The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-17
SOME FAMOUS A
orange Adventures OF M0rsemon kecOrtied
by an Eagiish ChrOnicier.

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Araass Adventures Of Mossemsn recorded
by an Eagiish ChrOnicisr.
..Lambert's Leap" near Newcastle.
&-Tyne, has been tho scene of three
strange adventures, the place taking
as designation from the lame of Mr..
Cathbert Lambert, who first made II
hmous in the year 1883. That gentle
san, the son Of DR.. Lambert. Of Pill
grim street, was riding along Standi-
ssrd Stone lane, when his mare took
hight, and. on reaching the bridge
which spans the "burn" below. jumped
VI 70 the battlements. three and a half
ket high. and sprang toward the oppo-
stn side Of the burn. the width of
which was forty-six feet. The depth
% the water was th;rty-six feet. An
I'D ash tree broke the riders fall. and,
according to some accounts, he chung
70 one {" the boughs in his de%scent--at
any rate, he wa unhurt; but the mare
vas killed. and an examination showed
Nat every Joint in her backbone was
displaced by the shock. Mr.. Lambert
Iied in 1870, and in the next year a
precisely similar accident occurred at
she anne place. This time the rider
was a groom in the service of Sir John
Hussey Dolaval. whose horse, on the
road TO Newcastle from Seaton Delaval,
took fright. and, running along Standi-
Ford lane, reached the aforementioned
aridge, where some foot people en-
ieayored TO stop him. The attempt,
aeweper- was in vain. and the horse
.prang over the battlement of the
bridge, Unlike Mr.. Lambert, the
groom did not keep his seat; but. ac-
sOrding 70 the account, came to the
bottom first, and-this is the strangest
par OF the story-aiighted between
swu large stones. The horse came
do"n Immediately aftcrward, but,
DC 0g wedged in between the stones,
die not crush the rider. who was able
20 ride another horse home. One is
bot surprised to learn that the Jump
M horse was subsequently shot"
IN tnese TWO Instances the riders
escaped and the horses died; but in
1927 matters were reversed; the horse
escaped and the maj was killed. MI.
Nicholson. a surgeon OF Henzel, was
riding over the bridge, when his horse
suddenly SHE'D and in jumping over
tbc side knocked over the stone in
scElbed: "Lambcrt's Leap 1t is GER
sainly strange that three accidents
should have occurred at the same spot.
About the year 1890 a somewhat
similar leap was recorded TO have
taken place near Whitehaven. A Lam
caster gentleman was riding a horse |.
was upset by a post-chaise dash
NJ by Thinking that the horse would
settle down if allowed to 90 in front.
rider, quickcned his pace, and,
srotting on, rcpassed the chaise; but
1.-The trot became a gallop soon" The
horse ran away. and. on reaching the
Of Egremont bridge, jumped
10 the battlcmonts, which were four
feet high, and appeared to have been.
At any rate. wide enough to have af-
~momentary standing-room; for,
an account, ''thc rider, fearing
hat the horse might topple over side
ways, had the presence of mind to spur {
he horse and SO cause him to Jump,
which he did down the substantial t
,rop Of twenty feet, aIighting safe and
ound in Z, foot of water The horse t
vas GGhlrt, and the only injury sus-
by he rider was asprained foot, c
'hich uonined him to his room for /
lrel days.-Sk. James Gazette. /