, 1873-08-23
THE WHiTE-M0UNTAlN ACCIDENT.


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THE WHfTE-M(liINTAIM kccI0EMT.
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anc peMth OF htr. H. 81 AeatAcrs OF A1-
legnia, Mich.
Editorial Correspondence Of the Lansing tich) Re-
p"6eHn.
ief atid myself lott the Crawford ltostso by stage
Alonday morning, aug. II, for tho Profile llouse,
q ., aistance o. o. - miles. Two htagos drove to
the uoor OF tho Crawford Aouao. md Some thir~
luggage. wore placed on board: Ono coach had
no seat on Top at the , back end,
Whtlo tho othor hau' Mr. Butler secured,
with thfee othefs, p]ace on that
sent. Uno OF these four was young lad Of II
from baltimore, named horl ae aud Mr. Butler
Hat side W slde u tue contro Of the Hoat. go
cared seat on the top of four Saratoga trunks,
thore ih!eihg slx on top OF the coach. With mo
Was Hnnam nehdersoh, o1 Indianapolis, who
had seat on two OF these trunks. Gu top Of
trunks on the other, ten passengers aud about
the same amount or baggago. Tho inside Of
tho coaches was Wy hlloa Win passongcrs, apd alt
t tue tpaggago that a., cona be stowed away waa on
NY Goach 6 TOOK tue Lead aud tue stages arrived
a. nesnlehesn, n. u, o.9yon miles, where tho
coae an to Da got oa his
lstween 4ss ~ US. Loasiny t Ietloem M % & for fEcale
vate sxo SosSs from the Village, aSla s;c asae come
together & at tho u foot Of r riong hlE about two
Il!l mlles from m bethlehom. Illo Intersection OF
driving of moro % than W degrees: Our coach
was some ~ RODS beyond ths 'nterscctlng point,
aha 81 hau stopl'ea a. farmhouse that a9mo OF
tno pasaeneela m nllsht pny piuoDerflea which .
10y oi1e1Sa a ior saio' o1st ten ad heard craH
anu, LOOKING pacs, sa" tho !oaaine lofseB OF
tno pack &c eoaem me-, coming uo"n tne foaa At
aea.iM tato. Icy H"uiTou s';tt; "uah near our
coacn; a.u pn9sSu " m'anohs & hl''e us, anu ~ az
Hneo e rvo ~ H. a. horla rno @ Ok
mght 60 g y,t ine ana assistance of IL na te
bsek statps tant thoro had boon no a
osor ann 4hmy @ re- Tia A1 aas1
ter, moet!ng somo @ oi the lady passengers With
tho'I noaas ~ anu nio9dlls, ~ taetr WY 10
tno mousse. impressed WIN tn9 penel tnat ny
tilena ~as ulah!u !uieu hulrleu tuatnet 70 nna
hln stleschea neip!ess upon stony bosl' With
Gaanlon nnaee 4.s .ia noaq; nis @ arss "ords "ete
!" an gone; ! salo Holo not. H9 re-
pleu res am, my shle1 ~ pfoKoh ahd an
iatauy huIn neio, paGllg tl1s nalld on nis ~.
aomon, fila eyaH "glo otaSns aau clear anu nla
roason une1udoa enaeavorsd ,,r to ehegr lin
aha tnat 1 Wouid Wy " aam ah!1l no
WIS Moil. ~ lePHou IL ~ no nae, h1n
gong, here ta8e ny "atcu auu pocAet pooR,
taKlhg his chalh 1eoui l1s nocA' anu
h1s poches oooK, !i auu nauo'.s 1ho'n
co 14e nnaset' he 'n9H ~. hnlo leave
my aualfs III Fo@n a. hnape, ! aons o"e aopta ot
nny y. w. a1aoua'' hen t"in6 IT, ~ .uo, ~ s'n
..st ioa J., R4o" aeuu! NY ~ insurance ~ 10.
TROLL e aala: aos' WI Bwear Inat you sent
eAeoA 70 1senl g pay yons premium. he tnon
sala ioa VII stay "ltn lhe T. fepAeu: III
couIsol VII, pue you 1a4st llos RiY1 Fly up,-you arc
coming out ali right But ho SILL iuslatca that
he eoula not ave. ~, .,,
by this time men ana "omon had gathered
to our aid' aud we lad brandy, whisky, cauphor
ana water but no chlorolortn or ether l]olo"
Mf, Antior ~ tue boy AGrl, ! Mitn :, hls hraliis
dashed out. BACK OF nun lay MlHs Reeves, OF
lhiladelphla; with foartM nralses upoh her eye
anu templeH. scattered ABOUT upon
tho Btonogt oight or ton othcrs "Sro
Wr1tlling with anguish. mr. nutlef rallied NJ
tie uudgr TO- tluonco ot '! stln1iats ~ f pnt aoon
rolapacu. tie frequently askGu iof chtofo1ofnl'
6ue none was to p9 1as. ~ apout ~ ho1r IT.
Iuttlo arrived; and asa gu tnaI "as posslele 1or
tlo in1ufed hr. dutle1 t3oA aoso Of NOR
pllhe ah4 ot1er "hs uot.. " n'h .osilaaa , Win
sponso - nom W. ta.es atase W. r. Ana l!Il pAeoo
upom a IH .,, s.ataou ~ n
hit could find nono. At the noxt bouso aako1
him IT ho would hayo water. lIoropliotl: ''Watcr,"
tho last word lo spoke. / procured this and
he took soyeral Hwnllowa. Soon after, with
mighty struggle, he raiHed llnHolf IN, c!aspel