Smyrna times., 1856-10-22
The Horse Avalanche,
Ihe Horse Avalanche.
tell the story as twas told
Ii any marvels it unfold.
That in nature seems TO be
Surprising probability;
Place on them your own valuation.


Surprising probability;
: Place on them your own valuation.
But still give heed to the narration
~ was on the march to Victoria IT think III
ooionei stated,) and before the orders came +
si'iOioe Uen' scott, that the vely remarka hi
T "u .m mu''o"ishlhg circumstance occurred. whicI
his own words: "0 poSSioIe II
'ur route lay Immediately across an evtor
sNe prairie, along which our train of 6OO NO..
ons dragged Its cumbrous length. like some n,o.
ster serpent gorged with prey, Winding la1;Ir
~ MS ialr. Save the deceptons of the {. MI:
age winch full often cheated our WARY ,roor.
in'o the nope OF dlmpllng and refreshing wnters
oocil 10 DC reached and the CONSEQUENT dissan-
Poihlnent, nothing occurred for some tiuo r
vary the inonotany Of the march. AT length
TT rU""' uliuuay' or little thereafter a sonpI
,i.u''crlhS thuhder, Or rather like the low
VI an earthquake, drew all ewes 10
'ne igh', rom whence, in the far distance
;faIo'JI IP'uiy approaching, dark line, as
Il CLOUDS. Faster and faster it came. unt;I 70
lhe astonlshment and delight of all. with rusI
That shook the very earth. 20O0o Mns,aon u'n
sprang in full view.
a mighty Picbald led the way,
Flt leader toithat mass of lifer
Bounding forward in front of tho po,, r,o,;o.
less multitude, the wild chief of the Pamnas
MS stately head high lifted, slowly apnroarboG
out cdValcade with an air of mingled wonder
Alter scanning 1t for some time, as thonqb
oalculatlhg our strength, with a wild and an.
9ry snort ne wheeled and darted back to b;s
iooP' scene OF momentary confusion now
ehsued; but In far shorter time than uo,,IJ
nave been required to marshal one.fonrtb ,ha
number OF men, the whole mass was throrn
lnto The form of wedge, the leader forrninn
'ne apex and the other malice of the troon m o
S'aeS OF the triangle, the feeble ones and tbo
coItS oelng thrown into the centre.
before any one could form the most remota
conjecture as to the cause Ofthis singular move.
heht' at wild cry from their leader. the coI. |
u'hh was put In motion, and then
8 AS the wild waves comes, when forests oro
rended,
'As the waves rush, when navies are stranded
nll on the centre of our devoted line they brok.
Ike an avalanche. For some moments. from
'ut the cloud of dust, came
Mingled crash, and groan, and curse. and we'll
III.
All hands had broken loose"
"hen the dusty canopy was lifted. sixtv
wagons, win teams and teamsters. strewed tho
oad' mingled In with everythIng-borse f,ot
ma ara goons-that came within the sween of
!, na' lVlhg bosom OF destruction, with here and
mere crushed and mangled Mustang, struo-
ing wildly to follow its fellows
AT distance of some 130 or 200 Yards tho
rove stopped Just IN the order it had passed
niJ sn' VIII" 'he exception of the mighty pie
uru sO. now brought up IN the rear After gazing
% oecohas III apparent exultation, a shrill |
eigh oi dehance seemed to give the signal for t
etreat, and the whole swept awav like v;.l
'n. No dream, however, ever vet realized tho
lln which rioted around.
Except those who were with me. none 7 an, L
lre' ever saw such u sight, the like of which
'hiie lie lasts, | never expect to look unon
gain. '''" Upo" v
JOHN OF OXFORD. :
Note:-Ibe ColonePs reflection is remarka-
y cNIu as regards all the circumstances, from
'o iuo' tiiat ne barely escaped, having been
cry nearly caught by one of the corners oftbe
Use OF the iSoScteS triaRgLe. He was then .
aptain of Dragons, escorting the train and u
equently speaks in terms of high admiration
tnat brilliant maneuvre of the Horse Chief n
the Pralrle.-Spirit Of the Times A
HOW TO WAKE UP sLEEPERs IN CguRcH h,
n aged clergyman in Connecticut. on one oc.
slon' when his congregation was mostly nj
leep' stopped suddenly, aud altering his voice. m
ng out, -" Brethren, beef is 81 per hundred n
'wn at New Haven" -, :"
In a moment the rubbing of eyes was verv al
'neral. AT another time the young people NJ
the gallery were laughing, as young people ar
VI sometimes laugh in church, while the old he
ks below were indulging in most refreshing b,
ps. The good old clergyman locosey looked
the gallery and sha king his fingers at the
de youngsters, cautioned them to keen ouiet. ci
they would wake up the people below" The oy
uton was all that was necessary. for the ",
oozers all Strengthened up very suddenly. as to
aJor jack Downing would say, like the open sV
3 OF jack knife ST
we think neither of them quite equal the pl
ecdote respecting old parson E-of H-New WI
tmshlre. Looking down from the pulpit one su
bbath afternoon upon one his Deacon's. in an
wv OF the whole congregation, he cried out pc
loud whisper, Deacon, Deacon, don't frC
IRE so loud You'll wake up my wife !"
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