The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-10
THE TOMS RIVER HORROR.
THE BRTDiL DRESS THAT RECIME
7HE SHEC UD or 4 CORFSL.
The nurini OF the Dead of nranshpor,-cor

|
The Burini OF the Dead of Branchporf-Gnr-
| lands FOR Fair Yaung BruWB-TEc Ee-
| trpthcd 20 be Buried Togrtter-The X c.
| spOosiOiiitv for the DisRster.
| The hcdrtrcnding disaster az TOuls River, n.
j.. on Thursday morning, by which eight persons
los; their lives, has given the bcrcaycd families tie
most earnest sympathy rom all classes in Ocean an i
| Monmouth counties.
| Tire village Of Long Branch, known in the Pos,
! oflco Directory az DHnohrcrt, and from which place
tie excursion rnrty started on! iuIl Of JOY. hal
mover suffered such 90 affection. Tie resources OF
the village undertaken have been severely tested TO
supply collins fer the dead. Tic bodies OF the fou.
children, james Martin. hl'arca Martin Helen Lane.
aud Els Maple are to he buried AZ ten clock III,
morning fr IN the Centenary Church. In the alter.
| noon Mrs Throcamorion The VIC Of Mr.. sidney
| Tmockmorton ind tie mother Of i've children, is to
| be consigned TO her grave. Mise Maria Martin was
not relative Of the drowned ctildrcn bearing the
same name. She amiaje yoanc woman
rlOut - years Of agc, and IL so to be buried this
| afternoon.
I'll, tadiest htcrrs, OF all centres in tlo fate oi
young Mr. Peter Rowland, who
rrUisurb IL NOBLE ATtturT
to rave Miss ll1ie +. St.lca, to whom ne was en-.
gagged 90 be marl, q, and who was also drowned They
were 20 have been welded next meath and urtrlra.
t"9oefor The event had already been llitiated When
the hr drc ic!l, Rowland was in comu9ny with Miss
STYLES and his nephew, Guild about 10 years Of age.
In tie crash hc caught q boy and being an cxrcrt
swimmer, rescued him and bore hin safely 20 the
a1utuent lie tbcn turned to look fur Misc st,ios,
and rccuimi2nc her dress pushed toward her lie
was seen to reach tic drowning sir Tut drown.
itr woman, who was subsequently saved. curgIt
them. uud Together the three disappeared. The last
persons taicn ircm TIE bed Of the river b. tae Use
Of the oysttr TOMS. were
HR. ROWLAND AND MISS srYrrs
They atc 10 be buried In The same gr vc and the
bridal garments are to orye rs the burial shroud.
Fair hands ut wort already IN the VILLAGE twin.
ing frr1i vrcatia wish which 70 dock The lovers
The joint funeral was announced or Sunday alter.
noon, but In curstquouc" ol tie rapid dccomup.i.
ton of the bodies Il Is believed that this afternoon
WI be appointed TOR this saddles, vi sad ccgemo.
malls.
The citizcns OF Eranchuort are to have a mectin,
Nien all the dead are hutied 90 PASS resolutions o.
gratitude TO tho poorlc OF Toms River ic- their
noble ana In many cufCs successful Efforts TO
rescue TIC drowning women aud children aud 10
alley Ate their tulerints. Particularly deserving "
mention are CAPTAINS Grant and GulcE. beth own.
ois oi fishing slo'ps; Sheriff Noble or Ocean c1un.
y; and without exception all the medical mea Of
Mcssrs. oowdricK Il Cook, the proprietors Of the
Ocean House.
THREW ORES THEIR nursr,
free of charge. to those rescued from the victor
Nj. Gav, = shoe merchant. turned his STOW, into a
DC Ulyu'c. al iho bodies having been {. ken there
aud laid ont.
. The ~" Jcrscy Southern Pai'ro1d Company gaze
We free use ~ thCr wires 10 The fri,Hos o. tie
sufferers. and It, on-i1s did ali they could ur the
unfortunate cNcUfsiIui-ts.
Mis- Dora Stlwagou will recover. slcwls ".
conscious when taken from the water. hat after to
hours OF extraordinary C1crtion the part Of the
rbr.loi'us she was recuscItttcd. sac was token to
ne. hou.e IN BrAncnport yesterday.
TuB BLAME
q oull rroper,v No fixed upon tie sou,lcss Chosen
fit .cts oiOCc.s county, whose business 10 T. 20
build the bridges aud keep them iu rc air For
year. ci"mped and dusty wagon bridge constituted
the oty t0Orug.h.re FROM t. raj .aa1 dtnot Co tho
town. Tie neut'c bad hcgucriy nu.iti,ncd for A
'oothri-c. and at last lie Town Committee a..
srT"d me r'fHorst ll,y and ordered Tie cunstiul-
u"r of u" bridge which fcli On Thur 'ay Tire
workmanship Of the BRIDE vas ihort ugh and MAJ
the timber been OF oak or stout pine. in-;e1d q
cedar, II could not possibly have yrldcI - the
Wei lat which eventually broke It down. 1ic joints
and a., tniuEs wcrc uuo.siuio bed, aud NO hing gave
way. i Nas ;he solid timber In the .,rlu.rrs tnat
nt eac0 end broke pisc s,cm OF clay would snap
ap RI
No other persons are ulssing, and all tlose who
were 3a'ed escaped uniujuled.