Litchfield enquirer., 1833-07-04

CNoA0 broken heart: she asks not EOr damaRea, for millions cannot assaags the agOOy of her dis appointment. She would die rather than i make public her wrongs, and death is her On- Iy sOlace. .t
 Major Jack Downing gives the following | account of the catastrophe of the bridge at Castle Garden.
 "I spOse you will see by tho papers how | we all like to got drowned yesterday going across little bridge between the castle and the garden.
 1t was peSky narrow squeak for C.e and the President. He was riding over on great fine hOss, and was walking along by the side of him and trying to clear the way little, for
 they crowded upon us So, there was no get l ting along. aud hardly chance to breathe.-
 When we get upon the arch we stopped lit. l l tie bit for the crowd to clear away, when all
 at once l thought heard something crack.
 Says l, General, you better 60 ahead, I'm
 afraid there's mischief bruing here. At that
 he gave his hoss lick and pushed through the
 crowd. but we hadn't got more than rod
 before crash went the bridge behind as ali dOwn iD heap, and two tOll-houses On top of
 if. and as many as hundred fotks splashed
 into the water. all mixed up together. one top
 of t'Other. The President looked oyer his
 shoulder, and seeing was safe behind him,
 called out for Mir Van Buren, and asked me to run and see if he was hurt. ! told him he
 had forgot himself, for Mr. Van Buren wasn't
 iD the cO.Dpaay; but Mr. Woodbnry and Mr. Cass were in for if, fer l could see them
 aoundering about in the water now. Run. 1 Malor, said the President. run and give them
 lift. Take Mr. Wo"dLury first, you know 1 can't spare him.
 l So there was parcel of us took hold and
 Eent Eo hauling '-m out of the water like sO 1 many 0rowned rats. But we got 'em al! out alive. except a few young things they called dAndIes; they looked sO after they got vetall Over that we coulda'i make out whether they were alive OF dead. So we laid 'sm upfo dry and ieft 'em; and went on tO help the Pres ident resisw the troops on the battery as they cali it; and grand place it is tu."
 lWe are happy to leaTD that tbs announcement ol ths supposed dssib by drowHtHg, which appeared is ts paper lew dsys ago, was mistake, and that the dsiSgBished individual, Major Downing, is sound and well dOwn east. We have sifoWg hopes of hearing feqysaiy from him, touching his aud the Psesidenrs tovr.l- Y. Ado.
 Bosros, 18th June. 1888.
 Ma. EDIT0R-I have seen in your paper !" CE0w ner's Inquest" saying was drowned af ths Bridge at Castle Garden and picked up down in York hay-this is tarnal lie, and l wish you t0 say sO--I did moi so much as get my feet wet when the bridge fell. though it 1 was close shave. tell you. was riding l right along side the Gineral, ifany thing a it, tie shsa3 on him. But this Aint the only l lhunspsr Eve heard about the scrape. have l heard it said that Mr. Van B0ren had sawed | The string pieces under the bridge, any body may guess for what; but that ca0't be s0- 'Or hs was right behind the Gineral when the bridge fsiL, and Rll the folks WAS AOundering n the mud and water. l thought he was gone tho, for he was right in the thickest on 'eM. I and the Gineral clapt ir the spurs, and va went quick enough through the crowd Dn the Battery; and the first thing l saw was Mir. Van BureO, hanging On the tail 'f the Gineral's h0rse. and strear ming out be- ,ind as straight ss old Deacon Willoby's cue, when he is leetle too late tO neetin. Some lf ths folks said it ioOk'd little like the "Ay ng Dutchma0"--and some said something Ibont ''Tam O Q'Shanter v but never mind, we naked him out of the scrape as slick as a V Shistl~. don't believe any one was drown. rd-but some did get a mortal docking. l never see such mess. they went in there Iiks Frogs-and such an eternal mixing-CoIon.ls and Captains and Nisgrrs. and Governors and Sailors, aDd all-it made nO odds which went first. or what end was upprrmOst. And wheu we got up t0 the tavern where we put 1p over night, and the Ginerai had a real laugh tO see all our folks coming j8 00e aTtsr another. Gov. Cass had a bandaDDa tied round his head--what says [, Governor sse yO1 hurt "00t ss know on says bs bat 1 lost my wig" sod sure enough come t0 take 0R the handkerchief, his wig wss gone, Wei, says l. Governor, y01'ys got fine wb0ie IDdjsD tribes ID yOYv department, sBd it's s hard ease f ysD esD't get 2 scalp t0 suit y01--aBd tbS Gi0erst sD0Ttsd right ODt at ihjs~-aHd then came GVverOes Nsssy and he had his pan tat0ODs vippsd Bp G0m tbs watstbapd etsap down tO his kSse. WEjt says this bssts att aaiSS; 1t witI cost W0ss tbag % es9is tS InsDd tbsm, Never mind, Missy, ssys tbs OjDsTst--if you esD't gst tbsW avs psDibl9Dgs Etsts'n give goa 4 Dsw psig-- sDd thea ws aII sDOTtsd sad s8ickFged, ietD you,
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