The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-01
THE mouMFuL ACCIDENT on LAKE AUBURN, NE.
The Drowning of F0ur Chiidren-Particuinrs
Of the Sad Occurrence.

The Drowning of Four Chiidreu-Particuinrs
Of the Sad Occurrence.
The Lewiston tMe1 Journal gives the following
particulars OF the mournful accident that occurred
at Lake Auburn on Saturday,
On the shore OF the lake was an old at-bottomed
boat, perhaps ten feet long by five feet wide a
leaky, treaehefous craft whose sides above water
had been shrunk in the sun, SO that when the boat
was loaded 1t was more leaky even than at other
times Mrs. Isaac Libby had three sons-Eugene,
aged eighteen; julius, aged fifteen ami Cecil aged
thirteen. Mrs. II. q. Turner'S daughter florlna
sixteen years OF age, and her Charles fourteen
The young people had been accustomed to get into
the old hat boat and paddle about the pond for fish
orpleasure on Saturday afternoon six Of them made
trip, caught some perch and cooked them shore,
a na Of ss x 'ps a ,ae
above named, and John turner's daughter Addie,
aged seventeen-got into the boat to return.
Eugene and julius took the oars and padded the
old hulk slowly through the water The TACT that
the water was treacherously running In at the
cracks In the boats sides did not seem to attract
their notice, or, II 1t did, not sufficiently to alarm
them. The boat had slowly moved toward the home
the shore OF the Libby farm only about nifty feet
interviewed between them and land, when, without
moments warning, the boat sank beneath them
Its hapiess occupants went down to the bottom with
II. Charles, Eugene and Jul ius could swim. Addie
sunk Flora speechess. They mad not even
time TO jump from the boat, and, locked in each
others arms went together
The boat slipped from under them and arose at
another point and ioated Or its sides lust visible on
tue surface. As the unfortunate Victims rose to the
surface there was nothing for theu to grasp but one
another. The boat was out OF their reach: one or
two old paddles and bits OF boards did not avall to
aid them. Adde caught hold OF Flora; Charles Tur-
ner, who could swim, caught Flora, and finding
they were sinking. pushed Addie on hoping to save
himself and his sister, bat Flora grasped him around
the neck and disabled HIM from swimming and both
sank Instantly to the bottom. And here, Charley
says, finding that unless he released himself from
her grasp both must die he resolved he must leave
her to perish and try TO save himself, but, he ADDS
81 had regular battle with her 10 escape.- At last
he wrenched himself from her death grasp and arose
to the surface, almost exhausted The distance TO
shore was but Slight ana he was just able to swim
lew Feet lar enough to touch bottom, ANA was helped
ashore by boy VINO happened TO he near.
When Charles pushed Addle from Flora's grasp
Eugene took her and Tried to her, but she chung
to nitn ia such way that lie was unable to swim
with her. and both sunk 10 the bottom; go TO save
his own life he was forced TO release himself from
her grasp. As the girls arose the second time Aldie
anu Cecil grasped Ju,iu5 and bore him down, and
no doubt they persisted IN each others embrace
Just as Charles got ashore he turned around to
what could be DONE and saw Eugene swimming Just
benind nun, almost exhausted, crying "Heip, I'm
sinkIng.p The boy on the an0re -Pliny Caswell--
VINO had now come 10 the rescue, got long pole
aid extended 1t TO Eugene, who had strength enough
lett TO grasp IT, and was drawn halfconscIous the
shore, where after snort time he restored, SO
that he was able TO walk. Just Us Eugene cried Tor
help, Charles, who had reached the shore, looked
further IN the rear OF Eu9eae, saw toras hair loat
ing on the surface and part o her dress, but he saw
them only Tor moment ana then all was gone.