Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-22

followed suit and the baggage master pliea aller lei Ill
rom received severe flesh wounds but, strange 10 say
instant DEATH and managed 10 crawl from unuer t
us of broken and fragments OF smushed baggage
Blu more miraculous STILL none oil the passengers %eI'
tid or even had broken bones Many received sgh I'D
and were more less shocked and scared The train
mae three or four rebounds and advanced aer striking
before il came halt each oil which added con
fnsbn worse confoundcd The general crash and panic
tho passengers The screams yels and shouts that
6I The night air. after the accident were terrible he
mer behaved with less GOODNESS and presence oi mhu In
mary cases, than the women.
Immediately after The smash the conductor started Tor
Sornsfed station, 10 stop the express rah going cas
whIl would be duo In few minutes and auc 10 stop d
ont They barely succeeded in reaching Inc station
and aiding up red light before the train came Numbering
oon Had il not been stopped In minute more another
and smore terrible collision, would have happened.
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70 ts Editors of the Enquirer:
SAN Francisco, Oct. 18th, 1853
hive lust returned from visit The mammoth tree
The mnarch Of the forestlhe king OF oil trees can give
you measured dimensions but II were oiY 10 ask you
TO attempt conception OF what II IS, or shouli say VI
what ,oas for alas it is more. his extraordinary
spccina forest was, without doubt Inc largest uec
in the void. mean, oil course Tor one SO perfect ~ lis
rooorlns and in the full vigU! of life and health II inca
sucd ldameler its base, Ihirtyonc iee IN cfcumef
ence ninly feet and il Stood was Two hundred ana
ninety TT high Near it's top which terminated very ab;
ruotly measured the main trunk thee ana huIi
etEsbwing evidently that had been broken oil al the
t"p Iii il have remained perfect anu atulneu It's u'
yowth doubt ii would have reached The height OF
number circles in gran is fifteen hundred years! The
bik With taken oil in sections while Tie Tee sill
spoj is up the full size Of the lrec In The hollow
thus procced there are piano. several scees anu cais
md other cles and yet with all these there were IN IL
AT one tin Yesterday hundred and forty persons! IL
is esmau that il stand two hundred adults CoHl'
lions are iy and nightly held in IT, was shown Trans
yerse secn Of taken from the stump, when inca
sv,d liz less than thirty feet. This actually mea-
sured mysi The tree was feled by boring into II with
large augu This lille job cost lour men aays
four davis Wedges introduced for the purpose oil up
senp IT, II il stood until gale OF wind sent II oVtr"i
roar and ash which terrific in the extreme, Jaflng
aud shakinahe ground Tor leagues around 1t contained
of GOO 600 feet OF lumber ana "cSheu
UPWARDS of 0OD tons-fcght for large clipper SNIP IL
was grown the head waters Of the SanIsluu anu oan
inoinc rivL Calvcras county.
Now he been doing tall talking, and some OIL
vur rradersnay perhaps think have been stretching lit
IT, have The tree and know what nave been VIII
ina about ave not n Jingle word 10 say in confederation
nv Statements except that the tree ITSELF Just as II $1,000
The heghnf SIXTY feet, will ia month or wo be on The
wy TO Network and you then sec Tor yourselves
With regard my own feelings when first viewing IT, can
oily say thu though could not iuly ieaze VIVA. Was
wat il had ken yet the mind was bewidered pained IN
IL attempt conceive of its ma este GRANDEUR It's almost
bmo beauy Of proportion as stood towering above us
cmpanons nd smiling up 10 Heaven and down on ea,'h'
d its superiority all around II. IL - "
RICHMCVD AND YORK RIVER RAIL ROAD.
At meetilg Of portion Vi the people OF UouccsIeI'
yaber 1853 on motion u Jrl ". Stu5bs, Warner j. la.
