The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-21

e,ort distance from the pond, anu liiit'is"
ste,y RIM to the spot where the glr's hau
disappeared. Upon reaching. II he saw 'he.n
hrncatb the water, still clinSns togctner, anu
bc I,d down on the ice to reach theni.
while reaching down the ice gave WY
hcucath him. and he was plunged IN IN. .',e
water. He turned his attention. 10 ti'c ih-.
girls, however, and cndeavorcd to rSise tn ~,
IN, Finding that it would he lmpos,'pla
~ do sc unless they could he separated, Hc
shouted for assistance. \ man named Mn |1,
Drsckcr. who was working iii the Moous'
hoard his cries. and ran down 10 'he I'm
Sncinr the ncri,o,lS situation OF INC BOY. WY
yv,s Struggling nohlv to keep the TWO ;u's
a1nat, Notwithstanding that the! WERE ''''is
i.,- ~ HIM and thus incun.5crin8 it''i, Nv
r,,s,,r1 20 his assistance. No sooner had nc
arrived ut the spot than
TIE ICE BROKE
beneath him, and he was added to TIE mum
hrr IN the water. The girls now let go OF
youn, Bcni, and caught hold Of !)esekcr )
coat. Tie found no difficulty III keeping thcu
.,i,oa;. int his little son. who lEid been WIN
linn # his work, doubtless frightened at ms
fathers situation. ran and jumped mo t"e
wafer and climbed upon him, clasplnS nm
ABOUT the neck. The employees OF me IAN
merry. and the women and children Oh tue ss.-
Element, were Ivy this time attracted 70 thg
scene bv the cries of those III the wafer, anu
:, fearful panic cnsucd. Several women
:;iutrd and were carried away, While cilG
and PRAYERS assembled on every si"c. benti.
seemed inevitable to the struggling oh.s
i, he water. Jartls Brooks, 4 pi"t''ci Va
one Of the little girls. lzn out 10 t'le 49,
oI The ice 10 help his sister, WIFI
he was precipiiatcd into the ", .:ii, ANY,
.,in,o.t immediately thereafter DUNES hilcali''
aYmthcr lad. fell in while rendering aSslSl
,nrc. Mr. Desckcr soon got rid Oh 'i'c w.
.i,,,c.;nn of his little boy Dy getting nm III
ii, arms and tossing him out on ii'e Ne,
where he was eagerly seized ny ao%e.'
r,Dis Tbe iris wcrc now nearly exhaust
,I The little Shoemaker girl, Grasp on
Dr<cLrr rclupscd, and she sank bclo" !Ee
s,ri:lcc Dcsckcr was evidently becoming
weary from his struggles with The TWO slliS,
and could with difficulty keep ailoat. Inc
men tbat stood around seemed SillcQ 10 l!.e
soot with terror. When the Schomakef ~
sank Young Kicain made desperate enc.
and drew himself up on the opposite SIZE II
the ice. where it was stronger, anu 1T ONE
sl,outcd TO some Oh shore 20 rurto the tannc, y
and rnt him hook ~ strong iron mock
l;sei Tor taking hides cat Of watts. 1t was
,..,,,I. t;rr hctort, he could make them under
and. but finally Il man started on run TO
. ne t.uncry. Before Kilcain got CIT, how
,.cer. Thomas Bent, father OF the lad who
md rushed % inc aid of tie girl, ut first, and
Nio hid becn i'll the water ever sl.lcc, see
ing the falling condition of Dcseker, also
;,,lnpc6 in and relieved him Of part Of his
hut;.n. In tie mean time the man had al
lived with the tannery-hooE, and young,
Njcaiu took it and @I.lsped the body Of the
shoemaker girl as she came to the surface
and commenced sinking for the third time.
ric succeeded i'll drawing
HER lIrELESs FORM
,ioon the ice. ard She was taken 10 neigh
boring house, and thought to be dead She
was rcsu$citaled, however, after long ana
trial. Soon after she was taken
out. Thomas Ianley, a cool and courageous
man, came in from the woods. Seeing the
trouble. lie instantly rushed for tho hole
where there were now five person struggling
FIR life. Bent was supporting l>c.rEeF,
who held in his arms the unconSciou, form
Of Helen Brooks. The boy Bent was still
able to keep himself abovc the water,
aud darius Brooks was holding Oh to
the edge of the ice, too numb aud
near exhausted to raise himself Out.
Wnen llanlcy started TO jump iii
10 aid them, some in tic crowd
attempted to stop Linn, saying, "For God $
sake, Hanlpy there's cnou-h in there 10
drown" lie shook them oil, ard shouting
:,r more hooks and Il plank TO be brought II
the hole, jumped in. lie divided his assist
ante between the tiyc-supportinT one tvr Il
time, and then another, until tie plank and
hooks arrived. lie then gave directions now
t, use them, and in a very Short time AL were
t ,i.rn out. Tie little girl was, like her COM
;:anion, thought to be dead, hut rcStorAiircs
.rought hcr back to consciousness. Inc Two
Girls still lie in very prccariouS rondhion,
hut all tic others i!ar" recovered from the
effects of their terrible batI.-Ncr lori,
Times.