American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-09-26
A Sad and EventfuI History.

| ABOUT two years ago there lived in
Sacramento, Cal, a Baptist minister by
the name of Mr. Fyler, with his wife and
eight children, four of them being
| daughters.
Mrs Fyler had for several years been
| afflicted with an aggravated form of can
| Ger, for the relief of which all known
remedies had failed, her case apparently
| defying medical skill The youngest of
| the four daughters was also constant
sufferer from heart disease, and it was for
the supposed beneficial effects of the
climate on mother and daughter that the
family located in California.
There being no apparent relief afforded
them, they were advised to go abroad for
treatment. 1t was therefore agreed upon
that the father and three eldest daughters
should remain in California, the four
little ones to be sent to IL niece, named
Margaret Stuart, residing in Black Hawk,
Col, while Mrs. Fyler and her youngest
daughter went abroad, in the hope of get
ting at least relief for their bodily all
ments.
Shortly after their departure. Mr..
Fyler and daughters returned from Cali
fOrnia to Colorado, locating in Black
Hawk.
After an absence of about Il year and IA
half Mr.. Fyler received IA letter from his
wife stating that it was her intention to
leave Europe for home on a certain date,
and requesting that the family meet them
at New York For this purpose father and
daughters left Black Hawk for that city,
where they waited and watched for the
return of the sufferers. Not knowing the
name of the vessel in which they had
sailed and the probable date of their arri-
val having passed, their anxiety gave place
to serious apprehensions and surmises
as to the probable cause of the delay.
The passenger-list of each incoming
steamer was eagerly searched in vain for
the names of their loved ones, and all in
quiries seemed only to envelop the affair
in greater mystery.
Receiving no further communication
from his wife, Mr.. Fyler and daughters
went to New Jersey to visit some ac-
quaintances, in the meantime having eX-
crtcd every possible means that would
be likely to result in the discovery of the
whereabouts of mother and daughter
The convalcscents sailed from Europe
about the appointed time, in the sailing
vessel Mary Ann, and when four days
out the vessel encountered a severe
storm, and was wrecked Among the
few passengers who escaped watery
grave were Mrs. Fyler and daughter,
who were picked up by an English
steamer bound for New York, at which
place they arrived Il little over four days
ago.
Having reason to expect that they
would be met in that city by the re
mainder of the family, they in turn be-
came anxious as to their whereabouts,
inquiries in every direction proving una
vailing, their information from Black
Hawk being to the effect that Mr.. Fyler
and daughters had left that place for
New York some time previous.
Being in weak bodily condition, they
H..
atiliction.
In New York without friends, the
great city seemed to them Il wilderness,
and they resolved to come to Black
Hawk, which was to be their future
home, but which now had for them no
interest other than the possibility of their
getting some information that might give
them II c1ew to the whereabouts of hus
band and father.
When the train bearing them west
ward reached New Brunswick, n. j., the
daughter picked up newspaper which
had been left in an adjoining seat, and
busted herself in looking it over. The
paper might be said to have been her
death warrant. In it she read the an
nouncemcnt of the death by drowning of
her father and three sisters, while sail
ing off the coast of New Jersey. She
communicated the sad intelligence To her
distracted mother and then sank back in
her seat, and without uttcrin@ another
word she died of heart disease. So sud
denly and unexpectedly did this atiict
ing dispensation visit her as to cause Il
shock to her nervous system from which
he found relief only in death
Mrs. Fyler, an invalid, perhaps child
less and IA widow; with the cold form of
of her long suffering daughter and com
panion at her side, now, for the first
time, attracted the attention of the pas
scngcrs, who kindly administered to her
in her great bereavement.
After burying her child at New Bruins
wick the almost distracted mother con
tinucd her journey to Black Hawk,
where she arrived last week. Here she
hoped To find her niece, Margaret Stuart,
who had her four little boys and iGme-
diately upon her arriving at the Black
Hawk House, having been carried from
the cars to the hotel, her condition being
almost helpless she asked that word be
sent to Mrs. Stuart, apprising her of her