Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1858-04-16
No. IS.

gaveway, and the explosion tore out small
part in the side Of the vessel, leaving the
rest altogether untouched. The harbor
must thus remain blocked up until by de-
grees the work Of the teredo is done, and
the ships fall to- pieces. According to the
account brought down, eighty-one vessels
were found sunk, which is much more than
ever was known or supposed. The com
panies have brought up sufficient anchors.
their expenses, and probably the Russian
government will make up the difference"
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Kingston, who puts up Lightning rods,
climbed to the top ofthe spire of St. Pauls
Cathedral, 235 feet, where, having left his
ladder below, he clung by his arms and
legs, fastened the last foot of the rod and
attached its point-quite a heavy piece Of
metal-securely, as he supposed, to the
cross surmounting the steeple. He had
just completed this difficult and dangerous
task, watched by number of persons III
the street below, and while looking at the
work and experiencing that satisfaction
which results from hazard passed and Ia
Dor accomplished, OF sudden something
heavy struck him, and made his brain reel
until he could hardly see. Instead OF los
ing his mold at once, as would seem to have
been the natural and inevitable result, he
clung with a power beyond himself, and
will superior to his own, closer and in
stinctively to the spire. He knew not
what had occurred, and, to his confused
senses, it appeared that the stceple was
tumbling down, or that some strange cause
was about to Bring the vast structure to
the ground.
Some forty seconds, an age to him-nlust
have elapsed before he sufficiently collec-
ted his scattered thoughts and subverted
consciousness TO know that the entire up
per part of the rod had fallen upon his
head, causing the blood to trickle over
his forehead and nearly blind him. lie
feared if he moved he would SO cleaving
the air to q terrible death upon the stony
street below-and at the same time, he
could not, in the disordered state OF his
increasing weakness, retain his grasp, more
the result of fate than feeling, much Ion
ger It he stirred, he might; if he remain
ed he certainly could not; and SO, deter
mined to make at least an effort tor his
life, he put out a foot very cautiously, then
his arms, and then moved the other foot
and after half minute OF eXertlon and
the greatest danger, he touched the topmost
round of the ladder, and in few seconds
: more was inside of the steeple and safe
Then it was that Mr.. KS great courage
and strength forsook him; his nerves and
muscles relaxed he grew sick unto death
his knees gave way his vision swan, ano
he sank upon the platform motionless ano
insensble. He mnst have lain there hal
an hour before he could rise and walk, ano
he did not recover from the shock for more
than fortnight afterward.
The people gazing up at him from the
street, describe the scene as painful in the
extreme When they observed the roc
fall, thrill of horror ran through thei
hearts, and two women swooned away, To-
they expected to behold him the next mo
ment dashed to pieces at their feet.