Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-24
New England DISPATCHES.
Lecture on the White Mountains in Win.
tcr-ShiPwrccIS aud Loss of life, etc.


MASSACHUSETTS.
BosTON, March 23.-Prol. J. II. Huntington,
the Mount Washington meteOTOlOgist lectured
before the Mercantile library association to-
night, on the winter peculiarites of that noun
tain resort. After a glowing description of the
views obtained from the summit Of Moosehil-
lauke, where the winter of 1S69-70 were passed
the lecturer proceeded to give in detail. his eX-
pcrence on the loftier height of Mt Washing
ton in 1S70-7 He described the view ocean
ward as embracing many lakes, hills and noun
tain ridges, the masses of clouds moving inland
the gorgeous sunrise throwing a food of light
across the clouds, the shadows of the noun
tains-together forming grand and sublime pic
lures, The storms that ragged, the intense cold
and the high winds that threatened ut any mo-
mcnt to destroy any habitation that could be de-
vised, were more pleasant to remember than to
experience.
The ascent in summer over the railway, or on
foot, Was represented as easy when compared
with that in winter over trestlc-WOTk thirty feet
high, covered with snow, the tree line below and
the frost work and ice above. In the higher al
titudeS SuO"-shoes were great aid, as the sur
face hardened us the visitor proceeded; but the
descent in winter was positively dangerous, and
81 cat care was necessary. Ice and frost formed
in every iantastical shape The Lizzie Bourne
monument, i'll summer a mere pile of stones in
winter presented an appearance surprising the
work OF any artist The frozen mist gathered
thickly on every object, and at times projected
horizontally in iCice form two and three feet
from the telegraph poles, and other perpendicu-
lar objects. Looking eastward, the raritied air,
on pleasant day, enabled the professor to view
the broad Atlantic seventy, eighty and nine
ty miles away, with the naked eye, and
with the telescope, to discern the rig of vessels
sailing along the coast. A look down Tucker
mans ravine near at hand, was grand indeed!
The thousand streams, so wonderful to look
upon in summer, had become fixed with ice,
and appeared like one vast frozen cataract.
Southwark the view, though obstructed by
mist, gave range Of sixty miles of extremely
picturesque scenery, and further westward the
Giants Stairs, Mounts Resolution, Crawford,
ChOcorua and numerous hill-tOps and spurs,
with Wachusett far away in the mist, formed
rare scene. To the west, the Tip Top house af-
fordcd fine view, with more variable coloTs
than in summer or autumn.
The north lookout carried the beholder over
lsraels river, the hills of Whitefield, Mounts
Dalton, Prospect and Pleasant, the valley of the
Connecticut, the Lunenburg hills, to Owls
Head in the province of Quebec. The lecture
was illustrated by thirty-siX large photograph
views OF the scenery, and gave great satisfaction
to a crowded audience.
BosToN, March 23.-BTitish schooner Joanna
White, of Shelburne, N. S., Capt Hardy, from
Cape Verd islands for Boston, with cargo of
cochineal, salt, hides, ETC., went ashore on the
south side of Nashaweana, at four A. NJ, Tues
day last, and became a total loss. All hands
were saved, except one seaman, named Joseph
Mandlekow, native of Liverpool, who was
drowned, while attempting to land. Nothing
was saved from the wreck except eighteen bags
Of cochineal, few hides, &c.
MAINE.
LEWISTON, March PA brakeman on the
Eastern and North American railroad attempted
to eject Eli Hanson, landlord of thu Mansion
house, Bangor, from the cars this morning, be-
cause the latter would not throw his dog off the
train till the car stopped. A struggle ensued,
growing out of an attempt on the part OF the
brakeman TO remove the dog, which ended in the
brakeman inhicting two severe wounds on the
head OF MIR. Hanson, with an iron poker.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH, March 23.- Professor John
Woodman, of Dartmouth college, is again COM
PEELED TO visit Florida, in the hope of b,nefting
his health
The contract to furnish stone for the crusher
for street use is awarded to L. L. Russell, at so
cents per ton, including wharfage. This stone
is to be brought from an island in the harbor
CONNECTICUT.
NORWICH, March 23.-S. o. Durgin, clerk of
the HoXie house, Mystic, was shot in the head
and severely wounded this morning, at Mystic,
by Taft, clerk of the Dixon house, Westerly.
Taft was stopping at the Hoxie house, and a dis
pute arose about the occupancy of a room.