. The street railway review . of rescuers. The effect of the shock on hisnervous system was so great that he remained speechlessfor several hours after being taken to his hotel. The famous Blondin was the first man to cross the Niagaragorge on a tight rope. Blondin was a Frenchman, andmade the claim of being the originator of the horizontaltight rope. Blondins acts at Niagara undoubtedly madehim the wonder of the world, but it is a fact that since his. MAID OF THE MIST LANDING. BLONDIN CRilSSING NIAGARA. time others have repeatedly crossed the gorge on wirecables of much smaller dimensions tha
. The street railway review . of rescuers. The effect of the shock on hisnervous system was so great that he remained speechlessfor several hours after being taken to his hotel. The famous Blondin was the first man to cross the Niagaragorge on a tight rope. Blondin was a Frenchman, andmade the claim of being the originator of the horizontaltight rope. Blondins acts at Niagara undoubtedly madehim the wonder of the world, but it is a fact that since his. MAID OF THE MIST LANDING. BLONDIN CRilSSING NIAGARA. time others have repeatedly crossed the gorge on wirecables of much smaller dimensions than Blondins ropecalile. It was in the spring of 1859 that Blondin first tooksteps to erect a cable on which to cross the mighty cable was located very close to the spot on which thegorge road car barns now stand in what is known as theold Pleasure Ground. His first trip was made June 30,1S5C), and, being a success, won for him much fame. Ini860 Blondin erected his cable farther down stream over theWhirpool Rapids, just north of where the new steel arch nowspans the gorge. He walked this rope with stilts, withbaskets on his feet, blindfolded, and also carried a manacross on his back. This man was Harry Colcord. Blondinalso took a small stove out on the cable and cooked performances drew great crowds. His wheelbarrowact was especially commended. It was in iS6othat Blondincrossed the gorge before the Prince of Wales. The prince
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