The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-11

w. eooy from the Boston Post the following state.
ain relation 10 the fatal casualty upon the Maine
800 which, in the shieton il has brought upon the
elect aud his family, has deeply moved the
anoa,by Of the whole country The demeanor OF Gem
pierce 10 the moment OF bis terrible trial was in all
,.c,, such as might have been anticipated by those
,sbo are familiar with Tue courage aud benevoence OF
his nature
~. session mani tested by Gen. Pierce at the
g and appalling crisis illas tra3s the untaltering
hich is so strong trait Ia his character As soon as
Ahody Of his child removed from the dsas-
and Mrs. Pierce properly attended TO- the General
ong the active In rescuing others from the wreck,
"a adm nisteng such aid 10 the wounded he could offer
avn ire parable loss and Understandable grief did
, him insensble to the suffering Of others, forget
nIofbis power TO aid fellow being.
ws saw General Pierce O'Clock, p M, yesterday,
onnd him in some pain from the sprains of his hip
"a hack but happy learn that he received very
IN. injury any physical harm that will produce
'o,a Than a temporary effect. His mind was tranquil.
I he bears his great aic'on with foItude and resigna
ton -, -, = :. . -,
"a the strongest hopes entertained OF her being
w. 10 survive the dreadful shock with her un-
pailed' III,
Lace At Mr. Akens house, Andover. Monday after
which the remains VIII DC cohVeyeo 70 oohcoio LOT inter-
ment.
The following is extract of the of the acct
Ian, written by The Rev Mr.. Fuller of Manchester NJ H.,
for the Manchester Mirror
al was looking out the wiz dow, when felt u
- shock and the dragged for few seconds, the
Wa nj the front wheel being broken Perfectly ous
n an siuaton remember ing what was the matter.
a,ained through the whole my consciousness In another
second the coupling which joined our car with the other
broke ana our and we wsre swung down the rosky edge
For once had no hope OF escaping death shall never
forget breathess horror which came over us during our
H.. shr nor an the
progress Of the after having turned over twice on the
iocfs arrested and win violent coneuss'on having
fragments. received personally few bruises and flesh
eus Of particular moment, aud found myself amid
men and women with no limbs broken, and with heart
to praise God for His spahng mercy had no need 70 get
nt NJ >nv door or window, for the was ragmenary
min The next moment u covered with blood him
,s-a noble lellow-sad, We are alive; e. US help 9th
other and the whole is before me now as fearful vision
every as pas @ ans sI
ion covered with oil CLOTH took fire from the stove and
added to the general horror and suffering
Two incidents, among the many terrible ones, are aspe
cialy present my memory On the bank sat mother
Mrs Stokes. of this e) casPing he ii.le boy OF some
min which had the rock with spintered fragments,
and her person was considerably burned by Inc fire.
hnI she was shedding OF gratitude her rescued
child and rejoicing in bis safety unmindiul OF her own
pain But few steps from her saw the most appalling
lana al all There another mother, whose agony
masses beyond any description She could shed tears,
But overwhelmed with grief uttered such affecting words
III n.ver can forget. 1t Mrs Pierce, the lady of the
pdent elect and her, in that Of shivered wood
and IRON lay terrible ruin, her only son. minute
vorted by her husband and Prot Packard
"eneral Pierce himself bruised in The back but
vsy and the wounds of the spirit lar exceeded bod
y suffering; yet, while deeply affected he showed all the
f possession and which only characerizes great
Ssa,ea and noble men, and which few would manifest
der similar circumstances He gave all needfal directions
bout the recovery his little boy sli entanged in the
'vmn,hy 10 his partner sorrow which was appropriate
10 The time She conveyed to house near, and there
con,oIed and conferred may draw the veil from that
picture Sacred is the holy privacy OF sorrow, and the
hearts Of those who have suffered can ee what my pen
Soon we were able convey the wounded and the
uecled with the poor Andover, where every posi-
BILE Kindness and attention were rendered Go with me-
Nj Editor TO that house, and look with me awhile that
cene OF suffering and sorrow In General
Pierce and his lady, in the opposite apartment lay the NOR
The blow by which he was Instantly killed struck his
head and violent as to remove the upper OF
with the exception bruise about the right eye, st
NAMED but bahed in blood General Pierce and
10 The same room was lady Mrs Newell, of HILLSIDE
rough consider ably bruised and her face cut Her iue
badly injured tina will be necessary She
her pains sweeiy aud patieaty; Ia anoher room NJ.
ChIds Of Hennker. bravey up. though with face
covered with blood. Others much bruised had gone on
in the which returned Tor us from Lawrence Every
which could possibly be paid 10 those injured
given this house, where most of the wounded car
kind, and Car OF the profession judge,
judcous After head of the ie boy bad been tender
cared for by the and all possible done 10
store the look of lie he carried by the house
where his afflicted parsnts WERE shall never forget the
look OF pain that ckds face wore and yet there
something resigned and tender impressed even by the
awful hand of death. He yet cold when he wa.
IN the OF Mr. Aikens house. dressed just he had
been the OF the calamity. The form which had
len that house but ule more than an hour before full Of
life and appnes. with heart fall OF hope and bright
ptraons borne back 10 those who had parted from
hm-that heart hushed and ,till-hat form notion
s and the limbs fast growing rigid under the Icy touch
Of death"
10 closing his narration of the sad accident, Mr. Fuller
ssysi
And now, Mr. Editor, have stated all which you de
from very mpefecy, of course, but believe
and confused To mo the greatest Of wonder
and gratitude IL that any escaped who were In that
Whenl looked down that jagged rocky steep while sym
pshixng with the bercsved, e that all who stood there
bad great for gratitude that we yet among the
living :,
Office in world persisted there by the fearful disaster
May the wounded from their bruises and
may beresved obtain that real consoston which
the Gospel sH,rds in such calamity Their only child ha.
been taken away but there balm IN the thought that
saviour declared of children 'o such is the kingdom OF
heaven Terrible Is such grie and mothefs heart Is
now wrung anguish, while the iaher feels deeply hi,
bereavement.
"on entering the scene Of his public sbors, this
aud before his mind and heart the solemn
thought OF mortality May he be spared further
and the feeble health OF his wife not TAIL beneath this heavy
gre La efforts for his couotys welfare and conscofation
her service, may he find alienation of his
Iov''
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Tx ARCTIC EXPLORING ExPEpITIos.-The New York
Journal OF Commerce says that active preparations
making to ht out the second exploring expedition proposed
10 be sent TO the arctic regions in search OF SIR John
franklin, by Mr. Henry Grinpe The date for its de-