Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-16
1 Thrilling hdYenture.
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WN LLOYD GAiEIs- ;

Twenty goUH HOURS oS TIE BRINK or raiel-
r.cE-AS ETFECrIvL TL1IPEaAsCE tEHM0x.
The Atlanta (G.) Constitution Of Jaly o,h
c5n.aus the following thrilling zcccunt Of AZ al
venture or Stone Mountain
On last S1ulsy, between snd 9 O'clock. Ma
jor Joha p. Stewart. Who liyes On his farm Ecs-
The North bsss of S:oue Monut.;r, though. be
heard the voice Of , man in dis'ress or the ste59
side Of The moua,aiu. Upon looking up ne ssa
the heal Of nan, aai ssw him waving h.s
hands for ruccur. Tie usH called 90 Isior
SieSsrd fer q driuk r ~l-1r zrI sst ths; ns
h.l hut lJjle money, hrt .;e wouli give It All 70
be taken from TIE rscs he VISA Major otewzIi
sskel lin II he Fss aosz.ag him Tae msa
rspicI that he Sss iu earnest. Steward Ess
gallant veArer Of che grsy. sud h.s s heS-t
s.Sa. open 10 TIC cry O.; tee d,-trc,sel Csu-
u1linZ le msn % AeeP GUST, be pc1cee.cs ~
once to ;3Fu sui oAiainei sFsistzuce
Tie news spres Ike Wild frs over tov1. AM
every heart r-n ont IN anguish for thc condition
II be uLl1r;acsfc oae. There ~ho yea. % tha
rescue male % quick time 70 get there Men
were Stationed ST the base OF tie North side o.
signal the rsrtY on tcp whs, roi1J to descend.
Securing the rCre 70 : ce!s- tree firmly in5ei-
dei, tao n.sssi7e rocks, Col j I. NiIuchsm
a2d Z. p. julian m13e tee periicus descent 20
rescue the mar. About three Eurirel feet from
the tcp Of the mountain they came 20 hin. lie
vas lying n : gul1l or EEjcr course. f1growet
o1t OF the rock bT rzius. One To-, vas jsmmel
10 c-evice, sld the other bent uulc- hls BODY.
lie was hcgg.ng the rocs closely, while enc
hand va grsspel ia the s.rsp ou tie c5lsr Of
his coat 4 7msl tso.et Cf rock, .To or three
feet l3us Sud a foot CT 50 SIDE, was al ;ast vss
between hun sGi al Of come twelve hund -ei
feet % the zr0dni Hat he moved Two or three
feet, either 10 the right OF left, he would have
been prec.pita;ei 10 the bottom, twelve hundred
feet, and cnly a horrible nl.ss would hs7e been
found to tell the tale.
lie La ain thoro ffon Friday evening late
until Saturday eyegi1e sb0af p o'ci0cl-- period
Of uesrly ,Seuty-tocr hours Ills trxieties anl
slEerincs ssre intense 10 doubt. His feet Eere
eso'leo, sce-1tsi and h'iste7ei D., the h0t rocks;
the Sgn T-,l-el upon HIN its Eer-est rsys, csus-
ing tie G0si cEcrucisting thirst sad producing
Slncsi entire liindasss De=ia seemed 10 F.sre
him 10 the face en- si sides Return without
friendly sill he could not lie Nss sfrAii to
move either 70 lie right to the ieft. OF get 10,
for thu, terrible fall y.s beneath him. Without
succor he must die lingering tor,lring teata
O. thi-st sud tiSrssiiou. Ia adjusting tie -oee
several rocks we're n the way, ami fearing jh-i
the rope might disloigc them -ni bring then
down ou TIE unfortunate msu, thcg we're re
moved AMI thrown sii in such direction Ect
70 strike On the tpo; occupied by The Insn. With
a crashing Eoise IhSy rolled 70 the brew Of lie
procip;ce on lne with him, sni thea plunged
down tha, terrible distance, hgryins therse yes
in tie earth Al the bz.c. Hsschia- t6c place,
the rope wEs t:ei srruu5 the man, and zseiz'ci
BY Col. T. L. WIliinghsu, re vsz conducted 70
pisoe cf safety sud Mr. Wii.iaghan returned
then sui assisted Air. Julian 20 get bscs, up-a
reaching the summit the rescued msn VISA g
thirsty that be goud hsye euptiei bucket of
watae zt cae OF two drsughts hsl / C been softer
ed TO 10 SO. Hc wsr carried to Col Wiling
hams tiore .ud csret fJr. Aiaca pTaise is due
TO MsjIr Stewart. Col Wiiiiaghsm sni T. Z.
Julian for their pIs'sew5rthy tnd humane e.
forts
% Friday evening the m,a s.ljed to repu-
ted to be Mr.. 3iots srty of Wills BicA. Csroii
county, vent % the tcp Of Store Neuatsin, tax
ing with his bottle OF whi;ksy. He drank
rather freely, sud perhaps sSs lieh;-hs4iei lie
stsrte3 down in tesrch of the - DEVILS cross
roais,' tld fniinz the descent becoming sb-
rup;, lie pulled oH his toots he bsd net gone
FAR wAea be recollec;s fsliiEg and scrsmbling.
His boois we're found by Master George Jones,
with 81 empty bottle 81 the foot u ! eeisT tree
some ore hundred feet above where slcCSrty
va found. Hence II il suFpotei tbs; be !el
&nd sCrsmbisi together s0nie 0rty or ffiy feet
H. rtco.lec;f leaving bis boots there. fae acci-
dent occurred shout L ghtfan. IL is doubtless
one Cf the most miraculous escapes frura death
on record, Wien il u considered tEe, death
seemed ineyil-bie from falling G0sn the steep,
or from starvation, or that ke should fall that
distance sud escape viihout ssrieEa injury. Thst
this progdent:sl e'cape viii have its iuflcuce ol
him We cinugt doubt lie expressed desire, as
soon as lie got taiely 10 the TOP, TO join ten
reranoe society This sermon on the mount to
him is a more effective ore thsu hundred tenl-
reraRce lectures. SuEdsy lie Jeff fl- home.