Niagara Falls Collapse - 1954

these sensational pictures were taken by movie turns cameramen at the world-famous Niagara Falls the first appearance of these telltale cracks persuaded us to start around-the-clock vigil high up over the thundering chasm [Music] the cameras are set up on prospect point while workmen make a vain attempt to avert the catastrophe but these puny efforts are useless in face of the irresistible surge of such a cataract [Music] risking life and limb and cameras - movie tune was rewarded by these breathtaking pictures as the rock face shuddered and gave way these newsreel pictures are some of the finest ever taken of such a spectacle revealing the terrifying power of Niagara as a hundred and eighty-five thousand tons of rock go reeling into the abyss

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Views: 5,516,722

Rating: 4.8043365 out of 5

Keywords: British Movietone, BM61542, d8f66fdb65b44e1f937595c6e9481de3, Countries - Canada, Disasters and Accidents, Geography, Engineering, NIAGARA FALLS COLLAPSE, Canada

Id: SH8lsTO9Lsk

Length: 1min 22sec (82 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 21 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/Antosino]

I love old-timey news announcer voices so much. Did they go to school and train for that shit? I feel like they'd all be such unpleasant assholes and I just love them for it.

"Risking life and limb - AND CAMERAS!"

[u/BabySealSlayer]

I'm more interested in that model ship at the beginning

[u/Stonepaw90]

/r/praisethecameraman

[u/800meters]

I’m so distracted by the accent that this guy is speaking with.

[u/awesome357]

So this is the reason then that the American side of the falls looks like a pile of rubble?

[u/[deleted]]

What the deal with Youtube plastering the video with add's for the next video taking up half the screen before the video is over?

[u/[deleted]]

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[u/NervousMango]

Damn nature you scary!

[u/billswinthesuperbowl]

I really wish the American side could get its shit together, the Canadian side is just so much more beutiful and attraction wise it just offers so much more than the USA side