A NIAGARA SENSATION.
T! a Chicago Times Niagara Fslls special of January 13fch sayß : — "That portion of the rugged biuk nearest the Horseshoe Falls, on the Canada side, and known aa
- Upper Tablo Rock/ fell at midnight last night with a deafening crash that was heard and the conclusion felt miles away. Thousands of tons of solid rock fell into the gor^e bol >w and with It hundreds of tona of ice. The ex*ot poßition of the break is between tho Prospect Houae and the great Horaeahoe Falls jusfc above the old Table Reck and next to the apical Btairwjy leading to the path behind the shoot of water j It is at this very spot that all vibitors stand to get a view. The formation of the precipice is now entirely changed. One can now stand on the bank above ard see behind the heavy sheet of water Into the dark chasm. \ mais of limestone and alate 100 ft m length by about 60ft m width and l70(t deep is pilod m a heaping mass below. The supposed cause <;f the rook giving way is low water, steady freezing weather for the last three weeks, and the heavy weight of accumulated iO3.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1494, 28 February 1887, Page 3
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203A NIAGARA SENSATION. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1494, 28 February 1887, Page 3
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