Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-25

Impressive aud Instructive Incidents.

\ Correspondent of the Carlisle Her
aid gives some incidents connected with
the recent disaster at Williamsport,
Pa, consisting of the giving away OF
the flooring of Church, by which
some three or four hundred Sabbath
School Scholars and their Teachers were
precipitated to the cellar number OF
whom being killed and injured. They
are extracted from the Gazette and Bul-
letin, and are as follows
A christian mother, who had provi-
dentially escaped death sad injury, was
observed kneeling in the snow, hands
clasped and eyes upturned giving praise
to God for her merciful deliverance
from death. Her husband, several
children, and sister were still in the
building. She asked in prayer that her
loved ones might be spared. One by
one they did escape or were rescued.
When this glad tiding was made known
to her, as each escaped, she exclaimed
"Riess the Lord, one more snUsd :!
The last to embrace her was little son,
and throwing his arms around his moth
ers neck he said ".Uother, thank God
,oe are sofr" What happy meeting,
typical of that joyous meeting in the
world above This christian mother
had been badly bruised, now faint and
weary aud almost helpless, she was CON
veyed to her home on sled.
Mrs. Duncan Campbell, a few min
utes before she expired from fatal inju-
ries, having a child in her arms, crying,
said to it in very low tone, "ih'sh I'M
gel, ii wW soon be ovsr, and her spirit
took its upward fight.
4 little boy of some six years, tamill-
arly named Johnny" clambered up
the fallen flooring to the second story
window and reached the sill His faith
er noticing him in this perilous sltua-
ton, called to him to ',jump." He hes
itated. His father assured him Of his
safety, as he would catch him, but
ladder was brought, and he descended
to find himself in his fathers arms, and
was soon on his way hons Here was
anotherstriking providential delverance.
A husband and father who had es-
capped, passed around the building to
see if he could find any Of his family,
and falling, exclaimed in agony: "wi'-
less and chiIditss = Not my will, but
Thine be done" said he submiSsiyely,
when afterwards to his glad surprise, his
family were safe. Another joyful meet
ing
At residence was lying cold in death
a beautiful young woman, who had died
of suifocaion "A christian man entered
and found the mother and sisters in un-
consolable grief, the father having gone
out to seek help to perform sad office
to his dead child. The sister requested
the man of God TO kneel down and pray,
said she, 81 miH do mother and me so
much good The promise was fulfilled,
IL will not leave YOU comfortless.
Miss Sadie A. Mafit, who was in
stantly killed, was christian lady,
Sabbath school teacher, and one of our
excellent city teachers. Before leaving
home, she desired the tamily-father,
mother, sister and others to tarry; when
seated at tho instrument, sheplaye ed and
sang the following hymn
COVER THE TIDE"
"Dear mother DOM think of ma az in the tomb
For ! shall not see its dark shadows and gloom;
And | shall not fear though the river be wide,
For Jesus vii carry me over the lice.