The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-15
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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
1 am aud where l came from; save me!
Oh, save me Oh, save moi" he told
her he had n 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 throw into the river; aud af.
ter his wife and no had jumped in, he
placed her in position to reach the
shore. NOW, stay here, dear" was
his request, "until 1 can fix myself
some way, and we can both be saved
Imagine the husbands agony, just MS
he had procured something that would
frail support of his wife and knock her
away from it. She was drowned.
A DOUBLE ESCAPE.
One gentleman apd wife escaped in
rather u romantic manner. Fastening
life preservers to both of their persons,
he tied her right arm To his left, then
took II shutter, over which they placed
both arms. "Now! oue-two-three-
jump!' he cried, when both jumped,
aud after little naEpuvring they ar
rive safely on shore, minus, however,
several articles of apparel needed 10
make them presentable.
AN AWFUL SCENE.
a lady on board the States relates
that AS she and her husband were NOV
ing toward the shore, in the water, she
saw one OF the life boats filled with
people who had escaped. But all at
eN,1 INnF fFN-
ward the shore, and merGileasly the
rude rudder strikes the boat, crushing
and upsetIinR II. None of those pass.
euGers were saved, escaping danger
only to meet death in another form.
APPALLING.
From .iIe shore could be seen women,
with nothing but their robes de mutt to
protec: them, rushing about i'll the
flames, screaming for help: mothers
with their children i'll their arms. most
of them babies. rushing about iranti.
cally.
One mother, holding her baby in her
arms. ran 10 The guards. hut the water
seemed TO her only u chilly grave.
Then she jumped i'll 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
begSars description. Relatives hunt.
ing for each other; the wounded scream
ing with pain; people who. at home,
were blessed with wealth, bemcnuinS
their sad plight. The ladies generally
had perforce to go to bed while their
linen was being dried. Clnthing was
brought by the npen-handed and warm
henrted citizens of Warsaw, aud every
thing was done to render them as com
Portable rs possible under the c:rcum-
stances.
THE nRIDAL PARTIES
On board lost everything but their
sleeping app lrel. CalicOs took the place
of elegant veslmGnis. Red wOrSted
hoods or bcnnets. or anything that
would cover their feet and nnIedness.
Clothing was gone; elegant trousseau,
which had cost so much time and
trouble in getting together, were Tapped
in the hungry flames. Money was
gone, aud pennilesS, nearly naked
three of the newly married couples
changed their warm beds for the icy wa.
ter OF the river, and half dead with
fright, and two.thirds frozen, they only
reached the friendly shore TO be greeted
by piercing cold wind. Butat last they
were saved, and they fell into the hands
of the good Samnritans. One couple,
vow to love each other until dea. h
should them part; but death took them
both-bOth tOgetber-iTOzen, drowned,
dead, ia their beautiful youth, with the
kiss OF pure love frozen on their lips.
a DEATH STRUGGLE IN THE JAWS OF
DEATH.
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 10 the stateToom of his sister,
burst open the door, Rnd seiziuE her in
his arms carried her down on line main
deck, where, procuring door shutter,
he threw it overheard and leaped after
with his sister in his arms. He placed
her securely on the shutter, aud was
swimming behind, pushing it, with
when, to his horror, big, bnrly, and
able bodied man swan up, pushed his
sister off tho board, aud climbed upon
it himself.
The young girl sank with Il scream,
and IL she came to the surface II 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 seizing him by the throat,
rose and sunk together, still strug-
CLING, and when last seen were Crap
plinR 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 nre unre-
ported, placed on board the States by
Mr.. Townsend Whelan, banker OF
Philadelphia, were assurediy lost
They took passage for New Orleans.
Mr.. "helnn came down yesterday i'll
search of'them, but could obtain no
clue to their fate.
MIR. George Zeigler, of Nashville, and
wife, who escaped so miraculously,
were married at Fremont, Ohio, on
Sunday night preceding the disaster.
AT the place, near Florence, where the
boats collided the river takes bend
though there is over twenty feet Of
water, which allowed them plenty o
room.
Frank and J. n. Price, brothers, O.
this city, made their escape together
and had a most thrilling adventure,
When they left the boat 1t was almos
entirely wrapt In flames, and nearly
all who could had fled the decks ant
were struggling 10 evade the sheets oI
flame that OverspTea1 the water. By
lucky chance the brothers reached one
OF the tenders All the States, and slid
down into the water, and after much
difficulty got ashore. To their GOODNESS
and courage much of the lire-saving II
due, and their calm survey of the dire
situation in great part insured thu
transmission OF intelligent accounts o
the disaster.
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of Grant.
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November 81, has the following com
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