Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-15
"REMINISCENCES OF ROCHESTER,.
The Falls of the Genesee and Sam
Pitchs Fatal Leap--0ne of its
Business Houses and it's
Great Magnitude.

The present floods which are either
devastating or threatening the country
in every direction, are justly cause for
apprehension. No matter whether they
come suddenly or by slow degrees, they
are, in either case, great evil and
much to be dreaded, and yet America
will always be troubled by these spring
overhows. Probably one Of the most
disastrous that was ever known, occurr-
ed in Rochester, N. Y, about twenty
years ago, The Genesee river, just
above the falls, where Sam Patch made
his final and fatal leap, became cons
pletely blockaded by ice, forming an
impossible dam, and the water coming
down the Genesee river overlooked the
principal portion of the city of Roches'
ter. This catastrophe would have been
repeated the present year had not the
energy and foresight of the city au-
thorities prevented it. The writer hap>
pened to be in Rochester at that time
and was greatly interested in the man.
ner in which this great catastrophe was
averted. Every few moments, roar
like the peals of thunder or the BOOM
ing of cannon would be heard, and in
order to see this ice blasting process,
the writer went to the top of the new
Warner building, which overlooks the
Genesee river. From here he was not
Onl y enabled to see the process unin-
terruptedly, but also the magnificent
building which has just been complet'
ed. This is PROFESSIONALLY the finest
building devoted to business and manu-
featuring purposes in America, being
entirely fireproof, eight stories high,
aud containing over four and quarter
acres of flooring. Mr.. Warner treated
your correspondent very courteouSly,
and in course of the conversation said
eve are doing tremendous bust
ness and are far behind in our orders
This is the season of the year when
people, no matter how strong theil
constitution be, feel, more or less, the
pain and indisposition, the headaches
colds, neuralgia, rheumatism, dull
pains, sore throats, cough--all the |, 001
ills that flesh is heir to come this time
of the year, if at all. 1t is natural
therefore, that We should be very busy
This is specially true of our Safe Rheu
matte Cure, and it is crowding us very
sharply for new remedy"
singular, but had forgotten tina
you do not advertise to cure all disease
from one bottle, as is done general,
by many other medicine men, but
supposed Warmers Safe Cure was 70
the cure of rheumatism"
"And so it has been until our rem
edy which was especially for rheuma
tism and neuralgia was introduced
We have been three years perfectinj
this new remedy. Study first laugh
us there were certain powerful element
in Warmers Safe Cure, better know
as Warmers Safe Kidney and Live
Cure, that made wonderful cures il
chronic and acute rheumatism, bu
during our investigation, We learned
, remarkable cure at celebrated spring
and put experts to investigate an
found that the springs did not contai
any valuable properties, but the cours
of treatment that was being give
there was performing all the benefit
BY carefully combining the active prir
ciples of this remedy with our SAT
Cure, we have produced our SAT
Rheumatic Cure, and the cures it
effectng are simply wonderful, and
do not doubt it will become as popula
as our Safe Cure"
you seem to talk freely in regar
! to your remedies, and appear to hav
: no secrets"
None whatever. The physical
with his hundred calls and one hundre
diseases, Is necessarily compelled
guess at great deal. Weare enable
: to follow up and perfect, while phys
clans can only experiment with thei
i hundred patients and hundred diseases
With the ordinary physician, the cod
Y binds him down, so that if he makes