Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-03-19
A WONDERFUL ESCAPE.

WHere JuuSeS IleTponI, hoyOc anu hOSS
had during the past four days been hold
ing court, it was decided that the pas
sengers for South Royalton, distance
of about twelve miles where the cars are
taken, should be taken by stage instead
of in a large sleigh. With this inten-
ton large stage coach was provided
and four horses hitched to it. About
eight o'clock the stage left Chelsea, hav-
ing as passengers Chief Justice Pierpont
of Vergennes, Judge Homer E. Royce of
st. Adams, Judge Jonathan Ross of st.
Johnsbury, Messrs. Rogers and Austin
of Chelsea, while upon the seat with the
driver was gentleman. name unknown.
The rain was coming down in torrents.
The occupants upon the inside of the
coach fastened down the curtains and
the team started.
When about two miles from Chelsea,
the wheels of the coach slowed around
as the team was going at the rate of six
or eight miles an hour and on down
grade. Suddenly, the wheels gave an
other slide upon the soft snow and ice,
and the stage coach overturned into
ditch. Quick as flash the gentleman
who occupied seat with the driver leap
ed off, when he ascertained that the
coach was overturning, and he seized the
two leaders by the bits and firmly held
them. The driver also leaped from his
seat both of these persons escaped in
jury. Those inside the coach were not
so fortunate. Chief Justice Pierpont.
who is quite aged and feeble, and who
was quite unwell when he left Chelsea,
was thrown violently across the coach,
falling upon Judge Royce, and struck
his head upon some hard material, be-
sides receiving severe blow in the side.
Judge Royce also received heavy blow
from falling, while Judge Ross and Mr..
Rogers came out comparatively uninjur-
ed. Mr.. Austin received severe bruise
upon his body and heavy strain of the
neck. Judge Pierpont seemed to receive
the more severe injuries he nearly
tainted, and on removing him from the
overturned stage he was very weak. 1t
was a most wonderful escape from death.
Had not the gentleman on the outside
had such presence of mind as to seize
and stop the leaders, the occupants of
the coach, fastened in as they were,
would have been killed by the four run
away horses. The blame is said to rest
upon the owners of the team. | am in
formed that the gentleman who rode up.
on the seat with the driver in drench-
ing rain rode from South Royalton to
Onoi00" "'''. - Thursday evening,
and he considered the driver lncvnrs
tent to drive team, and he would moi
ride inside the coach on his return with
him.
All the occupants were kindly caret
for at farm house near by. A larg,
sled was hitched on to and the passen
gers taken to South Royalton.
Fears are entertained that Judge Pier
+ pont has received serious injuries, as h,
complained more than usual when on th,
cars en- route to his home dLedonia1a
A REMARKABLE SCENE.-Northerl
Republicans need not be apprenticeship
as to the administration of Postmaste
l General Key. If the interview between
him and the indignant South Carolin
applicant could be reproduced, it woul,
i furnish an excellent chapter in civil ser
: vice. Key asked the applicant If he ha,
i read the letter of acceptance by Hayes
the Cincinnati platform and the inaugu
= raj, and added that they laid down tn
. principles of the civil service reforr
7 which he understood and by which h
u should abide. AS long as he RENAME
u in the Cabinet he said he intended t
. keep all applicants, irrespective of pal
u ty, to those pledges, and for that matte
/ he said he could see little difference i
J. the national platforms of the two grea
l. parties on the subject of civil service r,
II form. He had during the campaig
l. studied Hayes letter and the Republ
&c can platform for the purpose of critici:
'e ing them, and he now intended to ex,
cute their principles, as he knew th
. President understood them. To thos
/ who witnessed this scene it seemed a
Is extraordinary political occurrence that
, Democratic Postmaster General shoul
L be expounding and defending Republ
l. can platforms against the assaults of R
/ publican Office seekers.-Periey to Bo
IL ton Journal.
of PANIC AND SHOCKING DISASTER IN
y. CHURCH.-On Thursday night of wee
le before last, seven lives were lost by
in panic in the Roman Catholic Church
k st. Francis Xavier in New York. III
r church was densely crowded with col
ut gregatiOn of women and children, I
,e men being admitted. While the prize
was delivering an exciting discourse,
Re woman in one of the galleries was seize
It. with Mysteries and began to scream. In