The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-08-13
MISCELL ANEOUS.
Distressing Occurrence.


THE MOTHER, TWO SISTERS, AND A FEMALE
FRIEND, ALL IN THE HABILIMENrs OF BRIDAL
FESTIVITIES, HURRIED INTO THE ARMS OF
DEATH!!!
We clip the following from the Bolleylle, Hi
nois, Advocate, of the 18th ultimo;
''On EIele's stream there is a voice OF wall,
Andwoman's eye is wet--man's cheek is pale"
Thursday last, July l1th, was distinguished
by a calamity in this county, which, in all its cir
cumstances, is unparalleled in fearful horror by
any accident within our recollection. This day,
at o'clock A. NJ, was appointed for the mar
rlage of Charles H. Kotler, Esq, Of Prairie du
Long, Monroe county,to Miss Rosalie Huelberg
deceased, of Dutch Hill, in this county, about
ten miles distant, on the east side of the kas
kaskia river Intervening about half way is the
river, which then was very high, and had over
sptead its banks.
The wedding party was assembled and waiting
at Mr.. Kettler's. The house was decorated
most richly for the joyful occasion. "Music
arose with lis v0luptuous SWELL" and from the
house topa flag staff was reared, down which the
flag hung motionless. "Your flag droops," says
one, ''it is sign of DEATH" The hour passed
without the bride. The sun crossed the mcr-
dan, and no news from her or any of her people.
Evening was fast waning-when a messenger
arrived with the dreadful tidings that all, except
the father and son, were drowned on their way
to the wedding. g.~ITiye women-the mother, the
BRIDE, two sisters, and young female friend in
Itleir company, had met their deaths! In the
waters of the Kaskaskia all was envoloped, when
ifo to them was full of promise and joyful anti
cpaton. The bridegroom hastened to the river,
and on its bank met the distracted aged father,
who fell into his arms: "Thoy arc alI--all drown
ed,n said he.
The corpses were before them, dressed in the
habiments Of festvlty, dripping with water
Death had set his iron seal upon those features,
and no more shall love and Joy light up those
eyes, Or manlle those white cheeks,
(which but an hour ago
Blush'd at the praise Of their own Ovelinessn
Each corpse was taken up and placed upon
bier, and the sad procession, by o'clock in the
evening, had reached the house of feastng--
thus suddenly changed to a house of mourning! !!
The feelings ofthis wedding party--of the aged
lather--whosc gray hairs arc going down in sor-
row to the grave, for family thus annihilated, of
the brother, who mourns for his mother and all
his sisters, thus struck down together in his pre-
sence, ofa lover whose heart is rvcn as with
thundcrboIh The feelings and emotions of these
can neither be imagined or described
On the next day one grave was dug for five
persons and side by side were they LAID the
mother with herthree daughters, and their young
friend and companion, Miss Dressed.
''There the youthful and the old,
There the matron and the maid
In one silent bed are laid.
Earth shall keep his sullen trust
Earth to earth and dust to dustn
The funeral was attended by vast assem-
blago of the noighboring country, and the funeral
sermon was preached by the Rev. A. Dony, Iu-
theran preacher of BolIoVlo. who had attended
for very different service. Tears-burning
tears-coursed down the faces of both preacher
and auditory during lis delivery, and the hearts
of all were impressed by the affecting scene.
'What shadows we are, and what shadows VIC pursuen
Mr.. Huelberg, the father, had risen early on
the day before, and with his family started for the
place, of these graves They were all cheerful
and happy, and bounding with hope. One car
rlage contained them, and as they approached
the river, where the ferry was awaiting them,
and were crossing the bottom on the road which
was covered with water, the horses were turned
on, overseeing the carriage and IFS passengers
into deep slough Or ravine. The water was
running rapidly. The father clung to the vehi-
cle--the son to a cluster of bushes One girl
the youngest daughter, was floating with trunk.
"Hod fast, daughter" cried the father, 81 WILL"
said she. Another girl was between the strug-
Cling horses. The rest had sank to the bottom.
Two hunters came up and 10 them the old man
called to save his youngest daughter who was
clinging TO the trunk--he was old and weak and
could not swim. One of them swan TO the float
ing girl, who seized him by the leg and prevent
ed him from swimming. He shook her Off in
tending to take herup again by better hold
but he saw her no more--she was gone forever.
The unit Of her life was added to those of the
other lost ones, and with them withdrawn from
the sum of human existence.
Meeting Of SlapehOIderS.-At Port Tobasco,