Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-10-16

NATIONAL AaRToUTuAL FAIR.-The crowd
which passed into the Fair on Wednesday was
but pretnonitUrY symptom Of the general Iush
people were waiting 10 make on Thursday. The
two bridges over the river at Market Street and
Fairmount gr0ared all day long under the
weight Of enormous .burthens. Carriages sl
every imaginable kind seemed TO haVs ibe9n
collected from all parta of the city, as though
tor the pnrpns OF showing the number
and variety Of vehicles and horses we can
boast of' Omnibnsses, those great Jewellers
OF classes aud distinctions, were fearfully
crowded on top and Inside. Indeed, to such an
extent was this carried, that in several instaG-
ces the ionfs cracked. aud frightened out all
the passengers 1t was q severe task for drivers
and agents to keep their yehi@es clear of the
superintendent crowds, anu at last sorne oil
tiiem refused to take top loads. FcI the insiders
the throbg was excessively uncomfortable Of
| twelve was expanded to twenty aud upward.
Females sat upon the laps of the other sex, and
the latter = the ungallant fellows tried hard
TO look as though they did not like it. 10 mix
in suca mobs was not the taste of thousands,
who yel we're bent on seeing the fair; and &C 4
cofdiDgy, all the vehicles which could be hired
or borrowed were In use. Folks fell under such
clIca Instances exclusive enough when starting
iioin home, but once entered upon the tracks
TO tho great maelstrom, and finding their car,
riaees only part of an immense display of that
kind, they begun to teal not much better than
other people after all. ,,s,.g..
The whole interior OF the Fair. accessible 10
carriages, appeaed to be thronged with them,
and the jam was such at all points that it was
impossible 70 see anything except by ptdeslri-
anizing and following the living current OF h1
U u inh unll od
leisure past cattle sheds. sheep pens, hog pens,
hoise stables, around the horse track, across
streams, through canvass sed tents, among
agricultural implements. beside tonntains. on
to the spectators sand. &c. 10 give any idea
of the numbers present would be impossible.
The estimate Is n hundred thousand. There
was certainly no room 10 spare. 1t was crowd
everywhere, but more especially around the
horse tack. ye with all the multitude, there
were good humor, order and pleasantness, on
all sides. There was no trouble from dust, no
quarrels, no disturbances, in fact, all was truly
gratifying. On Thursday. the great pavilion for
the banqpet was erected. and the carpenters ]
were at work rigging up tables, etc. The banc |
lu itself take place on Friday afternoon at one
. clock. and, rs We lave already said. it will be
a very handsome atiair.--NoRTH AMERICAN
The Governors of Maryland and MissuTi have
appointed November 20;h as day Of thanks.
giving and prayer. 56
THE FRtGHTFUI. ACCIDENT AT THE FAIR AT
DELAWARE, 0HIo. "A machine called 'Rum
ley's Patent Rotary Piston Eugine" was on exr
hibtion. and at the time was grinding cnrr,-
II being the chief attraction for the time being,
vast crowds surrounded it watching its execu-
tion, when from some cause the boiler explored
making fearful havoc in the surrounding mass
ss For some minutes the immediate spot was
,nveloped in thick cloud Of steam, ashes and |
lust, during which nothing was heard but con-
used shreks Of terror AND gnish from the
iwav. it disclosed sight shocking to the
,toutest heart. What, then, were the feelings !
# muthers and daughters who saw their friends
md relations stricken dead beside them. or
wriihing in the agones of dissolution, or who
we're tortured with that Sckenug donbt whelh' |
pr the unrecognizablc corpses we're not those of
their dear friends these feelings are better
imagined than penned!
The entire engine was blown IRON the spot, |
the boiler itself crushing to death a lady some |
seventy feet from its fermer position. Many |
persons were scalded, many were wounded
slightly, and many will soon die.
Ii was ascei tanned that fourteen were killed
on the spot OF these were so mangled as
vet to remain unrecognizab'e. -Four or five la
dies are in this number. Several were among
the best citizens of the place.
uoRRlRLE INCIDENT. I'VE have already rup,,
lished brief paragraph announcing that SIX
children were consumed in the flames Of the
residence of Mr.. Dawson in West Union. Va
on the 25th ult. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson
escaped with their lives, having been
awakened barely in time to avoid the fate OF
their little ones. Mr.. Dawson seized one OF the
smaller children and made his way to the door
when becoming confused, he rushed back into
tae house, was stihed by tho smoke, lost the
child and was himself so badly burned that his
life is despaired so that Mrs. D. is perhaps
the only survivor of thus truly terrible calamity.
An exchange paper relates the annexed horrible
feature Of this tragical occurrence: aa5 4
''0ne incident in this cruel drama was almost
internal in character. We are told, that, duor
ing the progress Of the flames the upper floor
gave way, and bed, on which were two or
three persons. fell through to tho lover floor, in
plain view of the bystanders. Appalling spec
tacle. The wretched children were still alive,
but were engirt by The fiery element and writh-
ing in the aEones Of death! We can scarcely
conceive more awful or horrid sight one
more trying to the minds and nerves ofspeeta--
tors--than to behold fellow creatures literally
roasting aliv.. without power TO stay the flames
or 10 rescue the hapless victims from their Ie-
lentless grasp. That scene must be burnt into
the memories of all who witnessed it, ist
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HeNRY A. WISE ON MrLLARp FILLMORE. In a
nulifying speech at Richmond, Virginia, on tae
Goth nit, Gov. Wise, among many bad thirgs.
paid deserved tribnte to Millard FILLMORE.
"Ir Buchanan is not elested, said Wise, "God
grant that Fillmore may be as he is man OF
patriotism and principle for | take great pleas
Inc in testityiug TO his being gool man Il
sac that God grant that he may be elected If
Buchanan is not"
This opinion Of MFR Fillmore, 60 hardly wrung
C.o,,a thn lins nf n rahih Lncnfncn il the one