Hero crd to the Chair and Caleb leish appointed
screiary Inc object OF The meeting being explained oy
chairman and apr WIN. u. laaleEo, ucinS ciicu "h
hving addressed the meeting, e
in motion IF Josiah l.. Deans committee CONSISTING OF
sto witt J. l.. Deans, Warner T. Jones' 'rl' W. oluops
NIB Seawell Jno. Hughes and Wyndham Kemp were ap'
lint prepare AMI draft preamble and resolntlons ano
her retiring for short iine rep0cd Inc loo"s ftSou
ms, which we're adopted by tho meetine
Whereas We portion Of the people OF tihncescr, I'M
"a cd not more with the Importance OF the wDk tian me
essty OF prompt, energetic and per"cvern@ effort tor
imt,omushn,enr would respectfully invite The attention,
earnestly invoke The operation Oh our ester counties,
roomc immediate and decisive action win regard 10 Inc
npoeed Improvement known and chartered ~ Inc itci
md and ork River Rail ra And whrreas, II ~ a. I'M
IA il wouJ BIZ here 10 daie spcci-
fty upon the many considerations and arguments when
atcss themselves the varied and combined Interests
With constitute the great aggregate Interest OF hl5 com
nui,v c would succncy refer the importance which
alhcs TO an improvement which, by short and ready unc
OF GEESE brings In almost Immediate contract VIII, 'hc
Meopos of the State which that point the very heart,
al Mich converge the various lines OF improvement reaches
and,opropraies and benefit the combined EFFORTS
and oncenraed force of all these expenditures IN le re
cn de of commerce. which Is destined 10 render Inc NONE
Yo River which has designed her, the great artery
of cmmercc the East and the West the NORM an'
the outh the Pacific and the Atlantic he II therefore re-
solvi-
intesteJ in this Improvement, meet In convention III
Knand Queen Court House the 18TH OF December next
md lat The Chairman appoint conilce Of twenty per
sonom this county attend as delegates nj ssd ConTeh
o. That we would urge upon the commissioners already
appmled the Importance OF immediate acuon anu Soa,u
slim ate by every consideration IL renewed ano per-
tn Chairman, under the first resolution apponted the
6n,n nersons delegates to the proposed Convention al
Vnnnd @ ueen Court House Thomas 8. both, John o.
Hunns John Leigh, WIN. K. Jones, SAM IT, Mehuco'
Joho.. Hibble, John T. Seuwel, e. W. Montngne joel
C, C.e,t VIM B. Taliafcrro, Edward Il: Rove John W.
B,cktuse, John Hughes, Wyndham Kemp, Josiah H.
Dean. M B. Senwel, and jeff W. SIubhs
2d Resolved Tint The proceedings OF ms reclIhs DC
forwajed by the Secretary the Enquirer. Wing Exani'
ner all Dispatch 10 Richmond and TO TIE virginia u,zee
Willia1sburg with request that they be published
Inc "So'"s NV WAaHER T. TALIAFERRo Cnm's.
CAns LEIGH. Seeslary. ooov
All ,pers Favorable to The are requested TO copy
pcceIpTs ON THE VIRGINIA AND TENNES-
SEE RAIL ROAD.-trhe Republican publishes me lolow
Ing snenen of receipts on The Virginia and Tennessee
Rail Road during os III, month Of oe0Oe e. i Eaa il
Tonnage West. 1895 hns freight, S2I a.
Way freight, sIoI77 "A
Received for passenge fare, ''o1' w.
ll320 is
This statement exhbIls an of receipts during oe
,ober over those for SEPTEMBER Of more ihan TWO nusauu
dollars The road daily developing dn oiroa
md travel along It's i The ratio OF this increase gives
aerjnp prospect ha the business on The present cohp'e
fed norton OF the will be amply sufficient 10 e
the ancipslions OF ii.most sangune ienus nc 18Th
dsn in his Inst annual report that the average Length
Of the rond in operation during the past year was
miles tho cost of which, by proper proporI'on, was
,hrsc miles in Operation at COST similar basis OF cal
culaIon OF TO- Hence will be seen ha al, bn
average monthly income for twelve months rqna !" ,%I
ecrinis for the last moith on The seventy miles "ou'
olive GROSS Income OF abou, sl72 000 from which aen1G
ne 30 ner cenl EXPENSES balance is left OF
or within fraction per cent. on The proPotuonca GUS
of construction This is certainly most encouraging eA
b;b, Thai the increase of local business assumed above
will be speedily realiad we fully justified in believing
may be Inferred from the past md present
car wherever way las been opened for H. And sucl
results may be presented when the first mountain barrie.
the Southwest has scarcely been reached ana us HINES
mineral treasure yet lie undslurbed in their soldes VIVA
may we anticipate whn the road shall be compieen"hG
II shalI unite with the iron work Of aa,