, 1874-08-08
FEARFUL DASH f;Iii,UUGfi TIE AIR.
"A Young Lady Hurried from i. S,vi,,r
at nn 1llftslc Of Thirty Feet amt
Ctlufht in tho E4fltl7A ora, Erpc.

"A Young Lady Hurried from /. Ssviau
at nn Altitude o7, Thirty Feet al,st
Il CntsEht In tho Atnl7A ora, E'roc.
- ,.. ~. From tia Reading tPa.> Eaaie. u.
Un wednesday OF tho prosont week . ltyo}y
au 1oyons party OF latlioh mid gentlemen stnrted
ont from tue holghborhood Of duthrioviilo, Ohcs-
tnc to oUn.y Tor f tho purpose of spending day on
about ~ milea from Morgantowt. Tho party
cnntisten of sx ladies' and tlyo gcntlomon, Two
Or tue lnIlos wo'o sisters from Baltimore, ,Missos
.. y: anu Apnlo. Il. Johnsop,, dauellterp Of q
prominent salosnlan Of TINT city,, Tho nsIclp
wero apentlltlg q low wool;B witt, thoir fflouds
who niado up tho excursion to tho mountain for
ne benefit Of the visiting ladies' prior to tAoir
on tho above morning at ootools in a large RE
covered wagon, containing provisions, ropes
Tor swinga, croqaet, sots mud pnr!or Or
gan. They - reached tho summit OF tho
mountain At 7'5o o'clock, and Immediately COM
monced MT q, arranging for tLo day. In fow minutes
tue blue snoko Of their campfire curlod aboye
a. fho tfoo tops, and brenkfast.w duly prepared
Inc entire forenoon WAS worry pleasantly pnssoI
VIII tue Varlo1ia games and festivities Incident
to, nuch occasions; delightful aongs ,7ero gl1nn
accompanied OH tho oreau, n,sd for t1,no tLe
mountain rocks ntd Elens gayo back beautiful
'ecloos TO tho pleasant and enchanting music. n
Tss MSs o'clock IN tue altornoon when Miss Annie
ing,s a swing had been put up In liz moruin,.
suspended from d tree C0 feet lirh Ahomt i,n11ff
Tnys up tho solid oak n hugo linil, braucLod mt
to tho loft, upon which both eudA OF tilo ropo
W9Ta taus mahnS ~ the swing 80
sweil.alegng We This swing had been used during !
the ttay withou. accideni. Miss johnson. via
l. Il. q lady Of. darinE disposition, E ia.
aonia ae",n9 IN ,oh an DelnG . aw9n$ ns high MS
to Crafty. hor wishes, they. consented. rio
young .lsdy III hutweon Is and u yoars old. n
pretty bruuotte, dark oycg. and was dressed in a
ssay , ; Linen A'it' sho Hat On the soat-board Of
thon 60 ahead. Tho swing commenced itH mn.
tion. and gradually ruHo llghor and bfglor Until
m altitude Of about 20 fcet Ind boon reached.
llo a. st1ll ~ irlated upon being pushed, and up
foot bad boen ioaohed. Sho Ind boon cheerful
anu ll'oyu to Ibis point, but Nil Of suuJon
sAo 1ecntho quiet, the rest of lilo ladies' ware
'.%asttleken t,, and when tho swing with i,B pre-
l1er hoad sas noticed to drop to ono niio ler
muscles c RELAXED hor arms to lot go their hold
and drop, and away tho unfortunate rirl INA
hurried ll through tho air, aud only saved from
[s,al ao,,; aug terrible death by ono Of the most
MIRACULOUS lntervontionB ever heard of. Tim /
momentum ol tho Hwing'a motion carried the
apparently ltfoiess form of the girl IN fniiv
~ 10, ~ lees from tho ground aud lodged Aor
'aioly and securely between two branches at tic
aolHt whore they join tho trunk Of treo. ,yich
'tood nbout taS feet from the treo to which tha
Que was attached. The fright nud lerror nr tho
'arty below. eau be botior imagined thnn ia. Il
Gt!peu :; aa Inc b~fhE can,o roelluE backwards i
slltle fts former occupant NaB lying ap,,arentlv
'ioless:in tho branches Of tho tree, Ii roou,rn,
nly fs,S minutes delihoration for tho sentle.
nell to roalze tho stust!ou and ,lotorf,ino w,nt
do. Il was fully 20 ioet from tho grolt,d to
lie rst limb aboyo, and tile trunk Of TIC troo
bout T. foot in diameter. They Daci;od Il
TO wagon With ita canyus cover i1iroc,lv Il
ntler tic tree, Ao tia. in case a,,e woui;l i
ron hcr full would DO partially broken. Ths t
wing was h,rriedy tnkon down md in Nh In. u
lant ono end Of tho ropo was thrown oyer t,c
nbs or tho other treo aud secured below. nv Ii
liz means two gcntomon Of tho party hurrjoilIy
'nt up tliorope aud III u few minutes wero II tt
10 atuo OF tho unfortunate girl. Sic was lust r
'tul1ng to consciousnoss and tue forco of har
III Ind So securely wcdged her botwcoi, tho q
ahka!sd tho limbs Us to require no lttio efrort
oxtricete hor. Miss Johllsun at ouce ronl}yci II
y fearful situation. She was nalo aud wcnl o
1t still had the good sonao to do rs the contIe CT
en- desired. The rope was pulled IN 4 n;n- y
ioot was made, and lLo,, passed around hor b,
'dy, under her arms, tho olhor onI padaed Y
oud the limb, aud in this ma,uor sl,o wan ln,r1 Il
ed to the ground IN safety. With tic nid ng FL
G e.wagon-cnBhionR aud several elawls a couci, &C
u arranged upon which the young lady waa dt
1ced aud soon regAined her strength aud con1. nj
nl.ro. re