Thursday, March 19, 2009

Lachine Accident

I love the first paragraph,.everyone will tell you they loved the ride,but essentially truth be known they'd have to be nuts & nervous until the ride got back into calmer waters........hahahahahahaha 

The Lachine Accident

May 18, 1873, Wednesday

Every tourist who has visited Canada has shot the Lachine Rapids and pretended afterward that he greatly enjoyed it. In point of fact, unless he was totally devoid of nerves he was wretchedly uncomfortable until he had safeiy reached smooth water. That the trip is an exceedingly dangerous one is susceptible of easy demonstration.

........and again the whole story available at this link:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D04E4D7173AE63BBC4052DFB3668388669FDE   

                                                have fun and remember verdun

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