Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-06-02
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
Horrible Accident i'm Staunten.-.
A LadyIIsurned to Death.

The Richmond Enquirer says: We
find i'm the Staunton Spectator of yes
ter,lay, the following particulars of a
terrible occurrence in Staunton, which
has been briefly reported by telegraph:
Miss Mary Davidson, daughter of
| DR.. Davidson, of this city, was burn
ed to death on last Sunday night, by
/ the explosion of a crystalized burning
fluid lamp. She was preparing to re-
tire for the night, standing before a
! mirror arranging her hair, when she
accidentiy knocked the lamp off the
! bureau. She attempted 20 catch the
| lamp but failed, and tie lamp fell to
| the floor, breaking to atoms. Her
! clothes took fire from the burning oil,
and Notwithstanding every assistance
was rendered the unfortunate lady by
! her brother. who had retired in an ad-
| joining room and was awakened by
! the outcIy, she was so seriously burned
! that she died on Monday morning at
IL o'clock.
DR.. A. NJ. Fauntleroy was imme,li-
ately sent for, but her injuries were so
severe that medical aid was of no
avail. She was fully conscious all the
while, and conversed freely with her
friends up to the time of her DEATH
Her burns were so severe that she
seemed to be entirely unconscious of
her suffering. She was at the Presby-
terian church Sunday morning and
night i'm her usual health. What an
| illustration of the uncertainty of hu-
man life. Her afflicted father and
brother have the profuond sympathy
of our entire community.
ARRIVAL OF CAPITALIsTs.-A par
| to of four gentlemen from New York,
representing n large amount of capital.
| arrived in this city yesterday after
noon, and are the guests of General
Malone, president of the Atlantic,
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Compa-
nv. They came, it is understood, up
on the invitation of Gen. Malone, for
the purpose of personally examining
the entire line of the road from Norfolk
to Cumberland Gap, with the view to
ascertaining its value, to enable them
10 decide understandingly whether
they will loan the company the amount
authorized Uy the stockholders to be
borrowed for the purpose of compile
ting the road TO Cumberland Gap and
nleeIlDR OlIlpE lldDllllltS- ACSC SSH-
tlemen, accompanied by Gen. Malone
will leave this morning for Bristol on
a special train, and we may be permit
ted to express the hope that the result
of their inspection may be such as will
satisfy them of the great and increas-
ing value of this important line of
railway, and that they may be in
duced to advance the funds necessary
to place it i'm the course of rapid con-
struction, and to push it to early COM
pletion.-Lynch6Wrg Ne1cs, 23d.
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL
RoAD.-The directors of this impor-
tant work, designed to be constructed
through what is tamiliarIy known as
the " Garden of Virginia." met in the
directors, office of the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad Company yesterday,
the 18th inst. The president, Col.
Thomas A. Scott, and a majority of
directors were present, and measures
were devised for most energetic prose
cution of the enterprise. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the success of the
work has been secured beyond perad-
venture. A meeting of stockholders
for the consideration of business Of
general interest to :he company will
be held at Front Royal, Va, on the
goth of June next.-Phu. Press.