The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-01


A Prriloas Adventure on the " hite Noun.
- tains.
A correspondent of the Boston Courier gives
In the White Mountain Notch, on the 18th
instant: 88Y E
"The periious adventure of Mr. and Mrs
O., from Jersey City. on Mount Wiley
yesterday, Is the theme OF conversation at the
presen moment The summit OF Mount Will
lard is bnt two miles from the Crawford
House, and is visited by all, whe ther they as
cend Mount Washington or rot. good car
riage road has been constructed to the top, and
the mode OF ascent is either by foot or iE
mo un tain wagons. fz
These two persons walked up, and after
viewing the tremendous gorge formed by
Mount Willard on one side and Mount Web
sier on the other, with the Wiley House look
ing like small type box In the distance. they
crossed BY connecting ridge from Mount Will
lard to Mount Wiley. From this latter mount,
soma 2, 500 feet in height, in spirit of adj
venture, they commenced to descend. For
five or six hundred feet they found very
lttle trouble; but soon the way was
fall of difficulties which they hoped would
soon pass away but, as events subse
quently proved, they had but commenced.-
They got safely over several lodges OF rocks
finding that their troubles were Increasing
they endea vored to return, but found that i'm.
possible, and they were reduced TO the alter
native OF either keeping on or. remaining
missed at the house, and that searching parties
would be sent out fer them. Mrs. c. seated
herself upon q large rock, while her hus band
worked himself below q short dista TO dis
cover the best way of proceeding down. In
few moments she exclaimed that the rock was
moving. and told her husband to Jump for his
life, and he barely escaped being crushed to
death, the rock rushing by him with fearful
velocity down the mountain side, breaking
down small trees and looseniug other large
stones, until 1t found rest at the mountains
base. This was startling, and cast gloom
over them, yet they were not discouraged -
Something must be done, and that quick
rocks Dy one hand, Mr.. g. lowered his wife
over the ledge with the other as far as he
could reach, and then let her drop some
six or eight feet further upon narrow
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 a ledge over which
they could not get down. A 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 matter of obstruction and in getting
over and through them, by dropping from
branch to branch, their clothing was rent and
their flesh scratched. After a hard struggle of
more than four hours, they succeeded in reach
Ing the base at the side of the road, where they
were soon after found, more dead than alive,
by rescuing party, headed by Mr.. Hadley,
one OF the proprietors of the house, which
party started from information given them by
gentleman who saw them from the road in
their dangerous situation, and reported it at
once Restoratives were given, and they were
assisted into the wagon and brought safely
back, with bodies com pleteIy exhausted, their
hands considerably lacerated, and their cloth
ing badly torn