CHAPTER III.--BUFFALO.

The Niagara Frontier.--Unfortunate Fate of the Eries.--The Battle of Doom.--Times of 1812.--Burning of Buffalo.--Early Names.--Origin of Present Name.--Growth and Population.-- Railway Lines.--Queen of the Great Lakes.--Fort Porter and Fort Erie.--International Bridge.--Iron Manufacture.--Danger of the Niagara.--Forest Lawn Cemetery.--Decoration Day.-- The Spaulding Monument.--Parks and Boulevard.--Delaware Avenue.--On the Terrace.--Elevator District.--Church and Schools.--Grosvenor Library.--Historical Rooms.--Journalism.-- Public Buildings.--City Hall.--Dog-carts and their Attendants. 57-71