Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-18

-One Ma Saeoeatsd 10 Daafh. aad fro Ohtsrs
Rendered Iasensibie. --Airiut 9ioclock Yesterday
morn rspot was suddenly circulated on q ~
street, near German. to the alarming effect that
three workmen engaged in exenvating for u sink
in the rear of the First Evangelical Church had
been overcome by foul mir bursting through from
an old sink adjoining, aud were all lying in the
ngonies of death ut the bottom OF the we'll large
number Of people were instantly running towards
the scene of the catastrophe. preceded by police.
man Mctee, Morrow and several others OF the ives
tern district. Il then appeared that one OF the
NO kmen, John Hoffman, had de'c nded the vel
in the bucket. his two assistants. JOHN Shade and
John: working the windlass above. Hoffman was
employed in fitting some brick work. when shalt
IT foul air or carbonical gas from the sink adjoin-
ing struck him and Tell oyerpowered to the bottom
he about giving the signal to draw him up.
One OF those above, not knowing what affected
Hoffman, then descended to assist him, and was
likewise overcome by the gases rs also was John
lIurlel, who was induced to g down by some
persons collected around by this time. The most
intenso alarm now prevailed and after the space of
n few minutes the bodies of the men were all got
out by the aid of q wndass and a frehDok OBJ
tene1 from the house Of Hook aud Ladder Truck
Company No 2 Paca street.
Several physicians had reached the spot by this
time, and powerful galyanic battery was APP
Piled to the bodies of the men, whose livid faces
and conortel features, "a they lay stretched upon
the pavement. was fearful To look upon,
and sent u thrill Of horror through the thrnngs
collected. When the battery was applied to llof.
mans body, the current produced only slight
conynlsivc movement Of the muscles of the limbs,
and after short tine he WAS pronounced dead,
and the body was removed To the western police
stati IN The effect Of the battery upon Slado and
and llurdell WAS better; they gave signs Of re-
turning life and they removed TO The iom-
tard street niirmary, where they were wrapped
in flannel and The application OF the artery con
tnucd under tho direction of DR.. Butler the resi-
den,iphy sican and DIR. Willis II. Baxley and son,
powerful renctontsnon took place, atte ndcd witt,
commissions violent as to require all the strength
of eight or ten students TO hold the sufferers
Between II and IL O'clock, alter the body Of
Hoffman had been removed to the police station,
aud while the doctors ut the lnfirmnry were ex-
ertns their ski in the rcsuscitaton Of life in
the apparently inanimate form Of Slade and IIur-
dell, the wives Of Hoffman and Sadc appeared
Mt the scene Of the accident with the dinners of
their hnsh,nd.. Wh,n they were told what had
happ nod they would not at first believe it, and
rushed wildly 10 the well, lamcnting and shrek
ing. Mr.. Hoffman was final v tukenaway to the
pticc-station. where she recognized the body of
her husband. Up to this time neither the names
nor residences Of the mon were known to any one.
M all were srtechless, am, their families remain
cd necessarily ignorant of the calamity.
Last evening both men were still spccchless-
Artificial respiration was being constantly kept
up, with prospect Of returning u healthy natu.
raj respiration, but the physicians expressed II,
opinions TO the probability OF saving their
lives baltimore Sun, Saturday.
A DEATH-B ED CoNrEssloN OF MURDER Henry
Harrington. an old resident Of Bcekmnn. Duchess
county, n Y. died on Monday last, after Il long
illness. The Tribune says
Before ho expired he appeared in great agony.
something apparently Weighing upon his con
Science, when lie ut last exclaimed TINT he could
II lie without making n clhf.ssion. Five or SIX
rer-0us' who in the house ut the time at once
came around the bed of the dying man, when he
commenced with the account of terrible deed of
blood.
lilo proceeded to state that, some eight or twenty
years ago. he and another man tboth then employ
ell in the Brekmnn Iron Factory where in the
factory woods one afternoon, when pcdiler nam
ci Ice was seen coming in that dreslon and it
was Al once agreed between them to waylny muir
der, and then rob him, when they should bury
him in the woods. and carefully remove all traces
OF the deed This was accordingly done, the
unrousri ~ pcdlcr trudging along with his pack
npon his shoulder and singing gnyly when the
murdcrs rushed from their hiding place. struck
HIM scnsrloss tn the ground and then dcibrratc-
ly dashed out his brains. lie was Mt once taken
up and buried in the factory woods, when, as
agreed upon by them. all traces of the deed were
carefully obterntcd, niter which they took diff
ioront directions and returned to the village
Before the conscience stricken wretch could fin.
nish his confession, death sealed his lius. but
enough had already been said by him. rs to his as
stc,nt" IN crime, ind the place where Lee was hn
ried that but little more could have been nd led
ihe man whom Harrington accused ms being i'm
rrnted with him in the deed left Beckman very
suddenly eight or nine years since and from that
time to this has never been heard from nr scen.-.
The nifar will be thoroughly investigated. Lee
the pcdinr, il remembered by many OF tho citizcns
who also recclect his m rstcrious DISAPPEARANCE.
THE SorTnrRN DfAecR,rtC DELrGArIsI BAIT
MoRf.-A despatch from Richmond june 18Th te
| tie Baltimore Sun says. Nearly all the Delegates
10 the Richmond Convention are now in Baltimore
| The proprietor of the Exchange Hotel informs inc
! that he Ia dai received dispatches from several OF
them, saying they ccrtai,el expect tn be required
to convene again in Richmond about the 2lst, inst
! as the lndcatio IN Baltimore strongly favored
Douglas nomination, or such proceeding Is as would
preclude the possibility If uniting with the Balti
moro Convention. Leading democrats Of Rich
| mond, tnvorng the southern movement arc alsa
requested to announce public meeting for Mr.
! 1anccy and others to address
u
FALL OF BALCONY WITH PEorLE-A dcspatcl
from Sandusky. Ohio, June l4th, saws. The bal
cony of Vests Hotel. which was crowded with
people witnessing the tournament of the Gremcp.
fell at I'D { clock this morning with n terrible
crash. None were killed. but the following per.
sons were seriously INJURED by the fall = MIR.
Wales. of Clyde. Ohio, Leg broken his wife was
also badly bruised Mr.. Arms and sister, of Tfin,