Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-16
Terrific Adventure

f""' PN' uath, irey an 49,.
known Is tho Mselstr1m. Tenet
have eszcd into it With awe. xfir,.
were thrown down i. &, M ~,
full depths visible, hut norn ever
ing 10 explore il. Tho Celebrate -,
phep, who wa. deeuei lnsen.isIe
offered six hundred dollars by n, =
Of the Cave il he would descend "a
Of it, bu. be shrank from the Ter,
years ago a Tennessee professor = p
and bold man. resolved to % vss. s'
b.fore him had dared DO, aud urEir,
rangemerts with great care and
be bad himself lowered down bv
rope q hundred feet, bot, Al: ,bs, 49,,
courage failed bin, aud be called ,l.S
drawn Out. No human power rag
Lave induced him to repea, the am,
pertinent.
s couple Of weeks ago, hoseye,
gentleman OF Louisville, whose ps,,n
srembled at mortal peril, being a, -.
moth Cave With Professor Wrig1, ,f ~.
and others, determined, no matter
dangers and difficulties might }, :.
the depths Of the Maelstrom. ii,
the onterprlslng proprietor Of the Cav.
to Nashville and procured L !or, -!
great strength, expressly for ths rg,r,.
The rope and some Necessary ,iu.
borne by the guides and others 70 n,
of proposed exploration. The srr,rs.,
being cor completed, the rope, with
fragment Of rock affixed to il, w:s e, D.,
and swung to aud fro 10 dis,Uiye ery
rocks that would De likely to isl
touch. Several were thus disiodgej ,,,.
long.cOntinued reverborations ri.ir, n
distant thunder from below, proclaim
depth of the horrid chasm. rhsa tDs
hero Of the occasion, With several hs,s !.
over bis head to protect 1t as Tar O. D..
against any masses falling from a5oy.
with q light in his hapc ami tbe relo A.
ed around his body, toGk ms place ,g,;
pit and directed rhe halt dore, T..
who held the end 0! tho rope, 70 e. H.
down into the CimtuGrinE gloom,
We have heard from bis own In; q, a.,
count Of his descent. Occesl5lA!.y r,...
of earth and rock Wcat whiEing -;
zone struck him. Thirty u .otty iee. [,
the top, he saw u ledge, from winch, Q, Il
judged by appearances, Two Or :lfee ssr...
led Of in different directions. .Ah.u.a.g.
bred feet tr0u tbs top, rhtarso, iron IL
side Of the pit went rushing down the 4,s.
and, as be descended BY tne side o. IT,
ing water and in the midst OF the spray 1.
felt some apprehension thar lis iish: ~
DO ex,inguished, but his care prevented t.
lie was landed At the bottom Il ID, n.
hundred end ninety feet from the va. :.
found it almost perfectly circular, sg.r,
feet 10 diameter, with q small openings
point, leading to 4 fine chamber Of q. r
lie found on the f2CT bes1'i
of black sick Of lmmeGSe "fa ~
" larger than we're ever d!scIVerci 3D.
other part Of the Msmmoth Cove, an! S.,
% multitude Of exquisite formations g. -
and white as virgin snow.
Making himself heard, vita gT2''
by bis friends, he at longth sssc! .l.a
pull him partly up, intending 70 SIP I =
way aud explore q cave thai he had herr
opening about forty feet above the b1ii,l
the pit. Reaching the mouth Ct !ha; rr
BIO swung himself with much cIcruoH f,
it, and, holding the end Of the rope 10 T.
hand, be inosutiOusly le. it 20, and !;s'.,
,ut apparently beyond his reach. 1hea"
ion was a fearful one, aud bis irieOiiG p
,ould do nothing for him. Soon, Los's
10 made a hook Of the end Of his Amr a.
" extending himself as far over The ~.
~ possible without falling, BE- saccecla.
the cope. Fastening Il ua.-
he followed the sTenue l1G Or 20 yaf.',.
Joint where nc found it blocked by 80 &C.
,asssble avalanche of rock aud earn
urDing to the moath Of this avenue, bel
,eld az almost exactly similar no.
Inother on she oppcslts eide OF ihe Pr "
rot being able to swing himself ln" % L
the rope around hrs b0IT -.
himself again over tho "tir' 9
10 his friends 70 .Hl,e hG B.
op. The PULL WA an excc"jiu.'g .f.
me, and the rope, bong i'll ]a.ll::'i
'ound his body. gave hun the my.i I
pain. But socn BIS pala ~
in 9 new aud dreadful perl '-'
10 was ninety feet from the mcuih Of
pit and 100 from tho bottom, s1nylrs -
,winging in mit-sir, be beard RAPID abl !!
ID words OF horror and alarm above a.
earned that the rope by winch be W'-.'
lad taken fire from the friction 1t Tue '.f
Ivar which il passed. Several u.L-Lh
suspenso TO those above and SUI = 3
awful 10 him below, crsucd. 10 TIE"
lin O fatal cut 10 him o fata! end ins't''
lstrophe seemed inevitable. Bn'th"-f
.xtinguished with q bottle Of water be..a
himself, end then the party ab!', -..
exhausted By their iabyrsr s''
u drawing him 10 the top. lie "-' i'.'-
md selt-possas-cd as upon bis anuah:s d
ne pit, but e.! Ct his COMPANIONS. ger .
BY fatigue, sank down upon the gr'a'. p
lis friend Professor Wright, !EOm 5feit'
ion and excitement, tainted an1 :.L''
.1r q time in5ensiblc.
The young adVcnturer left ne nam9
n the depths Of the MaelstTOn-;He 0'-
the the first nnd only person THAI ever
upon it's mysteries LouHr!LIe |'"''''.
IRGINIA-At rules held N ~ Z
Office OF the County Co,r' oi @.-''
County, on the bH day Of >"g,en...
Frederick Lelb.arit, Wa l. I'Do''
q. Shock, copar'rrrs, 'rt''--
style OF Lelbrs ndt, AcDow"Ih'o p
A. L. Gregory, de.ehdant,-- IN pS''
Of this suit i. 10 recover .GoiG -, ir''.'.
Gregory, the sum oi t44t'6 $500
part thereof, from lns L''n"'
1858, on Sol.64, another part ,aeI'l Nv
.,h ofApriI, 1888, and 2n TNlC' .'
from The An 81 May, I''' =.
to attach the estate OF SAID Hr'g,r %
,aid claim. The Defendant A =. VT
entered his appearance ~
~ according 20 the at o. hS'sh'''
rules of this Court, ana il a~pP"aH&E
tory evidence that he j. no' 81 NJ