The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-28
Dreadful accident at tsenerol Brock's Nor
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Dreadful accident at t;ensrel Broek's No"
ument
QieenSf9Wa, t'enadr, .fsg. q8.-Thc
faar of this tower = stained Wifi blood !;
the slrcophagas which i, designed tn per
petuate the memory &c q slaughtered
British hero, ill also serve as. the tomb
,fonc and memorial oil youh'tu iurtune,
and to fame unknown. "A young Scots
Ind. il stonc cutter, and contractor for
euarrying, has met his death un the very
s,ot where the 6euerala's bones are iu-
tended to be cntnmb,h Oe Saturday.
ne oath inst. about dusk in the evening,
Donald Keith, IA native of Argl teshlre, in
Scotland, accompanied by Peter hIatosh,
a stone cutter Il, tae monunlcnt, fesolscl
to be hosted to the top, from motives OF
curiosity. The tower is now 81 feet high,
aud when they were within about four
feet of its summit, the rope (Which is
worked by horse aad pullcys,) broke
down with their wcishs, and preepitated
them 53ltet at once amongst the stones
al she bottom, inside the round tnwer. An
Irsn,pan. Of the aanle ut Riley, who WAS,
with other n,a-nns, ON the top, humanity
attempted TO assist, II possible, the nninr
tDnate mcu, b. slidng down the single
rope that remained Suspended to the pulley
at the top. lie held hy tilr roH" TILL wthln
ahaai Is feet nf the biL.r. aud thea, from a
momentary fear, lei 30, and 50 Tell 10 The
gr1und. lie is good dea. hurt, but none
nj his bones are hrei.tn. M'i tosh Vas
standing in the mortar box Whep they
werr holstei he fell on bnttoIn, the NOR
Tar, IN which iIc vas OVER rhe hoes, haFinS
preserved his equilibrium. lie WAS iiied
in5ensihr, and, strange to relate, III =
bone of his brdy Is broke, n"r IS his skin
even scratched, except stH"!i contusan
On hrs head On sabbath he became
Eaht headed, and last all remembrance OF
hts E.n, hut stsDng hopes are eatartaIneI
that he will recover. The other unl"rtu-
nate man, Keith, received a large and deep
wound in hi, foren.al-his skull VAS hrpEt
aud shattered Ia pieces--he ~ apoi rover
hurt internally, and his th2h hreN"n'
Alas his ti,ne Was come, ada he coon
erealhed his last.
TIE BITTER VERY NEAR BIT.
NEW ORLrASs, August Cove M
ders,and that several gentlemen, spppnscd
IL be four, catered the house oi ----------
Chadsop, at the CORNER uf jefferson and
Levee sire cts, last night whilst his family
was asleep, and he abroad, attending 10
his M-,hNj rocation, and attempted 10 bear
81 the strong box, which contained his
Ntasnre aud had Il not been 50 ponder
GUS would dolibiiess have sil.ecdrd. Ii
VAS an Won chest, and is supposed, rom
!" NelEht, 10 tontaia Il vast amount 10
soio ana silver, Fin geHte@en vino were
aesifous To take il into their safe k.eaing,
succeeded m getting il INTO -hGod barrow
ana removed Ii 10 the head o. the stairs
hlilch drsccDas % = Leyee street, bat
at that tincthcy made SO much nnis,' as
.nawakcr vi Frances. The black sentinel
no dnsilcd 10 haaw "hat ,"-E were 90
Ing, When he waa Informed ny 'Ap "
item That dizzy were watchdog for ran
away, and offered lin two dollars Il h'
,"ouid again repose himself ~ slTri'., b9l
he Vas col TO he hoasht for thai tfiae' 9
bfgen. III be noiss, when they seizea nm
put rope rosnd hrs neck and hoistea ann
tf'. Int he succeeded in alarming SOME
p sat.s in The - her parI Of the house " n
51..s.e q : ass.stancc u lime TO save H'