Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
An Incident OF the ombaFdment-l
4rL1o ALLled AZ the AlLaE.
HIoA &C OhaEIeston Moreary. Aprll q.


The Yankees, from time TO time, throw a
she'll into the city, and nobody seems to
mind il. But misfortune wiiled that yes .
Isrday shell should throw the entire com
mani y into mouruinE. tifE
Mtss AuBS Pickens, the daughter of our
former Governor, never consented to leave
the city. Despite the REPRESENTATION of
GsnerAL Beanrtgard, sue remained, bfav.
Ing bhells aud Greek fire, tending the
WOnuded, and cheering all with her pres
ence. Among the wounded officers 1nder
her miulSIerIug caro- was Mr. Andrew De-
RJChet.e, y Descendant of one OF the nobIest
HaEenOt families of this oIty. Tnis young
mAn was Iull OF the lIVeiIeSt gratitude tor
his tar nurse; gratitude gave birth to q
more tender ssuunOuI; his suit was listen;
ed To; Governor PIckens gave his consent,
aud tue marriage Was fixed for yesterday,
the % 4 OF April.
Lieut.. DeRTchelle was on duty at Fort
Sumter 10 the moraiDg, and il was deter.
mined that tue ceremony should take place
al the residence OF General Bunham, in the
evening, at seven o'clock. AT the moment
tue Episcopal clergyman WAS asking the
bride II she. was ready, shell fell upon
tue rOOt OF tho building, penetrated TO the
room where the company assembled, burst
and wounded niue psrsons, anu among the
Z CAQnUk
scribe the scene that followed.
Order was At last rs-esIHblished. and thu
wounded were removed, all except The
bride, who lay mOttVniess upon the carpet.
Her osIrOthed, kueeliug anu bending over
her, MAS weeping bitterly and trying 10
aIancn the OlVOd that WslIed from y terri
bic wound upon her left breast. A sur
Gson came Hnd declared that Miss Pickens
Mad not longer tnau Two hours to 1--we. We
will paint the general despair.
mnen tue wounded girI recovered her
consciousness she asked TO know her fate,
Auu wien they hesiLaIed to tell her-..An
ursW," she said, II beg you 70 tell me The
ruth. IL 1 must die, can die worthy OF
you" Tne young SOIIIer'5 tears were his
answer, ana Miss Anna, summuning ali
her strength, attempted 10 smile. Moth.
log Could Oe more heArt.rendIug than 10
See the agony OF this bFaEe-girI struggling
In the emOrASe OF death anu against u ter
rlDis mortal PAnG. ~
2OV. PlcksnS, whose conrage.is known.
was almost without consciousness, anu
Mes. tIGkeua lOuked upon her child with
the DRY aud haggard eye. OF one hose
reason IOtteEs. Lieut.. De Rochelle was
the hEst to speak. "AnnA,n he cried. 81
Ein die sUoni too, but would have you
die my wife. Cnere 10 yet time 10 unite
Ds. Toe young glrtsdId not reply; she,
wAS too weak. A slight flush rose Tor an
Instant 10 her pale cheek; 1t could be seen
that j1y and pam we're struggling IN her
spirit tor tue nAatery. Lying upon sofa .
her bridal dress ali stained with blood, hsr
.-hais- dlsnsSellsd, she had never been more
beautiful. >
Helpless as she vas, Lieut.. De R6ehelie
took her hand aud requtsIsdl me Rev. Mr..
Dickinson TO proceed With the ceremony ".
When it was time for tue dying girl to say
yes, nsr lips pared several times, but she
could not Aticulale. At Lass the word
was spoken, and slight foam rested upon
her lips. Tue dying agony was near. Tue
minister so6beo as ne proceeded With the
ceremony. An hour afterward all was
over, aad the bridal chamber was the
chamber otdeaih. Lieut.. Ds,RochslIe has
sworn TO perish IN battle against the Yam.
kees, and We are sure he viii keen his osIh
He has now q double motive 10 hate tbtTI.
and his own existence. - -