New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-12


WONDERFUL LAND SLIDE N THE TowS OF WAR.
SAW, ULSTER COCNTY.-A correspondent writing
from lsier says:
Never within the recollection Of oldest citizens,
ha. nature gwen such awful demonstrations OF her
freaks IN This vicinity rs happened mere II" weeks
since On the night OF the 81 ~ May last large tract
Of land comprising portion OF the farms Of J. H. d.
mund and jas G. Bruyn. broke loose and was carried
by the force Of ~ own gravity about 100 yards carry
ur with Il fruit trees and various others OF arge size,
some .uil standing In their upright position others torn
from their beds and scattered IN most beautiful coiu
sion What ha- caused this rupture no one has as yet
a-cerfsined SOughf was heard Of The move Of this
mass of matter save one % The ncighhors says be-
heard the sound Of a rushing mighty wind The first
niimation We had Of any thing uncommon having taken
ulare was that the Roniout creek below the slide
theiolOwng morning was completely dry On0ur arrival
the place found that the earth had broken loose
about 80 feet nom the road leading from Kingston
90 Worsboro running parallel with the rad, for about
40 yards forming chs-m AZ the point where u started
OF about 100 feet perpendicular lne whole body con
tanning about ~ acres OF land.
In IT, passage il crossed the Rond0ut stream. literally
clearing he bed Of all Instructions and depO-fing IL
contents % the hghf Of about - feet IN the bed ~ the
for about ltO yards forming dam Al one dash
across the whole stream mperyiOus a. masonry could
make 10. The waters above proved what has always
been considered impossible namely their powers Of
running up stream Thi- Il continued 10 DO tor The
distance Of about tNo mles. % place called HXOus
dam where after finding rs level. il recoiied-with the
help of human hands and ts own powers, 1t forced IL
passage through the adjoining lands TO ind ~ old chan
me- below. {. L u.
While writing This sm informed by one Of our oldest
inhabitants that similar occurrence took place about -
year. ago. Eve. Post.
DR. PNSF.-BaHsfOn. June - arrived here
last evening shout o'clock and found DR. Paine tern
biz injured and escaped almost By miracle from destruc
non To-day hi symptoms favorable. and Ne think
h. /. no, IN danger still he mas been injured about the
head and chest that tel fo what extent He col
-r hone j. broken and suppose some Of his 1Os
broken one OF his ears almost entirely of, but
has been scwed on lie IN stage which went over
precpice - feet high and upset into creek havinga
Paine eniravorng get out through The window OF
the door when the stage upset that side he top Oi
the stage pressed upon his shoulder forcing the upper
part Of h- body and head deep The water and mud
he remained m this situation until all the other passen
gers were saved and be- discovered 10 b. missing
They then got sufficient force 20 throw the stage over
and b. Wa exrcaied after having been IN that situation
Amer some he showed signs Of returning animation.
bur little hope- Of recovery during the nfs day he
Is row however. ~ hops. out Of danger.
Cor Courier & Enquirer.
WARS AND RUNORs % WAR'-We learn that
the bearer Of despaiche. 70 our from Mex
Co who passed through this city sunday morning.
expr---ed TOE opinion that IN ten days would hear 81
declaration OF By Mexico. We hardly believe H.
hsush 4 must come presume the United states are
ready for any emergency RICHMOND mo I'n'
- We learn from Boston. that on Tuesday at
terno0n a. some wDrSmen we're employed Ia tearing
down building in Washington street the eud u iel.
against the store Of M A. 7 Dunbar crushing i IN.
woundins several ladies' and gentlemen who were IN the
store az the time of the accident and destroying guam
fy Of soods Xc Il reported also. that some OF the
WOrtfu4n were buried beneath the runs.