New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-20
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MELANCHOLY AccIDESr.-On Tuesday morning
last az about O'Clock, accident occurred at the
Glen near this village, which cast gloom over the
entire community The circumstances were as follows;
Mr. Charles Smith of Manlius, Onondaga county IN
company with his WIFE stopped at the Jeiieon House
in this village MONDAY afternoon and took lodgings
Toward evening they walked out for the purpose OF
visiting the Glen, but found upon entering the gorge
tina il was too dark admit of thorough exploration
with safety and, therefore, returned
On Tuesday morning Mr.. smith, having settled MS
bill and prepared TO proceed on his Journey Grove up
To the mill where he left his horse and wagon and IN
company With bic wife proceeded up the Glen stop
ping at ,very ang and inspecting every precplce ana
reectOn and taking occasional notes, they Al lengh
reached the upper stsiIs lne~e ssrs are si.ua.eu
al the upper extremity of the Glen, aod to the top
of the dam being something twenty feet In hight
From the top Of these stairs Mr.. contemplated tor
few moments the sublime grandeur and widness OF
the scene around him. then started TO descend he had
orly reached the third stair from the top, however,
when pausing for moment 10 note some newly dis-
covered attraction, he suddenly started by his
wife slipping little the steps and reaching out als
hand TO save her, he lost his basnce ana leu oac'
wand head foremost over the eide OF the stars, anu
strusk upon the rocks below, killing him instantly.
Mn Smith seeing her husband fall forgot her own
perlOus situation and rushing down Tue staifr she
knows not how was IN moment oy tne sl1e Oh hef
husband. She raised his head chafed ms temples,
and with her hand dipped water into his face, but
seeing no signs OF life she left him there, and attempted
TO reirace her steps out of the Glen, uerng, as sne
went the mOet he artrendlng cries IOr neip
IL 40 happened that number OF persons had an
tered the Glen soon after Mr. Smith, among whom
was the Rev. Mr.. Crsighead of Ovid, the youag Mr.
Beach of this village, who, beanng the ces OF hts
Smith hasieDed forward and were just IN time, with
some difficulty to her from iDevisole des rue
tion to which she was rapidly spprosching, having
mistaken her way in her excitement and haste. hsv-
ing secured ber safety, of the gentlemen cornpI-
ing the party returned TO the village and gave tne
alarm while Mr.. Craig head and Mr.. Beach went di-
recty 10 where the unfortunate man had fallen and re-
NAMED with the body until help had aved to convey
il 10 the village. Mrs. Smith wss conveyed to her
room IN almoet az helpless condition as that OF her
husband, being completely overcome by the appalling
circumstances
Even attention which humanity demanded or sym
nshv couId suggest paid TO the unfortunate lady
and our citizens seemed TO vie with each other IN
their Kind Offices. dispatch wss immediately Tor
warted 70 Dr. Smith of Syracuse, brother OF tne de-
cea.ed who, with another brother from hew-l ORR
rsAcbed here at about 10 O'Clock in the evening.
NeIt morning the party, accompanied 70 the spo'
S!,os Watkins Republican.