Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-10-04
I!ISCEEIItNY.

lHE LATE SAD OCCURRENCE At TIE W HIT
MouNrAINs.-hlr. &. W Bourne wrtes t,
the Boston JoUrRai, the following account O
the recent sad event on Mt. Washington.
On the evening of wednesday, the Iotl
inst. our lite party arrived at the Glcr
House. intending in the morning to ascend
Mount Washington. Early Thursday morn
ing 1t commenced raining and rained mode.
rat 'ly until about ten, when it cleared away
lmmodlatcly alter dinner 1--WE dined at one)
at her urgent solicitation. Elizabeth. Lucy
and myself started for the summit of the
mountain. | saw no necessity for a guide.
and consequently took none. The afternoon
was very pleasant, and we started in good
spirits, the young lade. highly clated at the
prospect OF renizing the fulflment of their
long anticipated desire, that of spending n
night on the top Of Mount Washington. -
Snortly after crossing the bridge at the base
OF the mountain, we met with Mr.. Myers,
one OF the gcntlemanly contractors of the
/ carriage road. | looked ut my watch and
Z iuund the time to be fifteen minutes after
two. Mr.. Myers himself going the same way.
We enjoyed the pleasure of his company for
about two and half miles. when we rarted.
We continued our journey in hirh rlce.
occasionally stopping to admire the scenery,
. until at length we came to the present
terminus OF the road. Here we made inquiry
and were told that the summit was two and
" nan miles distant, and the path plain, 1t
! was then four clock
/ We now leave the road, and turning Some
| what to the lett, climb steep and rocky
I path, to the top OF what seems to be a large
/ Knoll or mountain, (called the ledre) where
we encountered the wind blowing a gale, so
Violent that for while we were unable to
! proceed. As the wind lulled a little, the
Ladies got up, and seeming to be invirorated
| by the blast, wished to 20 on. We were now
at the loot of another mountain-a little
Whlle (the ladies stopping occasionally to get
/ breath, III consequence of the violence of the
wind,) and we were on its summit and behold
another huge pile Of rocks, apparently a
, thousand feet in height and SO we continued
climbing peak after peak, expecting each to
be the last. The greatest difficulty with
/ winch we had to contend was the wind and
/ which was hnnliy the cause of our sad
! disaster. as the ladies often had to sit down to
AXE breath which was the chief cause of our
/ delay. AS we were ascending what we hoped
and really expected would be the last noun
| tam 'tcep. the sun, enrobcd in his mantle of
| gold and crimson, bid us adieu. We stopped
a moment to gaze at the magnificent srectacle
| hut were warned by his departure not to
| llngcr on the mountain. 1t was in nascending
tins steep that Elizabeth began to show signs
OF wearncss, and needed assistance but the
assurance that tLis WA, our last nscsnt ,,o,.o
u- encouragement to perscNere, and we at
last reached its summit. 1t was now late in
the twilight, and the shadows of night were
last creeping upon us; but to our sorrow
another mountain stood before us, whose
summit was far above the clouds.
From this mini had il Loa, oIoor ,,.o
,hnuld hova had a vicv. of tho Su,n,,;t Un,so
and nll wnuld have hoon ,yoII fnr ,hnn ,,.a
should hnve had tha assurance that tLo ond
of our ournev wasnoor uorevor ,ra ,rara
not ,nt disrnnra,,cd for oI.han,L d,.i,
we cnnld still Jiscern nnr ,'atI' H. ET;a''
beth needed rest So orten that our rrn,,ros.
was slow until finally ni,ht closad IN NO.,
us. and we could see 1ur wov M fnrthar r.
was yery cold. and tho win3 Llow;n,, a ,aI,
the nirit dark and CrnrruI and wa r,,on e ~
bleak maintain without a sLrub rocl, ,r
tree under wbich to find n shelter Wbot
was tn he donal Tn lie down,nd oon,,n;, o,,r
snuls to tho Leo,;no oT n ,nara;r,L E''.t w..
rr,L,LIr tn sIoo,i ,Io. .,, ,L,.
u,Lin,r Tt;s ,ros nv eust, th,.t. ~
yos ureII ,;,,h u.orn n,;. ,r;tL r,.;'.,, oir vi
| Rnt c,,r n6,,o,ts' raaoa,;1, I-
! ;,nnr.ssinns md rosnIraj ,n H., ,Ihat 'aII
| for our nresaryot;nn So y;nIont ,,as tha
| wind that il was ;,nnoss;bIo 10 od;rst ,ho
IJ;,, LI J"'' 'T
Tho host w., conId cnd thau IA ~ ti,-.n w. u'u
| dn,n IN tho ,,;aJio ~ ,I',L | 70
not lost onr wav vhiio ,p"nt -. W. iau
| build a wall az such Iooso raoLs o J., .to
| darkness of the n;yht could Ian boada,n - Wv
! 70 rrotoct Than, e., a. II ~, "l'''
/ slow work nsI wos oII;aod nooa iII was
| lia doyvn r,r tho douhlo nnrnoso az ro,,;,',.', "
self and kecning tbern uorr 'D'
! .mccoeddJ e. Ias+ H. ro;s
/ breast-work. which | found of rreat iadvon.
toga and tha l.dios lI,;,o 6,c -
bnnod ,nvivod ne ,Lor ff,I, al, I,,,
! sbdnId la AHA - iao, o''S o,'' .,'a,
mill nssist,n"n sho,id rn;''o ti't,. '',,l'
inc Nv ,nnremonts ,,ara u; '''I ,n"'
while 10 rrotect rho cirIs mill ! ho,a,,a
colJ-tLcp ,ot nm ,r5@si 80, C".uo
rocks or do anvtbing bv which ! cn,1d ,ro ~, ~
rovsclfnrJ tbn1 I,a u,D y ".,';a M ,;.ii
Ia9ving nv chorae f1r ,'or a. a, ~? ,,'''s
II ,y,s aL1ut tnn o,oj',oL kit 81 ,i;h
laid down at Lizzie's hack and took her hand "'
that found il 10 bo icv cold-I tbcn nmt No.,
hand uron her forehead and fonnd tLat cnId
aIso-then called 10 her. but no resnorso-N
raised her up. but her spirit had WINGED i,s
way to that better land where the IJaak
mountain chill could not reach her She was
dead-had uttered M comrloint ovnrossa5
no regret or fear; but passed siIrntIy oiyav
NV thoughts now were to use ali mo- ovort;o,,
to save Lucy and myself This was done hv
living down a Cow ,nomonts ~ ~
warm, until cold mvsrIf then nm and tbrnsb ns
nv hands and stamn NV feet nntn ,ar,, oi' "p''
then down agnin. and Tins n,ssed tba lano,
Iong xoorv n,uI+ nh Lo,,,, a,,,;,,,'I,. 'J,'3 w.,
we wotcE for tH, fr,, ,}.,,, '% ~ a"A,o"eIy u,a
soon II, deemed !, ,,,,.,.n, ,ro s,,rtod t'r
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