The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-08-07
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O.JosDos. Esq. ssvs us tAs following Incl
dcnts OF tho terrible casualty .s
Among the passengers by the Northern 10
diana was Mim Jennings, or WavcsIy. H., q
young lady who had bcen attending school ID
PhilAdelphia, and was returning home uaat-
tended. She WAS among the lost. When ths
Aisslaslppi came near. a Young woman wss
seen hanging BY the ropes over the bow. nearly
reaching the water. While ~ clinging 10 aavs
her lie, man was secn 10 descend the sams
rope, and soon struck tho young womap's hands
Ioosening her hold. She soon sAnk into ths
water and rose no morn. II was not known
whether the nan who was the csase oi this NJ.
ssit, wss aware thai snothcr uniortuuaie was
clinging for llie 10 the same rope.
There was ou The Inflated stramer Nosthuu
Indiana yesterday, lone mother, with four
Children. She Yves sp Irish woman named
bridget FLYNN. Satisfying herseli that ths
destruction of the boat wss inavitabIe. and ths
wide waters Of the iAkc was tho dernier and
almost hopeless resort, the bobk woman cooIIy
east about ioe the bcst security Tor hcs four III
tle ones and herself Looking over the side oI
the vessel she ssw a table floating near by
Quickly abr calculated the chanco Then
bnding three Of Der children to hcrsell shs
gently Ilfted the fourth over the aide Of the vcs
seI. and dropped hin, Into ,hc lske, directing
him 10 keep stfil and hoat On TIN waief. -
Having dcne this. she ncxt jumped into the
water befrlf with thrce iittie onea. In Nv
moments she eiscd the 6oating talk. plscing
her three little ones upon Il, thm sought and
secured heS fourth child, sod gettisg them sli
upon Il she clung 10 Il herself until oil were
finally rescued BY the boats and placed upon
tbs steamer Mlssimippi. where tho woman was
hzrtily cheercd and Congratulated BY The pas
aeugcrs on the steamers, Who had been anxious.
u watching aiI ber movcmeots, and Who mani.
Estd their r~gsrd Tor her hefoism With warm
harz and unstrsng pur~s. Such woman
dsssrves 70 be mother.
Incidents partaking Of thr humorous, occur.
red even In the njdst Of this awful asns. Or
man came upon deck. with his hands fuII oi
money. srd HE watch hanging ny in guard
chain upon bis arm. lie wss 10 great distrrsu
10 kno. what BE- should Do With those things
@Do teli.'' he csjsd. What shall do with nv
money" iIe vas told that he must not think
Of having his hands burtbemd with his gold, or
he would b. lost, IL was still h-wSldcred by
'he rsci,smsnt VI the time Finally be ihfrw
hi. wHtrh overheard. and put his rod In hia
pocket. A young lad who VS. stripped 10
jsmp IN, saw the watch flying. and sprsnr n
Ter Il, cstriiipg IL on bis arm hefrv Il rcsrh~d
,he water. He hung II sround his nrck sod
ising yood swimmer. kept snoas until tsken
up He was rcwsrded ny thu owner. who vas
sssed, with $40.
Just previous IN the brnking On, Of ti,e nr~
aud before any tbosgh, of suc6 diastsr bed
bsen stsrtrd, or of the passrgrss. who Nod In
his state room mn Of money --nmr 5000
went and sodk from the package shat haf
the amour, snd pu, !, 10 his pocket
Wbru the slzrm N hrr vas given. he found
Il impossible 10 r.rh his stsssToos, and tbe
t~Isnrs wss io., H. could mt erpisin 10
hlm-eif Why b. took . puvtioo d tle money, or
wby h. sbouh bsve taken suy M u, st
The tine be did n wss sagEation of TIE
mind whirh cam invoiantaSily and without
apparent c~us~--oos of thoss iDcompsebensi.
be tbisrs iw which theTe b no erp,anasios.
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Tvs Rurrsur,0s FfSwxsy-JThh Il zoe
NJ the psrt rsrs ard peculiar pve5setisss w
the foul esestion. Upca tssiDx isnnevssa .
rsom~ut o tso 10 gisss n vstv, ssA ~ ap.
nigh, 10 thu peck Il sssii visi, IN . Nv %.
meuu the sptsr Irsss bsgin 10 barvt open
Gradually and continus thus 70 srpsod. until.
throwing thesnsiso hsek In sgusl dissast o..
DIR, there y persnied bcsstifsIly radisted
starry flower sou~vhst rssenhlInf both Tie
passion flower, and the san Hows. snd ~ move
sp,ss,sd shss eishrs. 1hs ssksAdisg saiIl ca
tinoss. until The prtsk tsnd bseGvssd ovw
~b~s -, d. 5000 the 49, Al H. ao~s~