The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-05

stance of fortitude in one of the persons scald-
ed on board the Chief Justice Marshall, 10 from
the Albany Daily Advertiser:
james Cassidy is the son of the widow
Cassidy of this city, and his body has been
brought here. He was about Is years old.
At the time of the explosion, he was stand
ing near the boiler, in conversation with
young man named M'Quigan, cousin of
his, also hand on board the boat. MQui-
gan rushed aft, assembled the stairs to the
ladies' cabin, and escaped unhurt. Another
person Immediately behind him fell at the
foot of the stairs, and the yapor overtaking
him he was badly scalded. The unfortu-
nate Cassidy leaped to window, near the
boiler, with the object of precipitating him
self into the river, but the scalding water
arrested his course. He was most shocking
ly burnt in the face as well as the body, and
there was no doubt that had he lived, he
would have been for ever blind. He was
that he might look at himself in a glass.
He exclaimed, "My God is this James
Cassidy 1t is, and he must now prepare
himself for DEATH" He requested that a
clergyman might be sent for, to pray with
him; and when it was proposed to him to
take laudanum to ease his pains, he refused,
saying that he feared it would Supply him,
and he wished to retain all his faculties to
prepare himself for the great and last
change. He lived about five hours, during
nearly all which time, he was engaged in
prayer and religious conversation. His life
had been always irreprUaCllable, and the man.
ner of his death showed his strong reliance
on Him whom, throughout his short life, he
had always reverentially worshipped, and
whose precepts he had always endeavored
to fulfil.
When Mr.. M'Quigan, returned below,
he heard the groans of person near the
boiler, and on feeling for him in the dark,
he found man nearly covered with water,
in the most appalling distress. He, with
the assistance of another, lifted him into
the cabin; but he was unable to speak,
having inhaled great deal of the burning
vapor, and he died shortly after. He was
an Engilshman and his name is supposed to
be Roe.
Two of the persons who were scalded,
and who were lying on deck near the la
dies cabin. besought the bystanders in the
most moving terms, to throw them over
board, that an end might be put to their
excruciating misery. They soon after died.
STRANGE DEPRAvITY. Some wretches,
either through wanton mischief or deprav-
ed malignity, tore up and removed part
of the floor of the Macon Bridge-leaving
dreadful chasm, of FIVE or six feet in
width, Immediately over the swiftest and
deepest part of the river! The enormity
OF the crime may be imagined, when it is
known that the bridge, connecting the two
parts OF the town, is travelled at all hours
Of the night-that it is over a deep, wide
and rapid stream, some fifty feet from wa
ter, and that fall from it would be inevita-
bic destruction Whether the plan was
laid for the especial murder of particular
individual, or through general hatred Of
mankind, is not known. Two individuals,
who crossed the bridge before ligh: the
next morning came near falling through.
Two or three persons have been taken up
on suspicion of the crime.
Macon Geo. Telegraph. April S.
The above reminds US of a singular in
cident that was said to have occurred near
7 w oSvf r0T0 "a row ~~IS TiISrSs 10 "a
bridge over the Mohawk just below the
Cohooes falls-a long and dark passage
some fifty feet above the rocky bed of the
river. 1t seems they were repairing the
bridge, and forgot to close up the entrance
on one side, when a horseman, ignorant
OF the risque he was mourning, entered
|
reached the other side ne found the toll
gate closed and the keeper abed, the
bridge being deemed impossible to any
but goat or a goblin. The traveller,
however succeeded in knocking the fell
low up, and induced him to come out with
his lantern, after, with sons difficulty,
persuading him that he had not dropped
4 from the clouds. The recently awakened
man, however, seemed so shy Of the wet
and shlvering stranger, and cast so many
fearful looks towards the dark alley from.
which he had just emerged, that the other
impatlently snatching the lantern from
/ his hands, wheeled his horse towards the
bridge. The moment, however, the light
struck upon the skeleton beams and glanc-
ed on the waters far beneath, the traveller
was so shocked with his narrow escape
| from so horrible fate that he tainted upon
the spot. His sagacous and surefooted
horse had crossed upon the central timber
of the bridge-the planking having been
all taken up-aud if he had swerved
the width of fetlock from his perilous
way, would have involved his rider in the
| certain death that awaited him on either
side.-.Neto York american.
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