American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-02


ted most richly for the joyful occasion. "Mu,
! sic arose with IFS voluptuous swell, " and from
the housc-top tag-sta was reared, down
, which the flag hung motoulcss "Your flag
Groops, says one, 1T is a sign ofdeath!" The
hour passed without the bride. The sun cross
ed the meridian, and no news from her or any
of he! people. Evening was fast waning
when messenger arrived with the breadth!
tldlngs that all, except the father and son,
were drowned on their way to the wedding
Five women-the mother, the bride, two sis
terS, and Young female friend in their com
pany had met their deaths! In the waters of
the kaskaskia all was rnvclopcd, when lie 10
them was full Of promise and joyful antlcIpa
ton The bridegroom fastened to the river,
and on It's bank met the distracted aged father,
who fell into his arms: "Ihcy are all-all
drowned" SAID he.
The corpscs were before them, dressed III the
hahllimcnts OF festiYity, dipping with water.
Death had set his iron seal upon those tea-
lures, and no more shall love and Joy light mp
those eyes or mantle those white cheeks,
(which hat an hour ago
Bmsh'd at the pa'sc OF tneir own lovcImess"
Each corpse was taken up and placed upon
Il bier, and the sad procession, by seven o'clock
in the evening, had reached the house of feast
iug--thus suddenly changed to Il house of
I mourning! The feelings Of this wedding par
ty--of the aged tather-whose gray hairs are
going down in sorrow to the grave, for a family
thus aunihlatcd, Of the brother, who muurms
for his mother and all his sisters, thus struck
down together III his presence, of Il lover
whose heart is riyen with thunderbolt. The
feelings and emotions of these can neither be
iInagluCd nor described
On the next day one grave was dug for FIVE
persous-aud side by side wcro they laid-the
mother, with her three daughters, and their
young friend and companion, Miss Dressed.
''There TIE youthful and the old
There the n%tTun and the maid
In one silent he'd are laid.
Earth shall keep his surn tris';
Earth to earth and dust 10 dust"
The funeral was attended by vast assem-
blage Of the neighborng country, and the tu-
neral sermon was preached by the Rev. A. Do
ny, Lutheran preacher Of BcIlcvlIe, who had
attended Tor u very different service. Tears
burning tears--coursed down the faces of both
preacher and auditory during its delivery, and
the hearts Of all were impressed by the affect
iDg scene. "What shadows we are, and what
shadows we pursue"
Mr.. Iluebg, the father, had risen early on
the day before, and with his family STATED for
the place of these graves. They were all cheer
tul and happy, and bounding with hope. One
carriage contained them, and as they approach
ed 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 off, overseeing the carriage and
it's passengers into deep slough or ravine.-
The water was running rapidly. The father
clung to the vehicle--the son to cluster of
bushes. One girl, the youngest daughter, was
floating with trunk. Hold fast, daughter"
cried tie father, 81 WILL" said she. Another
girl was between the struggling horses. The
rest had sank to the bottom. Two hunters
came up, and to them The old man called TO
saws his youngest daughter who was clinging
to he trunk~he was old and weak and could
not swim. One of them swan &C the floating
girl, who seized hum by the leg and prevented
| him from swimming. He shook her off, in
tending to take her up again by better hold
but 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,