Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29

\ SEVERE ATTACK or NIGnT-NARE.-Tho
truth of the following story Of remarkable
performance of a runaway horse, in Curinth
VT, last week appears to be abundantly sub
stantiatcd. \ correspondent of the Boston
Journal, writes it from Bradford;
1t appears that a high-spiritcd horse, driv-
on by two young men, on the morning of the
18th inst. between and / clock, when
near the village of East Corinth. Icight miles
distant, became frightened and succeeded in
dctaching himself from the sleigh lie ran
most furiously through the street until, for
what reason can hardly be imagined, he turn
ed his course directly towards the door Of a
house occupied by Mr.. b, a merchant
Of Corinth, crossing field to reach the house.
Striking with great force against the door, it
gave way, and the horse made his way through
the hall into the kitchen. Ont Of this kitch-
on opens a door into a small bedroom, uc-
cupicd at this time by Mr.. B. his
wife and three children Mr.. b and
one child occupied one bed. and Mrs. B
and two children the other. The turnitWr
consisted Of two bcls. crib, mirror. clock,
chairs &c The horse, probably attracted by
a light which WAS burning in this room.
dashed in breaking down both beds and the
crib. each of which wcr' in diIl r'ut corner,
of the room, demolished the mirror and the
clock, and finally took refuge in the corner
of the room, shiycring with fright In
coming in contact with the mirror he seems
to have received a severe wound about his
mouth. from which the blood was freely dis
trihutod about the room. upon the beds, and
even on the occupants. the whole presenting
an appearance that cannot be described. The
strangast part Of the story perhaps is that no
one received the slightest injury. although
thcy were not little frightened. The scene
of this remarkable transaction has been Wis
tied since by many from Corinth and adjoin-
ing towns.
The Editor Of the Journal remarks upon
the above
The same story was told to us yesterday
by gentleman tn whom it was related by
friend who had received a letter from Corinth.
The affair occurred in the house of Mr.. y.
D. Blake. According to the statement which
we heard the horse went ont Of his course to
reach the door Of the house, and through
three doors to get into the bedroom. He
first jumped over one bed in which was Mr..
Blake and a child, breaking it down. then
over the other bed in which was Mrs +. and
two children, ovcrsrttinc in his course tho
light stand and extingui>hinr the light. H.
then broke down a crib in the other corner.
The occupants of the room were greatly
frightened. Mr. Blake drew his wife and
one child from their badsteal which had
been demolished, carried them into another
room and struck light 1t was not until
his return that the cause Of the accident was
ascertained. According to the version Of the
story which was communicated to us, he
found the horse reared against the wall, the
corks Of his fore shoes preventing him from
falling directly upon the bed which Mrs. p.
had occupied, and On which one Of the chill
dren still remained
The Bradford Telegraph publishe, m ac-
ccount Of the occurrence, the writer Of which
says:
1t is truly astonishing from the manner in
which every article Of furniture, even to the
baby 5 crib, is broken in pieces, that no lives
were sacrificed, or other material injury re-
cciyed by any of the occupants Of the room
| except the mare-shc cut her face, probably
against the mirror, SO that she left some two
or three quarts Of blood bcspattcreI over
| everything.
| The horse was young mare owned by
Deacon Grant, weighing eleven hundred, and
sharp shod She became frightened and cs-
capped from his son while returning from a
| party.