The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-23
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
THE ACCIDENT AND, RACE ATHA.
VANA.

VANA.
A correspondent of the Charleston Copr;er
under date "Havana, July l3Ih," gives the fol-
lowing account Of the recent accident a, a
race there. and the race that afterwards took
place:
The only incident of interest l have TO
chronicle, is misfortune, or rather an acci
dent, that happened yesterday afternoon, at
horse race. by which host OF persons have
been seriously Injured. The race took place
in the Campo Miletar. Happening TO be near
the place, | was induced by some friends to
take stroll around it, The crowd was great,
composed of all colors and all conditions.--
| Inside there were severa; Stands built up.
with seats, to the height Of twenty feet. one OF
which fell just before the commencement ct
| the race. A friend who was within SIX feet OF
| the spot where the accident happened, de
scribes the scene as follows: The structure
| was very slightly built, and through rush Of
persons TO take possession OF seats, who had
| no right 10 do so, il was crowded 10 excess,
upwards OF thousand persons being collected
| upon thus single stand which was meant for
| but two hundred; and as most of the oecu.
| pants were OF a disorderly description. the
| movement caused by their fighting and pulling
one another, increased the insecurity of their
position. Ny witness observed the build.
| ing swaying to and fro, and expected catas.
| trGphe. Upon the entrance of the Captain.
| General the whole mass arose the better to
| see him, and by side movement in taking
their seats again, their weight bore upon a
| weak place, and, in the twinhling Of an eve,
the whole fabric fell down, like house built
Of cards. A thousand persons were precipitat.
| ed, one upon another. In short time, those
| who vere able came crawling out from the
| ruin. Some torn by the spikes which held the
| the planks together. whilst others were dread
| fully hurt by the splinters of the broken tim
| ber. All were more or less hurt; but numbers
laid where they fell, unable 10 move. These,
| to the number OF seventeen, were carried to
| neighboring house; others were taken to their
| own residences, and others hobbed off as best
| they could. After this, the race-ifit can be
called one with proprety-went on, amidst the
screaming and shouting, of as bfackguard
| set as | ever cast eyes upon. There was his
Exceliency, seated with his friends and aid de
camps, and all round him, the gentry have
men oned, and some two hundred soldiers
under arms. | never have seen SO strange q
sight on race ground. Lancers, to con.
siderable number, prancing and galloping
about; soldiers, in squads, here and there; and
the police, to the number of fifty or sixty; and
| notwithstanding this formidable host of peace
preseryers, | never, in any concourse, have
people, who have not to live amongst the
Spaniards, to understand their mode Of arrang-
ing affairs in general.
DISTRESSING ACcIDENT.-We regret to learn
that FRAscis STEGER, u young man of Cum.
berIand county, was accidentally billed on the
l4th inst. He went out hunting on that day
and not returning home, his friends became
alarmed and the no asy aaarrhad the xUnoSs
| for him without success. Although the search
was continued he was not discovered until
Monday last, four days after he left home
His lifeiess body was found in the fork of
tree. II is supposed that he fell in endeayor
ing to ascend the tree after squirrel he had
shot, and was killed by the fall, lodging in his
downward course in the fork. His head was
much bruised. His two faithful dogs wers
found under the tree, where they had remained
from the time of the untimely death of their
master.
THE SToRN AT CHARLoTTEsvILLE.-Th
storm of Tuesday, which was not so severe
here for the wind that blew as elsewhere but
which was remarkable for the amount of thun.
der and lightning that attended it, and the CO.
pious showers that fell, was not only very Sc.
we're in some sections, but very destructive.-
We learn from the Charlottesville Jrff,fso oman
that The rain in that town and vicinity was at
| tended with terrific thunder and lightning, and
severe wind, which Frustrated the growing
corn, tore up trees, and leVslled fences with the
ground. The streets were so flooded with rain,
that boats might have foate1 through them
and during portion of the time hail fell as
large as robins eggs. A tree was struck at
Midway, and house near the depot of the
Central Railroad was struck and set on fire
but the rain exinguished the FIRE. The storm
fortunately was brief in its duration, only last
ing about Is minutes. @s1
w At Erie, Pa, on Tuesday, an immense
meeting was held, and resolutions were passed
condemnatory Of the proposed change ofgauge
of the Erie and Northeast Railroads. Great
excitement prevailed. This meeting unani-
mously requested the City Council TO pass an
ordinance directing proper officers 10 remove
the track from the streets in case change of
gauge should be attempted. The ordinance
was passed the same day. There is likely to
be much trouble before the question is settled.
We hope that our differences or similar
point, as regards the different links of railway,
from this place Westward, may be settled in a
more peaceable manner
u The late Samuel Appleton, of B oston,
whose death We have before noticed, began life
poor boy, without scholastic education. He
was once country pedagogue, and was put
UP at asetion. according to law, to ascertain
which of the iuhabi,ans OF the School District
would board him cheapest! He left an estate
OF $l,oOOOoo. Of which $500, coo, are to be ap-
Piled al the discretion of bis executors, for
scientific, literary, religious or charitable pur !
pores" He leaves $4,000 TO his oid friend and
pastor, Rev. Ephraim Peabody, aud a like snni
TO be divided among his seryants. The bal.
ance OF the estate is divided among bis rela /