The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-04


shocking Aceideat-sive Persons Drowned.
There was much excitement at Waterto~ n,
n y, GA Saturday afternoon last, caused by
the announcement that a boat containing hSa
persons had gone over the Fails Of Black river,
near the SUSPENSION bridge. The utiea keraid
says:
The news sprean through the town like
Wild fire. ana crowds were Immediately seen
pouring towards the designated spot, and in a
Nyry few minutes a least ,DV0 peO pie had
,,nyreeated on the banks of the river, on
g. her side below the Falls, all anxious TO
learn the truth or falsity OF the dreadful re-
port Alas the report proved to he no false
Tufnor-~tor ~ the fO3mtng, Sesthing wa ters
conid be seen the body OF first one female and
than another, as they passed from the boiling
6suIdron Immediately under the Falls in 10
the swift ever-changIng current that ushes
forty rods with "A velocity scarcely ea nailed
by Niagara itself. AT first nothing definite
conld be ascertained As 10 who the unfor:u-
nate persons were, or OF IN. causes attendin z
The dire calamity, and several minutes a
thousand such interrogatories as Who are
hey y whist are their names :" and "How
came they TO 60 over the Falls - as they were
eagerly propounded along the line OF anxious
spectators that lined the shore, were either
entirely or quite unsatis factoIily answered.
Some fifteen or twenty minutes, however,
had only elapsed, before II became known that
party OF tonr ladies and one child-a son of
enc OF then-had, in attempting 10 cross the
river in Il small boat short distance above
the Falls yentured TOO near and were drawn,
first over the dam, which IS some four or five
rods above, capSZlng the boat, and all passed
over the Falls. The party consisted of MIS-. j.
J. Il. Primeau and child, Mrs. j. J. NJ.
Primeau, Mrs. Beausoliel and Miss Louisa
Bsbaud all of whom were French and not
one Of whom remain 10 tell the tale.
They were seen 10 20 ever the Falls by sew
eral from different points In that locality, but
not until TOO late to render any assistance
The body of one was soon after discovered
lodged against large rock that lay partially
out Of water il the middle OF the river, some
eight or ten rods below the Falls but around
which the water rushed with fearful velocity
and threatened every momeu, to again wash the
body away. What was 10 be donel No time
Was to be lost. Ladders were procured but
besides being too short, were too heavy to be
manned from the shore end A boat was pro-
cured even with the aid Of ropes manned by
those on shore one or two attempts TO reach
the rock had failed. AT this juncture, Mr..
Benz. WILCOX, machlnlst in the employ OF
Mps,rs. Hoard Sons, cal led for a rope which
after tying firmly around his body and giving
il into the hands of several on shore as i safe
guard against accident 70 the surprise OF all
herolcally plunged in, and by Keeping down
many feet from the surface, succeeded Ia safely
reaching the rock. rope was thrown HIM
from The shore, which he attached to the body,
which was successfully drawn ashore. Ii
proved 10 be that OF Mrs. j. !. b. Prineau.
who had only been married some TWO weeks.
Young Wilcox again reached the shore in
saiely, having by his heroic and manly con-
duct won the admiration and applause of The
thousand spec tators who Witnessed it, The
body of Mrs, +. was conveyed To her late re-
sIdence Soon utter, the body of another fs-
male was seen to leave the whirlpool BET cath
the Falls and pass swiftly down stream. For
tunately it lodged against projecting rock IN
the south shore nearly in rear of Biood's cabi-
ret shop and was shortly after recoyered.--
Owing to The body being badly mangied and
u,flgured, it could not for the time being lie
recognized, though IL was believed to he that o /
Mrs J. J. Nj. Primeau. The search for the re-
naming bodies was continued until dusk on
Saturday, and throughout the day on Sun
day, but up 10 this writing Monday morning)
without success. The names of those Yet
missing are Mrs Beausoliel, Miss Bebaud aud
the child OF Mrs. Prmeau. Miss Beba hi
came to WatertoWn about "A year since, from
Montreal, and has for The last fe w months been
employed as compositor In the Office of the
French paper, lie Phays Des LdcN. The two
brothers PIimeau, who have so suddenly been
berrft OF their families, are young men, and
highly respected i'll the community.
