Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-24


tiles necessary to deal with such an occur
renee. As an example Of his inoflicioncy, ]
may mention that up to Monday evening he
had taken no precautions TO protect the per-
sons of the dead from robbery. Boats man
ned by crimps and other ruilians were, all
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, prowling a.
round the wreck, robbing the dead and carry
ing off the effects which were found ahoat or
cast ashore. No man intcrposod to put a
stop to this disgracciul proceeding. Mon
were seen to draw up dead bodies, plundor
their pockets. and drop thom again into the
river. Bodies brought down on Monday
from the wreck, reached Quebec with their
pockets turned inside out. and the contents
gone. A Mr. Ledyard was seen at the coun-
tor of O'Ncil's Hotel ere sta~ting, 20 pvt bis
pocket-boo containing o large amount, into
his breast pocket, yet when his body was found
not dollar remained.
Another young man, who lost his mother,
informed me that she had in her bosom, a
short time before she leapcd overheard,
small sum of money in Quebec bank bills
When he found her body lying amongst the
dead, her dress had been torn open, and the
money was gone. One widow told me her
husband had O large amount about his person
ere his death, but whom the body was brought
in all was gone Poor Nicholson, young
man who had twice gone up to the wreck on
foot TO seek the body Of his father. told me
that he had 300 soverepns about his person.
He begged OF the people in the boats, time
after time. TO take him out with them to the
wreck to search for the body. but none would
do IT,. They seemed to ploat over the dead
as their legitimate prey. like vulturc over car
rion. He returned TO Quebec. and begged
the Coroner to send some persons up with
authority to prevent the wholesale plunder
going on. Up 90 noon to-day. so far as |
could learn. no one had bccn sent Nichol-
SON had left homo with his father to buy
farm here. the seven remaining members of
his family sttying belud Gll these had nro-
yided for tben a home in the new world 49,
Now his fatber is ropc. and with linn the lit-
tie store. the fuit. doubtless. of long and
nainfll earning. with which tbcy had hoped
TO begin life comfortably here.
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bopso l., taent, d.,J hndios ,mongs,
them were some Canadians and Norwcrans.
but nearly an were Scotch passengers by the
Mackenzie. 4 woman came in. dressed in
black. sobbinr as if hor heart would break.
searching for a lost one. She passed the FIRST
four or five. murmuring .its no him. it's
no him. Then she stopped a dreadful
change came over her face. an eager. madden
ed look.-her sobs suddenly ceased. She drew
herself mn 10 her flI beiyht. niorcinp shrick
burst from her hps. and She fell prostrate
over the boIv of bcr child. screaming my
babe. NV Willie, NV babe. my Willie" (" The
by-standers stopped and raised hor; She held
the body of her child in erarns. conyulsiycly
cl,sped 20 bcr bosom. and kissed the cold.
pale Gce arain and again. calling out ''spcak
10 me. WilEel speak" This was the only
one of her family. five in number. which She
discovered i'm her search among the doad.-
Three children and her husband were missing
still There was scarce an eve in the room
that was not Iuoistened with tear. Ishould
De ashamed 20 confess that mine were drv.-
DIR. Cool, stroyc to control his feelings. that
ho mirht soothc and comfort her: but he.
strong man though he be. and accustomed to
scenes of sadness. was compelled TO turn a.
way like tho rest of us. and dry his check.
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