Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-26
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor Of the EAs1orti American
ORLAND, August 22d, 1864.

10 the Ed1or Of The EHsHoTth dmertcdh :
ORLAND. August 22d, 1864.
Dear Sir il am about to communicate
the saddest intelligence that ever my pen
recorded. Early on the morning of the 10,
ult.. party of six persons. consisting OF Mr.
Elias Hartman, daughter, son, two sis
tiers, and one brother, attempted to cross
what is called Teddy Pond" in a small
boat, for the purpose of gathering blackbcr
ries. They had succeeded in getting nearly
to the opposite shore, when the son in at
tempting to change his position, capsized
the boat, and every person on board, save
riman, and the daughter of Elias Hartman,
after being in the water long time, drfted
a shore. When the boat upset. Addison
immediately sunk, when he came 10 the sur
face, he was near the boat, and no person
in sight, the bottom of the boat being sliHg
he could not cling to it, and Therefore sunk
again, on again comming up he found him
self near the same place. he caught hold of
the boat, but with no better success at this
critical juncture, he observed little white
hand just immerging from the water on
the opposite side of the boat, he reached
over, caught hold of it, and the boat buoyed
them both up. 1t proved to be the
daughter of Elias, and she was saved. Mrs
Iobn Nn(' n slim ornso ,,,,n q, H., s,,,c,o,
and throwing her arms up wildly as if in
despair, went down, and did not rise again
Ween at the top of the water Addison
shouted to her, but she seemed not to hear
Her husband is III the army. and has re-
Gently submitted to the amputation of Il
leg. God console him when the crushing
news reaches him. She left six very small
children. to the care of n cold, nnfeeling
world. The two who were saved never
attempted to swim in their lives, and Elias
and son who were drowned were of the
most expert swimmers | ever knew He
had often boosted to yonr correspondent,
that he could easily swim the whole width
of the pond. and yet he went down few
rods from land. and in sight of his own
house. 1t were presumption for so many
to embark in 80 small boat, it was not
eight feet in length and not more than
two and one half in width. The funeral
ceremonies which took place the following
Sunday. were the most impres>ing ever
Witnessed more than "A thousand persons
were present and the procession was
about a mile in length. The funeral
rites were performed by the Rev. Mr..
Parker, assisted by the Rcvs. Me>srs
Reed and Pillshury. Mr.. Parker deliv-
cred one. the most touching sermons
ever heard, and the vast concourse seem
cd deeply affected. Mr.. Elias Hartman
was buried under the auspices Of the Free
Mason fraternity of Orland aud Bueksport.
He was an old and much esteemed citizen.
He formerly belonged to the sixth Maine
Regiment, and was with it under McC.cl-
Ian in his Peninsula Campaign. He was a
patriot and man.
how solemn to see those four collins
brought into church together to have per
formed over them the last sad CEREMONY
But let others profit by this almost unpar
rallied misfortune. and be more careful of
the lives of their friends when entrusted to
their keeping.