The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-19

town. assisted by Doctor Brock, Mr..
Hagsns and others, prepared mag
pi6cent dinner, to which the keen
mountain air enabled US all to do am
pie justice. The day was spent In
clsmbering over the rocks exploring
every dark, cool and mossy recess; roll
ing huge stones down the mountain
side and listening to their crash and
roar as they burst into fragments
against the rocks below; and generally
unbending and playing the school boy
to the top Of our bent oblivious OF rat.
tlesnakes or any other "varmint, and
casting aside all present csre.
CLOSING Up THE LINE.
About five clock We took farewell
look at the mountains and started
home. When within about mile and
half of Morgantown an accident oc.
Cured which for few seconds placed
the lives of several of our party in i'm
minent peril. Hon. George c. Sturg's
and Doctor Logan were in the rear
buggy. Their horse, 10y some means
scarcely understood, ran against the
next buggy, in which Colonel Evans
End Mr. Brown were riding, upsettlng
the latter, throwing Mr.. Brown out one
side and Colonel Evans on the other.
Mr.. Evans horses, a pair of spirited
BAYS, became unmanageablea and dashed
against q rail fence at the side OF the
road, leveling it with the ground and
dragging the upturned buggy and Colo
mel Evans, who still held the lines, into
the field, where they stopped. On their
way they collidcd with the next buggy
in which were Captain Pierce, OF the
University, and son OF Mr.. llagans ,
starting their horse, who ran against
the next vehicle, large family carriage
or hack, in which Mr.. Geo. NJ. Hagans
Senator Wiley and your correspondent
were seated, tearing the hind wheel to
fragments. Mr.. Hagans was thrown TO
the ground, but our horses were stopped
Immediately, Mr.. Wiley and got out
and endeavored to comprehend the
scene. Wonderful to relate, no person
was hurt. -Four carriages were more or
less demolished; two OF them were left
on the ground and the other two were
brought carefully to town. Mr., Evans
escape from death or broken bones was
almost miraculous, and indeed all had
much reason for thank!ulness that the
result OF the accident was no worse.
The whole thing occurred in about ten
seconds, much sooner than l can he de
scribed and almost too soon for thought
as to how il could have been averted.
When we all discovered that no person
was hurt, the humorous side OF the cat
astrophe presented itself and We conld
but laugh 1t is singular that the re-
action from great danger almost always
produces laugh. 1t seems 4 part Of
the composition OF human nature and
we cannot avoid it if we would
MORGANTOwE.
This has been my first visit TO Nor
gantown, and have been greatly
charmed by the beauty OF the place and
the hospitality and kindness OF the peO-
pie. 1t wou'd be a magnificent summer
resort, and the beauty OF the mountain
scenery in that region would amply re'
pay tourists from all parts Of the coun-
try. But then railroad must be built,
for oh that hack to Fairmont! Where
do the hackmen get these solid steel
blooms miscallel springs and where
do thev find those knobby cushions? J
feel sorey tempted to murder the man
who made that hack. l..