The New York herald., 1879-08-03
OVER A PRECIPICE.

TERRIBLE END OF PICNIC NEAR ENGLEwooD,
THIRTEEN.
Apsrty OF young people assembled at the residence
Of M. George S. Coe president of the American Ex-
change Bank, of this city. on Friday evening last
The place is situated Englewood N. j.. within
fifteen minutes walk Of the we'll known resort, the
George" AS the party left the house on their way
that of the young ladies laug re-
marked she counted the number Of people
taking their seats in the carriages. "why, we
must be careful, there are thirteen Of us %
This remark seemed to strike the vein
of superstition which pervaded the party
and the topic of conversation until tho picnic
ground reached And after the horses
were fastened when they passed joyously along to
the ovcrhanging rock, which spans the road to the
LETT the varied stories OF the Inflated number thir-
teen seemed to haunt the minds of all present. Ac-
cording to the statement of Mr.. shaw. ciork tho
bank OF which Mr.. Coe is president. who made one
OF the social party, the horses were pckotcd the
overhanging rock OF the Gorge, with their heads
facing n, an opposite di irection To- A. I've tben :,
continued Mr.. Snaw, seated ourselves the large
rock. some twcnty feet in width, which over
feet, and indugod in singing and other
enjoymcnts appropriate to the occasion. The
party believed, or at least, made easy by
story had told OF N time when good luck had at
tended an individual who was the thirteenth member
OF a convivial base. and who was none othe
than myself Apropos OF this a song sung, and
almost immediately after there camel cannot de-
scribe it--a sound which terrified souls the
cry uttered. There goes Of the horses over
the Gorge!' As arose from my reclining position
saw the frightened animal break the rein by which
he fastened and, backing to the rock fall with
the wagon to which ho was attached. headlong over
the fearful cliff. was for moment completely
parayzed. but. recovering, rushed to the verge OF
the rock to only the flashes of fire hy from the
rock the wagon, from time to time, struck it In
its downward course
ANDERsoNs TERRIBLE FALL.
al had scarcely time to realize what had happened
when piercing cry tell upon my ear, and turning
beheld one OF our party falling with lightning
speed down the steep declivity The shrieks of the
women and the suppressed groans of the terrified
perienced such feeling. thought that l. too, was
going the elf. The excitement was so intense
that now wonder that more OF had not fallen
over. carriage was sent for a doctor--another to
Mr.. Goes residence. while another, improvised as
ambulance, III charge OF Mr.. George y. Coe, Jr
nephew of Mr.. Coo, went by tho mountain path to
the rivers side. When Mr. Coe reached the river 4
bank not finding his friends body. he organized a
searching party. IL was then about nine o cIoc X
wearily anu anxiousy they climbed up the dccyity
and aided by the bright light OF the moon chung to
the shrubs and trees which oover the rocky steep
until they almost reached the table rock on which
we had been seated. Within fftv feet of the top
hanging, as II In hammock, they found their
friend limp in the branches two small trees that
grew out less than forty feet from the sum init of the
table rock at the side OF the gorge down which the
horse and wagon had descended. With much difii.
Guilty the party extricated the unconscious man,
and overcoming danger ut STEP finally arri we'd
in safety at thor resting place. AIR. Coe Jr the
doctor, aud other friends who had been notified
received them. The sufferer. in dazed condition,
responded in monosy ysbles TO their Inquiries hur-
ried examination disclosed the fact that his rio arm
and right had been badly fractured and that ho
had sustained internal injuries of serious nature
He was quickly removed to Mr.. Goes house. where