New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-30

srcund him rryi's p ha-s,if fBg rs -ars tarn.
ct bun rith liked eyss-c,uchiag him with cold nngsr
--drJegng hin under
there wa indeed one p'o-c c.Iascelsf. ii he could
WORK hs way around hy that barrow el-c II ts y11'
which projecfs about hands breadth from tie wheel
hcuse, he might yet himself For the Gsrrcs 1>d
net aiTly broken ihr ugh the outer covering or tho
wheel or 81 most only burt here snd there through
lie cracks CT Tie wood Nov and then. II Is true, the
wind drove TIE fame and smoke over the waei that
they reached the water 5ai !. the only chance
tie old gentleman Cprsying coub. not silently ven
tured upon Ills narrow foot way.
Mr. BLrmer. who hrd escgped and retired for
While to the IN above the ri' II les: the boiler might
eSpode had come back to the shore end espyin,
NJ bodseTs, shouted 10 him. very charsaoy. 20 com,
on anG gan the forward guards and so leap 10 the land,
as be had done
The Old gentleman bad but one arm with which to
cling, and the path narrow; beside, the flames. as
sac were shooting through The cracks OF tie WOOD All
becoming stronger every moment Bat he went
brsvely bis feet taking hold strongly OF the e rib Of
timber. until lac had hslf gone by the wheel sus here.
unfortunately, sudden whit OF the wind brought over
rom the other SIDE great eSoad Of smoke and fame.
which burnt biz hair and his hands; AMI presently 80
sufoestng him that ne could keep his hold no longer,
end he dropped heavily into the river
Even rCw there chance for him for the land
WEE only hundred feet away, and be had been strong
swimmer in bis time But the weak arm crippled his
strength: 6nd two who were struggling In the
water laid bold Of him sleeps boat, which noble
fellow from. the shore q think he coachman) hsd
fLhIncr, was etln- tONHru ne came anu Is
he saw il coming he struggled fercely to shake OF
those who were holding upon him.
But before the boat came hs 9TH gave out and
with two persons cncing fast him. IN toe sight OF p.
leest hundred lookerson and under the warm sprn,
Elm, Ct was niidaifernoon Of Apri) he went down
for ever
Pity - saii Mr. thinner
As the evening on and all the strugslers upon
tie wreck had inllen Of were burned, taey com.
menoed dragging up the bodies from the river Among
others they drew up the body of Mr. Bodgers looking
very ehastiy the bodies OF the drowned do awlys
No more fever ve1stion, trouble Of any Sort for
the Squire IL was over
CAS- for Mr. Blnmer 81 10 oclock-later by five hours
than he had reckoncihe was n town looking out tor
the interests of the owners, with the will OF Mr. Bod
gers in his pocket)
And finally deep night fell; while the smoking e-ubers
threw glare along the shore and lighted the faces of
the drowned ones lying high upon the beach And the
engine upon the railway track by, passed TO aud
fro the livclong night shrieng as came near 70 the
scene Of the wreck and bringing mourners.
And the stole up softly into the sky overhead,
and the waves rose end fell with the changing tide,
pleasantly they always do. Blu, there
Lo,c these things for Desth. in company
with the owners and the ceptain OF the boat, had
wrought dsmnable work there
We Americans live fast. II is all over now-the sor- |
row, and the crime
The number is embellished with 1triking likeness |
Of the Editor, L. Gaylord Clark, the very sight Of
which is provocative to good humor. g. Hueston) |