DISASTER AT WASHINGTON CITY.
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The following melancholy accident, which tool
place on the evening of the 4h, on tho Mall, il
lho-resr of The Presidents Louise, is described BY
tho United States Journal:


After number of rockets and dazzling wheels
had been ignIIed, half dozen rockets, supposed
10 bo toP-heavy, or disarranged on the frame
went oil together, taking horizontal inclination.


in various directions. like SO many fiery arrows.
Ono passed the heads Of horses attached 10 car.
riage, when the animals, atfrighted, ran at full
speed, separating the dense throng standing IN the
street at the imminent peril of life. A black
woman was struck by rocket, the stick penetra-
ting below the shoulder joint, and in consequence
Of the wound has since died. Mr. Sutton Magee
had his wrist dreadfuIIy wounded, and his chill.
dren were sco'ched.


But there was IN occurrence at the same tine,
which filled US with feelings tho most painful
Mr.. James knowEs Of Georgetown, who had been
married but short time. was sitting with his
wife on the wall. far, as they supposed, from dan
ger--the distance between them md The pyrotech-
nits being about fourth of mie--bui one of
the rockets, after skimmng along the heads of
the crowd below. struck him on the left breast.
directly over the heart. Ills wife discovered the
calamity rs she saw him falling from her side,
and in II moment drew out tho stick. lie died in
stantly withouta struggle. Tho most pi,eous and
narrowing lamentations filled the air from one
thus, in the twinkling Of an eye, reduced to wild.
owhood; and she was led through the gravelIed
walks, vita her white garments stained with the
blood yet warm. Her cries, she is dead, oh! my
hushnnl, he is dead ' caused general outburs, Of
sorrow from the thousands. who, with her, were
hastily leaving the tragic scens. 1t was indeed a
sad spectacle, one from which memory turns awny
with shudder even on the day after the fourth
of July.