The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-03-23
TDr.Tu or REV. d. DERUELLE.

From the ". L. TfcSOytc'1U''
We are permitted to publish the follow
mo extract from letter of j. W. Leak
ESQ, & Richmond comfy. to gentleman
Of this place. 1t contains all the particu-
lars concerning the death OF this truly
good man, that the public will desire to
know.
ROCKINGHAM, March 6, 1858.
Rev. D. Deruelle, State Agent of the
American Bible Society, passed the night
Wednesday Sd inst. at my house in his
usual good health and spirits. Rev. DIR.
Doub. who has been intimately acquainted
with him for many years. remarked that he
had never seen him look better. Next !
morning, 4th inst, he left for Fayette-
vile.
Between 8 and 9 o'clock at night, ru-
NOR reached town that hat had been
found on the Fayetteville road, near the
Crowson old field. and that buggy and horse
we're seen in the woods not great ways on.
From description of these articles, was
induced to believe that they belonged to
the Rev. Mr., Deruelle, and that some ac-
cidept had befalen him. company was
Immediately gotten up, and proceeded to
the spot indicated by our informant, when
our worst fears we're more than realized.
! At distance of about two hundred yards
! from the road stood the horse in the buggy
entanged in the limbs of a green pine lap
and in a foot of the buggy lay Mr. Deruelle
tnI
examination of all the attending circum-
! stances, the company came to the conclu-
sion that he came to his death from an at
tack of apoplexy and such was the verdict
of the Jury of Inquest. held on the morning
of the 5th inst. His money, papers and
other property gave no evidence OF having
been disturbed, and although there were
some bruises about his head and face. they
were not sufficient, i'll the opinion OF the
examining Physician, to cause his death,
and were only such as were satisfactorily
explained by an accident which occurred
on the approach of the searching party
Reching the spot where the hat was found,
torch-lights were provided. and seeing the
tracks of buggy leading off from the pub
lilo road along neighborhood pathway,
we were following it when we were star
tied by the desperate struggles Of horse,
the breaking of limbs and the CHATTER Of
wheels. On going up. we found the horse
trimbling with alright, in the position be-
fore described. There lay across the
pathway green pine tree about or )
inches in diameter, and nearly at right an
giles with it, which resting on log raised
the pine tree about 2 feet from the ground
A hole paved in the earth TO a considerable
depth, showed the position in which the
horse had been standing, up to the time OF
our approach. l: is supposed that he go
his feet over the log, and that being toe
high to allow the wheels to pass over it
he there remained-unable either to ad-
vance or recede, until by desperate effort
he succeeded In getting over the two LET
hand wheels. This movement it is thought
threw Mr. Deruelle's body in the position
in which it was found, his head and face
triking in his fall the right hand fore
wheel. When found the body was warm
the limbs Timber and the blood from th'
wound still fluid. He had evidently beer
dead only short time, and it is greatly IL
be regretted that his situation had not soon
er been discovered, as it is highly probable
, that his valuable life might have been save'
! had medical aid been promptly rendered
The day was very cold-th, r.nometer rang
ing from 80 to Bland yet despite this, h
lived from o'clock A, NJ, Judging from
the distance he had travelled and the tim
of his leaving my heusel to about | o. loc
!, P. NJ, without any one 20 minister to hi
v wants.