Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-11
From vi,clnia TO Nlacnra.


On the morning of Aug. 9th, a party
of 63 with two special cars left Wincbes-
ter at n. N. for Niagara. We take the
Cummberland Valley r. r. by Martins
burg, then through Mary lands fertile
lands by Hagel stown, then on TO Harris
bnrg. Between TIE latter two points the
country is level and fertile one, with
fine. clean farms, bans and houses. There
are good fields OF corn and grass on either
side. The country is about as good as
money and the hands Of Industry can
well make it. At Harrisburg our mind is
startled at the works of man. As we look
down the Susquehanna river, we see miles
of smoke-stacks, in fact as far as the eye
can see there is a solid continuation OF
smoke arising, which reminds one of the
imaginary picture of hades. After we
pass Greencaste, mile or two north, we
come TO a neat, well kept monument and
mound, by the side of n farm house, tr the
memory of the first Union soldier that
was killed in the state of Pennsylvania.
He died at this spot where this mOnu-
ment is erected. After leaving Harris
burg we turn our course northwest, and
follow up the SusQuehanna for 90 miles to
Williamsport. TIE country between
these two places is broken with mount
aims, the scenery is varied and sometimes
striking. FROM WIliamsport TO Elmira,
n. Y, the country is somewhat better
Here we pass fields of buckwheat, celery,
oats and beans. From Elmira 10 Penn
Yam we pass vineyards, orchards more
buckwheat and beans. At Canandaigua
we turn cur course due west, by Roches-
70 oil Of o,pufTnrn1,f.
and no low Yankee chicanery. Through
this scope of country we pass apple or
chards by the hundreds, all OF which
seemed TO be almost entirely barren OF
fruit. After passing more bean fields and
apple orchards we pass bg LOckpOrt ard
finally come Ia the city of Niagara Falls.
This town has 10000 inhabits and is buIli
out on the banks of tie river. We arrive
here carly IN the morning, and pass these
hours between wanting to sleep and went
ing TO sec, and this is feat not easily ac
cOmplished. At last darkness rolls back
and the light If monlng unloljs After
breakfast is over we prepIre ourselves g.
see the Fails. Down Prospective Park |
we 90, vision is stiaiued, steps quick - !
Holy horrors Has the sea it,clt broke |
loose and the bottom Of he earth dropped I
out. Dreadful roarings. dreuchiug |
spray, awful cataract, with nearly mile |
of water pouring out Oyer 1t beautiful |
rainbONs that seem so near You that yOn |
feel like almost taking hold offhem. This is
Niagara. Could we bDt picture this to our
friends What sight they have missed |
and what masterpiece of God we have
seen. As we look up the Tlver AMI see |
no II Inf ffr IN, 10 H. Ia |
river throw itself over precipce, l6I |
feet high see a cloud ofmist arising from
the falling waters; see the awful chlsm |
into which it falls, beating Itself into
frothing foam see the stupeIdous, per
pendcular walls of solid rock 300 feet |
high on either side Of he river below
the Fails; see the beautiful rainbows
near us see the suspension bridge above |
us; Il steamer p'Yng the waters below u.s.
we stand back and Fundamentally say, |
None but the fool hath said in his heart |
there is no Cod" Man is bcNildercd and |
astonlshed rs he looks upon this work |
wrought without hanis. We 60 mp the
Rapids, cross the bridge oyer the Rapids
and then descend }i9dic stairs and take
the most fearful look Of the Falls. We
descend To- depth Of over 10 icct pas
ont urd,r the cvelhapg ns p'cciplc.
above TO the American Falls. HIRE pass
IN b,tween the oYefhlnging PIE ip;ce
over 80 feet above IN : a., r.ger Of water
on the other side, thea look up over head
AMI a. you see the preciaice hanging over
you, and the waite: passing over il AID |
over your head, yoa quake Ni'h fear
II seems a, if the wafer would push ont |
the prcipice over han- NJ yon. an You |
naturally conclude O., get away from there.
II feLr Las been dormant in q man, II Will |
all OF a sudden wake uP IN cry ont, Us
cape fOr thy lile' c.