The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-30

TIM FEABrUL CALAMITY At OswEGo. y.
N.-F1iIa3 N N, Flo7r of the 81. Hugs
Ci,r-k-F6v Persons hiilsd and Sgycrai m
graL-The Oswego Palladium, of the 10th
gives The following particulars of the fear
iul disaster at that place, already briefly
mentioned:
The most awful calamity occurred last
evening, about - minutes after o'clock.
al 81. Marv's tCathplicl Church. that has
ever Tnspmed in this city.
\ mission was opened at the church on
Sunday last, by missioners belonging to
the order of Redemptionists, and the
congregations have been immense every
evening since. every seat being crowded
and the aisle also. with Interested listen
eT- of all classes Of citizens Last even
ing another overwhelming audience had
assembled to listen 20 "A discourse on the
subject of the Last Judgment" The
church was literally packed with people.
The exercises of the evening had Just
/ commenced. or were about to commence.
,sLeR one-tLird Of the floor, immediately
in front of the altar. gave way from the
immense weight, and fell TO the basement,
urecipitajing about one-third OF the audi
cnce in an mdiscriminate mass into the
abvs- below
The scene that ensued is beyond the
power Of language TO describe. The
groan~. ,hrieks. prayers and supplicationS
Of the mass of human beings thus thrown
/ in a confused heap in the chasm below,
/ as well as the horror-stricken mass beside.
/ in the other part of the house, was awful
/ beyond descrption-those who were up
! permost in the precipitated mass. strug-
! Cling to escape by climbing up and over
each other trampling under foot those
/ beneath.
\ universal panic seized the whole of
/ the asscmhlage instantly. terrific rush
was made hy those on that part Of the
/ floor not fallen. to escape from the house
! amid the shrieks and groans Of those
/ uampled under foot. The alarm was soon
f, spread bv the shouts and lamentations OF
the frantic crowd, and the bells were
/ rung, Supposing il to be on fire, and the
/ tiremen all turned out.
As soon as the mass of people had left
\ the church. number of men together
with Mr. Guardet, and the Redemptionst
/ priest, Joel II. Warn and others. rushed
TO the relief otthe unfortunate people who
/ We're lying diving, and even dead Many
women were taken out of the church in
| sensible. some with broken limbs, some
| dead. How many were actually dead, or
/ died subsequently,, or how many were Sc
/ riously injured, il was impossible TO tell
| last evening, as numbers were carried
| away by friends and acquaintance, OF
| whom nothing in particular could be
learned, except that many We're known to
! be in an unconscious state, and many
were seriously injured
SHORT Metre PRAYER-Rev. Mr. Der
we'll a pious and curious old Methodist
Minister went from Tennessee to Ken.
lucky, in 1872, to visit his relative, Hon
VIM. Bolton. The man was not a reli
giouS man. but was a gentleman. and in
yIted the minister to have family worship
/ every evening. While he was there Judge
Cone and his wife, from Nashville. arrived
there to pass the night, and Mr.. Bolton,
being little embarrassed. said to the old
minister. as he brought out the Bible
that he had better he short, as the Judge
was probably not accustomed to such
things.
VERY we'll very we'll" said he. and
reading single verse. he knelt down and
prayed:
20 Lord. W. are very poor and needy
creatures. and we know that Thou art
able to supply all our wants hut Cousin
William says that Judge Cone and hi,
wife from Nashville are here, and are not
used 20 family worship, and however nee
dy We are, there Is no time to spare il
telling Thee our wants. Amen,"
The Judge was then taken all aback
and 50 was Cousin William They botl
pressed the old gentleman to conduct tn,
services in his own way, which he did, t,
! th,fr.
a FRIGHTTUL SCENE.-A frightful seen,
might have been witnessed yesterda,
morning, ON the roof of "A three stor,
house situated on Water street. betweeI
Monroe and Quincy. \ young man wa
standing upon the comb of the roof re
pairing a chimney, when. the shingles be
Ing wet and slippery, he lost his foothol,
and Sid slowly down, feet foremost. &c
wards the caves. The two or three ne,
sons who witnessed the accident turne
away sick with terror. Although the ma
made every effort To get a hold, which IN
fear of certain death would naturall
prompt, he moved slowly down. and wa
only checked from falling to the nav,
ment below 10y water-spout, again,
: which ms feet came in contact. But fc
tins trall obstruction he must have bee
dashed INTO ShapeleSS mass. Withou
utteringa cry for help the Young man kicE
5 ed off his shoes and proceeded 10 ascend
= which he succeeded in doing, and went t
r work at his chimney again, apparently "a
king little account of an accident Whlci
I had made the eyewitness heart-sicN ans
! dumb with terror Wheeling IHtat9"'cf'
LATER PROM THE WRECK OF THE fRlNCESs
e P.-,,r-J,, ~ tIr Iron Nltj,-Ihc Late jon
Q nm. The steamer Grand Duke, whicl
5 ,rr;,.d from Nicksburg last night, brough
e down the iron safe of the Princess, re
1 covered from the wreck by the diving
II I.,II boat. The safe was opened this MOI
j. ninr and Notwithstanding it had been sui
n iprted to intense heat, its contents wer
found to be IN excellent preservation.
large amount of money and drafts wer
:. found uninjured In our issue of t.
: morrow we will give list of the article
5 found.
o From the officers of the Grand Duk
+: we learn that the body of the lamente
r John Hagan. who was killed by the eN
' plosion of the Princess, had been foun
t. near Plaquemine and was awaiting co
h oner's inquest. The body of the decease
,f was identified by his beard, and also tn
= gold watch found upon his person.
N. 0. Delta,