The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-23
Thrilling Adventure.

From the Atlanta tGa.) Constitution Of July O..
On last Saturday, between 2 aud 8 O'Clock,
Major John Is. Stewart, who lives on his
farm near the north base Of Stone mountains,
thought he heard tho voice Of man In dis
tress on the steep side Of the mountain,
Upon looking up he saw the head Of O man.
and saw him waving his hands for succor
The man called to Major Stewart for drink
of water, and said. that he had but little
money, but no would give it all to be takel
from the place he was. Ma or Stewart asked
him II he was not hoaXing him. The man re-
piled that he was III earnest. Major Stewart
was gallant wearer Of the gray, aud has 8
heart always open to the cry of the distressed
Cautioning the man to keep quiet, no Pre-.
eeeded ut once to town and obtained assist.
ance:
The news spread Ike wild fire over town
and every heart ran out in anguish for the
condition of the unfortunate one. Those
who went to the rescue made "quick time y
30 get there. Men were stationed ut the base
on the north side to signal the party on top
at what point to descend.
Securing the rope to q cedar tree firmly
Embedded between two massive rocks, Colo
mel j. T. Willingham aud +. p. Julian made
the perilous descent to rescue the man.
About three hundred feet from the top Of
the mountain they came TO him. He was
lying in gulch, or water course, furrowcd
out of the rock by rains. One foot was
under his body. He was hugging the rock
closely, while one hand was grasped in tn,
strap on the collar of his coat. 4 small
tablet of rock, two or three feet long aud u
foot or so wide, was all that was between
him and fall of some twelve hundred feet
to the ground. Had he moved two or three
feet, either to the right or left, he would
have been precipitated to the bottom, twelve
hundred feet, and only q horrible mass would
have been found to tell the tale.
He had lain there from Friday evening
late until Saturday evening about O'Clock,
period of nearly twenty-four hours. His
apxieties and sufferings were. intense, no
doubt. His feet We're swollen, lacerated, and
biistered by the hot rocks the sun poured
upon him its tiercest rays, causing the most
exGueiating thirst, aud producing almost
entire blindness. Death seemed to stare him
in the face on all sides. Return without
friendly aid he could not. He was afraid to
move either to the right or to the left, or get
up, for that terrible fall was beneath him,
Without succor he must die lingering, tor
turing death of thirst and starvation.
In adjusting the rope several rocks were in
the way, and fearing that the rope might dis
lodge them and bring them down OH the un-
fortunate man, they were removed and
thrown of in such a direction as not to strike
on the spot occupied blythe man. With a
crashing noise they rolled to the brow of the
precipice OH line with him, and then
plunged down that terrible distance, burying
themselves In the earth at the base.
Reaching the place, the rope was tied
around the man, and, assisted By Colonel Z.
d. WlliDgham, ne was conducted to place
" safety, and Mr. Willingham returned then
and assisted Mr. Julian to get back. Upon
reaching the. summit the rescued man was SO
thirsty that he would have emptied bucket
OF water et one or two draughts Ind he been
suffered to do SO. He was carried to Colonel
WIHinHHafn's store and cared far. Nuch