Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-08

BOZEMAN, M. T.. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1877.

L GDhO Ah i o. IL
to Goa ching and Driving RemlI
iscences.
ri A most dreadful storm of wind q,
rain occurred on the last day of Octobe
st|18O8. at Mofatt; the rivers in the neigl
'fIborhood came down In such torrents
o were never seen before BY the oldest il
II habitanta. Amongst the damage occ
oIsioned by 1t was distressing accide,
= (which happened to the mail-coach frol
Glasgow to Carlisle, when passing tn
q alb'ldge oyer the river Doom, about min
miles from MoRat, alta place called How.
|leagh. between nine aud ten O'Clock q
. night. The coach had just got about hal
over when the bridge gave way in tn
middle Of the arch, and the coach, passen
lgers and horses were instantly preclpita
ted into the river. down fall of thirty
five or forty feet. There were four in
|side and two outside passengers. TIL,
two latter and two of the horses wer,
killed on the spot, and the other passen.
Igers had most miraculous escape with
their lives, though they were all considera
IDLY hurt. The coachman and guard were
also much hurt; the former had his arm
broken and otherwise much bruised, and
the guard got severe confusion in the
head. The other coach, from Carlisle ia
Glasgow, narrowly escaped sharing the
same fate; it arrived at the bridge Just at
the time the accident happened, and from
the darkness of the night, and the rate
he coach necessarily travelled, must in
|evitabIy have gone into the river at the
same breach in the arch, had not the cries
LOT one of the sufferers alarmed the coach.
man aud induced him 10 stop. By the ex-
|eriion OF the coachm an and guard of the
other coach, the passengers who survived
Ia lady and three gen .lemen), with the
coacamal and guard, that had fallen into
the abyss, were saved, and conducted to
a place Of safety until other assistance was
afforded them.
Strange to say, in this year coach-race
was thus officially recorded :-s'Started
from Leicester, the Patriot,at 7:5O, arrived
at Nottingham al 1912, carrying six pas.
sengers. Starred from Leicester, the De.
fiaLce coach, at 1865, arrived at Noting
liam at 10 10 carrying thirteen passengers.
Then follow the drivers names:-"T.
Petition and Sampson, on Patriot; w.
Petty;or aud H. Bowers, on Defiance"
During the severe snowstorm ia Janu-
ary. 1911, many coach accidents happen.
ed. On the 4th the fall was SO great as to
render the northern roads almost impas
sable. The mail-coach from Boston could
oot he dragged more than four miles,
but the guard proceeded on horseback
with the mail. The mail from London
was conveyed into Boston in the same
manner. The Leicester coach, on the way
to Stamford, was upset in the snow al
Burton. Lazarts and several passengers
were much hurt. The Carlisle Mail was
dug out of tue snow near Pickencote. and
with difficulty got to Stamford with eight
horses, three hours later than usual; but it
could proceed no farther tban Thornaugh,
whence the guard was obliged to take the
on horseback. Three coachesl
from the north lay all night IN the snow.
about mile from Stanford, and as many
near Wandsford. Wnh the assistance oil
fifty men, the road became passab.e forl
carriages at twelve O'Clock tho following
day. In some places the snow had drift-l
ed six feet.
In the spring of 1916, new coach wssI
started by some Jews to run 10 BrightonI
from London, a distance of fifty-twof
miles, In six hours, with pledge that
# they did not accomplish the jour-
ley in that time they would carry the
passengers gratis; to accomplish which
ae horses were kept upon gallop all the
way; and no;wiibstandiLg this great risk
he coach was always filed with passen-
;ers. 10 one journeyihe coachman broke
hree Whips 10 one week fifteen horses
lied. The coach, however, had never been
'veiturned. and 10 material accident hap
'ened, exc-.:: overturnlDg q flsh-cart nearI
zensingtcn Common, whereby the driver
vas injured, but not seriously. This was |
Continued for about three months, and |,
'xcited attention and curiosity all the wsyI1
N The road; crowd of psrsons was daily |,
the Elephant and Castle to |,
ea it start and come in, and it always
1ept Its time wi,hin few minutes. This,
however. became alarming, particularly
q the populous ne:ghborhood of Newing-
on, through which il passed; and the
'arish officers there caused information to-
70 laid against the drivers for driving Il
aslously on the public road, 50 a to On
anger the lives OF his Najesty's subjects, h
nder the Act of Parliament for reguh- Ii
ing stage coaches. This being followed
p the speed was reduced, and the coach
'as then about threequarters of an houri.
onger on the road.
A tremendous storm ragged throughoutIl
England In the mouth Of November, 1910. d
Fhen, during very heavy rain thai,
coach, from Plymouth, was en-
ircly stopped near Alphir:ton, about halfll
mile from Exeter. There were i've geu-I ID
lemen inside, three men and the coach. Il
Ian on the outside. The coach was|r
rawn By six horses. with . postboy; the Il
taters being higher than the horses, theyls
II swan with the coach against strorelt
arrent, but the position, losing hia seai, Il
lambered up hedge. The two leadiuslt
Orses Immediately be0anto turn vhich thelt