Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-19

rnulet by hch il had stood, now more than fen
rods ride, and with banks from to fifteen feet bip
Four five other brooks passed. whose beds were
enlarged, of them TO twice the extent of this In
several the water only three four feet wide,
while the bed of ten, fifteen, twenty rods in width
was covered for miles with stones from two TO five fSc
IN diameter, that had been rolled down the mountains
ana through the forests, by thousands bearing every
thing before them. Not tree, nor the root of tree
remained IN their path Immense piles of hem!ocks
ana other trees, with their limbs and bark entirely
bruised OIL were lodged all the way both sides as
'hey hau been driven in among the standing and half
sanans frees IRE on the banks While the party
climbing Inc Mountain thirty "slidesn were counted
some oil waich began near the lue where the soil and
vegetation terminate, and growing wider as they des-
oended' were estimated TO contain than hundred
acres ihcse were all on the western side OF the mou
tains They were composed of the whole surface of
The earth with all IFS growth of woods, and IT'S loose
rocks to The depth OF 10, 90, and 50 feet. And where
yer The slides OF two projecting mountains met form
ing a vast ravine the depth was still greater
Such was the report which the party rom the mouu
ais gave The intelligence which MIR. Craw ford and
The gentleman accompanying him brought from the
Notch, was OF a more melancholy nature. The road.
though turnpike in such state that thev ,ve,c
Obliged 10 walk TO the Notch House. lately kept by Mr.
w illey, distance of six miles. All the BRIDGES nvor
the Anonoosuck, five in number those over the S,co
and those over the tributary both were goro
In some places The road was eXcavaicd the dep of
10 and 20 ec and IN others ii covered with earth
and rocks, and trees, to great height In the NocL
and along the deep dcGe below il, for mile and hall
10 the Notch House, and far could be seen bevond
lf,r
two or three rods could bediscoveret The s,eep s
OF the mountains, first hand then on the oer
and then on both had slid down into this narrow mas
sage, and formed continued from one end IN tb
other, so that turnpike will probably not be made
through il again very soon, if ever. The Notch House
was found uninured though the barn adjoining il BY q
shed was crushed and under IFS ruins were two deaf
horses. The house was entirely deserted the beds were
tumoied, their covering turned down and near
Them, upon chairs and on the floor, lay the wearing ap-
Parel OF the several members of the family while The
/ lV;,,
bar From these circumstances il seemed almost cor
tam that the whole family destroyed and il soon
became quite by the arrival of brother of Mr.
,rawiord from his fathers, six miles further East
rom HIM we learnt that the valley of The Saco for
many miles. presented an uninterrupted scene of de-
ISOLATION. The two Crawfords were fe neares. nerI
bours of Wiley. Two days had now elapsed SIM
the storm, and nothing had been heard of his ia
nily IN either direction. There was no LONGER any
room to doubt that they had been alarmed bv th,.
NOISE OF the destruction around then had sprung from
their beds and fled naked from the house and in the
uer darkness had been soon overtaken by the falling
mountains and rushing torrents. The family which y
SAID 10 have been aabe and respectable consisted of
nine persons, Mr. Wiley and his wife and five vouno-
cniid en- OF theirs with hired man and boy After the
fall OF single slide last june they were more ready "a
lake the aarm though they did consider their ST..
tuaon dangerous none had been known TO fall
there previous TO this. Whether more rain fell now
than had been known to fall before in the same
length OF time, at least since the sides of the rpour
tains were covered with so heavy growth of wood
or whether-the slides produced by the fall
'oS vi such quantity OF suddenIc after thu.
earth Hd been rendered Hight and loose by the long
drought am utterly unable to say. All i know is
hat al The close of rainy day. the clouds seemed Ali
TO come together over the White Mountains ond ~
,nuight discharge their contents at once in terrible
oust OF ram, which produced the effects that have now
been described. Why these effects were produced
now ana never before is known only to Him who can
iehd lhe heavens when ne WILL and come down and
cause the mountains to flow down at his presence
Yours, &c. CARLOS WILCOX
The Saco Palladium ovos come -,
OF The Side the White Mountains in which the IA
Inliy OF MIR. willy was overwhelmed. The catastro-
Pne - mere stated 10 have happened at about 70 O'Clock
on monday night, Aug. 23-The two hired men were
named Allen and Nickersou. The bodies of Mr. and
WIS, Willy and of Allen, found near each other
Oh the following day. After stating the above parti.
cuis' anu others which we have already published ,e
article proceeds F'; INC
Neither the bodies of the children or that of Ncker.
son. mao been found on Friday night last and little
nope was entertained Of their ever being found as an
OF The inhabitants of the neighborhood had nod NO.
utmost exc rons for that purpose. The writer of t
e''er'aoove alluded to gin the following additional
particulars OF this truly melancholy eyent:-The nIacc
IS most awful-past describing by any ono IfJ eto,LI
say the mountain had fallen on either side peiians
should not say too much. Tie sides of the mountain
nave come in contact for nearly two miles in Iapo,I,
WnCh has raised the bed ofthe river many feet From
'"e best calculation could make the slide which
swept oil MIR. WHY'S family was The last which came
- ',' Part oi The mountains IL started directly back
VI lhe mousse two hundred rods up the mountain and
came down III body within four or six feet of tho
ouIe' II men divided, and one part went few feet
south aud The other nortb of the house and took viii
ABOUT thIrty feet OF the stable the two wings imme
uIaeiy closed in front of the house. In all probability
oe most OF The family if not all of them were in bed
Tor most OF their clothes found living as is
IeuihS al night AT this awful moment, amidst tbup
oernss OF rocks the crushing of trees and rushing Of
uu dnu wafer, these nine souls fled out of lie house
for refuge But, alas. destruction was their jo,. c
when tney had come 10 the door the two wings of Inc
sup were ready 10 receive them-a horrid sieLt-an
aWlui scene|Who can think of and not siglp?Swhose
tears9 " CIV" WIN
.aUo,,, (,....,1, ALBANY, Sept ..
'ilDdny Circuit Court and Oyer and Tcyn,isey
lie People, VS.. john Owens Il William, Owens
Tbs was trial for a rape, committed on n vouro,
female o. the age OF fourteen. The trial pow erGuy e
cited Inc sY!npahY of Ahn L.