Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-02-14
From the N.Y Gazetle.


HAIR BREADTH EscAPE-We have rarely heard
of more hair-breadth escape than one that took
place on Friday nights, in the case of Mr.. Coch-
ran. of this city That gentleman and his lady at
tended DR.. Cheeseman's grand party in Broadway,
and having taken a gentleman ofthe party into the
carriage, for the purpose of leaving him at his
lodgings at he Astor House, the driver of The
rage, after the gentleman got out left the rens OF
his horses for a moment TO put up the steps, and
shut the door, when the horses took fright the
driver in attempting TO regain the reins stum-
bed and fell, and carriage and horses started at
fall speed down Broadway. Believing that they
would run the stable, Mr. &. kept cool and easy,
but having passed the Bowling Green, he had, as
he had good right to have, fears that they would
plunge into the river.
The case was desperate, and desperate at
tempt must be made to avert the impending peril.
He attempted TO break passage through the front
window to jump upon one Of the horses to stop
their progress, but falling in that, and the horses
having already nearly reached the end OF pier No.
l, z. r.. Mr.. Cochran sprang through the door and
attempted 10 throw himself before them, but he
struck tie fore wheel, was over by II, and IN
seIZlng the hind one, was IN some unaccOuntable
way, which Of course he cannot account for him
self, thrown some fifteen or twenty feet from the
end Of the pier into the river This distanee is
ascertlined by the breadth of the ice from the end
of the pier Mr. c. being thrown beyond ii, or Of
course he would have been killed instantaDe0usly.
The horses instead Of plunging of the wharf tur
naI as they came to that point, and by the sudden
wh RI, Mr. Cochran was sent into the river
Mrs. Cochran, after the horses had turned their
course got out Of tie door without difficulty, and
was Immediately taken care Of by couple Of
1ratchmcn. In the mean time her husband had
struggled ont Of the dock, some how or other, and
made directly for the stable in the hope Of finding
his lady. Frantic at the discovery, he ran back
10 the pier ana found his lady safe and unhurt 1t
is Oh the whole, about romantic adventure
as we have heard Of for some time, and it gives
great pleasure TO learn that hr. C.. notwithstand
ing his double and triple periIs, is by no means,
dangerously iniurel
A FIRE-ALMosT.---On Monday night last one
Of the borders Of the Green Tree Hotel in this
place went ND to the second story OF the house
with a light, for the purpose Of getting book.
There were two beds in the room near each
other, and in going out the flame of the lamp
caught in one Of the bed curtains. The board /
cr not not noticing this, closed the door after
him, and went down stairs few minutes
afterwards. however, a son Of Mr.. Heckman's
luckily passed the room, and gave the alarm.
The prompt application Of several buckets of
water, extinguished the n1mes, though not till I
both beds, and very valuable ones, were con-
sumed Ten minutes more ani the building
would have been destroyed--and how far the
fire would have gone is impossible to say, as the
fire plugs were frozen, and what little water
we have, would have been useless. Let this
ad.noaish all TO be on their guard.
Esatoa Argus.
Mr.. Crispin Wood, on Buckingham, Bucks
county, killed he(er last week, years and
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