The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-10

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and was now paIdlIng aroun1 the UOIted STA es,
1t is taid, to rescue the persons from her, but
Mr.. Lee thinks she WAS epdeaVOrlng TO get out
of the way OF The burning boat. lie saws great
many we're killed be the America, having seen
them draS under her by the sucJion OF her
moving wheel. While Standing there he was
horrl6ed TO see yHwI coutHiDi1g Ten or twelve
la lies drawn under aud cru heo b. the wheel.
He sUpDoses they we're kliled ius stanilV, rs he
saw ibCm no more. Manv W, re also lnj lred
aid some KILLED bv tfu,ks, boxes, etc, thrown
from the b1rning beat. Tore we're 90 IN any
struggling in the water tbat be sa several IN
jpa ping iroa the DO II, fall on Others, and bo.h
hink together.
He did not remain on the h1r-icaue deck
long, being driven aUay by the su Ike aud
cbimnPys wh,ch were ab ut 10 all. Re.uruUg
10 hls sta'erOom he found his room mate, M.
Hart, attemptng To dress BIN 'e'. put adm)n-
isned him 10 pet clear OF the boat q licK'y. Mr..
Hart then gathered his c o Des aud stepped out
OF the room, leaving Mr. Lee. wuo got his
valse and oveIcOa', and foil WED, bat when he
got into the cabin he could see 'tn'ng OF Mr.
Hart, al as he has not been bead Of H. is
Supposed hat be is an ong tue lost. lie has a
brotter here now snxioulV, but almost hope
lesslV awaiting some tl0lugs OF the ll'tale1 one.
Mr.. Lee navlue been forced out ot the Gao
by The da nos went again 10 h. hu'ricane decb.
where The sau he1rt-rending spPc acle met
sight, this tine even more ntensl1e by the
groaus of the bOrned and dSing. aud the last
gasp of the dro ypiny. Tue America was no on
nrp and floating helplessIy do vi thu stream.
He was aired TO leao do sD among he mass of
persons in the wa'er below for tear Of falling on
some Of them. but, 1t beng impossible 10 enan
longer on Inc blrLiDg boat, he climbed down
her side and eAsed him elf OF into The wa.er,
and swan from therce to shore. Tue n gnt
was verV Ozark and chilling wind BILE ". almost
q hurrcane. While swimming to the shore ne
saw many per5 ms. unable longer 10 hold out,
give up AID sink. Among these were many
LADIES. Reaching the shore they all made tor
the nearest h0use-'hat OF Mr. Ran about u
M lie a~ay-and. gui led by the light which
sbope rom window q ter toilSome trtgel over
gulleys, bills, and fences they reached II, yearly
frozen, aud were furnished by the clever an
humane gentleman with everything 10 hI5 pD Ger
in the way OF change Of clothing and 6rP. They
rema neo here about t so and halt hours when
to'y were takeU bS the Lady Grace TO Warsa Y,
whore they remained uutI the arrival OF the
Buell.. which brought them to this CITY. Mr..
Lee lives IN New Pro violence, KY, ami starts tor
home tomorrow.
From the Louisville Courier Journal Dec T.
touching appeal was male by Mss Jones to
a gentleman on board. As the wood work vas
becoming too heated 10 bear, aud the flames
were forcing their Way gra1ualiy into the
cab o, she went 10 him saying, 100, Dir. -.
yCu have talked 10 me this evening, you baye
danced with me. you know VITO 1 am an where
| come from: save mel Oh, save ne! Oh, save
me!' He told her he had Il vie 20 save. and
could not he'p her. Poor glrl, she is beyond
earthly help now.
One OF The gentlemen on board had the
presence OF MUD 10 uuniDge d ,or, winch he
luTeW mo tue TlVel5 dllsI MS WUc dUl ne
had jumped IN, he placed her IN n position to
reach the shore. NOV, ay mere, dear" was
his request, 'undi ! can tx myself some way,
aud we can both be saved" Imag ne tue
husbands agony, just rs he hal procured
something that "ouId float, to seam4n SWIM
towards the fral support OF hts vi and kuocK
her away iIom it. She was dro gle1.
