The New York herald., 1870-08-22
4 TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
-Four Lnlis Drowned From n S.sin-The story
of the Only Survivor.
From The Cincinnati ENQUIRER. August oo,

From The Cincinnati Enquirer August pol
Many !i.e mas gone down under tile waters Of
past summer. SO frequently, indeed, have
we been called upon to record death
Drowned" has been one of the most rreansni Iu
our columns, and 'the drowning season. has he
come common reportora phrase Yesterday
AFTERNOON, at iour O'Clock, more than usually ter
rDle affair of this nature occurred fnmediatelv
opposite the city, ana though II was, or course yee
broad daylight and although the hour was one ar
winch people are usually as!lr On both shores
strange TO say but one man seems have
Of use in saving the only life that was snatched
from watery grave. TO tell the story al
Yesterday dive boys, Conrad Fischer, aped six-
teen son OF Dr. Valentine Fisher l25 Laurel street.
James Moore, aged sixteen son Of Mr.. R. b. Moore;
Edward Barton aged sixteen and John Barton, aged
ten, sons Of Mr.. b. Barton, ia Laurel street and
Elias Gregg, son or h. z. Gregg, No. I2I Laurel
up the Licking for distance or nearly four miles
Satisfied with their days. sport they started home.
mouth Oi tne Licking and headed up for Newport,
hngging the Kentucky shore To avoid the current.
Just above the United States barracks there are at
this season always lying number of empty coal
barges In charge OK boatnan named Sprout, under
when ana along whose sides the current sweeps
with tremendous force. For some reason our fated
young voya9ers turned In towards shore across the
mont OF one OF these barges and were Immediately
drawn under the santng bow. Conjecture muse
here supply the place iact as TO the exact nature
OF the accident which followed for all the survivor
young ~ Flsoner; can tell is that all imagined
the barge. and enueavored to shove the skin
on. Fischer who was terribly excited last night,
and scarcely able 70 go into details, says that he
then dived out Of the boat, under the the
barge and came up on It's outside when she began
swimming for his lie down toward the lower shore
OF the Licking, near which he was picked up In an
exhausted condition by sprout and a fisherman tho
only person who nad as Is supposed. actually wit
messed the casualty. and who last night could not be
found Fischer says that he heard shout he thinks
nom Moore and as he came up heard cries help.
Sprou. who was close by heard nothing and only
became aware OF the accident by finding the
Skin driftlng bottom upwards the foot OF tho
barge aud then saw Fischer swimming acr oss the
mouth OF the Licking and nearly gone. Tnis boat
man has saved many lives already In this vicinity.
ana nad he heard the rst cries for help the result
might have been less sad. As 1t the hat OF one
ol the Barton boys was alone found noating near
by to tell OF bis fate ana Of that Of mis-
three comrades. All were undoubtedly swept
under the barge at once their efforts keep the skill
on having probably upset her. once In the water In
'front.' OF one OF these barges, only the best and
strongest swimmers could have Kept themselves
from being sucked under II. The probability IL tha5
Fischer TOO. was swept under but fortunately came
up under the corner His recollection last night
under water; but, we have already inumated.
his terribly excited condition rendered him rather
incoherent at the hour at which reporter saw
him. On recovering his strength and being taken
started for Bartons TO break the sad news TO that
doubly afflicted household. His heart lalled him,
however, and he went hrst 70 hls motner, VINO was
compelled 10 convey the sad tidings TO the other
families.
The AFFAIR has cast gloom over the neghbor-
hood. where the boys lived close together and where
they were all well known.
We understand that q liberal reward will be paid
for any intelligence that will lead to the recovery OF
the bodies, If left at the City Engineers Office Tho
Immediate finding OF the remains Of any at the pre-.
sent stage OF the river Is very uncertain but Is
thought they may come ashore near Anderson'a
Ferry.