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FEARFUL ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPE
t'n the 10Th instant, at 6 O'Clock p. M an extra
coach lett MiddIcbury VT, FIR Burlington, the regular
coach having lett three hours previously containing six
persons two ladies em Burlington, (Mrs Whitney and
dsugher) gentleman and his lady iron Boston, and the


Rev Mr. Bailsrd pastor Of the first Baptist Church in


Dwell aud his II had been raining during the
day bu at the time the coach LETT Mddlehury the rain
lad entirely ceased IN short time. however the ran


eganto descend again furiously The Burlington Free


rss says that lit the severest and most violent rain
which has occurred here for fourteen years II raned in
torrents for two hours flooding the streets and carry
away bridges and huge OF earth almost in s in
stan When the coach had arrived within two miles
burlington. o'clock at night. where small cree K
cmps into Lake Champain the bridge over the creek
having een carried away by the sudden rise Of water
the coach passengers and horses from
the abnim Mt of the bridge twenty feet high into the
stream, where the water several feet and run.
hing with great violence. Two of the horses wers in
stsn'iy Killed. The Rev Mr. mms dately sprang from
the coach with hs son, lad and to the opposite
shore lie plunged again into the stream and made for
the coach, which had lodged against large log which
wns confined near the ridge and rescued the daughter
Mrs whitney. and the gentleman and lady, from ther
lerilors situation He then returned and monnfed the
log and endeavored TO Mrs. Whitney but failed in
the attempts the log breaking away instantly carried
dovn the stream. and the night. being quite dark dsen-
nhled him TO ascertsn her just POSITION therefore her fate
was to find watery grave. Finding /. was out Of his
power TO render her any assistance and seeing that his
own life was in imminent danger he leapej from the log
into the stream. and with great difficulty reached the
shore being somewhat bruised and very much exhaust
cd The driver escaped unhnrt,