The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-04-03
The Stage Accident.

A person present to witness the dreadful
effects of the accident mentioned last week
which occurred OH tie RoyaIton Stage route
communicated the following particulars to
the Boston Atlas, The lady killed is said to
be Miss Hurt ofMddlebury:
The following is an extract of letter TO
Captain Harrison, ofthe steamship Hibernia,
from ilr J. NJ. Lockhart who came out
passenger in the Hibernia. on her last "trip tn
this port from Liverpool, dated Royaltou 4
Tuesday morning: II sit down in dr.
ful state ofmind TO write you "A te - ,;,,aH
We engaged, at Franklin, two tear - 90 az,
us on to Burlington, and all wer .,o,l mi ,,e
got TO within four miles of hi Jncn ria
team preceding ours contain" d r.irs Harrison
her brother, young Parke " r. NcIInrI,np ~
Mr. Howard, of Montre'L, md t,yo If yonr
steerage passengers, 'Jnc, of whom was :, EN-
ry, me young man oi'Ig out to command the
John muhi'i ana '.wo other passengers, whom
none OF US k''e W. Their team and wagon
Preceueu US dbc ut two minutes. When we
Cd'ile' at : O'Clock in the morning, 10 about
''le lie ola very steep hill, with fearful
pleI'F zee on one side, we heard trightiul
~ ms and groans, and found to our horror,
"'at .he team consisting of four horses, had
/
CIouble somerset Phillips, a Mr. Murrel and
myself, along with the driver, got down as
soon as possible, and after pitching the bag
gage off managed, by strenuous efforts, TO
throw over the heavy wagon, thereby eXtr-
eating poor Parke and Howard, who were
underneath, and who in few minutes more
must have persisted. Mrs. Harrison, feel
happy to state, was only Slightly confused IL
bout the face. Poor McFarlane seems dread
fully bruised, though without bones broken.
Parke, Howard and Dalkin escaped almost,
uuinjured. The height which the stage fell
| think must have been twenty five feet. A.
las! the worst of all is to be told. Under the
two wheeIers poor Leary, a girl on the hoX
and the driver, besides, were dead. They
must have been killed at once. 1t is indeed
a dreadful affair. Phillips and shall stay
today to see poor Leary decently buried
Mr. Simms goes on to Montreal at once, and
will probably send on MIR McFarlane's BROTH
err"
A correspondent writing from Sharon. says
that the stage was broken to- atoms, and ono
horse killed.
DR.. JuDsoN's ARRIVAL IN BURMAH. Dr.
Judson and his associates arrived in Burmah
after passage ofone hundred and thirty nine
days. Their voyage was fine one-ac
commodations excellent Mrs. Judson had
found the cold air of the sea uncongenial.
but IL was believed that the tropical climate
of Burinah would be favorable to her health.
MEXICO. Reports say there has been II
revolution in the city of Mexico, headed by
the clergy and national guards. Gomez Fa-
rias was deposed and Saas made President.
The revolutionists proclaimed for restoration
of true federative principles. The troops at
Jalisco deserted. A portion of La Vegas
command, which were ordered to go to Vera
Cruz, were concerned in the revolution. The
result ofthe revolution was not fully known.
The N. Y Tribune says: awe learn that
Mai. Gen. Gaines received telegraph dis
patch from the war department yesterday,
requiring him to forward whatever soldiers
had been enlisted, under authority ofthe ten
regiment bill, Immediately to the Brazos."
A small party ofteamsters from Santa Fe,
sixty in number, arrived at Fort Leavenworth
in most distressing condition, being almost
starved. Six of their companions were fro
zen to death on the road,