Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-12-18
Terrible Disaster.
COLLISION ON THE OHIO RIVER.

1 which over sixty lives were lost, in
consequence of collision between two
steamers. For some unexplained cause
the signals were not understood. The
general crash and wreck, caused by the
collision set the boats on fire, and then
followed the awful scenes. We give be-
low an account from the Louisville Jour
nal:
A touching appeal was made by Miss
Jones to gentleman on board. As the
woodwork was becoming too heated to
bear, and the flames were forcing their
way gradually into the cabin, she went
to him, saying; "Oh! Mr. you have
talked to me this evening, you have
danced with me, you know who am and
where ! came from, save me on, save
me He told her he had a wife to save,
and could not help her. One of the gen.
tlemen had the presence of mind to un-
hinge door, which he threw into the
river; and, after hs and his wife had
jumped in, he placed her in position to
reach the shore. "Now stay here, DEAR"
was his request, until can fix myself
some way, and we can both be saved"
Imagine the husbands agony, just as he
had procured something that would float,
to see man swim toward the frail sup
port of his wife and knock her away
from it. She was drowned. A lady on
board the States relates that as she and
her husband were moving toward the
shore, in the water she saw one of the
life-boats filled with people who had es-
capped. But all at once the America be-
gan backing toward shore, and merciless-
ly the rude rudder struck the boat, crush
ing and upsetting it. None of those pas
sengers were saved. After escaping one
danger, only to meet death in another
form From the shore could be seen wo-
men with nothing but their robes de mutt
to protect them, rushing about in the
flames, screaming for help-mothers with
their children in their arms, most of them
babies, rushing about frantically. One
mother, holding her baby in her arms,
ran to the guards, but the water seemed
to her only a chilly grave; then she
jumped into the cabin again, then to the
guards. The last that was seen of her
she was standing up with her baby hug
ged closer to her, in her awful death,
burning up. The bridal parties on board
lost everything but their sleeping appar-
ell. Calicoes took the place of elegant
vestments. Red worsted hoods or bon
nets, or anything that would cover their
feet and nakedness. Clothing was gone,
elegant trousseaux, which had cost so
much time and trouble INJECTING togeth-
er, were Tapped up in the hungry flames.
Money was gone, and penniless, nearly
naked, three of the newly married coup
les changed their warm beds for the icy
water i'll the river, and half dead with
fright, and two-thirds frozen, they only
reached the friendly shore to be greeted
by piercing cold wind But at least
they were saved, and they fell into the
hands of the good Samaritans. One
couple, just married, have fulfilled their
holy vow to love each other until death
should them part; but death took them
both--both together-frozen, drowned,
dead, in their beautiful youth, with the
kiss of their pure love frozen on their
lips. A gentleman with his sister, a
lovely and accomplished young lady,
were passengers on the United States.
AT the first shock the gentleman was
thrown from his bed clear ON the floor.
Hastily pulling ON his pantaloons, he
rushed to the state room of his sister,
burst open the door, and, Selling her in
his arms, carried her down on the main
deck, where, procuring doorshutter, he
threw it overheard and leaped after it
with his sister in his arms. He placed
her securely on the shutter, aud was
swimming behind, pushing it, with its
precious load, toward the shore, when to
his horror, a big, burly and able bodied
man swan up, pushed his sister off the
board, and climbed upon it himself. The
young girl sunk with scream, and if
she came to the surface it was so dark
and the confusion so great that he could
not find her. Maddened at the dastardly
act, he made after the author, and seiz-
ing him by the throat struggle to the
death ensued. They rose and sunk to-
gether, still struggling, and when last
seen were graphing with each other.
Whether either was saved or both went
down together is not known. The sister
sunk beneath the waves and was lost, but
she was terribly avenged by her brother.
UNITED STATES MUSICAL REVIEW
We have received from the publishers.
White, Smith q Perry, 298 and 300 Wash