The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-08

III. M.s.ow !. n. EscArK or sHR PoPx.--The correepon-
oont o. tne London News gives the folioving a.
S Soun. " me narrow escape OF the Popa of Rome
nonnese entertained his distinguishes euests \,
olnner IN large hall on the frst floor and subse.
guentiy admitted the pupils Of the Prppse eaode
College to kiss his foot
- =. .nis moment, about $50 persons were collect
60 togefher around the Pope, when an awful tre-
mour manifested itself In the flooring. which lila
holmes: instantly perceived and endeavored to
prevent nis guests from being alarmed at assuring
tnem tnat Il was the shock Of an earthquake phe-
Son.1 enon VIII wnicn bis residence % nuncio In
Soutn America had rendered him somewhat famil-
lar. However, before any further copjec.ures
were broached the floor gave way.
with hideous ruin aud combustion dire,
sno rope, prelates, cardlnals generals, ssoidiers
erder of precedence, amenest falling beams and
fragments OF masonry. Cardinal Antonelli's good
uck saved him alone, of all the cardinals present:
no was near the window, to which he chung for sup
Porr Dot Ills eminent brethren Marini and Patriza,
Were severely injuredi the fall a. was the French
pills. w
Pio Mono himself descended unhurs; and sistipv
In me- fapai chair, and was extricated from the
from all around In gratitude for such an escane.
a1 hoiness forthwith invited all who were able to
ionow nim to enter the church, and with Ioud
voice Intonede q Thanksgiving to the Almighty,
auo siIeIwsfds received the sacramental benedic>
tion from Monsignor Tzzani
meanwhile the wounded were extricated from
sne ruins, and conveyed to Rome In carriages.
mecn 70 the surprise of the peaceful citizens Who
ma assembled at the gates, aud were consteruated
Some disabled Jockeys were sxpected from tbe up
Neeplechass. but Il was supposed that the Popes
excurnon would be by no means 90 dauserous
:, an srlsn Propaganda pupil boasts Of having been
.ae nrN 90 succor his Holiness, the same youth who
W. 1eclung congresolatory sonnet to the Pope
wnen sne moor gave way, and was consequently In
gions below.
!, The great carpet which had been spread over
the floor, Is supposed to have broken The pone's
IaH by rendering II more gradual; but. TO what-
Ever a. IqIeiar influence We may choose to attribute
n nls Holness certainly did escape safe aud found.
shu .is,, tne homsn municipal council and senate,
viewing i In the light of prodigy, have given or.
ders % Tor deyout Thanksgiving to the Immscculste
sT1ooception during three days, to commence on
fETRErED BoDrEs-The AnGiean Medica.
Gazette for May contains the following curious ac
count of the petri6cation of human bodies;
"ln the old Cathedral Church of Bremen ia
vault, the atmosphere of which possesses the pecu.
liar property OF preserving from decay all bodies
that may be placed therein. Visitors are shown
eight human bodies, besides number of cats, dogs
sure to this atmosphere, have become dried and
free from all offensive efiuvia; resembling in ap
pearance, coarse parchment. The body nearest
the door Is that of an Enelish Msjor said TO have
lain here one hundred and eghtees years. -.
The second that of German student who lost
his life In duel The hard, dry flesh still shows
the sabre wounds on his throat and arm His BODY
has been here ITO years. The third is that of q
Swedish countess, whose body has remained free
from the lot of common mortals for 40 years
The fourth that of Swedish General who was kill.
ed In the Thirty Years War;" and whose throat
still exhibits the mark of q wound of which he
died The NTH II that of his aide-de-camp, who
lost his life at the same time by cannon ball stri
King him In the side The destruction of the parts
plainly visible. The sixth body Il that of
workmen who fell from the steeple of the church
when near its completion, four hundred years ago.
and breke his neck. Owing to this accident the
peculiar properties of this vault became known
for the body of the deceased workman was laid in
this vault for few days, and having eviuced no
signs OF decomposition, the singularity of the fact
induced the authorities to permit 1t to remain and
here 1t has remained during all that time The
seventh is the body Of an English lady, who died
one hundred and thirty years since of cancer on
the lower jaw; the ravages of the disease are still
perceptfble In the liberated flesh. The eighth IL
the body OF a working man, who has lain here for
sixty years In marble sarcophagus, standing
IN the middle of the vault, said to repose the
mortal remains of the Swedish Chancellor, Van
Englebrechten but they are not permitted 10 be
exposed to public view, on account of some still
surviving relatives of the family"
STORM ON THE MIssIsnPPr The Pittsburph
steamer Fanny Fern encountered storm on Wed.
nesday, the 18th, while crossing the Upper Rapids
OF the Mississippi which completely dismantled
her, carrying away her cabin chimneys pilot house
nil lnt and Of Lo-,~