Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-11

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Fire !" with all his might.
la searching about tie tuIrs :. scout was
heard, coming apparently from tho skies; lar
terms we're raised, oSes tututd upward, but al
in veil, and lot until the fertile genius CT eX-
oh:c,r Walker hit upon lighting a bonfire. VAS
the ms trg solved. 1t appears that pE. Mol
felt, sfter nearly reachiog tho MON, had de-
;ccndeG With IeaEiu! velotit? toward tha certh,
and comicg in contact With ST. JAMS Church |
epira, tho point had penetrated The seat CT his
pants and no remained suspended, Ike Ma
hornets oofip, between heaven and Garth.
Upon being hailed as 10 how be was getting |
| along tie doctor, who will have his j1kc, ro
p.i:d from his lofty elevation, that lie YES hays
ing high ola time" The doctor Vas s2on
| liberated from bis dangerous position, ard be
| you'd tow scratches, he is all right, Though he
will have to eat bis meals eli 4 mantle picco
| tor week or 50.
Both Akcrs and Kelly, members oi the House,
met with ha'rbresdth escapes from death. They
were blown By the force OF the explosion CLEAR
| down on alley, aaG were fourd alive AID uain
lred.
| 1t is singular and suggestive facs, that cua
| of tho whole caucus Of s. rcaruS!er members,
tho lives Of Sc should bo saved, bacsus, they
wcro ats,nt on Gstalion 10 drink. This fee.
looks bad OF tho ii S. BUSH tut when it is
remembered that this very day The mcmbcr5
were paid their weakly salary, cBd haVirg GO
credit at the bar rooms, stter tho lapse OF s,v
eral days from slim ulant5, they, Ct course, Btr1
mad fJr drirk, aud rush IVES rGado 10: tho
restaurants, and so it happens tlist Tie abscEco
Of tho members from tho hall % satisfactorily
explained.
Nobody knows n1yliiGe about N:. Niche;
he ard General Hurt werc !;s: EcCa Together
going down tho street.
Delegate Hulmau, auI Dock. cycf Taller,
fortunately escaped. Thcy were il the green
room Ct The theatre Ill tic t;GI OF tha; dreadful
wreck.
Two members, SO c!llrcd oud s,9oitcn as 10
be unrccasuiz4blr, were tOuuai:n a. alley, ard
it was with great difficulty that the relics could
keep the crowd away. tGr tic streets Ecro black
c.cd. aud it was long before the heck contain
/. ing Tho bodies could force liz way thrCugh tho
throEg.
Parson Massey, tho FIRST auditor ~ho w4a in
tho hall ct the tmr, was scen Ey cdr reporter
gCng straight tow: ri3 heaven. with his aoat
uIl aha2a, anu swearing aud cGtSing The GuS5
payers Al a fearful rate. Delegates Frazier
aud Lady wern moving 10 The dii;ctian 81 Tie
| deg atar at Is fearful rsic, with thar arrls
around each others Lcck, sWcIfinE that death
should Fever part thcn. Our Reporter alan
saw Nortln. tho nreI0 mtmb,r wA0 Vas bt
, waiins lis fate, IN hn lose perpendicular Ut.
wards, and he cried chi that il he had cn;y
takrn John pnpha1n' atviie he wArl! MT ht
where no was nov.
| IA cur correspondent WAS ooy:Iiog 91wl &c
met Sps ssard and Norton going up. In0y lad
their arms around caoh other slrtb af,! :;
card shouted out, 'Oh, thi: il HI.
When our Representative OF the rraaE To-
covered from tho shcck OF landing 40 a!rHpiiy
, hn looked arnGnd tfn capital :pIaTr "iio
bulldog l!aclt WAS 4 ula:s of Julns ana ariua,l
| about were saai!tria the bodies e Tho dead
ami iYiar.
lilo found Senator Rti,urbaEg;r it5cu:ib?.
but alter q stiuulant Uaa rontc,i Go"n his
throat, his lips uaoloscd. md ho muimurtd q
, iow words. B,ndipg with hIs car c,oso 20 l:ia
t lils. he hcerl him muttcr: I'll h2i Cvtn upon
, tho deuce, aGd copper upon ;h0 Gee.
: Wi'icn, Saith. Buimen, Cole, DuaGe2.
!. Owens. Pago aid many othe's wcro iouaA ID
sensible; whether their tiurlcA SIC fatal or rot
) GauGQt be k0o@n ct the tine CT our sciuH IL
t Senator Cannon went off 10 a nartheasttrly
, direction. and WIS found sitticg aSGride Of
c General Washington = horses lail. lie wasn't
! hurt much, bus tho bror=, tai! Was cracked.
' mo tEpSriarc9 OF cur Secretary CT tho Com.
= monWCalth, Mr.. Faunlleiuy, Is stf:ayo One.
nno H"u '-A WY O"it d kVod NA2:Hl, ABORT
8 ten mlGutcs b9iJfo the txplcsitn MIR. hiycr4
, comb, from Bath, invited that distipeu:sheI
gtn.lcma1 to tnko dtipk ever ut Cum-nic's
, Mir. Fauuicroy declined With The rcnat! ;il,t
, no never know hog whiskey tGa:ci!, !s nu,
i having drank drop Tor soytnty.Gqo sears.
Mr. Ii. tEon lett auu was saved. Had Mt. L.
I IN his youth iarnel 10 drink hi7 subscngcnt
troubles might have bccn ayarttG.
, Another mcmtsr. Stnitot JOAN psul was
saved ty his goodness CT heart. ~ h. was
coming a:rass Tie Square. Just ulero C!a,'s
sthtuo stant: &c act ono Of these little beg2:sr
boys who SILL tTo cent pencils for fvo CENTS.
Mr.. Pau! purchased one. ana rendered len
cent piece ia cxchacgc. Tho boy gave hin o
; pencil ADD four coppcrs in return. The Senator
hastily thrust the clippers 10 his pccket, fscIioc
glow OF satisfaction ct helping tho poor.
When he reached the hall be ccuoted his
change over agaiG, aud found Only fur coDporg
10 his vest pocket. In vain no searched in tho
llnlpg. Tho cent was indisputlbly gone. Boz.
roWlDg handful of matches from the jantor
the Senator returned to tho vicinity Of tho C!ay
statue, and llghtlrg bis matches. commenced
Looking ftr the lost treasure. While engaged
IN this task the capitol blew up eud Lis if,
was prolonged. Ii will BIO seen but for tcIpio.
poor boy By buying pencil. he too would
have added another victim to tbs hoouast.
But iho taddess case OF all is that CT tie
Speaker CT the House. He was blown up some
ten or twelve miles, and fell near Tho Cover
nor'S Mansion. Singular ns it may seem hc
sustained GO serious Injury from eihcc tic cx
ploslon or the tall, but tho Pu5powder being
placed rcaIly uudcraea:h Tho official chair,
when it exploded, it cnvelopcd the Speaker 10
10 Its flash. ard tattoocd him deep black color,
lilo Is perfectly uniuiured except that lis fee
IS turned black, perfectly, utterl7, incuratly
black. Now the question arises, can ho still be
Speaker Of tho House. Wo have searched tho
record OF Virginia aud can End 10 prtc,deu! 10
guide US 10 this case The porpcyius conan.
arum 49, II man Is burnt black, isn't no us
. PACK asa as q man that Is born black. We hope
| tho Dispatch will help US OUT with this
IN our tomorrow mornings issue we hone TO |
naVe moro complete account, as it is inrossibla
| during the confusion to learn much now.
We give below ths copy found in tha A mari. |
Can Guy. EaMkns, nnckrt rs Is u,r,,... 80. |