Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-10
Singular Combination of Accidents.

The gentleman who sends us the fol-
lowing particulars of a recent marriage
says the event was the most remarkable
he ever witnessed. We should think as
much. The marriage took place in Lam
caster, N. H., between William Evans
and Mary Z Lamb. The day fixed for
the ceremony was Thursday, but the
dress for Miss Lamb not being ready in
time, postponement was made until
the Wednesday following. Unfortu-
nately, for that day the frosting would
not adhere to the cake, and another
postponement was made until Saturday.
On Saturday the friends of the happy
pair assembled at the house. The pas
tor of the Methodist church was en-
gagged for the occasion, but as he lived
some distance from Miss Lambs house,
and as he did not put in an appearance
after waiting IL necessary time, they sent
for the pastor of the Baptist church.
This they were obliged to do, as they
were to take the six o'clock train for
Montreal, and had no time to lose. The
Baptist clergyman proceeded at once
with the ceremony, and had got half
through with it when the Methodist
minister arrived. He was very much
surprised, and his horse was very much
reduced as to wind, but he helped to
finish the tie. The American House
coach had been engaged to take them to
the depot but the driver forgot the
appointment, and nervously waiting
for him, they were further unhinged by
hearing the whistle of the incoming train.
All was confusion at once, and much
discomfort and annoyance was appre-
hended, and would have probably been
realized had it not been for the presence
of mind of the Methodist clergyman.
His horse, already hitched up, was in
the barn, and he ran out to get it. In
backing it out, the carriage careened
over the dump at the door, npsetting
both the horse and itself The Baptist
minister, seeing the trouble, proceeded
to the rescue by jumping out of pam
try window, and in so doing sprained
his ankle, and received other injuries.
AT this three or four of the guests came
to the rescue of the Methodist clergy
man. They cut the harness while he
held his horse down, and when the
animal came up to Il perpendicular,
which it did with marvellous quickness,
the Methodist clergyman was launched
i'll the air, and when he came down he
did not jump up with some facetious
comment, for the reason that he came
down on his head, and with such force
as to drive stove-pipe hat entirely over
his ears and mouth, and clean up to his
shoulders. The hat had to be cut to
pieces before he could be released. In
the meantime the brides sister dis
patched a man to the hotel to have them
send some one to stop the train, and
Immediately following after for the
same purpose. 1t was well she did, as
her messenger stumbled in going down
ii hill, and struck head-first in pile of
stone, where he remained some minutes,
lost in thought. Reaching the hotel
she made known her errand, and fright
ened the landlord by telling him she
would hold him responsible for all
damages. He mounted boy on fleet
horse, and started him to the depot.
And the boy tore over a bridge at such
speed that he was not able to avoid II
woman with twelve bundles in he arms,
but ran straight against her, bursting,
and scattering the parcels, and injuring
her SO severely that she had to be car
ricd home The train was stopped, how
ever, and the happy (D couple got safe
ly aboard. But it was singular COM
bination of accidents, and is possibly
without parallel.