Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-19

A correspondent Of the Rochester IN u Demo-
erat takes exception to statement concerning the
renowned SAN PATcH which recently appeared IN an
Erglish book and gives the correct version Of TIE
story Of that individuals last leap. He says:
Sam Patch's lsst leap occurred on the afternoolI
| of the 18th of November, 1922 on 4 cold, cloudy
and dismal autumn day. The heavens, ~ II u
keeping with The melancholy spectacle, we're almost
clothed In saekcEoth The Eun refused to lcok upon
the mournful tragedy. But ten thousand human
beings, more thoughtless, lined the banks Of the
river on both sides, perched azo upon the mills and
! houses, and in trees, above and below the high
banks, 70 cheer and encourage kthe poor drunken
suicide in his selfimmolafion. A scaf1old was
erected thirty feet high, on the island above the
falls as they then were, standing verr near where
the mill upon the brow Of the cataract now a.
From that scaffold poor Sam dropped int the deep
water, as It then was, below.
Ten thousand eager eyes watched him a. hs
went ike an arrow down against the dark
ledge of rocks, a distance Of one hundred and
twenty>six feet Ten thousand eyes gazed
with brsathless anxiety upon the place where
he FELL expecting to HIM emerge from the water
as he had done most gracefully just one week be-
fore. had jumped from the precipice without the
scafcld. distance of IS feet; boats we're nut cut
below and sailed around the spot ready to pick him
up Ten thousand people. Ike great crowd Of
witnesses still lining the cliffs, still straining their
eyes to catch the first glimpse Of any dark speck on
breath, for near half an hour until one By one they
began to turn away and give him up, many win
fearful eyes, many with words sadGened and sub
dtled upon their lips, "Poor SAINT was lis Lass
leap. How foothardyl How wickedr And some
were heard TO say, "How wicked to countenance
miserable man in such q suicpiel If We had mes
been looking on he would not have done it.S
@For two long hours at least ansil darkness stop
ped. their work eager men hanted all over and
through tie waters below the Falls, 70 find she
but found them not Next day she search was re-
newed. Indeed It was kept up with more or less
diligence for some time; and yet al in vain fer that
season. Searching, fishing in the water day after
day, revealed nothing But the next spring the body
was picked up by some unknown person near the
mouth Of the river, seven niles below, as i wAs
floating out into the lake. Il bad laid in tae water
all winter; and had gone down over the lower falls
also, and still was in such state Of preservation as
to be readily identified Il was tskeu up and
decently buried in = spot Of ground near al hand
SAD H1sroH4.-Ths Boston Hravslsr Of Thurs
day, in mentioning the burial on the previous dsy
Of member Of once well-knevn Wholesale drSz-
gist firm in North Market street, who disd IL The
seth year Of his age. thus comments upon some
sadly suggestive phases Of his history:
The deceased was connected With some sf tbs
best families ir the State, was literally educstsd,
graduated 88 pny9ictan from ohe 81 tAo nFal col
leges in the country, and married the daughter Of
q wealthy citizen OF Boston. Naturally % iTsa
and generous disposition. and fond Of good living,
he did net accumulate any properly, and some eight
years since wen. to California fer the purpose Of
lettering his condition. While ne vas abasnt his
wife's father died, leaving her handsoms proper
~, the income Of which has enabled her 70 i've
With ease and elegance in Beacon street: bat upon
her husbands return from his unsuccessful "trip she
refused to live With him, expressing other reason
thaa his misfortunes in business
He vas subsequently attacked With inasnmatoFy
rheumatism and taken 70 tie hospital bat his ease
proving ineurable, and having means Of support,
be was removed to the Island as psuper. Thrsugh
the ezertions Of his mother. However. Who 10 IL hsr
eighiieth yesr he brought back 70 the city end
taken care Of by her. with What sssistaaee shs
chariiebly disposed have rendered unl relieved by
DEATH During al this long ard painful illness bin
wifs and daughter, although living in sfiaenes AID
luxury, hsve never visited him or contributed ,
shilling to keep him from starving. The lssl day
that be was able 10 20 cut was the occasion u
the visit of the Prince Of Wales to this city Wieh
The assistance Of two crutcheE be ged to reach
the Connon, where be saw for the last tine, his
wife and dsuzhtsr-the latter . young lady Of
twenty but they did not dsign 70 cast lock Of
rec ,gniiicn upon the cripple and pauPer vhs hAi
once borne the sndearing title Of husband and falh-
er to them.