The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-06
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Ao' ., fousifuan. the actress. NJ toStDnt took
place on Tuesday. It wss lasgrls attended.
One of the most te,sehing stories of The disas.
fer is told by Mr.. Adams, of Brooklyn. who
had ehatse Of two children, both Of whom
were drowned. We copy it:
=" The engine must have stopped for fully
halt an hour. DlNing the interval Of her LAYING
10 think heard the sound of a whistle. ne
ii from passing steamer. When we started
again heard the working of the donkey
engine. | thew became somewhat anxious
aud srrang again ont Of my berth, | pulled
on my trousers and PIT on my shoes. the
children %'Ii quietly sleeping. Though
aEr,nrd myself. ! ihnN&n! it better tia.
they Should 'rH>in quiet until | had
a>ceEtamed more fully what was tie
matter, and for tHnt purpose went
into the saloon. where l found some
VI the officers and maly d! the passengers.
WAS not uuief any great apprehension Just
then. and was about returning to the boys
wien met an officer. do not know bis
name, who said. The boat is sinking the
passengers must save themselves as they best
can Instantly rc;iliZin. our position, it
flashed across my mink, that mus. not en-
dcavrr 10 save tic lives Of the brothers in
;ru>t,1l g. my care separately, but that we
;0u>' I'll cling 10 one another. | instantly
van - the r!:iidrcu. woke them up, and tied
securely iit-prCScrvcr around botl, Of tipih,
t:;hjn% one myself. | tuok NY Wastcoat, but
0rd N! rcS'' a'oniia Nc. and went aft.
"r,'fr WE'RE As GENTLE As LAMBS,
and seemed aware that something dreadful
WAS ahoWt e. happen, and obcyctl my orders
implicitly. showing The greatest hcroiSm.
! then noticed that the steamer WAS SET
tin:. forward. and hurried is rapidly ~
possible aft. While going there a gentleman
named Met riiliS asked me if I wanted an
other lirc-prr>crrCr. ! replied that it would
| to q: s@r:,t ya'uy. Is it might save the chill
! ,Ir,u'- !iTcs. He gave ii to nc willingly. ]
+! look il and carried il OH my arm. There WAS
| ~ time IL lose. | took the children to the
after part OF the boat, TO The guards, and told
| ih.n hey must Jump into the sea with me,
aud that they must put n! their trust in me,
and That would uot leave them. The waves
were thcn very high. commencing ia break
oyer the bows Of the Nets, and the rain WAS
! lrtiring down III tarIcil!S. | hCSitatC0 Tor
moment. Thinking whether it would Eni hc
| setter t. remain yet Il while with the ship:
! tnit mo;it.iug that She was hrtTlklu% ~ Tor
! ward, the !Imlry> commencing 10 NJ p,aiiG
! Lrr hil settling, -rW that her doom was
sealed remained with the children
ua:ii the water hc.au to wash over her
| n,in deck and Threatened TO suhmcrgc
rs. Placing chair by the bulwarllS. with
| ore foot ou it and the other on the side of
! The ship. with my left arm
| ! iit.rGEp THE TWO CHiLrRHN CLOSE TO NE,
| Hnt with II DESPERATE leap si>rang INFO I'll"
| water With th,r,. The noor lH,'n fellows
| saver uttered = sound "t alarm. ! lad >omc
| Sill, hu;'r ~ reaching Il boat manned hv
SOME ~. the crew OF the NctiS. ana shouted
; ojli That il only they would take the boys
| On board could take care Of myself. Tie
wind and rain. had there been Il boat near,
wnuld have probably prevented their heir
! ily mr. With IL" Iw" children Wns rap
iilv earn led ly the current tl tie hows OF the
ship. There Was i quantity OF Heating de-
! fr2$ there. which WIS Tor II time afraid
| w"siId Kill lis. At TIE second effort. hy VIZ
nrousiy pushing against the t'o" with my
feet, | succeeded u, discriminating myself
! and the rl!ii',icn, receiving three OF tour
| si;gi.; commissions. had now succeeded III
! putting around me the second llte-prrScrrrr,
and with one arm cl:rping the boys, with
ihc other WAS holding the children up
u Tar ont of the water is | could. eNhcrt-
iny them t. keep their ritn> well up out
: IL thc wafer shortly after the second time
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VI, >',"n "" We're carried Gear "t li'iE.
th,,ul twenty-five ~ nilti'- i'i5 elapsed since
NJ bad taken (" iir >.:, ana poor little Carl
presently seemed to ne growing W,tN'r m"
W"Hil,i. continued my "H"f'irh| |" weep
! his head clear OF lie "'E'.rFl'ii''iiS waves.
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