The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-01-15

DEATH OF HORATIO GREENOu GH-We learn
from the Boston Transcript of Saturday even
ing, that the death of HOratiO Grcenough,
whose serious illness was announced a short
time since, took place on Saturday morning.
after a violent attack of brain fever. Mr.
Greenough was well known as a sculptor of
distinguished genins. although he cannot he
said to have attained the highest rank in his
art. He was born in Boston, in the year 1905,
and took his first degree at Harvard University
in 1925. During his residence at Cambridge,
he contracted an intimacy with Washington
AllstOn, to whom in subsequent life he always
acknowledged large debt of gratitude for pro-
found suggestions in regard to the principles of
Art and genial encouragement in its pursuit.
After leaving Cambridge, Mr.. Greenough went
to Italy where he resided at intervals for sever
al years. His principal productions are the
colossal statue of Washington in the Capitol,
the Chanting Cherubs, executed in 1928 for Mr..
Fennimore Cooper. the Medora finished in 1881
for Mr.. Gilmore, of Baltimore the Rescue, and
bnsts of John Quincy Adams, josiah Quincy.
and several other eminent personagcs. He had
recently boon engaged on the equestrian statue
of Washington, to be erected in Union Park
Mr.. GreenOugh was a man of liberal and varied
accomplishments. of attractive manners, and
vigorous intellect His loss will be deeply felt
in the private circles of which he was an Orna-
ment, no less than in the world Of Art, where
he had attained to such a wide celebrity.-.N
Y. Tribune.
| DEATH by FREEzISG.-Mr Nicholas BeeaZa
resident of our town, came to his death on Mon
day last in most distressing manner. On Mon
day morning, Mr.. Bergaza left his home for the
purpose of hunting on the Island and on arriv-
ing at Grant river, undertook to make his way
over the stream on the ice. When he had pro-
ceeded short distance out, the ice gave way,
1 (xxh tho tor xUoS about ton orr ffoop fnot
deep.) He finally succeeded in making good
the land, but he had become so completely
chilled that he was unable to keep his feet, and
there no remedy but to suffer death from
cold. When found on the bank of the river he
was specchless. and shortly after breathed his
last. His faithful dog remained by him during
the whole time, and would hardly permit his
discOverer to render him any assistance or
even to approach him. We believe Mr. Berga
"a leaves two daughters to mourn this prema-
ture dissolution.-Potosi Signal, Dec. 18th.
SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-On Monday
evening train with some IS labOrers on it, on
the Hudson River Railroad, was precipitated
into Spuyten Tuyvil Creek. At the Creek is a
draw-bridge, over which the trains pass The
draw was up and the n. Y. Express says:
The man who was in charge of the engine at
the time, by some unaccountable oversight,
neglected to observe the warning signal. and
continued his course. The train of which he
was IN charge at the time, consisting of loco
motive, tender. and seven gravel carson the
last of which the laborers were mounted.-went
right through, and were of course precipitated
into the water below. The locomotive and
tender never struck the water till they struck
the opposite abutment, when such was the
force of the shock, that the locomotive was flung
back again, and went down in the middle of the
creek; but the tender adhered to the abutment,
its whsels having in some way become entan-
gled with the works. The first six of the gray
el cars went over, but the seventh on which the
laborers were, only went half over, and all the
men upon it were flung on both sides into the
water.
A scene of the widest confusion here ensued,
all struggling for life. The loss of life, was,