Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-15

The Wreek ofhe Atlantic. We learn from
The Detroit .4duertisef that submarine diver
from Buffalo descended TO the wreck Of the
Atlantic tho other day, and recovered the
safe, with the contents, belonging TO the
American Express Company;
The diver was protected by copper ar
NOR. and was under water forty minules.--
The upper deck Of the steamer lies 100 feet
under water. and tar below where there is
any current o: motion. Everything is there
fore exactly rs when 1t first went down
sin the office he found the safe, and was
enabled to move It with case, aud took II upon
deck, where the graphing irons we're fasten-
ed on, and the prize brought safely to the
light Upon opening the safe, 1t displayed
its contents In perfect state Of preservation.
| There was in the safe $4,000 in gold, $500
I in bills Of the Government Stock Bank, and
large amount on other Banks, amounting in
all TO about $4,000 The papers were unin-
iured, except that they smellod very strongly
Of decayed human bodies, as If 1t had
lain for 50 many years in coffin with their
owner OF course all this money goes to the
persons interested in this wonderful adven~
ture."
Fatal Casually in Standardization s.
Clark, years OF age, daughter of Mr.. Tuly
A. Clark. was killed during thunder storm
on the Both ult last Wednesday The
death was occasloncd by the burning Of her
clothing, set on fire BY lightning, together
with the shock. On Tuesday a black cloud
passed over the school-house, in what is call
ed the Morse District, which impaired flood
OF water accompanied with thunder, lightning
and violent wind. The tightening struck
the schoohousc, which is Of brick, while the
school was in session, filling the house with
the fluid, splitting the wood work here and
there in all parts Of the building All felt
the shock, but the fluid came in immediate
contact with but three. All we're stunned,
and for some moments inscnslble. On the
subject whose death we deplure the stroke
seemed most violent. II struck the head.
cripsed the hair, passed down her back and
IN eapng from the body to the desk igniied
the clothing The teacher, Miss Fanny NJ.
Grout, with her characteristic energy and
promptitude, with The aid Of sister Of the
deceased carried ont, rolled her m the wet
grass, extinguished the fire, then carried her
to the nearest house, that Of Mr.. J. r. Morse,
where she remained insensible for consd-
erable length of tune, when she revived snf
H''""y W Millht "hOeI inc torture ul Inc
nufm one ived about u hours aud then
passed away
.9,cideni, by T,jr5ty;,r Las, s,rl,, A.
ternonn as Mr., t;rsyes sni ,,nr.oic 49, s.,.
Tina IN the front roou nr his ,nyc,, I'D has,
Randolph, a stream OF lightning struck the
chimney of the new nnrt IF tbs bn,iI,n,,
passed lbronrb the roof te,,,ng og an hnS'
Jred SHINGLES mr. so. snd sb,ycr,,, IF ,l.
ralters entirely To spnnters. II then d,yi-
dol o,c s,ros,a ,aI,;n'. nG- tle' vy
corner of the main bniId,n" and the o,bsr
plssinp nearly tbro,,,b tho cen,re or ,be old
mart of fine bouse In tbe ,,,rrn, y, d.,
made an attack on the poipt nfa b,yonc, an
# q ,Dnsga, W. bn, w. IA I'" 49, ~ Guy o"u' WI
damage than To split of piece of The
brecch. From this found its way down
''oVe-ppe to the bedroom below directly
ao ,ho "a d' oa a Do'i 'u ,l'a room " ,'Ppeu
ms J,dai.o .', WY oi ai' 'n5''
and ,,ssna nm, , ,.', ~, Ill., VS. '-J'
al. - IN c,,, e,..t -. ''0 i'ou''' .pN
anu, L,',,.i',.' W 1'op0oI'uS' II e''o NC
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b,,nso r,'.., i,,, ,. 9i''uE ~, ".S oI'l J."
A., C.,,,,i fy,,fl -" ~ VIC uo''' '''N
~, - I' 49, ,'ss'' 'o9 ""P Na' III Ue P',A'
Ill -. ~ ~ Ieu uo""' an" JUS
''@'''' "''." "'PPeuuu l" oe resting "n inc
t.,, por' ""s '"u'" INJURED Nheh we
~ ~ iV'n'o inc '"' nunu OF corP5e'--
' M. 1t "''' 7'u" 'e'o'eI'
Jus was s"''i' warning TO Us ana olhers
W pa, uP oonu"c'lns- ious on our ouhdines'
~ a p''u containing nay IN me vcinliy OF
i1as' Naupo'P"' was STRUCK ana hurnec.
H,7' h"IHe-oa'h ana sned' near Ran
Solp' Ce"'fe' uelonglng TO The WIDOW iIIO-
'u','
lord, were burned the same day, IN Brook
held, supposed to have been SO, on fire bv
matches IN the hands Of boys -RcDosii0ry
3Id uH.
Fatal accident M. u, Eli ....,
and frol ,cridcn, n,c,,..',l . a., ~ f,'''u,
Clorc,ron, N n Tha ~. w C VIZ = oo''" at
c,o - - ~ " ''lite'e' ~
u o'af ,"'on' 10 cei'ornihg lhe ADVERSARY OF
Engine Company Of Lebanon were about
leaving Tor home, and we're passing suspen.
SION bridge erected over Sugar river for the
of the factories when the weight
ot the Company l40 ia number) caused 1t to
break. One Of The towers camg down with
a crushing force, falling upon Mr.. WIN. CIR
FIN, of finrtand, breaking his back and kill
him Instantly. Mr., Griffin was engaged for
the day as one OF the musicians for the Com
pany' lie was honest intelligent, and
Wen and iayorably known to our cuizens.--
lie was 40 wears and months Did, and
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