Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-10
A Chapter of Accidents.

Last Satufday-not FRIDAY, which
supersti,ous folks look upos as so bud a
day-was decidedly an unlucky day for
the people IN and about Ellsworth. We
will sum up the more important accidents
Of the day, beginning with our own case
bee ausc it came III first in order Of time,
We left the house IN the morning To
go TO the office; had not proceeded more
than ten fods before we came uD 10 " here
some men were un loadng mast, some
seventy feet long. The top end was on
the ground, the large eud on the exetree
with some timber. underneath, about two
thirds the distance from the .op end, on
which the mast partially rested. We
saw the teams Ter abou, 10 star, the oxen
for the purpose Of driving out from un-
der 1t, Very ihough,less, we step upon
the top end, no, dreaming but it would
remain IN IFS exc, position. tina. is the
top on the ground. with the large end up,
supported by the trmbers underneath
Well, the exen started. and the next
moment we felt that we we're going up,
ascension day" OF not. Oar as.
cent vas beautiful. creating the mos,
pleasing sensations, until the large end
struck the ground. when The serenity OF
our mind was slightly disturbed by the
tremendous spring of the top end, great.
~ aceel.fatlng our momutum ihas al
fording an opportunity for US 10 continue
our aerial a,sht.
Up, up We flew, uni, grasita,ion could
tina y overcome the proJectile force, and
then 10 our msaiie disappointment we
commenced descending. The descent
would have been eqcaIl, as pleasant as
the asceat, but for the vague forebodirg
that we might possibly smash up and dr
some INJURY to the ledge ofrocks, beanng
ng IN the dtecucn of the nadr But
comforting ourself with recollection OF
hat passage where II says, "Wha, goes
up. must come down. we gave ourseli
no farther uneasIness.
For some reason our attention was
otherwise engaged, 80 that We have not
distinct recollection OF the collision be-
tween our hack and the solid ledge
Blu, We subsequently remember being
helped TO the house, that Dr. Sanger and
several friends called in, I'll anxious To
learn the height Of our ascent; iha, ih.
Doctor passed an agreeable half hour with
Us, and that We remained very qaielly IN
the house until Monday morning. We
know too, that since then we hive nov
ed about with a cane very Cautiously and
slowly. hut are happy to stare tina, the
ledge IS unInJured. We are satisfied
with Tins ascension, and shall no,-vol.
un'arlly-try 1t again until Mlllerlsm
comes true.
The next accidsn, occurred the same
forenoon IA ihls wise;
Benjamin Wigg.n. Esq of Baag0r, in
a two horse carrlsge. WAS JUS, turning
the corner OF Nj Desert street down
Maine street. accompanied by his wife
and daughter, when some pan Of the
harness roke letting the carriage against
the horses, frightening and rendering
them so unman9able tina, they ran furious
ly dawn the hull. hfs daughter jumped
from the carriage aud escaped unharned
but his wife, IN ju -y,ug, was seriously II
not dangerously in jured, aud is still IN
town unable 10 be moved. Mr. Wiggm
escaped with few bruises The horses
ran down the hill and IN turning cor.
ner damaged the carriage badly.
The next item would more properly
came under the head of brutal violence
than otherwise. Il seem. there were
several little children out gathering rasp.
berries, when two young men came a.
long where they were, and either for
some fancied or real insult from one OF
the little boys or girls. fell upon the par
-, knocked down, choked aud otherw ise
nal-,reaied them. Some Warrants have
since been issued asalns, them, and,
upon examination We learn that they
we're convicted aud sentenced to pay a
inc, from which sentence they appealed,
Perhaps these are all the items OF las,
Saturday worth recording. which have
Jet come to our knowledge; ye, ee may
idd that in the afternoon, as one OF our
-'''---- $500 nnrryinv along the srde
p ak friend called to him when sudden.
y he looked around and the mex, mo.
nan, there was quite collision between
he side Of has head and q post. Fortu-
'aieI, the post was uninjured.