One gentleman and vie escaped in rather a
romantic manner. Fastening Ii e Dreservtrs to
bOtn OF their per -ons he tied her rgpt arm to
HIS left, then took shutter, over which they
placed 0oIh arms. "NO9, one, two three,
jump ~ he cried, when both jumped, and at er
a little mareuvrng they arfivel sarely on
shore, minus. however, several ar lcles OF
apparel needed to maze them pr sertabl-.
4 lady on board he UnlJed Eta es re!a'es that
as she ana her husband we're moving tow ards
the shore, in the water, she saw one OF the lie
boats billed with people who had escaped. BIG
all a. once the America baglns ba klng toward,
shore, and DercIiesslS the rode RAIDER strikes
the boat, crushing and upsestlng II. N me OF
those passerg gers were saved. Alter csc tptug
one danger ouig TO meet dra b in ano her or n.
From the shore couit be seen wo men W.T.
nott,Lg but their robes de suH to protect The n,
running acouL III the Il htme-, ecrea n'n3 for uelp;
mothers, with their CHILDREN in tneir arms, most
OF them babes, rusbiug about trauuclily.
One mother, holding her baby IN ner arms,
rdU TO the guards hat the wa er seemed to her
only a chilly grave; then she Jumped in the
CABIN s2aiu, tbeu to the guarus. Toe lasG tn It
was seen OF her she was standing up with her
bady hugged close to her, IN her vial dea Ii,
burning up.
TIE scene at Warsaw begears description.
Relatives hunung Tor each othrr, tue wound I'd
screaming with pam; people VINO ~ nome were
blessed with Weaitn, 0tmoaung thelr SAD phgh'.
The ladies generally hid perlorce 10 60 to bed
while ther llUen was beug dried. Cl thing
was DROUGHT oy the oo-n- handed and warm
hearted citizens OF Nar.aW, aud everything was
done 10 render them as com orlable as pJsslbls
under the circumstances.
The bridal parties on b)ari lost everything
but their sleeping apparel. Calcoes tolk the
place OF eeea ant vesLmenLs. Red worsted hoods
or bonnets or anvIhiDg that would cover their
feet and nakeouess. Clio hlug was One elegant
Nous seauX which had COST 70 much time an |
trouble in get ing together, were tapped 10 IN
the hungry flames. MoLey was gone and Den-
Diless, nearly paktd three OF the newly married
couples change lheir warm beds for the icy
wafer IN tbe riVer. and ba'f deal with trlgnE.
and twothrds frozen, they only reached rhe
friendly sh re TO he gIeeted by IL piercing cold
wind. But at last they were saved AMI tue =
II II INTO The hands of good SamaUtans. one
couple, lust married, have fulfilled their holy
VOW TO love each otner until death sbo aid the u
part; but death IoJk them both both together
- frozen, drowDed, dead, in their bealu al
youth. with the kiss ol tneIr pure love frozen on
their lips.
gentleman with his sister, a lively aud
accompl shed young lazy, we're passengers on
the United States. AT the 6rst shOCS the
gentleman WIS thIown from his bed clear on
the flo +. Hastily pul ing on his pautaloons he
rushed 10 the sla Groom OF his sister, burst ooen
| The door and, selZlng nPr IN his arms, carrie
| her down ON the main deck, where, proc III ng
a door shutter, he thre IL ogeTboard and leaprd
| after 1t, with his sIsler in his arms. He placed
| her securely on the shutter, and was swimming
behind, pushing il with bis precious loa
| towards the shore, when, to his horror, big,
| burly, and able bodied man swan up, pushing
| his sister OIL the board, and climbed upon II
| himself.
The young girl sauk with scream, and if she
,hao 4 ma Gn or nd hA m