Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-25

The party of tX:urSoalsts u1d;r tie Charge
of D1. Aaron Ordwayr Of Lawrence, who l>i!
on their nino days trip last week, Thursday,
had thrilling experience il going through the
rapids 10 The ST. llHrenco river Oh Tuesday.
About twenty Lowell people aro With the party
end one OF them has given s)me account @! the
| adventures in 4 letter to friend from which
Hc give tic facts f Interest:
The -OfdIay party, numbering 10 all about
! 200 people, left tho Thousand Island House,
Alexandria bay. Tuesday uorui5g, on the
steamboat Corlnthian, Of the Richclieu end
Ontario Navigation Company'j llnc. about 10
other passur gers beiug on board. "The day.
writes the gentleman from whom We qloir,
was one which We shall never forget. We
steamed along the bays and st. Lawrence riyer
till 1cary y. d., everything NJ to this Line
being agreeable Eni Pheasant. lac boat Wa
large aud in good condition.
I'VE passed the first and fcconl rapids, which
begin about seven lies from Montreal. and
soon arrived at the celebrated LIchioe Rapids.
which are but one or two miles from tho city
A shower was seen c)ning up. and the cap
tain and plot Consulted a. TO whether they
should 20 through tho rapids or through what
il Known as the lIachino Canals. through
which vessels pass the different rapids on tho
return trips; there are three oi thcs, cioaIs.
and they arc immense aud expensive atillrs.
rhc load 90 tho boat was larger than usual.
aud mos: cl the people desired to pas' the ran
ids, never having been through them, 50 oa W.
steamed, tho storm growing more and morH
threatening.
"Od Baptiste tho Indian pI,t who fJr over
a quarter of century has boen uaviga.iog the
rapids, with his SOD. oime oD at LlchIne, aud
Just as VIC entered the rapids two others can,
90 board making four pilots 10 t.k3 the whces.
Just as wo were 10 the rlpids perhaps mile,
and at tho most dangerous part, tn: shower
came down 10 great fuzzy. The rain and Wind
we're fearful, aud the lightning WIS DeaIly 6tina-
log. The boat sucged aud dipped. ahi the
people began to sho1 fear. when sutdeEly the
boat struck rock, aud then almost panic oc
Cured. The captain cried, Va the other Sll'
for Gods sake.
"The boat on striking the r,ck careeuod 5aiy
and then ladies shreked aud f:;5,e3, aud a.
together il was terri6o sceuo. The boa. re
covered from the shock and passed %. The
terrible moment of su;p,rs, Will never De iar-
gotten By those 90 board. Til. skill Of tn"
pilots took the boat through without tIrthcr
shock or damage. The pucscr said II the bjlt
had not been 80 heavily loaded We should hav!
gone over.
Capt Emoiy, retired s.a..captsin, who Wa
on board, said he had been lu storms 81 sea,
aud he made up his mird that it was !oolhardy
business passing the rapids a! any tima, and cs
pecislIy hazardous trying i: in sIch weather.
lie said he concluded that firm hand hal the
wheel, as had we vecred from cur COURSE, or
had any accident happ.ucd, Ws shoud hav1
been lost. 10 mo it docs seola very dangerous,
and something which ought to be stopped.
Mono Of Gu: party will want togo through th9S1
rapids sgaiu. When We thiuk Q! It nov 1t u 1,kcS
us feel dooidedly sober, to say the !1aS.. -
LoucL, (4uass.) Courier.
SAVED BY WugsKgY.-Rob2rt G. p.l,o%. Is
son of tho lato General Pillow, lives ca az Az
kansas tlantatioo. 4 fcT days ego no aoa
one Of his c,iored men were GU huo!ng wI'd
hog. Pillow had a eu1, and tho negro had
armed himself with uiat bottlo OF whi'scJ'
Tho hog was shot, aud Just as Pillow Wont u1
to the writhiog animal an lnm'nsc c,ttoa
mouth" snake, whose bite Is as tatal - mat o:
rattesnake, fastened it's fAogj 90 the cal OF Els
leg. Pillow turned to MS clnpan;on and re
marked: II think Iii try a littlo OF Ihit was
Ky now" whiakey belng c,n:licecd r,pcay.
| lie poured every drop doHn his throst. Ih,n
be RAPIDLY walked to tn, house, hall mile dis
tant, where he drank three tum5cr3 nIlro o'
whiekey. lie WAS soon 10 wha. be calls MA
para Falls ola pelspira,ion," which rapidly rX
poIlcd the poisoo and saved his lille.
CHIMNEY RESIDENTS "A f." days ago
siopular discovery was made at the residence ti
| music dealer in Washington. |. he'd becn
noticed, especially when aUy persons were per
formiog on paoo, organ or Other ml:lei' ~
sturment. thst there Wcro peculiar hunminG
noises in the chimney, aomoAhiog like sIuglng
| iu the distance. Oac Of the youog Inen cui-
| plogcd at tho store put bis baod 10 lhe p'po
hole TO discover the source q tne my5'eitou,'
noise, and pulling out the first thog h's hat'
rested upon, he was horfled to lao that IL
vas snake. lie ceased his ItVestga'ions'
hut c5lGred man was i1ucd VINO cSsayeu 'nc
task OF continuing them, and su;cSgo.G ID Ees
liog from the chimney, ana KiiIps Iso
sn.yes all of Them smaI. How they came to
make lodging place 10 the ch'"tGy' auu noF
they sutsisted willie there, arc Problems u''
solved.
-- neat by EaVio2
| Avoid the very appearaapSt uotil winter at
your stove, stored aa.ofkiug aud Columbus ST.
Gan and SEQ ''''' mylG
Stove. --so Croru1yu
,r,antcd not to rip, see s. DGAL1AN' u
King st., corner Of Fairfax. --------.--
| RhDooA-' Monday, July 2l 1873.
We are Offering from TINS oa:s 1nea aa vS i9 order
io raducs stock. Will sell many d9sIsoHe HSHT snT
choice DRESS GOODS AT HALF The o'''i
hioS' D.. BaASHEAR,
u uoouo, No. 100 King tireet;.
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