Again some corrections and editions. Niagara Falls did not run dry in March of 1903. It did in March of 1848. 1900 July 31 The Niagara, St.Catharines & Toronto Railway opens interurban service between St.Catharines and Niagara Falls, Ontario, with running rights across the Upper Steel Arch Bridge to the Buffalo & Niagara Falls's interurban terminal in Niagara Falls, New York. 1901 July 14 Carisle Graham makes his fifth and final barrel run through the Niagara River's Whirlpool Rapids. He nearly suffocates in the attempt when his barrel gets caught in an edy on the American side. The barrel has only one air hole. September 6 Martha Wagenfurther shoots the Niagara River's Whirlpool Rapids. September 7 Maud Willard, using Carisle Graham's barrel, suffocates in an attempt to shoot the Whirlpool Rapids when the barrel gets caught in the Whirlpool and her dog, which she took with her, sits on her face and hogs the air hole. It was planned as part of the a double stunt, with Carisle Graham joining her at the Whirlpool and swimming alongside the barrel, through the Lower Rapids, to Lewiston. When barrel arrived at the Whirlpool Graham dove in and successfully swam to Lewiston. October 12 Peter Nissen successfully shoots the Whirlpool Rapids in his boat the Fool Killer. 1902 February 21 The International Railway Company is created from several earlier trolley companies in the Buffalo area. Operates streetcars in Buffalo, the Tonawandas, Niagara Falls and Lockport, with interurban service from Buffalo to Niagara Falls, Lockport and Olcott Beach. September 7 C.A. Percy successfully shoots the Whirlpool Rapids in a boat taking the only known cargo along, a keg of beer. Peter D.A. Warwick St.Catharines, Ontario, Canada Bike Through The Garden Of Canada [log in to unmask] writer/researcher URL: http://www.npiec.on.ca/~pwarwick/ Canadian Freelance Journalism URL: http://www.npiec.on.ca/~inf11009/ ADD Niagara URL: http://www.npiec.on.ca/~inf03012/ Niagara's Transportation Center