Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-10-08
The Bridge Accident at Albion. q

The Bridge Accident at Albion. q y,
| Il appears that the terrible bridge acci,
dent al Albion. n. Y, by which eighteen
people were killed and many Others w4r.
hurt, was result OF the rope wskpr
. mania. young man from Brockpor
had caused rope to be stretched I ON
the roof of the Mansion House, on HE
north side of the canal, 10 building on
lie south side, and announced that he
would walk across on 1t. The rope was
about TWO rods westuf Main street bridge;
an iron arched structure like most new
canal bridges, which Of course Offered an
eligible stand point from which 10 view
tie performance. The bridge was accord
ingIy crowded with people and teams.
| The rope walker had got part way across
rhe canal. swhen the bridge broke in two
al the centre, precipitaIinS all who were
rulon il into the middle of The canal. Men,
women, and children, horses, and wagons
we've all piled in an indiscriminate mass.
The west half of the bridge went down
first, and many OF those who stood near
The break were pitched off in such way
that when the east half Of the bridge
came down, which it did Immediately, II
fell upon and covered them up. II is SAID
that pair Of horses and carriage full of
people were crushed in this way so com.
pletely that nothing had been found OF
them al the time Of the departure oil the
cars, two hours after the accident. The
scene must have been most horrible.
What became Of the rope walker nobody
appeared TO know. He was not seen 10
cross the canal or 10 return 10 the sIdo
from which he started. lie may have
been startled by the crash so that he fell
off his rope into the canal and swan ashore.
From oregon.
Eruption Of Mount HOOd.-Thc Ore
gonian OF the both says: "On We'd
nesday last the atmosphere suddenly be.
came exceedingly hot about mid day. In
the afternoon the heavens presented sin.
guar appearance ; dark, sIvery. condens
ed clouds hung over Mount Hood. The
next day several persons watched The ap-
Of Mount Hood until evening.
An occasional flash of fire could be dis
rlnctly seen rolling up. On Thursday
night the fire was plaisly seen by every
one whose attention could be drawn TO the
subject. Yesterday the mountain was
closely examined by those who have re.
Gently returned from visit TO It's summit,
when, by the naked eye or a glass, II was
seen that large mass OF the northwest
side had disappeared, and that the i'm
mense quantity Of snow which two weeks
since covered the south side, had also dis
appeared. The dense clouds OF steam
and smoke constantly rising over and far
above lis summit, together with the entire
change in It's appearance heretofore. con-
vince us that Mount Hood i, now in n
state % eruption, which has broken out
within a few days"
POTATOES The Piedmont (Va.) In
dependent states that the potatoes in that
region will be very good. In the GIades
here was never such crop raised ss the
present one. One gentleman, Mr.. Schley,
will raise, il is said, some five thousand
bushels.
For accommodating the Empress Of
Russia and her suite in her hotel for one
hight only, a landlord in Basic charged
hree thousand four hundred dollars.
A dsconsolate father is hunting his
laughter, who ran away from Dorchester,
Mass, with an Indian She went i'm
or aboriginal life, after reading Longfel-
ow's Hiawatha. The Indian is loalcr.
The English papers announce the deah
IF Mr.. James Simpson, the well-known
eciurer on temperance, and president OF
lie vegetarian society.
The Buffalo IN. Y } Commercial Adj
serliser learns that Mr.. and Mrs. Fillmore
are daily expected 80 return, Mrs. Fillmore
having recovered from her severe illness.
Presbyterian church in Clarke coun-
", Va, was destroyed by Ere OH the 18th
Iltimo.
Thomas Gholson, Esq. has been cleo
led Judge in the Petersburg Circuit, IN
he place Of Judge Nash.