Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-05
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A Perish. Adventure s.,he whl,. M..n.


correspondent Of the Boston Courier gives
the following account Of perilous adventure
in the White Mountain Notch, on the 18th Of
August: 81. ,s. .s-r. -s ~ ~ p feeI 20
s.'Ths perilous adventure of Mr.. and Mrs.
G----1 from Jersey City, on Mount Wiley
yesterday, is the theme Of conversation at the
present moment. The summit of Mount Will
ley is but two miles from the Crawford House,
and is waited by all, whether they ascend
Mount w ashipgton or not. A good carriage
road has been constructed to the top, and the
mode OF ascent is either by foot or in moun-
tain wagons. -.t ..as
These two persons walked up, and after
viewing the Tremendous gorge formed by
Mount Willard on one side and Mount Web
stef 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
some 900 feet in height, in spirit of adven-
ture, they commenced to descend. For five or
six hundred feet they found very little trouble;
but soon the way was full of difficulties, which
they hoped would soon pass away, but, as
events subsequently proved, they had but
commenced. 90 .'' :. =
They got safely over several hedges of rocks;
finding that their troubles were increasing,
they endeayored to resurn, but fou ad that iA-
possible, and they were reduced to the alter
native of either keeping on or remaining
where they were, in the hopes Of becoming
missed At the house. and that searching parties
would be sent out for them. Mrs seated
herself upon large rock, while her husband
worked himself below short distance to dis
cover the best way Of proceeding down. In a
few moment she exclaimed that the rock was
moving and told her husband to jump for bis
life, and he barely escaped being crushed to
death, the rock rushing by him with fearful
velocity down the mountain side, breaking
m md thar lar
stones, until il found rest at the mountain,s s
base. This was startling and cast a gloom
over them,i yet they were not discouraged.
Something must be done, and that quickly
Lying down Aat, and holding fast to rocks by
one hand, Mr.. G.. lowered his wife over the
ledge with the other rs far as he could reach,
and then let her drop some six or eight feet
further upon a narrow shelf below, and then
dropped himself In this manner they de-
scended long distance. To add to their ter
rors, they did not know but that they might
come to 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 re-
suited seriously, if not fatally. A thick growth
Of large bushes then became a matter Of OBJ
struction, and in getting over and through
them, by dropping from branch 10 branch,
their clothing was rent and their flesh 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 a rescuing party,
headed by Mr.. Hadley, one Of the proprietors
Of the house, which party started from informa-
ton given them by gentleman who saw them
from the road in their dangerous situation, and
and they were assisted into the wagon and
brought safely back, with bodies completely
exhausted, their hands considerably lacerated,
aud their clothing badly torn" 80. ..s