The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-03
Letter from Rockbridsc Alum >prihG'
Journey from Richmond ! me 'r'p>~
c;deut- t,cucrui Lce-Othcr Ni>i'"rs'

ro.5.. rr u ,lc Richmond p.src:ch.

Leaving Richmond, after Ne got our
r~n~, the city some eight or ten lniicS th"
'a,,n rrnr,> BEGAN !" look fine, amt cont
,,,,,d ,,nn3 uutil We reached Stannton. ]
.,n nrtirci some very pretty lots ot To-
l1rcu after We passed ChAri"tt'>'l!t" IL"
n,,. and wnct, are mostly in dozens y
All along the road. | do hot gec"li"ct
having seen 4 field that mad been put in
shock,. The hay crop seems 10 have been
: y.cy tine one, Judging from the quantity
eawo on either side IL tie railroad. |
. had a talk with 4 farmer to-day who lives
/ almost ten miles from here. He speaks
chcrringiv Of corn, and says re had made
=; fine wheat, cat. and hay crop. | think,
however, If NIL Of the country i like il Is
between here aud Goshen Depot, | should
dislike very much to W il even as 4 git.
We had a lille accident, which mus.
not forget 10 mention. Un arriving NJ Go-
shyn We found three coaches 10 convey our
patty, consisting OF tw,nty-nnle, without
counting children five "r SKY. As - bag
rarr. there were trunks inuumcTatic, ard
,olne Of hinge dimcnsionS->ay sufficiently
llrLc 70 mold 4 fashionable lady'S ward
robe, consisting uf tHcntT-scsci dresses 9.
different patterns, nineteen different sc!Soi
OF icwciTr, clever stIuNis, three huitdIei
cnl niuetv-l0ur collars and cul5, eleven %
eight buunct., hats, Hat, anG those bE''
. things they wear on the top 1t their heads
tlat are about the size and loon, for All
tlr world. Of T. saucer, besides tie one ttua-
sand and one different articles that ! am
afraid 10 call by namc Ate" 4 great deal
Of par,cviug about how all was TO 60, and
how TIE baggage Should be taken along, We
succeeded IN filing tic boots" OF the
stages, and the balance was put on top.
Sggrra! gentlemen waited until the ladies,
| children. and old gcn!s had all taken their
seats. when we found that the Stages were
d~i,arrccabiv icrunSed. We mounted the
.,r>N ,r the Gitrr,r:t coaches, and soon all
.t'',,,d otr -. merry As merry could be.
NJ. ,,.t.,5 r,t,' W. arrived within about
one mile at the Springs, which brought on
n, n,,,nc,,. o,r coach Was in the rear
~ Ipd~r F~rrnn,on. at St. Louis, and nv.
! .rIf car. sealed immediately IN rear OF
/ ,t, ar;v.r and Of rrrr.o about. two feet
! f;,lrr nm il the air. when all at once tic
ron, wheel dr,lucd IN y deep cut. and
,aInuo,i ,s = l..' v,,,rlj -. over. some
- -. t,J;1.> ;r.ia,. t,T vLam there were
.;v T.s;a,s ,.L,II and rrr>c, not inclrd.
no. rr,iIrrrnl screamed. and before any.
! linz runld lie dour the rear wheel drop.
led In the same cut, and over she wrui
| with a crash. The driver and the grut Ivy
| Ills side went i litt,c forward, holding on
10 tie lines rs the horses became fright
curd and dashed OF with the lluat wheels
Of the coach, which brcalnc detached as
she went over. Judge Fur-u>on and my
self landed about ten or fifteen feet u in
the bushes, uuhurt. however, aud were soon
assisting the ladies first, and others out al
une Of the windows On the upper Side tol
be il known tia, the fall 81 dcrangcd the
door taa, We could not open it.. FortG.
natrly 10 one wa hurt seriously, and only
Two | believe Ut all--thc first, Miss c., o.
Norfolk and the other, Dr.. H., OF NORTH
Carolina. The gentlemen in the front
coaches Very properly gave up their scat
10 the ladies t.al were MOI to" much fright
cned 10 attempt another sage ride. Judge
Furgnsou's lady and another, however, de
c!ined the protered seats, and walked 1T
irving nearly as soon as the coaches.
Among the distinguished arrivals here
"nce my e"ven' Is "Ir pe - ' :, 49," -" :,
ciici'ain HchS:a l,vncI, l. LoT' MMo =
looking EEll'aIM1rls N.a,' ! N "s WIKI ~
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