Title

Fall of Table Rock from "Our Romantic Niagara" by A.H. Tiplin

Description

en-CA On January 19, 1887, the Niagara Falls Gazette reported; " Wednesday night last a large section of rock on the Canadian side, close to the Horseshoe Fall, fell with a deafening crash and jarring the earth for some distance away. The exact position of the break, which was 150 feet (46 metres) long and 60 feet (18 metres) wide, was the point visitors will recall. It was close to the Horseshoe falls and protected by an iron railing. So little remains of the once famous Table Rock that it can hardly retain its name. It originally extended out so far that a person on the edge stood directly in front of a portion of the Horseshoe Falls. In 1818 a mass 160 feet (49 metres) by 30 or 40 feet (9 to 12 metres) in width fell. In the winter of 1828 and 1829 several large masses fell leaving the table-shaped ledge without support on the North and South sides. About mid-day on June 26th, 1850, this table fell with a terrible crash which startled inhabitants in the vicinity, the first impression being that an earthquake had occurred. It is said that a solitary stableman who was washing an omnibus on the rock escaped with his life, the vehicle, of which no traces were ever found, falling into the abyss. In 1862, several pieces of rock were blasted off as a prevention of accident." In 1897 other pieces broke off, leaving Table Rock as only a slight projection. Finally in 1935 what was left of the overhang was blasted off as a safety precaution. Table Rock remains today in name only.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=385792

Creator

Astrid Akkerman from a sketch by A.H. Tiplin

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Extent

5' by 8.5"

Medium

Black & white sketch

Provenance

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection

Date

1988

Subject

Geology - Niagara Falls

Table Rock

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D504831

Format

Scan from book

Date Created

2013-03-14

Date Modified

2013-03-14