Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-02-22

j A SAD ACcIDEST--Jo HABEisoN TYPPER
DRowSED. writes us, under date Of
Hopewell, Feb. IS, 1867, the particulars of
this sad event ---'I feel it my sad duty to
acquaint you Of the deep gloom that has fall
len upon our community, By the sudden death
by drowning, Of Mr.. Harry Upper, Of this
/ place, aud formerly of Martinsburg, Blair
county, between three and four, tins after
noon. The circumstances connected with
/ this melancholy event are as follows The
/ great ice freshet," that occurred on last
Friday morning, carried away two spans of
the county bridge here, which entirely cuts
off communication between us and Yellow
Creek settlement The citizens Of Hopewell
in connection with our Yellow Creek friends,
Immediately got to work to construct a tenn
2orary ferry for our mutual benefit and ac-
commodation.
Mr.. Upper with his usual zeal and energy,
which was characteristic of the man, when he
could be the means Of furthering the interest
and convenience of others, applied himself
to the accomplishment of this object
A wire rope was procured that was stretch
ed from the remaining span of the brioge to
the opposite shore, aud by this means the
boat was to be taken ba ok aud forth--the cur
rent being too swift for any other mode. The
| ropes were adjusted, aud three persons beside
! himself got into the boat to try the expert
| ment of taking the boat to the opposite shore.
| When about one-thrd way across, the pulley
to which the rope was attached, refused to
work, and it was found necessary to get the
boat back to the place of starting in doing
this, however, the rope. by some means got
loose from the boat, and Mr.. Upper with
two others, was thrown into the water-the
two succeeded in getting into the boat again
but he held on to the rope that had got loose
| from the boat and that was attached to the
wire rope. He was not able to swim and the
| boat in the meantime was being carried down
stream by the current. 1t was still hoped by
those watching the exciting scene, that
the men in the boat would reach him before
he would be forced by the rushing water to
| let go. But notwithstanding their manful ex
ertions to rescue him from from his perilous
| situation, they were too late, his hold was
loosed, and he sank to rise no more, and what
adds still more to the sadness Of his friends,
his body up to this time, has not been rescued
He was about thirty years old, and has
been in the employ of Lowry, Eichelberger *
Co., since the winter Of 1851, and his seryi-
sand his devoted attention to their interest,
was highly appreciated by them.
Harry, as he was familiarly called, had en-
deared himself to every man, woman and
child in the community, by his genial dispo
sition, kindness of he.rt, aud in short all the
noble qualities that constitute one Of ma
ture's noblemen, and we all feel as if we
had lost a brother. To say we regret his
sudden death, but feebly expresses the deep
sadness, which seems to have settled on all
He leaves en- aged christian mother, wife
and child to mourn his untimely end. He
was a model son, husband and citizen.
''To know him was to love him,
To name him but, to praise
The Herald OF HEALTH for February con.
tains, besides the usual articles on health,
some excellent papers by Horace Greedy,
Henry Ward Beecher and others. Miller
Wood & Co.. Publishers, New York. 3 per
annum.