The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-09-02
rnYrorrAL CORRESPONDENCE
CINCINNATI, Aug. 30, 1880.

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The excursion that left McComb
ICity on the 18th inst. a through
to Chicago without a single acct
dent. The party numbered about
two hundred and fifty, and was the
most orderly ever e e on an excur-
sion. 1t was composed of tirst-class
people, embracing about seventy
five ladies', and not a rough, drunk
ard or bully was ON board. Moth
ing of special interest occurred on
the trip. 5r
Arriving in Chicago on Thursday
morning, most of our party regis
tered at the Palmer House, and liv-
ed like Princes. Every point of in
terest was visited in the great city.
From there the excursionists went
in every direction. Some to New
York, Niagara, Milwaukee, Lake
Geneva, Waukeeshaw, etc. Miss
Octavia Pickens, Mis- Mary Brown,
of Batesville, Mrs. Henry and the
writer, purchased births in q Wag-
ner Palace al and left Chicago
for Niagara Falls Sunday evening,
I'D inst. Our route lay over the
Michigan Central to Detroit, thence
by the Canada Southern, through
the upper province of Ontario, Can
ada, to Niagara. We arrived at one
O'Clock Monday evening, left the
train on the Canada side, hired q
carriage and were driven across
Suspension Bridge to the Interna-
tional Hotel. After dinner our par
ty took seats in q carriage and were
driven to all points of interest on
the American side. Our route, as
near As we can remember, was as
follows: We first visited Whirl-
pool Rapids, two miles below the
falls. To reach the rapids one
must descend to the depth of one
hundred and ninety-two feet in an
elevator to the underground parlor,
and then walk, crawl or slide down
a rugged path fifty-eIght feet more.
| We went down to the waters edge,
and drank from the flowing foam .
At the rapids the whole force of the
water concentrates and seems as
though it would tear asunder the
steep banks that enclose it, $50 wild
and startling is its terrific power.
AS far n the eye can reach the wa
ter thunders down in seething,
heaving masses of foam, throwing
up streams of water covered with
spray, and in places whirling it up
into angry pillows twenty or thirty
feet above the heads of the specta-
tors standing on the shore. 1t is
deafening in its roar, and here, even
more than at the brink of the falls,
can we have q realization of the ter
rife force of Niagara. Through q
channel but about three hundred
feet in width, and walled in by gi-
ant banks, from the summit of which
it makes one giddy to look down
rush the gathered waters of Lakes
: superior, Michigan, Huron, st
Clair and Erie
: We had our photographs taker
; at the rapids, with the ~splashing
dashing water for a back ground.
We next visited the lower rapid.
: and were disappointed. Our ladie
bought some costly, but WORTHLESS
t trinkets from the vendors and lief
the shop in disgust. after paying
five dollars for the pleasure of cut.
t ting a few evergreens to be preserv
r ed as mementoes. They won't eve
be so green again.
Bath, Luna and Goat Islands mex
claimed our attention. Afterwardi
Brig, Ship and the Sister Islands
They are all connected by handsom
bridges. The falls consist of tire
i. in number, known as the American
Center and Canada cataracts. Af
ter taking in all the sights on tn
4 islands, we descended the Biddl
. stairs and visited the famous Cav
of the Winds; and here allow us t
state that we will never attemp
that dangerous and fool-hardy eX
pertinent again. But there is fut
in it, ifit is dangerous, especially
ladies are in the party. Before &C
I ING down the winding stairs, 20
are furnished with a rubber Goa
and pants-same style for ladie
and gentlemen. Those suits are
kind Of cros between the robe of a
o Esquimax and Japanese, and Will
padding around In one. the Teare
looks outrageously ridiculous, tn
t women especially. There is hut on
way to recognize a woman in a Cav
of the Winds suit. and that is b,
her bushes. The thing don't sc
It we'll on her. 1t makes her awkward
land nervous. bnt the boys enjoy tn,
V fun. There Is 50 much water an,
$ spray that one hardly knows wha
route he has taken after goin!
through the Cave of the Winds
|Our recollection is you crawl owe
rocks. cross several ricket,
, wooden bridges. until you are a hun
dred feet from the banks, and owe
n one of the uggliest chasms ON earth
with nothing to interest you except
the falling water that effectually
blinds yon. After keeping yor
there till Your hair begins to turr
white. the guide leads you aade'
The .foils, and nothing is heard but
the sound of many waters" You