The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-02-14
,,rtANcHoLY OCCURRENCE.

INA Crerk about a m,,e from this b.
- The sluek wa, senshly felt in
,,y,n. and as the works are IN view, the
ms, WAS quickly asccrtalned when oar
icons. and the several Fire Companies
I'm their engines and hose, FASTENED Ia
,bc scene of distress with an alacriiy for
,,birb too much praise cannot be confer
rcd mon them bat, we blush for the ere
- a. uar town whilst VT state H. when
,b,y arrived al the Christiana Bridge. they
,,.,na the gates closed against thrnl, and
IRIS. WARNER, the Keeper, tlinslns her
arms like a fury, insisting that they should
nay toll before they crossed :! !! Whether
''u'complcd with her r, QUESTION we cnnnot
.,v. however we know that toll Vas re-
ecis,d from many Such conduct, at such
;, time, from ole OF that sex Ia whom we
are taught TO look up, in distress, as min
STEERING angels" fills us with disgust
Truly there il something connected with
mi, Bridge, which calls I, ldty for rJofhto-
hon. The public good the honor Of oar
gornuch demand it, Is the Keeper u the
Company in fault or both
The bright silsery cloud which arose IN
av fll grandeur from the ruins, recalled to
The minds of our citizens former accidents
+ Of a similar nature, and told them 10 pre-
n,rr to behold Il scene of horror and dis
iress; TO hear of fathcrless children, aud
widows, and the bereaycd, upon WHOM, the
morning sun shone in their happiness, and
to whom il was to set in all the drcarisrss
of their DISSOLUTION. Tie prospect was ia
deed heart sckening. Six litclcss bodies
of the workmen presented themselves 10
view in the fields adjacent 10 the works,
WHITTIER they had been carried by the force
Of the explosion. Seven were badly hurt.
Hopes arc eniained Of the recovery OF some
ot them. Two horses were klllcd.--Wc
are happy 10 state that tie proprietor, Mr..
t;aresche, and his family escaped nnhurt
We have not aseertained the amonut al his
loss The fire began in the Pressing Nil.
The building which contained the greater
part of the powder did not explode, or the
destruction would have been much more
extensive. " 0tchmah.
-eIe-
.MidncAoly.-Mr Black, formerly Of this
town. but for some years past a resident in
the nclghborhood of Brncetown, during "A
severe illness about two weeks smce, took
by mistake, a dosc Of arsenic for calonel.
lie was instantly sensible of his danger, and
drank large draughts of turkey oil To coun-
tcract the poison. This produced pu-
King, which continued six days, when cx
hausted nature gave up the conflict.
lUincheSicr Republican.
Firc.-It is with truly painful feeling
fiat we record thr loss BY iIe, on Thurs
day night last, of the woollcn factory o,our
worthy aud cuterlrism5 lcIow-citizen, Dir.
Amin, an the 0pcanon. It was 4 large
stone building, stocked with an extensive
and costly apparatus. The fire is believed
to have originated at the boiler, by not
carcfuly securing it on leaving the factory
the preceding evening. 10.
NoaFoLk, Feb. 3.-Commodore PoR
FfH, whn left This on the Goth ult. for
Washington, returned on Fridsy last, i.
the steam boat Virginia. Ne understand
that orders have been received 70 FIT out
the Johu Adams Immediately f1r sea-
The |. S. schr. Grampus, 1t. Com. Gre-
CORY, arrived III NatanZas On the 18th ut.
Officers and crew all wei. HrolL
We are reluctantly compelled 10 admit
that appearances begin to favor belief
thai Spain has cedcd the lslaod Of Cuba 10
Great Britain. Tine sub jined article from
an English paper, ia the strongest indlea-
ton we have had Ut The fact. h.
PoRTsHourn, Dec. 9.-The squad
ron about IN .aiI on particular service,
undor Com. sir T.. owns. X. {. y. will
Rendezvous 1T ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ing Of
the Gloucester, II (hroad pendant J
Phaeton frigatn Capt. Stuart Eden, 2G,
Capt. Lawrence, {. B.. Ealproas, IS,
C,pt murray, and DeIlHtr, 10, Capt.
Rich. The HeIicon, is, Capt. Bawk'ns,
which il was understood was ia lola the
squadron, sailed from Plymouth on Tues
day, for the W. Indies. Al III, ships are