Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-07-28
FALLS OF NIAGARA.

FALLS OF NIAGARA.
From our own Correspondent
Off to Niagara five hundred happy
hearts filled with joyous hopes and pleas
urable anticipations, and in their midst
your unworthy correspondent. hoping
to write up an interesting newspaper
article for the readers of THE CHROME
Gle, not presuming to enlighten the
travelled ones, but to possibly entertain
those who remained at home, and per
chance give them information which
might prove profitable to them at some
time.
went the engine, clang went the bell,and
we were on the way, stopping only al
the stations advertised to take up those
who wished to join the excursion. Then
the speed increased and we fairly flew
over the rails toward our destination
At New Philadelphia our train was
cut into two sections, but was coup
led together again at Grafton. After a
run Of one hundred miles
"oUR PARTY"
boarded the train at Easton, being com.
posed of the following wealthy and dis.
tinguished ladies, some of them gradu-
ates from the best schools of the State
viz: Miss Ida May and Miss Vergfe Me.
Lure, Miss Rosa Styer, Miss Stahl, Miss
Beatty, Miss Butler-also that prince of
good fellows. Mr. O.E Franks. of Doyles.
town. Rejoicing in our good fortune in
meeting such pleasant and refined COM
pany We looked forward to the enjoy
ment of pleasant occasion. and we
were not disappointed
AT CLEVELAND
we made stop of about Is minutes, and
had our first view of the Brush Electric
Light, which illuminates the depot.
Then we pulled out, and were away
again on the Michigan Southern double
track, steel rails), for Buffalo. At this
hour people were supposed to seek their
''downy pillow" and as the excursion
agent had neglected to furnish the afore-
said downy pillows in the regular pas
senger coaches, shoulders, laps, backs of
seats, &c, &C., were made to serve as
such. Your correspondent having no
laps or shoulders, &C., &C.. at his dispo-
sal, made vain effort TO sleep erect, like
a lightning rod, or amuse himself by
standing on one foot, and nodding like
heron. At half-past late bedtime he
aroused himself to take in the situa-
tion. The lights burned dimly. Ladies
that were never known to snore, were
making more noise than camel lack
engine on a mountain railroad. One old
gentleman kept snorting and putting out
candles, while another at in
tervals kept crying % Lordy; Lordy, and
I'm yum One lady (married, we hope)
has clasped her cashmere protector with
both arms tightly around the neck, and
drawn his head upon her bosom, where
he slept "the sleep of the just" There
were a great many Lap-landers on board,
and we imagined we saw guardian an
gels sitting like pigeons in rows upon
the bell-rope, weeping.
ERIE
is reached at. daybreak; there is brief
1elay, and we soon.resume our journey.
The feed boxes were now opened, and
many sought the dining car, which. by
.he way, was commendable feature of
5he excursion, and managed in the best
to enhance the comfort of the
We now have glimpses
If the Lake, which add greatly to the
beauty of the scenery. Pleasantly we
Journey on
BUFFALO
5 reached-there is short stop, and we
ire again flying over the rails at almost
lightning speed. The intervening %
niles run quickly backward, and at half
'ast Thursday morning our twenty
coaches enter the depot at
NIAGARA.
A minister once took for his text, |
The world, the flesh and the DEVIL" and |
his hearers that he would "pass |
quickly over the world, touch lightly on
he flesh, and hasten as fast as he could |
o the devil" If we were to follow the |
anne course we would speak briefly of
he Falls, merely mention the hotels,
md hasten as fast as we could to the
lackmen. AS we purpose to write of
he Falls, and not principally of the
lackmen, We would only say that fit
ing postscript to the prayers of all
ourists would be From Niagara hack
nen and Fort Wayne Ham-sandwiehes
Do thou deliver u.s.
PROSPECT PARK
hould first be visited. 1t is a pleasant
rove, containing about II acres of land
is features are the Fountain, Art Gal
cry, Electric Light, Inclined Railway to
axe passengers below the Falls, and
Prospect Point. AT this point much
ime should be spent to contemplate the
Falls, and you should not fail to witness
heir illumination by the
EIFCTRtC LIGHT
which is grand beyond description. If
We could paint the lily" we would at
empt to give an idea of its beauty. BY