The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-08-09
NIAGARA FALLS VISITED
BY A MAR|ETT|AN,
The Georgia Press AssocIa-
ton Excursion.

organization took place Tuesday, l0tl
ultimo, at the Kimball House, Atlanta
After transacting the routine business
such as the election of new officers, etc
it was announced that the excursion
which is always given in connection
with the business meeting, would be
had this year to New York city and
Niagara Falls, the route to be via the
Southern railway to Washington, d. G..
from Washington via the Pennsylvania
to New York and from New York via
the New York Central and Hudson
River railway to Buffalo and Niagara
Falls, returning by the same route.
After a trolley side and ice cream
repast, through the courtesy of Messrs.
Cabaniss and Hemphill, of the Journal
and Constitution, we left under the
business management of Mr.. Johnson.
OF Atlanta, at II 80 p. IN. on the South
ern for Washington which we reached
about 10 O'Clock the next night. and
our Pullman sleeper having been trans
ferred to the Pennsylvania night ex-
press we left by that road for New York
reaching there about 6 O'Clock the next
morning.
After seeing the most interesting
sights of the Metropolis, Central Park
and the Metropolitan Museum Of Art,
the Metropolitan Museum of Natural
History, the Brooklyn Bridge, etc, we
left the next morning via the New
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road for Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The
scenery along this road is exceedingly
beautiful, runninga as it does, parallel to
the Hudson river and the Katskill
mountains.
Western New York is the garden spot
of America so far as well-kept farms
diversified crops and industries, and
thrift Of the people are concerned. We
reached Buffalo about O'Clock in the
evening and were Immediately trans
ferred to train for Niagara Falls
which we reached shortly thereafter.
After supper | visited the falls and
what sight it was by the light of the
full moon! In the mist which is con-
stantly ascending from the river at the
foot of the falls was to be seen clearly
defined lunar rainbow, something had
never seen before and which, ! was in
formed, is rare even here The next
day 1 visited the points of interest
about the falls, including Goat island
in their midst. Niagara is well con-
sidered one of the great natural won
ders of the world and no American
who is alive to the beauties and SUBJ
Unity of the phenomena of nature
should fail to see them if he can avoid
it.
About three-quarters of a mile above
the falls the rapids begin. river over
one-half miles wide upon reaching GER
tain point suddenly changes from calm
gently flowing stream to one of wild
turbulency and anger. Looking up
stream one can see the vast volume of
water rushing down a terrific incline
bowling and roaring like armies in
mortal conflict, and then leap like a
demon over precipice 167-feet high
A little way below the falls the river
regains its good humor and glides
TRANQUILITY on. To me Niagara Falls is
an allegory and they taught me valu-
able lesson-don't leave the level OF
integrity if you would have peace
The town of Niagara Falls is fine
city of about 10000 inhabitants and is
famous summer resort, containing
numbers of splendid hotels. At this
place our party dissolved, each being al
liberty to consult his own inclinations
in regard to subsequent movements
For my part concluded to take rur
over to Canada, and for this purpose
took the cars for Lewiston. New York
Here I went aboard a fine steamer
flying the British flag and whose grand
saloon contained the coat-of-arms o
Her Britannia Majesty, A delightful
sail down the Niagara river brought vi
to Lake Ontario across which We
steamed, arriving IN Toronto, Canada
early in the afternoon. This is a mag
niticent city of about 100000 inhabi.
tants and it could not be more English
if it were England itself. The people
look English, speak English, dress Eng.
lish; the British flag floats everywhere
the shop windows are full of pictures O.
Lord Roberts and other British gener
ais. Natty soldiers in their little skull
caps and bright scarlet coats greet u,
everywhere. Even the policemen are
faithful counterparts of the ''bobbies
of London. The only reminders o
America are the dollars and cents o
their money, instead of the pounds an(
shillings Of Britain. But while Toront,