Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-11
AFFECTING INCIDENT.

Among the passengers in the steamer Commodore from
this city TO New Haven las. Saturday morning, he
wife of Cornish miner named Rowe, and FIVE six chill
den chiefly girls the oldest not exceeding eleven
Of sge and the youngest tabe. They arrived here from
Wales only about weeks since, and their way
to the Bristol Comm copper nnes where they hoped to
meet their husband and father. AS the steamer leaving
the wharf the mother stood in the gangway, almost frantic
with anxiety aad grief. Had the kndhearted captain lie
v been present and understood her case he would have
waited till her daughter bad board, until the
Their and her other children could be pu; shore But
the family separated under circumstances Of pecu
liar trial IL appears that few minutes before the
started The mother sent her Oldest daughter girl between
IL snd Is years of age, TO buy bread Before she
turned the of for New Haven. What the poor
girls thoughts when she returned 10 the wharf and found
the boat gone and herself le alone in strange city OF half
milhon Of inhobitents, know not, but partly ina
CINE. The mother was, possible, still wretched
Whom she found that the steamer actually of, and
that there hope Of returning the wharf, ali the
der smpahes OF parents heart awakened within her,
and she about the boat crying Oh, my child my poor
child q The steward Of the boat and Of the ,assen-
gers tried console her by telling her that the little girl would
doubt be taken o aud he up her New Ha-
BY the evening boat This afforded her CLEAN OF hone
but her fears still predomnaed What could Matilda DO,
penness in the midst Of strangers, without home friend,
knowledge Of any thing around her Whom could she
trust How liable to be decoyed away Ivy villains and
served for doom than death Hogarh could not have
desired lively pesonfcaon Of grief than when that
mother, after being IN measure quietcd sobbng her
cEaN Wnilc
her other Children except the lost onS, around her the
-four no. Of them uerng cry, but every
expressive Of the deepest sorrow.
Presently Captain Lefevre came and 60, down by hem
and after soothing remarks returned them the whole OF
their passage money Several dollars also given them
by passengers This the needu by waiting for
Matilda New Haven until Saturday evening they
der the necessity OF spending the Sabbath there there
subsequent train for Bristol until Monday. Bot what If
Matilda should come What il they should never see
her again These apprehcnsons, together with tue anxiety
already endured produced symptoms Of mental alteration
the mother before she arrived New Haven. Imne-
dsey their arrival ,elegraphc despatch was forwarded
Mcssrs SaIton and Webs, agents Of the line in New
York, requesting them to send by The afternoon boat the little
girl that left in the morning, and saying that her mother
would wait for her at New Haven. On receiving this
sage, Messs. Saxton Webb, who had previous know
ledge Of the mshap, went to the wharf and found the little
girl crying This have been at least five hous the
steamers departure. they told her the message they had
ceycd from New Haven and that they would ssnd her safe
her mother in few hours, which they accordingly did, free
Of cost.
Thus, after day OF fearful anxiety and suspense the "a
y circle again united the great joy of ALL though
the shattered mind Of the other prevented her ora full
appreciation Of the fact The family where she spent tie
Sabbath Informed that she evidently good dcane
ed and that Matilda said che had been before Her former
derOngemen occsoned by the loss Of husband and child
the latter being burnt saed TO DEATH On Monday she
and all her children took the railroad train for Bristol and must
have reached their destination in few hours.
Here is small chapter the life Of poor hard working
and, IL could read the unwaen history Of a,ni-
lies and individuals how many such scenes others equally
and sill affecting, would rise upon vision.
IN J. Jour. Of Commerce.