Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-04
A Dangerous Adventure.

"A Dangerous Adventure
A correspondent Of the Boston Courier, writing
from The Crawford House, on the White Mountain,
under date of Aug. 18th, says:
1.-THE pcrilous adventure of Mr.. and Mrs =,
from Jersey City, on Mount Wiley yesterday ID the
theme of conversation at the present moment. The
summit of MOuns Willard is but two miles from the
Crawford House. and is visited by all, VIII Their they
ascend Mount Washington or not. A good carnage
road has been constructed to the top and the mode
of ascent is either by foot or in Mountain wagons.
These two persons walked up, and after viewing the
tremendous gorge formed by Mount Willard en- one
side and Mount Webster on the other with the Will
ley House looking like small type box in the dis
lance, they crossed by connecting ridge from
Mount Willard to Mount Wiley. From this latter
Mount, some $500 feet in height in spirit of ad-
venture they began to descend. For five OF six hun
bred feet they found very little trouble but soon
after the way became more difficult, which they
hoped woul1 soon pass away, but, as events subse-
quently proved, they had but commenced
They got safely over several lodges of rocks, and
finding that their trout les increasing they en-
deavored to return, but found that impossible, ard
they were reduced to the alternative of keeping
remaining where they were in hopes OF being
missed at the house, and that searching parties
would be sent out for them. Mrs. c. seated her
self upon a large rock, while her husband worked
himself below short distance to discover the best
way of proceeding down. In few moments she
exclaimed that Tie rock was moving, and told her
husband jump for his life, and he barely escaped
being crushed to death, the rock rushing by him
with fearful velocity down the mountain side, break
ing down small trees and lOOsening other large
stones, until II found rest at the mountains base
This was startling and cast deep gloom them,
yet they were not discouraged.
SJmething must be done, and that quickly. Lying
down fat, and holding fast to the rocks with one
hand, Mr.. c. lowered his wife over the ledge
with the other far as he could reach, and then let
her drop some six or eight feet further upon mar
row shelf below, and then dropped himself In this
manner they descended long distance.
To add to their terrOrs, they did not know but
that they might come to ledge over which they
could not get pUwn. single misstep or the loss of
presence of mind on the part of either, would have
resulted seriously if not fatally \ thick growth
of large bushes then became a matter of obstruc-
ton and in getting over and through them, by drop
ping from branch to branch their clothing was rent
and their feshed scratched. After hard struggle
of more than four hours they succeeded in reaching
the base at the side Of the road, where they were
soon after found, more dead than alive, by rescu-
ing party, headed by Mr.. Hadley, of the proprie
tors OF the house, which party started from infor
nation given by gentleman who saw them from
the road in their dangerous situation AMI reported
1t at opce, Restoratives were given and they were
assisted into the wagon, and brought safely back
with bodies completely exhausted, their hands
sideraby lacerated, and their clothing badly torn
Both ara persons of much nerve. They are well to-
day, although suffering from weakness. The noun
down alive, particularly the lady. Had they re-
could have made the descent in about twenty min