A PICTURE OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE
ROYAL FANtLy.-Rey. IL. Baylies, who is
writing series Of letters from England to the
Zton's Herald, draws the following picture of
Queen Victoria and the Royal Family, which
differs materially from the ose-colored por-
traits that are generally presented of Her
Majesty. The picture was taken 4: the Asco
Races. lie says:
Having been disappointed by slow train
In reaching the place in season TO see the
Qneen and her husband aud children enter, l
Determined 10 get is near Her Ma les Y as pos
sIble, and succeeded in getting into Il small
ENCLOSURE just in front OF her stand which en- =
closure, have reason TO think from notice
was designed only for members OF the Jockey
CiGh.' II was very good place, however,
and for IN hour or two had the most fayora-
BILE opportunity of locking at and quigZing the
Hriupp A ihart pfinpn NJ 10, prip
cesses Alice, and Helen and Louise toge ther
with her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cam
bridge, the Count OF tlanders Prince Louis OF
Hess, in all eleven carriage loads OF royalty
and nobility.
Prince Albert is Il good wide awake sensi-
bic looking man, familiar and easy, ana I'll for
husband TO a queen, which he is, and only Is.
FRINGE OF Wales Is about Il, of light COM
plexi0n and rather spare looks like a fair
sensible senior in college, and will graduate AT
Oxford sometime in June. The Princesses re-
semble very strongly the Prince of Wales and
are not especially noticeable for beauty in-
deed, should not have looked at them 4 sin
gle minute were they not daughters OF the
throne, As 10 the other personages, | saw
nothing that would attract attention. q Quepn
Victoria is an excellent wife. mother and
woman, but she is not handsome, as some o I
her portraits represent her she is not good
looking, even, according 10 my taste. That
ElSsahle little mouth you have seen in her pur-
traits was borrow tor it IL not in he: face
Her mouth is rather draw At the corners, and
ayched in the middle. Her com plex ion is that
i have named for her children but her skin
looks blotched and unhealthy. ! especially
watched her manners i'll her conversation aud
her movements among the family and visiting
Royalty, and | must say she was wanting in
what Is termed grace, aud was certainly very
tar from appearing queenly, aecoTdigg to the
conventional meaning OF that word. When
she bowed in response to the hearty cheers OF
her loyal subjects, there was a look of the dis
daiuful attached To Il stiff and cherries mo-
tlDn OF The head | "A in
ten feet OF her, and noticed the same expression.
The UNDERGROUND RAILEoAD.-The Ro-
chester IN. " Union OF the 3ist has the fol-
lowing paragraph. This stampede has not
been noticed in any of the papers OF the vi
cihity IN which it occurred:
rms morning.. party of nine coiored peo-
pie, from Franklin county, Virginia, pass ed
through this city sR r0Hts for Canada They
went to Suspension Bridge and have crossed
into the Queens domiIiions ere this. The
company consisted of Il woman a boy of eigh.
teen, a small boy, and six girls from six To
six years old The woman stated that
she was permitted, with her companions 10
go from the home of her master 10 visit, and
they extended the Journey into Pennsylvania
and ny the assistance OF friends had got thus
far on their journey 10 Canada. They received
some assistance here and went on their way
with 4 prospect of being free from pursuit in
taree hours after leaving the depot.
The Augusta (Ga) Constitutionalist of
Monday last, says;
a negro belonging To Senator Toombs eni.
grated northVardly short timo since Hay-
log been loft IN Washington city after the ad.
tournament OF Congress to bring on his mas-
tsrs horses, he very honestly shipped the
horses South, out lie himself tock the other
sad OF the road, and Is now probably in q free
State.
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