Niagara and Chautauqua . i^^^T^i BAKER, JONES & CO., •= STEA^:SI «<BOOK #JOB PRINTERS Btnbcrs anb ^lank ^ook IHaniifacturcrs, ••• ENGRAVERS .^^ ELECTROTYPERS,220 and 222 Washington Street, - BUFFALO, N. Y. RAILROAD TICKET PRINTING A SPECIALTY. the raft. Avery stepped forwardto get into it. The raft tipped andhe fell into the river and wascarried over the Falls after aneighteen-hour struggle for life. Oflate years we think accidents arefewer, and suicides much more three events here deserven a passing mention. Thefirst of these was the feat of walkingacross the river below the Fallson a tigh
Niagara and Chautauqua . i^^^T^i BAKER, JONES & CO., •= STEA^:SI «<BOOK #JOB PRINTERS Btnbcrs anb ^lank ^ook IHaniifacturcrs, ••• ENGRAVERS .^^ ELECTROTYPERS,220 and 222 Washington Street, - BUFFALO, N. Y. RAILROAD TICKET PRINTING A SPECIALTY. the raft. Avery stepped forwardto get into it. The raft tipped andhe fell into the river and wascarried over the Falls after aneighteen-hour struggle for life. Oflate years we think accidents arefewer, and suicides much more three events here deserven a passing mention. Thefirst of these was the feat of walkingacross the river below the Fallson a tight rope, performed in 1858by Blondin, a Frenchman. Hefirst stretched his rope, a two-inchcable, across the river below theOld Suspension Bridge. Aboutevery eight fee. stays were attached to his rope, and running from each shore to near the centre of the span ; and at eachpoint two ropes diverged, one on either side to the nearest bank. Across the rope at this point, and afterward at a pointmidway between the
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