, 1869-02-26
A DROWNING HORROR.
El.ocbtnr Accident to 1luntamsn ~
R.uu M Il NIX - IN ana BIrv.n 1lOis
ses II. 0svnt1,
Ffum III. fDndon T!mce, Fct d.,

Ffum ihc Landau T!nca. Fcb O,
The r"fk and tntly nxh'uns,s met On
Thur.dny tnost lug. ii II O'Clock, ut Stanley
lInn.e, ssMlh sialn'cy. near Ripley. Aitrr
!.nttlug III Il Nh!n cDycr Lrnr btH'nley, thu
l,onncr run tl,r.,ngh Corgroyc, nnu ilcnru
toward Scwhy Park. Tlr fox hero cr0aard
the river Urt, which was much swollen.
Seyernl Of tic gentlemen who wcrn In pursuit
Attempted 10 cr'1'a thc river at ford some
| distance up the ssrcan,. bnt Sr Charles
elinpshy, the muster Of tic hounds, auh d
mnlutty OF those wslo wcro clusc UP made
| for the ferry, which Is alul04t directly 0ppo.
| sllc Newly Hall. nnd signailcd for The buat
to he .cnt ucross. ewoltcn by tho 'ato talns,
nssltchannrl, tho river, Ut ths point soniu
fifty Or sixty ynrds btoud, swcpt aloug With
css'sn sSs oet tGo 'uau" ua.!er D of tho % hoa.. u
sprapr into the. tost, and !u very thort
tilnr some twelve or fourteen gent lemon,
With sls!r hor'e, cFowava ,1s' a,sfs vs;
bnif thnt number. Thp.c who cntoroa thu
bpst werc Ar t'harles Stlng'hy, Ufsys tt!le
whip, Sir Grorgo Wonbwell, ,captsla w.
ncr, Mr. Glare Fsnet, Sit. Ltoyd, BIZ. !tob'n.
son, ,Major, Mas.taaen. csl'a!n Mnlynsux'
Mr. White and some more military o''tsera
ffom Yusk I'asrack4. Flscuunt Downs,
Lord l.asecllrh, and suyeral others, who were
either unable to fnd roum In tue boat Of Ind
tlglr uOnbLt u 10 liz k1IctYI fEM4l0G4 on TIC
bsuks awaiting Its return.
No warning voice cautioned them wh m
they started On what proved 10 some OF them
u fatal Journey Indeed, their apparent luck
In having gained the start Of the others, was
looked on with many envlous eyes. Any
such iee'lng WAS, howcysr, ct short dnra.
tion. eeizlpg the cha|n ty whlca the. dat.
bottomed boat Is propelled, Captain Fyuer
and hts brother pnshed it of from the Elxsr
side, and sent the vessel l1rht into tue
stream. Before oue.thiFd Of the distance uao
been trayersed, Sir Charles slisgsoY,s nofse
ing to Sit George Wombwcl1. The iaties-a
high mettled cnestuut-retufnea tns hcn aho tho
something very like a oan,c arose amonS tna
horses. The boat sWayed alst 70 oEe siae ur
then to the other, and hoa4'J IL NUS t"A1'
Far a o1 moment the slImy. bottom Of tae
boaf rocked 10 and fro by the stlnecnuY "
the men and horses, WIS aij thaL Soatu .t,e "
seen hv the spectators on the oank tnen
h.re and there in different parts Of the stream
aenoi7ed cries, and hands and arms we're
49, :, m in despair. Horses we're seen to
| hsttle with the current, sttlk,ne out regard
irss of the IL jurlcs they inil!cted on their
nlasters, who were aiSo @ s"ept Gy sae ea1Ten5 tri
relief In some cases, however, the prompt
measures taken By the spectators we're ef-
fsctual. Those who could swim. cast OF
their coats and plunged to save their
friends, while Others, no. 20 hap
ply gifted, took less vigorous, though
J poi less useful steps. Lines, formed oi
Whips, were tied together, aud thrown with
In reach Of the drowning men, and several
beams Of wood which fortunately lay scat
tered about, were quickly 1auucned on the
stream. Captain Vyner was one of tho first
to get his head out Of water, and to save
himself fri m the current By clingiuE to the
upturned vessel. Afser q vigorous struggle
be reached the1dasof tho boat, ard was anle
10 assist first sar- Geer5e WombWell. and af-
terwalds one Of the York officers to the same
. oaitiou Mr. White got On shore By mean