The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-06-26

markable escape from personal, injury.
if not death, that has come to our knowi.
edge for many day, occurred on Satur.
day last a few miles West of Iowa City.
AS tho regular passenger train coming
east was nearing that point, man was
discovered walking on she track. The
whistle was sounded once twice, thrice,
and no attention paid to it by tho slowly
plodding pedestrian. The engineer sup.
posing that it was some ]aborer walking
home from his days work, and that he
he would off as soon as the engine got
too near him for safety, did not at first
reduce speed. but kept on at the rate Of
about twenty five miles an hour. But
when he saw that the cowcatcher was
at the mans heels, and he yet made no
igns oflleaving his rail-lined path, steam
was shut off and the train brought to a
stop, not however, until after the man
had been violently thrust aside in most
sfearful manner. ,.....
In much less than it takes here to de.
scribe the shock, the man was kicked up
by the swiftly approaching cowcatcher,
struck, MS tits suppnsed, between the
legs, and thrown in the air distance of
some twenty feet making at the same
time one OF the most frightful leap and
summersaults that man need ever wish
to make. AS soon rs the train was
stopped, the employees rushed back; ex.
pectng to fud mass of mangled flesh
and bones; but imagine their surprise on
beholding the man walking, towards
them just as calmly, coolly, and deliber-
ately, as nothing had happened. He
proved to be deaf and dumb man. evi.
dently on. his way to Iowa city, to at.
tend The institution for such persons at
that place. His name and place of resi-
dence could not, be learned, as no one
understood his signs and motions. The
only injury he received was slight
bruisc at the back Of ms head He was
saved by the novel manner in which the
iron horse hustled him aside, and the fact
that after performing his wonderful gym.
nastic feat he landed upon a bed Of saud.
| Davenport (Io,ca) Gazette jana 8. 2.
FATAL LEAP.-A most singular and.
distressing accident occurred In Chester
field few nights since. On that eve
ming in question Mr. Josiah Keswick, of
Pittsylvania, but formerly of Chester
field. left the residence oflis uncle, whom
he was visiting, and proceeded to
Lovers Leep," a romantic spot near
the centre of the county. This place isa
cave fifty feet deep, from the preciprce Of
which MFR. X. sprang to the rocky bed
below, where he was found next NOM
ing with both legs broken, left arm shat
tered, head severely confused. and body
bruised. AS soon as possible the assist
ance ola couple Of citizens was obtain
ed--one OF whom descended the cave
and succeeded in fastening rope around
his body. by which he was drawn ont
and afterwards carried to the residence of
his uncle. Here medical skill was
bronght'into requisition, and one Of, the
broken legs amputated; but the other,
and arm were reset. During the oppe.
hation the patient was put under the in
bhuence Of morphine, and after the cf.
lects had worn off reason returned He
then explained that after tea he had
been much interested i'll reading an ac-
count ofa couple of lovers, who, many
years since finding strong patcrnal'ob.
stacles to theirunion. repaired to the spot
where he had been found and committed
suicide by jumping into the abyss.
After retiring for the night, he thinks he
must have, in state of somnambulism, (ol
which he was somewhat afflicted, )left
his bed and, unknown to any one on
the premises, paoceeded to the historic
Leap" and jumped in Mr. Keswick
lived only about five hours after his re.
turn to CONSCIOUSNESS, during which time
he seemed 30 be suffering from intense
pain. Hc was most estsmable citizen.
and his antimely demise will DC keenly
felt by those who have known most init.
mate!y.
This is most singular circumstance,