The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-05
Ole GatelLigettet1.
Daosl Nos. IS and ~ Fourteenth strsOt.
NIAGARA FALLS.

FROM Wsnt Virginia 10 Dee Of ths Wonder
81 the World.
To the Editor Of he hieiligtReer
SlR;-Haviug an engagementto lecture
for Teachers' Association in Western
New York on the "GrGding Of Country
Schools" l LETT Morgantown early in thu
morning, took dinner in Fairmont, suppcl
In Wheeling and lodged at the Mononga
hela House, Pittsburgh. Early mex
morning started, p lssing on my WAY
OhAutauqua and Buffalo. reached Ro
chester, near which the Teachers Associ
alton Ia held at the State Normal school
may here say that outside Of tho Ma
tional Educational Association it has
never before h9en my privilege to address;
q body q teachers 50 mature in age and
Attainments. There is now u movement
20 Introduce graduation into all the COun'
try schools OF the Empire State, aud the
Western counties OF the State taking the
lead. Indeed, the system is being tested
In almost every STATE, Pennsylvania and
Illinois taking the front rank. So far as
am aware, West Virginia is everywhere
receiving credit Tor being first 10 introduce
the system which seems destined TO ruyo-
lulonz' the common schools Of the
country,
Bidding goodbye to the Teachers As.
ISOLATION, on Saturday, February eth, |
took the train for Niagara Falls, the great
nst cataract on the globe. II is now Mon,
DAY morning, am waiting fur the train
that is 10 take me towards West Virginia,
and feel that l would like to tell my
lTleuds something Of what | have seen.
But the strongest language and the finest
figures convey but faint idea Of the grand.
euIs and beauty OF Niagara, OF all the
sights | have eyerseen, buildings, pictures,
statues, and all wonders OF art made by
mems hand, and also all beauties OF ma
tura made by the Creator for the delight
and admiration OF his CreStlreB, | can
name no other ono thing, except the starry
heavens, so beautiful, SO glorious, and SO
powerful Us Niagara Falls and surround
ings.
Just below the mighty cataract, which
is spanned by beautiful rainbows found in
tho mlSts which rise from the raging wa.
teTs, may b9 seen alta single glance three
great iron bridges connecting our own
county with Canada. One OF these
bridges is for iOotmsn aud carriages, an.
other ia railroad bridge and the third is
q railroad bridge with carriage way Just
underneath the track. In company with
three other gentlemen l crossed this
bridge In a carriage while long train Of
cars was passing over our heads. When
| reached the Canada side and set my feet
upon British coil, with uEdiminished love
for my native land, | said, God save the
Queen"
Use State Of Nov York hss purchased
tho American bldO OF Niagara Falls and
all the principal points Of interest thereto
attached, and made them free to all tour
lists. | I'm lniOrmHd that there 10 move
ment on foot to uuli1a the entire forco Of
the fallp, by converting the power into
electricity and transmitting IL, npon cop.
per wires, to the great cities, where II will
take the place OF gas and ntaam. Some
calCnlators claim that the force OF Niagara
Falls, II utilized In this way, will be suill
CieDt TO move all the machinery and to
light all the cities Of the Middle States,
The word Niagara Is OF Indian origin,
and Is vArously Interpreted to mean "The
rhunderer Of %atefs," or Laundering
Waters"
10 Father Louis Hennipep, a Roman
Catholic Missionary, who visited this
place in December, 1873, we are indebted
Tor the first description Of the wonderful
cataract. The Falls have reCedsd ~ feet
In l75 years, aud Table Rock fell in 1850
The first suspension bridge was built in
1860. 1t is some 800 yards below the
Falls, and ia calculated only for carriage
/ way and foot walk. The now Cantilever
bridge Is between tho two Buspension
bridges, and IL railroad bridge, or new
plan. These bridges range from S22 feet
10 1908 feet span, aud are about 200 feet
above the water.
Many matters Of speCiathistoriC interest
cluster around Nijgara, among WI iCh
mono are more thrilling than the daring
exploit Of Captain Webb, the swimmer,
aud the steamer, "Maid OF the Mist"
After seeing the sights and attending
religious services, turn my face toward
home, thankful that rs there Is only one
Nisgara, 1t Is found iu North America.
A. L. WADE.