The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-08-21
Correspondence baltimore County Cnion.
LETTER FROM NIAGARA FALLS.
CATARACT HorsE, NIAGARA FALLS,


EDiroHs BALTIMORE CorSrr uSioS-Dear Sir. q:
Thinking that letter from this part Of the coun.
try would not be out 81 place in your yalua bic
journal, determined to drop you few lines
We arrived here yesterday from Watkins Glen,
having spent part Of the day at Rochester. Al
Watkins wc were Hospitality entertained st the
Glen Mountain House, whence wc made u conl-
piete tour Of this Gien, well that Of liaya ana,
about three miles distant. Where 50 many beau.
tifui scenes are congregated il would be hard TO
pick out any indy iduai ono, but most celebrated
are the Rainbow Falls ut Watkins. and the Bridal
Veil at Havana beautiful sheet Of water. which.
in falling breaks into u thousand drops. looking
like n shower Of diamonds. Coming up Seneca
Lake the scenery amply repaid us for the rather
Tanner. like simplicity Of the dinner the boat.
which consisted Of and was limited 10 the whole.
some fare Of beefsteak aud potatoes with u little
cat meal thrown In by way Of dessert. On our
way north We saw several embryo Presidential
candidates in the persons Of the canal bostncn.
and our bosoms gave patriotic throb when we
gafed on the material Of which Senators and ten.
erals are made.
AZ Rochester We visited Powers Block. large
building sig stories high, most oi which j. devoted
10 business purposes. bu, the upper part l. entire
iy given up 20 an art gallery. IL was designed by
Its founder, D. w. Powers. to give copies 81 all the
most famous paintings Of the old masters, and here
may be seen works Of Raphael, Titan, Michel
Angelo and other distinguished painters aud
little rooms hung with costly draperies, mirrors.
curtains, &c. The main hall. in addition 90 the
paintings and statuAry contains over $500 photo
graphic views and magnificent orchestrion. Il
II strange that this gallery Is 90 little known IL
10 we'll worth . visit.
Rochester Is a very handsome city with wide
streets. numerous public buildings, and in the
suburbs there are n number Of villas arranged like
and said TO compare favorably with those at New.
port.
When We arrived at Niagara tho whole place
was liz up by tho electric light. which, shining
upon the Pals through different coored glass,
produced scene moro like fairy land than sober
earth. To describe the Falls IL impossible. there
fore will content myself with saying that the
pictures give very fair general idea of tho place.
but fall far short Of the reality.
Niagara 10 . high place-a very high place.
The Falls are high, the charges arc high. 'finy
cents seems 10 DO the minimum charge for any
thing and ~ for the maximum. there's absolutely
no limit. The haekman Is here in all his pristine
glory. lie makes golden promises and expects
golden fees. Niagara itself Is q largo enough
place for any reasonable man, but Il has been set.
on ~ and improved ~ by . number Of side shows
which the haekmen insist upon your visiting for
the reason that they are Believed 20 share the
profits In al the custom they bring. Indeed
heard Of one well authenticated incident TO the
effect that one Of these gentry drove couple from
one OF the hotels 10 = clergyman's house 60 be
married, and the day after the ceremony was per.
formed he came back 20 the ministers aud demand
cd half the marriage fec on the plea that he had
brought the party there. His very Kind offer was
declined with thanks.
We are now en- route for her Majesty's Domiu.
ion, from which perhaps may write.