The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-25
Dreadful Death or Leigh Ki chm n az
ira n Il "A ug Alter.


Dreadful Death or Leigh Kichme mas
GTanddnughter.
The neighhorhood Of Clifton was thrown
into a state of the most painful excitement,
in consequence Of the death OF young lady,
the daughter OF Clergyman residing in the
neighboring county OF Gloucester, under
circumstances of the most appalling descrip-
ton. The yonng lady in question, Miss
Mary Richmond, was about eighteen years
Of age. aud il understood to be a grand
daughter of the Rev. Leigh Richmond. Miss
Richmond was on visit to connection OF
her family, residing near Richmond park,
Clifton. On Friday she was observed TO
wander to a cliff called "tbe Lions Head
Cliff" which stands at an elevation Of about
800 feet from the road below, and from which
is obtained magnificent views Of the Avon,
the Hot Well, the Leigh Woods, Ashton and
the surrounding sceuery. From this tre-
mendous hight the young lady fell. The
precise circumstances which led to this terri
bic accident are differently stated, but that
il was an accident, and not, as at FIRST stated,
a suicide, there can be no reasonable doubt.
According to one statement, Miss Richmond
was absorbed in the perusal OF book, and
that che unconsclously walked over the edge
OF the precpice another account states that
she was endeavoring to gather one of the
rock plants, which grow in the crevices of the
limestone formation, and that ip her efforts
to reach it she overbalanced herself, and SO
fell. La Ter descent she was observed to
beat against the projecting points Of the
cliff, and finally to pitch on her head on the
winding road which skirts the river. AS
sistance was at once afforded but the unfor
tenate young lady was beyond the reach OF
any human aid, having been dashed almost
literally TO pieces. Her face was schccking-
ly torn and mangled, her lowyer jaw being
broken and forced in on one side, several Of
her ribs and her arms and thighs broken, and
the flesh Of her legs torn and laoerated.---
This is the fourth or fifth accident OF the
kind which, during the last twenty years,
has occurred from the same cliff English
Paper.
A meeting Of the Directors of the Missis-
sppi and Wabash Railroad Company was
held at the Tazewell House in this city, on
the 10th and lth inst. We learn from the
officers OF the company. that the work is
steadily progressing at various points be-
tween the city of Canton, in Fulton county,
and Warsaw, on the Mississippi river. The
lion is now about all laid down from War
saw to Carthage, distance Of eighteen miles,
with sufficient amount OF rolling stock on
the Same for all purposes. The road from
Canton to Bushnell, on the Northern Cross
Railroad, a distance of thirty-on miles, 10
lei to f. p Buel & Co., who have more than
twenty graded-all the cuverts built from
Canton to Spoon river, and large number
Of the ties delivered along the line Of the
road. The board have directed that that
portion of the line between BUSHNELL and Car
thage thall be Immediately placed under con-
tract.
We also learn that the iron will be laid
down on the Peoria and Hannibal road from
Peoria TO Lewistown during the next summer,
and the officers Of the Mississippi and Wabash
Company haze strong assurances Of aid from
parties fully reliable. II the parties are for
tunate in securing the aid promised, it will
not be very long until our citizens will have
the advantage Of direct line Of road from
this city to the Mississippi river, connecting
at keokuk, with two roads partially compile
ted, running through the centre Of Iowa 70
Council Bluff, and other important points on
the Mississippi river.
Our citizens, as a matter Of course, are at
this time bending all their energies u com
pletion of the Illinois River road ; but as soon
as they are released from their present en-
gagements, We are assured that tho Misssip.
pi and Wabash road will at once receive that
attention it's great Importance demands
farewell Reg