Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-03-18

THE REMAINS or THrRsroN, THE LOST
BALLooNlsr.-Tho telegraph has announced
the discovery Of the remains Of Ira j. Thurs
ton, the balloonist, whose mysterious fate
excited so much interest last fall. Only a few
remnants of his body were discovered, and
those were identified only by the clothing
and letters and papers found therein. The
remains were first noticed by farmers lad
while searching for lost sheep in thickot
about six miles from Toledo, Ohio. At the
foot Of an oak tree, in knoll surrounded by
wet grass, he came upon articles OF clothing
bones, &C., and making report of this fact.
party of men visited the spot, where portions
of a human body were found scattered round
the tree. Close by a tree. and imhcdded IN
the earth, was found the aw bone, broken,
and matted hair. partly in the earth About
two rods from the tree was found one of the
boots of the person. containing foot nearly
perfect, but much decomposod. and portion
of the shin bone with flesh adhcrng to it.
The boot had been gnawed, and evidently the
flesh had been eaten by hogs or wild animals
The other boot was near by Portions of the
spine were also found scattered about, and
several Of the nails. teeth, &c, and parts of
the skull were lying near In the clothing,
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and dumb man had am AK upon his shoulder.
from which he might have received serious
injury. Lane was not little astonished at
the unceremonious manner in which he had
been picked up. and. without comprehendine
his narrow cscapc. struggled in the arms of
his dcliverer. to the great danger of BOTH
Tho train. however. soon came to halt. and
the poor fellow. by signs and gestures more
cloquent than words. testified his gratitude
for the dcHvcrancc. He was the same man
who was knocked into a ditch by passing
train last summer. at or very near the same
spot where his brother also deaf ana dumb
was run over and horribly mangIed the year
before
AvrcDorr or Jouy RAvpotru-It is
related of this SINGULAR butt gifted man. that
being. as was supposed. upon his death bed
several persons. who had been his enemies.
called upon him to offer acts of kindness
Among these was the late John {. Calhoun.
who desired reconciliation with Rapdolnh
before his death especially Tor ITS political
benefits. Randolph received him kindly, ac-
cepted ms proters OF sympathy and freely
iorga'c HIM for ms previous opposition and
accepted an amicable settlement OF all dit