Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-28
Lave the honour to be, &c.
BEAUFORT L. WATTS,
From the Miners Pr. o.,,o, L,,.1s.

| DRoWNlNG.-On wednesday evening
last, a man named John Stevelton. a
house carpenter, was drowned in the
Furnace dam at this place, while bath
ing with two or three others. rhe de-
ceased walked into the water some dis.
lance from bis companions, and was
observed to fall upon his back in two or
three feet water, but was supposed 10
be in sport, until his continued strug-
| Cling and some exclamation Of distress
brought the others to the spot, but too
late to afford relief; the unfortunate
man bad struggled into deep water and
sunk to rise no more. 1t is supposed he
| was seized with the cramp About thir
| ty minutes elapsed before the body was
recovered, when all the efforts used TO
restore animation proved unavailing,
One thing must not pass unnoticed.
Before the arrival of physicians, the by
ISLANDERS, with praisewoithy intentions,
but with most censurable and danger
Gus ignorance, had subjected the body
to the barbarous torture of holding it up
by the heels, rolling il upon barrel,
sc. sc. When, in mercy, will reason
perform its office, and we hearken to
the thousand admonitions set before us
The practices above censured, are of
themselves sufficient to kill man.
We repeat, when person is taken
out of the water, supposed to be drown
ed, the first and chief OBJ ect is to make
the body warm and restore respiration,
breathing 10 effect these. dry the DO
dy as speedily as possible and placeit in
blankets in bed. Continue TO rub the
body with dry cloths. Apply bladders
or bottles of hot water or heated bricks
to the souls of the feet. Let the patient
have plenty of air according to the sea-
son, and give him every opportunity to
breathe. II breathing does not soon &C.
cur, initiate the lungs by closing one nos
tril and blowing up the other with pair
OF bellows or the mouth. Continue
these operations until the arrival of a
physician, who ought to be sent for
with all possible speed. If no physician
can be procured, the warm bath aud
bleeding may be added. The above
modes of recovery should be continued
for three hours, if animation be not
sooner restored; and the operators
should not be discouraged from the cir
cumstance of the patient having been
under water even more than half an
hour. --~~-
From the Salem Gazette, June IS.
SEA SERPENT CAUeHT.-The whale
noticed in our last, as having passed the
Portsmouth bridge over the Piscataqua
river has been taken. He was barpoo-
ned on Tuesday evening, and contin ued
towing the two boats attached to him till
Wednesday morning at I O'Clock, when
he was despatched, in the view OF thou.
sands who had focked TO see him.
The Portsmouth Advertiser says, "the
length of the whale is about so feet, and
its breadth about I6 feet, his head is
shaped like that Of the horse, and he dii-
fers from all others that have been seen
by those acquainted with that species of
fish. His mott on was undulatory, and
it is the opinion of Col Decatur .who
captured him1 that this is the very Sea
Serpent which has so long been visiter
on our coast
PuRNELL, the Kidnapper, lately ar
rested at Boston, was tried before the
Quarter Sessions of the County of Phil
adelphia on Saturday afternoon last and
convicted. Judge King, sentenced HIM
to 10 years imprisonment, and to.pay a
fine of $4,000 and the costs Of prosecu-
ton.
PHILADELPHIA, June IA.
Foot Race.-We learn that foot
race was run yesterday near Popular
lane and Seventh Street, between a
Virginian and a PhiladelphiaD, named
Rhoner The Virginian was decidedly
the victor. We are told that a very
large crowd witnessed the feat-By the
way, as we are detailing gymnastics, We
may as we'll add that this same Virgin
an, leaps with single effort, Q feet 6
inches.
A letter from London of the 4th ult
received in Newly rk, mentions that
LIE Chepalier ID. Francisco 1aeos was
about to embark from Havre for New