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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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A severe gale struck Niagara Falls on Sunday week, uprooting trees, overturning small buildings at Clifton near the Suspension Bridge, and driving an appalling volume of water over the falls, endangering but ultimately sparing the bridge.
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Niagara Falls must have presented a grand sight on Sunday week, during the gale-when, at Clifton, (Suspension Bridge,) trees were torn up, small tenements, shanties and out-buildings overturned, and their fragments strewed over the field in every direction.
The volume of water driven over the Falls of Niagara was truly appalling, carrying with it drift wood, logs and timbers from the wharves and shores above. The Suspension Bridge was considered in great danger. The toll gates were for a time deserted, and many an eye tremblingly awaited the destruction of this magnificent structure. But the hurricane in all its terrible fury swept by, leaving the airy edifice unscathed.
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Niagara Falls, Clifton (Suspension Bridge)
Event Date
Sunday Week
Outcome
trees torn up, small tenements, shanties and out-buildings overturned and fragments strewed; suspension bridge in great danger but left unscathed; no human casualties mentioned.
Event Details
During the gale, trees were torn up, small tenements, shanties and out-buildings overturned at Clifton near the Suspension Bridge, with fragments strewed over the field. An appalling volume of water was driven over the Falls, carrying drift wood, logs and timbers. The bridge was considered in great danger, toll gates deserted, but the hurricane passed leaving it unscathed.