The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-12
of the ohio steamboat

A touching appeal was made by Miss
Jones to gentleman on board. AS the
wood was becoming too heated to bear,
and the flames were forcing their way gra-
dually into the cabin, she went to him, saw
ing: Oh Mr.. -, you have talked to
me this evening; you have danced with
me; you know who am and where came
from; save nc Oh, save met Oh, save
mel" He told her he had a wife to save,
and could not help her. Poor girl, she is
beyond earthly help now.
A FRANTIC HUSBAND.
One of the gentlemen on board had the
presence of mind to unhinge door, which
he threw into the river, and after his wife
and he had jumped in he placed her in po-
sition to reach the shore. "Now, stay here,
DEAR" was his request, "until can fix
myself some way, and VIC can both be
saved" Imagine the husbands agony,
just as he had procured something that
would feat, to see man swim toward the
frail support Of his wife and knock her
away from it. She was drowned.
DOUBLE ESCAPE.
One gentleman and wife escaped in rather
romantic manner. Fastening life pre-
servers TO both Of their persons, he tied her
right arm TO his left, then took shutter
over which they placed both arms. Snow!
one-two-three-jump!" he cried, when
both jumped, and after little vancouver
ing they arrived safely on shore, minus,
however, several articles o. apparel needed
to make them prcsentablc.
AN AWFUL SCENE.
A lady on board the States relates that
as she and her husband were moving to-
wards the shore, in the water, she saw one
of the lifehoats filled with people who had
escaped. But all at once the America be-
gins backing towards the shore, and merci-
lessly the rude rudder strikes the boat,
crushing and upsetting it. None of those
passengers were saved. After escaping one
danger, only TO meet death in another
! form.
APPALLING.
From the shore could be seen women, with
nothing but their robes de nuh to protect
them, rushing about in the flames scream
! ing for help, mothers with their children in
their arms (most of them babiee) rushing
about frantically. One mother, holding her
baby in her arms, ran to the guards, but
the water seemed to her only O. chilly
grave then she jumped in the cabin again,
then to the guards. The last that was seen
of her she was standing up with her baby
Rugged closer to her in her awful death,
burning up.
THE SCENE AT WARSAW
beggars description. Relatives huntington
each other, the wounded screaming with
pain people, who at home were blessed
with wealth, bemoaning their sad plight.
The ladies generally had perforce to 60 to
bed while their linen was being dried.
Clothing was brought by the open handed
and warm-hearted citizens of Warsaw, and
everything was done to render them as
comfortable as possible under the circum-
stances.
THE BRIDAL PARTIES
| on board lost everything but their sleeping
apparel. Calicoes took the place of elegant
vestments. Red worsted hoods or bonnets,
or anything that would cover their feet and
nakedness. Clothing was gone-elegant
trousseau, which had cost 50 much time and
trouble in getting together, were Tapped up
in the hungry flames. Money was gone,
and penniless, nearly naked, three of the
newly-married couples changed their warm
beds for the icy water in the river and
half dead with fright, and two-thirds
frozen, they only reached the friendly
shore to be greeted by q piercing cold wind.
But at last 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 othor until death
should them part but death took them
both-both together-frozen, drowned,
dead-in their beautiful youth, with the
kiss of pure love frozen on their lips.
A DEATH STRUGGLE IN TIE JAWS OF DEATH.
A gentleman with his sister, 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 panta-
looms, he rushed to the stateroom Of his Sis
ter, burst open the door, and Selling her
in his arms, carried her down on the main
deck, where, procuring a door shutter, he
threw it overheard and leaped after it with
his sister in his arms. He placed her Sc
curely on the shutter, and was swimming
behind, pushing it, with it's precious load,
toward the shore when, to his horror, q big,
burly, and able bodied man swan up, push
ed his sister eff the board, and climbed upon
it himself.
The young girl sank with a scream and
if she came to the surface, it was go dark
and the confusion SO great that he could not
| find her. Maddened at the dastardly act,
| he made after the author, and Selling him
by the throat, struggle to the death en-
sued. They rose and sunk together, still
struggling, and when last seen were Crap
pling with each other. Whether either was
saved or both went down together is not
known. The sister sunk beneath the wave
and was lost, but she was terribly avenged
! by her brother.
Two ladies, whose names are unreported,
placed on board the States by Mr.. Town
send Whelan, banker of Philadelphia,
we're assuredly lost. They took passage for
New Orleans. Mr.. Whelan came down yes
terday in search of them, but could obtain
no clue to their fate.
Mr.. George Zeigler and wife, Of Nash
Vile, who escaped SO miraculously, were
married at Fremont, Ohio, on Sunday night
preceding the disaster.
At the place (near Florence) where the
boats collidcd the river takes a bend, though
there is over twenty feet Of water, which
allowed them plenty of room.
Frank and J. n. Price, brothers, of this
city, made their escape together, and had a
most thrilling adventure. When they left
the boat it was almost entirely wrapped in
flames, and nearly all who could had fled
the decks and were Struggling to eyade the
sheets of fame that overspread the water