The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-06-13
From the Darlington Southerner.
The Kershaw Calamity.
CAMDEN. S. y. MAY s

MN EpiioH'-A ACCORDING 10 promise,
have prepared the following account OF
this Archaeology catastrophe, the facts Of
which were obtained from persons who
wele present, both on shore and on board
the f1at'boat:
BY previous arrangement, large mum
Der Of Young adies and gentlemen left
this town on the morning of the 5,h in.
slant, for Boy ykIn's Pond, on the Camden
and ). &. railroad, eight miles distant,
where they were joined by others from
the neighborhuod, all with buoy ant hopes
and joyful anllcipauous, fer days pie
nlc aud pleasure, on the sha " banks of
that beautiful sheet OF water. Aas! that
no one oil all tha, gay aud joyous tLroug
could see the dark angel of Death, that
was even then lowering over them, and
singing out his victims
Late III the afternoon, after day Of
innocent pleasure and recreation, a portion
Of the party embarked on flat boat, and
after sailing around the pond, returned
Another party then embarked and rowed
OUT the boat being manned by two ne
groes. They had music on board, and
the party, with all the hilarIty of joyous
youth, were enjoying themselves, all un
conscious Of impending danger. When
about half way out III the pond, one end
OF the boat touched on a snag or conceal.
ed stump. but 40 alarm was ielt-the
negro men endeavoring 10 shove the boat
or, and IN dong SO, IL is thought that a
hole was pierced in the bottom, causing
1t to settle down rapidly. Others think,
and agree with these, that the true
cause Of the boats sinking was, that there
was already much water IN u, though un.
known to those on board, AS there was a
top floor on the boat, conceaing the low
er lloor entirely, and that the boat was
thing slowly ali lhe time. 1t WAS no
ticed on shore that the fiat was settling
down lower than usual, and attention
was called to the circumstance on shore
by gentleman Temarking-"tGatf fiat is
too low down in the water" In mo.
ment the other cried out: Great God {,
the boat is sinking!" A general panic
ensned. Cries of agony and shricks Of
distress were heard from the boat and re
echoed from the shore, and amid this
hear, rendlng scene, the fatal boat. with
It's precious ireigh, Of youth and beauty,
went down, all seemingly crowded TO
gether in "A mass. Fathers and friends
rushed iranticaIiy into the pond, to aid
and save their darling ones. But alas it
was Impossible to save all Of that unfor
turate gronP,-tweoty four Of the mum
Der were drowned. Below will he found
the names of those who were on the ILL
lated boat, beginning with those lost:
FEMALES
Miss a A. Alexander OF Camden, BODY
recovered in II few minutes by her father.
Miss Sarah Howell, body recovered lie
fore night
Miss SaIina Crosby, body found soon
after.
Miss Mary Hnson, body found soon
after.
Miss Louisa S. Nettles, bodyround soon
after.
Miss Elizabeth McKagan. body recov
cred in few minutes by her father.
Miss Margaret McCown, body found
soon.
Mi.. Jor;.o Nocomo Loa, e,,n,.,.
LII | A., p "Ilo ,.,,' I. ''Ia t"u"', SI ~ Soo''
Mis, Jane Kalr R"rl,i"', % Tm.a Co.," 1n'
toJ, ,.~n'i "'" GUT
Miss Hoiiie Young, body found soon.
Miss Mary Young, body found soon.
Miss Mary jenkins, Clarkson's Turn
Out, body recovered Sunday Morning.
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master WINE Mch1s""' oo'y recov
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