New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-14

A TTRRIpLE CAsUAITY.-The telegraph announced
some two or three days ago the drowning of - per-
sons mostly yonng ladies, who participating in
picnic party at Boykins Mill Pond, near Camden, g.
c. The Sumter Votchmon gives the particulars of
this terrible affair: flat boat of considerable sizc had
short time previous been built and placed upon the
pond for purposes of pleasure. goody number prob
ably so or more Of the company embarked upon this
boat intending TO cross over and around the pond
These consisted chiefly of young ladies' there being but
q sufficient number of gentlemen, supposed, to
manage the boat and afford company and protection
for the ladies. They had been out tme and were
near the center Of the pond when the boat ran on
snag. This excited little fears, il was supposed
that n speedy extrication could be effected. All was
lie and spirit; all was hope and happiness
Soon il was perceived that the great pressure of the
boat upon the snag lin consequence OF the number 1t
conained) was puncturing its bottom, and that the
water was making it's way inside. Now the excite
ment began. Now fear began to picture ts sad traces
upon those Just now happy countenances. Now the
tender and mid ladies called upon their protectors for
that assistance and deliverance which, painful to say,
they were unable to afford Momentarily the danger
became greater, and momentariy the excitement OF
those on board well as those on Shore became more
intense. Ii seems that deiverance would have come,
and that the boat would have probably been pushed on
and run enough to the shore for many, If not all
to have escaped had not been that those who stood
at each end Ia white man and a negro with their
poles laboring with all their power, showed each IN
the same direction thus mutually destroying the effect
of their efforts.
Soon in a few moments, she began TO sink. When
this was sten and the fact that she could not be
moved became too apparent the scene became frgbfu
indeed The widest excitement and fear seemed TO
seize every heart and but few, if any, Were sufficiently
collected 10 enable them to employ their efforts for
rescue advantageousy. In a few moments more she
sank when the scene may be better imagined than
described Piercing cries and shrieks, and calls for
help both from those shore and those on the unor-
tunate boat filed the air. Sisters and brothers, pa
rents and Children relatives and friends, whose hearts
were bound together by the nearest and dearest OF
earthly ties, and animated by the warmest and most
tender affection, were there-some on the sinking
boat and some on the shore. Oh, how rudy were
those confdng hearts torn asunder and rayished with
wild and aching grief The boat seems to have COM
mitted them TO the bosom of the water, hudded toge-
ther mainly III mass. The water Is supposed TO
have been about twenty feet in depth. Thus thrown
together one elingng to the other, with that grasp
which belongs only 10 those in q drowning condition,
there was little opportunity for the males III the COM
pany to rescue the ladies' even to save themselves
But few, we have not been apprzed OF the exact
number were saved Of those upon the boat.