore. This very
| well know But if il be possible to Introduce the
fact without being statistical l would like to
communicate to the reader the startling information
that every hour 100, 900 900 tons of water goes
over the Falls This may seem incredible to some
Democratic statesmen, who are not ready to believe
that there is much water In the world. but 1t Is
fact nevertheless. did not see the water of the
| Falls weighed Though | did see several men wade
near them) but the guidebook to Goat Island gives
these figures and at this time of life I'm willing to
take the word of q guide-book for such thing
without attempting to verify the statement for
myself by pair of scales. Nor have l myself
measured the height of the Falls, but know by
the authority just quoted that the American Falls,
165 feet high, just five feet higher than
the Canadian Falls, and take patriotic pride
in recording the fact But right here my pride has
a fall of IT'S and my patriotism can no further
co. for l must confess that, to my thinking,
| the Canadian Fall is much the finer of the two. In
volume of water, gracefulness of outline. brllance
of color in all, in fact. that goes to make fall
the American cannot hold candle to the Horse;
| SHOE | would be willing to have Canada annexed
| for the sake of ITS Fall more than this cannot
| saw Do not however, from all this imagine that
| the American Fall is TO be sneezed at
| THE CAVE OF THE WINDS.
If inclined that way it might be well to first visit
the Cave of the Winds. The visit Will certainly
afford you some surprising facilities for carrying
ont your inclination If still of the same mind, but
the chances are more than equal that you'll speak
rather respectfully of the Fall in the future.
| Flannel suits-which may have been worn by
thousands of emperors kings queens and other proud
potentates before You put them for anything you
| know TO the contrary-are furnished yOu
these an outer garment of Oil.skn is slipped, and
you are ready to enter into the inner sanctuary of
waters This was my second visit to the Cave of the
Winds and having come out alive on both occasions
7 can safely recommend it to Others. In this
instance my little daughter-by no means robust
g1rl-accompanied me- and so delighted was she with
the experience that she wished repetition oft every
| dav we remained at Niagara. This demonstrates
| that there can be nothing very terrible about 1t
still not wish TO take upon myself the response
| blty of recommending the visit to ladies. If fond
Of bathing and used TO the surf lady's way Is
easier. and John Munford. the guide, is as kind
and careful heart could wish but 1t cannot be
denied tnat ones back hair is apt to come to grief
| and that almost any nervous young woman IN first
stepping behind the sheet Of falling water would
wish herself some miles away-and on horseback
that she might still further increase her distance.
The descent of the steps is nohngin this case 1t is
not alone the first step which costs-'ts
when you step behind the water that the
trouble begins. The rush, tho roar, and the spray
are deafenng and binding. Euroclydon Is on al
sides of youi you are blown fat to the WALL
| pinned to the rocks by skewers from all points
| of the compass. And this wind which so smtes
YOU and beats you and drives you to the wall Is
| but air which the body Of water you have been
| patronizing and speaking of disrespectfully dis
.
Crst mills. fly all the kites in Chrstendom. blow
| 0eet from Liverpool to the Lands End--wherever
| that NAV be-before the bOs'n could pipe up the
watch below TO put a reef in tho starboard stunsal
boom Once fairly behind the Fall aud 1t is palmer
sailing you are sustained by the thought that you
| are not the first one that has worn that bathing
| suit, and that your dollar for the trip Is not
payable till you get out. And when you finally
emerge from behind the great curtain, and descend
| IN the rocks DelOW-WDere spray DOWs, ana not
unfreauently whole circles of rain dance
and shir ,ner round you-then Is the time to
at my American Fall If still so inclined. 1t is some
thing too, to battle in these waters, churned white
as cnrds by the rocks upon which they dash
| after journeyIng night and day some thou
! sands of miles from great lakes lar In the
West. Looking mp at the Fall from ITS foot you see
the water piled In shining wilderness high above
| you like snow on the mountain peaks you saw in
| Switzerland-on the Wetterhorn. when you lay
| weather bound at Grndlewald. Oh the Jungfrau
| Lsuterbrunnen.
FOREIGN STUPIDITY.
I've been abroad you see. And this reminds me
that when at Schaffhausen. where l lay over day
| or two to take in La Chute du Rim
l must stop right here to explain that over there
they call waterfall chute probably because
| they've heard some American talk of shooting a
fall OF rapid. and got hold of word that they
| don't know how to spell !
nat Schathausen took beat and crossed the river
| from the SChweizerhof to see the famous all or
the Rhine Twas pretty little affair an infantile
! fall, however-no more TO be compared to that
Great stupendous wonder the Fall of Niagara
| than q child's mnnching of green apple TO the
enormous transgressio1 Of our first patents. And
asked me In most excellent English if this did not
| bring to my mind my own Niagara. l told him
| that if he would set Lake Lucerne on the top OF
Pilatus and let 1T tumble all at once down that side
which stands almost perpendicular to the valley, it
would be faint reminder of home; When he
| asked me how high our Fal was and modestly
/ 81 ranfo he
So much tor giving information TO stranger. But
what can one expect of people who call u water
| that joan PAUL