The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-07-29

considerable degree under water, did moi
seem to attract their notice, or if it did, not
sufficiently to alarm them. The splash the
into the boat and barely sprinkled the cloth
ing of its occupants, but this only added a
little variety to their sail and aroused nc
fears. But every drop of water that tricklcd
or spilled into the uncertain craft, was new
weight to fearful prophesy. The boat had
slowly moved toward the homeward landing
and they were almost ready to step on the
shore of the Libby farm. Only about fifty
feet interviewed between them and land, when
us Charles says, without moments warning
the bost sank beneath them going down as
he says, not one end foremost, but sinking
horizontally. Its haplcss occupants all went
down to the bottom with it. Charles, Eugene
and Julius could swim. Addle and Cecil
Shrieked with terror. rs the boat filled and
sank. Flora was specchless They had not
even time to jump from the boat, and locked
in each others arms. went down together
The boat slipped from under them and
arose at another point and hoated Off its
sides just visible on the surface. As the I'M
fortunate victims rose To the surface, there
was nothing for them to grasp but one an.
other. The boat was ont Of their reach one
or two old paddles and bits of boards did moi
avail to aid them. Addie caught hold q
Flora-Charles. who could swim. caugh
Flora and finding they Were sinking, pushed
| Addle of, hoping to save himself and his
sister. but Flora graspcd him around the
neck and disabled him from swimming, an(
both sank Instantly to the bottom. And here
little Charley says, finding that unless he re
leased himself from her grasp both must die
he resolved he must leave her to perish an(
try to save himself. but, he adds, his hear
breaking with grc, 81 had regular battle
with her to escape > But at last he wrenche(
herself from her d Hath-grasp and arose to the
surface almost exhausted. The distance tc
shore was but slight, and he was just able t(
swim q few feet, far enough to touch bottom
and was helped ashore by boy who hap
pencd to be near.
When Charlie pushed Addic from Flora's
grasp, Eugene took her and tried to save her,
but She chung to him in such way that he
was unable to swim with her, and both sank
to the bottom; so to save his own life he was
forced to release himself from her grasp As
the 9 iris arose a second time Addit and Cecil
grasped Julius and bore him down. and, no
doubt, they persisted in each others embrace
just us Charles GOT ashore. he turned around
to see what could be done and saw Eugene
swimming just behind him. almost exhaust
ed. crying .'IIelp, I'm sinking" The boy
on shorc-Piny Caswell- had now come
to the rescue, got 4 long pole and extended
it to Eugene who had strength enough left to
grasp ii, and was drawn half conscious to the
shore, where after a short time he was restor-
ed, 50 that he WAS able to walk. just as Eu-
gene cried for help, Charles, who had reach
ed the shore, looking further in the rear of
Eugene saw Flora's hair floating on the
surface and part other dress, but he saw them
only for Il moment, and then all was gone.
Four hapless victims had pcrished-two prom
ising and beautiful girls two Christian boys,
sons of Il devoted minister, himself recently
gone to his heavenly home. One of these
sons was studying at the Maine State Semi
nary, preparing for college. Both of them,
together with Eugene who was saved. were
to have been baptized and admitted to the
Free Baptist Church (Rcv. Mr.. lIcath's) next
Sabbath. 1t is a singular melancholy coinci-
dence that the three stricken families have
each one child lett. The widow Libby had
three chiidren-two We're taken The two
Turner's had each two childrcn-of each one
was taken and the other left