Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-02-19
The Wiley Slide.

Since writing the article on 1.-THE Will
ley Slide," which was In the Democrat
Of Feb. -, have casually come upon
another account of that catastrophe of
which I will make mention. This &C.
count of the Slide IL in one of those an
nuals which used to be SO common, but
which now have gone out Of fashion.
The annual containing this account was
published at l26 Nassau Street, New
York City, Its title is 1.-THE Parlor An
nual aud Christian Family Casket," It
was "Edited by an Association OF Clergy
men," 1t was published by j. e. d.
Comstock," and 1t bears date 1848. The
article on the Slide Is on pages 297 800,
and is headed THE Fatal Avalanche.
Scene at the White Mountains. BY the
Editor" In the volumes table of con.
tents, I'D. Newell" is given az the au-
thor of the article, and this I'D. Newell, :"
the editor of the annual and the writer
Of this account of the Slide, was Rev.
Daniel Newell, who at the time when the
Slide occurred was supplying pulpits in
Brownfeld, Hiram and Denmark. In
the account which Benjamin Glazier
Wiley gives of the Slide in his book on
the White Mountains, he says: 81 was
away from home on an exchange the
Sabbath previous, and remember we'll
all the circumstances and events OF the
gathering Storm" and it seems that 1t
was with this Mr.. Newell that Mr.. Wiley
exchanged pulpits on that Sunday pre-
ceding the Monday night in which the
Slide occurred, for in Mr.. Newell's &C.
count of the catastrophe he says that
"The Sabbath previous the writer was
invited to occupy the pulpit of the Rev.
B. G. Wiley Of Conway, near the scene
of the Slide" Mr.. Newell intended to
20 to the White Mountains the early part
Of the week the first day of which he
preached in Mr.. Willey's church, but
was prevented from doing so by the un-
favorable weather conditions, a. 10
shown by this excerpt from his account
of the Slide: cat an early part of the
week We contemplated visiting the
mountains, but, by q change Of weather
and from the fear that the prospect from
Mount Washington would not be favor
able, our plans were defeated. Such
continued the state of the atmosphere
that we did not start on our contemplated
trip to the mountains until Rumor with
her thousand tongues had told the tale
OF tho sad catastrophe through the
neighboring towns"
Apropos of my mention Of Ethan
Allen Crawford In my article In the
Democrat OF February 10, will say that
last month had the pleasure of call
upon his daughter, Mrs. Ellen Vile
Howard widow of jeremiah r. How
ard) at her home, IL Hancock Street,.
Stoneham, Mass. Mrs. Towards moth
or, Lucy Crawford, wrote an interesting
book on the White Mountains, the book
being the story of the life of her hus-
band, Ethan Allen Crawford, and, as the
book is the story Of his life a. told by
him, being written In the form of his
autobiography. This book BY Mrs.
Towards mother contains good &C.
count of the Wiley Slide. Mrs. Craw-
ford revised and rewrote this book of
hers, but the revised version has never
been published. The manuscript OF this
revised version of the book Is in the pos
session Of Mrs. Howard, and / hope that
1t will some day be put into print. Mrs.
Howard has large picture of her moth.
or, but of her father, Ethan Allen Craw.
ford, there is no picture in existence.
Mrs. Howard Is SO years Of age.
SCRUTATOR.