Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1882-09-14
NIAGARA EXCURSION.
DEATH CLAIMS HIS OWN.
From our Special Correspondent.


Toronto-and-R Return hash boxes, trayers
the aisles looking for seats, vowing t.
leave the train at the next station ant
heaping maledictionS upon the head o
every one connected with the same
Patience, kind friend, they are alread,
buSily engaged preparing for your com
fort, and you are riding for nothing a. 81
to Niagara!!D Can you not wait little
You have paid for one seat, It's true. ant
may have to UdLk AS far as Dover" bu
coaches will soon be added and unknown
to you every effort is being made fol
your safety. Now the agent sells th,
reclining chairs and gives us more space
Then comes the excursion agent will
the Falls admission and Toronto tickets
The sale of these is regarded by the
passengers as huge speculation OH the
part of the railroad company, and q
great amount of explanation is necessary
to show that it is an arrangement made
in the interest of visitors; reduction
from regular rates of admission secured
by the agent and saving for the pur
chaser from one to two dollars current
money. Now all are seated; parties are
formed; baggage is placed in the racks
and they begin to keep house. The
character of the neighborhood is investi
gated. Oh, horrorI there are the wild
animals! The sea lion, crocodile. what
is it, and do-do. Only some poor fellows
trying to extarct great amount of fur
from some very bad whiskey, and show
ing no disposition to insult their friends
On future excursions cheap boys will be
provided who will brain all such fellows
with rolls of cotton batting as soon as
they enter the car. Faster-faster on
we go. Philadelphia is reached; Mr..
Hamilton is tired and gets off to rest
Good bye, Mr.. Hamilton. Unfortunate
ly he is travelling with his mother and
has both tickets, and Mr.. Stanton of
Flushing courteously provides for her
pleasure and comfort. We reach Belden
perhaps Oh time, but here delayed almost
two hours, and little did our excursion
lists know that while they were grumbl-
ing at the delay that the greatest excite
ment prevailed on other trains. and
passengers were begging to stop off and
not run the gauntlet of fearful fire
which which was raging round our path.
destroying both rails and ties. Incredi-
BILE as it may seem, ere the iron was
in repair and ready for the trains, and
when our party reached the place
they saw only men working by
torchlight, and surrounded by charred
timbers and casks. Fifty thousand dol
lars worth of property was consumed in
that fearful fire. Cleveland is reach
ed in safety, the electric light and
lake are looked upon by many for
the first time. The stop is very brief
and we run upon the rails of the
L. S. 6 NJ. S. enroute for Buffalo. Such
splendid moonlight, such beautiful
head pillowed near the
window you could gaze far out into the
lake or enjoy the beauty of the land
scape-'Mentor,' but only flash of light
and the whistle of switch levers reward
ed the anxious gazer from the window
Erie, but the coffee had been drank
up by the preceding excursion, we wash
in the public trough and move OF again
Buffalo, slight delay, and we speed
swiftly to our destination. Now the
feed. boxes and baggage is gathered to-
gether, friend seeks friend, we will soon
be there-N'then the glorious consum-
nation
NIAGARA.
Our excursion agent, Mr. G. z. Healy,
gives a few brief instructions and all
follow him to the Park where every
provision is made for the comfort Of
those in his care. Their baskets are
checked free of charge and hot and cold
water free. A good restaurant is also
where refreshments are pro-
vided at reasonable prices, and now all
are privileged to go as they please and
enjoy the grandeur and beauty of the
Falls to their hearts content.
We joined thisIexcursien as CHRON-
ICLE correspondent, knowing that it
strives always to furnish reading which
may prove interesting to its patrons and
to keep them posted concerning all
events of interest, but as we have upon
two former occasions written complete
descriptive letters, giving complete sta
tisticS, we will eHdeavOr to write briefly
and not consume space, nor weary the
patience of the reader.
THE PLACES OF INTEREST
are American Rapids, American Falls,
Bridal Veil, Biddle's STAIRS and Cave of
the Winds, Horse Shoe Falls, Luna
Island, Goat Island. Suspension Bridges,
Prospect Point and Three Sister Islands.
There are many other places of interest
which are NOT the Falls. Visitors are
benefited by having one in their party
familiar with the Falls and thus be en-
abled to see the most desirable sights in
a limited time. Your correspondent has
acted as guide the two past seasons to
small parties not TO exceed twenty per-
sons, any of which can be referred to-
We were pleased to conduct the follow
ing named ladies of distinction and re-
spectability: Mrs. ID. W. Bethel, Misses
Aggie Pollock, Jennie Grimes, Mollie
Lodge, Emily Nichols, Retta Lodge, NJ.
Z. Pollock, Flora Grimes, Matte Camp
bell, Lizzie Lodge, Amanda Armstrong,
Mrs. Mamie j. Armstrong Messrs
Thos. Pollock, James Lyle, Albert Mich
OILS. J. l.. Tannehill. J. l.. Grimes. j. S.
Lodge, VIM. L. Merritt, j. A. Weyers.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT EXHIBITION
is grand beyond description and renders
the fountain almost attractive rs the
Falls. No one should fail to see 1t as it
is Incorporated with and adds to the
grander of the falls. 1t represents the
only successful effort to paint the lily"
HARRY WARNER
gave an exhibition of his skill by walk
ing the side Of the bridge, and the ca
bles to the tower on the evening of the
30th, also performing on the trapeze and
dropping from the bridge along slen-