The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-23
FREE NIAGARA.
The international Park Openeds
at the Falls on the New
York Side.
State and Dominion Officials Present in
ALI Their GlOry-Musis and
Speechmakng.
Niagara Falls special

Niagara Falls special
Niagara never before saw such throng
as to- day attended the opening of the State
Park Seemingly all Western New York
poured itself into the village. A score of
special trains brought delegations from
many States and from Canada. The word
Welcome" greeted the visitor Mt every
turn. Bunting is displayed in every part
of the village. The Union Jack, the Irish
Green, and the Tricolor are mingled with
the Stars and Stripes The hotels are law
ish in display The fronts OF the Inter
national, Cataract. spencer, and others are
almost hidden from sight by rict -hued
decorations. In front of the Cataract IS a.
fine arch. Many handsome decorations on
the Canada shore show sympathetic re-
joicing.
The Reservation Commissioners met at
the Cataract House Mt 1890 a. IN. There
were present Commissioners Dorsheimer,
Robb, Rogers, Anderson. and Green, and.
Secretary and Treasurer Leighton Will
Jams. The following cable dispatch was
read:
t LONDON, Eng, July IA.
ITO the Representatives OF the State OF New
York at Niagara Fails
The Commons Reservation Society con-
graduates the State of New York on secur-
ing the Falls to the public"
About 11:30 a delegation representing
the Canadiln Government drove over from
the Canadian side to take part in the cere-
monies 1t included Lieut.. Gov. Robin
son. of Ontario; the Hon. Oliver Mowatt,
Premier of Ontario; Provincial Secretary
Hardy; Lieut.. Col. Gzowski, Chairman of
the Canadian Niagara Falls Commission;
Commissioner Langmuir: and the Govern
or Generals secretary. An informal.
Ill
the hotel parlors occupied by Gov. Hill.
The Canadian visitors were presented to-
him and remained until the time arrived
for The ceremonies of the day.
THE OPENING CEREMONIES.
The formal opening ceremonies were held
in Prospect Park, whose well-kept domain
was early given over TO the lawless tread of
public which needed police restriction,
and had it not
At 1915 o'clock Gov. Hill, Hon. Eras-
tus Brooks, James c.. Carter. of New
York, the orator of the day, and Bishop.
Coke. made their appearance IN tho
pavilion, escorted by President Nelson of
the Prospect Park Company. They were
followed by the staff of the Governor, State.
officials, Niagara Reservation Commission
ers. and others of prominence. The cere-
monies, carried out according to program,
included fine vocal and martial music the.
latter by military bands from Buffalo and the
Mexican National Band. present by special
invitation. Bishop Coke read prayer
written for the occasion, and the Hon.
Erastus Brooks, President of the day,
made a long address. The formal presen-
tation of the Park to the State was made by
the Hon. William Dorsheimer. Gov. Hills
reply went into details. He gave the
crowd history of Niagara, said the State
l W Ia IN
ton. and wound up with merited praises
for the Commissioners, and none the less.
merited u,ogies for the cataract. The ora
tor of the day was the Hon. James @. Car
ter, OF New York City, a prominent lawyer,
who has been active in The Niagara Falls
Association of New York" His Grafton
dwelt upon the sublimity of the falls. free
access to which the park is intended to Sc
cure. the evils Of private proprietorship IN
Natures wonders, and reviewed the pro-
ceedings and negotiations which resulted
in the purchase of the park by the State.
Letters of regret and congratuation were
read from President Cleveland, the Cover
nor General of Canada. and from Samuel
j. Tilden. Lieutenant Governor Robinson
of the Province of Ontario and Premier
Mowatt of the Dominion Government
made bright speeches.
The military parade in the afternoon was
brilliant 1t was reviewed by Gov. Hill,
who left early for the East
MOTLEY CRowD-SwEPT OVER THE.
PALS.
The crowds fingered to enjoy freedom"
and fireworks. A sergeant of the guard
during the parade having orders to keep
horses from the line of march attempted
to enforce them. A mounted orderly at
tempting 10 ride past him, the sergeant
! thrust his bayonet into the horse, killing
it. The sergeant was arrested. The
friendly Canadian from the near
towns, pipe in mouth and girl
on arm, was everywhere. The farming
community of all Western New York SEEM
ed to have hitched up and driven to the
village. Prospect Park looked like mon
strous battle-ground. Even The Tona-
wanda reservation sent in its Indian dele
cation, gay in cambria and red feathers.
All day long these throngs walked the
streets. The hickman, as a feature of Nj
agara, was wiped out of existence. The
crowd was the greet thing. People trooped
over the bridges in endless battalions and
marched shoulder to shoulder through the.
moist and shady pathways of Goat Island.
Farmers hitched their teams among the
shrubbery which private management had.
hitherto SO sedulously guarded The deep
woods of the island looked as though given.
up to vast camp-meeting. The Biddle-
stairway was free, az il always is: and
the number of people who went toiling up.
and down its tedious spiral was SO great
thSs further admission was repeatedly de-
MED. The trip to the Cave of the Winds
cost dollar apiece. but the lessees reaped
harvest The inclined railway in Pros
pect Park was run at twenty five cents q
head as usual. There was total lack of
police supervision, and IL was a constant
remark during the day that accidents were
being invited. About six o clock two Buff
falo women were about to cross the first
bridge TO Goat Island when one of them. a
Mrs. Mcintyre. ventured upon the un-
guarded planks at the edge of the pier.
Turning. she called to her companion.
You're cowardl Come onl" AS she
spoke she lost her balance, fel into the
npids, and was swept over the American
Fall.
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