Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-04-25

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ooh, yes, there was plenty of
other men there, and l was among
them"
"Did the sea wet you there?"
eyes. 1t beat over me about ev-
cry ten minutes-it was like rain
falling; it was the highest part of
the ship there up for'a'd"
Did you see any women there on
that part of the ship?"
"No, there was no women there,
not as l seed. held on to some
ropes, and had to hold on nearly all
the WHILE"
"When the boats came at last
did you ask them to take you in?'
eyes, l had to go down the ships
side and
SOME MEN TOOK ME
by the arm. l asked the men in
the boats if they would take me in
and MN Stood up is the Boat and
reached me up, and when l came
near enough he tool my leg and
arm and pulled me i9 the boat
"Did any ofthe men try to keep
you from getting wet or hold you
between their knees or anything"
"No, don't think so. They had
to hold on and they were all wet
themselves"
"Whcn did you see your father
and mother last?"
81 seed them that night when l
went to bed"
"And, never saw them after
| that?"
"No, Sir"
did your brother speak to you
when you got out Of bed?"
eyes; he said as had better get
up. and then he went out and l
haven't seen him since he went
away"
"Did you see any one you knew
that night"
eyes, l seed the man as slept in
the next berth to me; that was out
side the ship and l was crying with
the cold, and he took hold Of me
and told me not to be crying; but |
wasn't crying for the first hour or
So"
did you know what was the mat
ter?"
81 knew that she had hit on a
rock or something, because some
body said so and | heard the noise"
"Were there many little boys like
you on the ship?"
eyes, there were good many
but they were nearl y all Germans.
don't remember seeing any of
them that night"
"Did you see any people drown
ed oft the ship?"
81 didn't see anybody drownin' at
all-only two men,"
"Did you see them sink in the
water?"
eyes, Sir"
"Did you see the line that was
stretched from the ship to the rock"
Eyes, sir, l seed the people goin'
along the line holdin' by their hands
and with their feet hanging down
and their bodies in the water. 1t
was there l seed the two men drop
off, and they were drowned"
"Did you see any of the dead peo-
pie after you got ashore"
eyes, l seed a lot of bodies
they said there was thirty Of 'cm-
besides a boat-load as come in and
was picked in the water about the
ship"
Did you have cap on that night
Johnny p
"No, sir, l was barehcaded and
wet all the timer"
"Do you know how it was you
didn't see your father and mother?"
eyes; they were in the stern Of
the ship, an l was for'a'd, and the
stern sunk deeper and filled up with
water, and I think that was the rea-
son why | didn't see 'em.'
1t was becoming quite late, and
JOHNNY BEGAN TO YAwN
as though tired, and in less than
five minutes more he slipped off his
chair and said he'd like to 90 to
bed, and he went.
AS l went towards the door of his
stateroom with him, l asked:
Johnny, did the people cry and
shout much?"
"No," replied the hoy, "not
much"
"Did you hear any of them say
ing prayers to God and asking Him
to save them?"
eyes, l heard great many pray
ing; but" he added, as if an after
thought had suddedly struck him,
"that was when they were inside. l
didn't hear any prayin' on the ships
side"
And so the little wonder went off
to bed.
l understand that the White Star
Company has signified it's desire to
become the guardian of little John
ny, and educate him, with a view
of ultimately taking him into the
company's service and make man
Of him. Meantime Johnny will live
with his sister and brother-in-law,
Mr.. Thomas Manley, of Howard
street, Newark.