The New York herald., 1874-12-21
A SAD DROWNING CALAMITY

THREE CHILDREN GO THROUGH THE ICE AND
ARE DROWNED
drowning calamity almost as sad as that
which happened at Preakness week ago oc.
Cured at place named BrOwertown, about three
miles from Paterson N. j.. on last Saturday
afternoon. The victims were three children, Katie.
Ellen and John, aged respectively eight, seven ana
six, OF widow named Mrs. Eliza vreeland, who
had left them IN charge Of an ola man named
Thomas Moore while she went to the Paterson
MARKET She also left q fourth one, four years old,
the only one that he was able to take care Of and
1t also had narrow escape from being with It's
brother and sisters when they to their death.
The house OF the widow Is separated from the
Morris Canal by very narrow roadway.
The children went out to amuse themselves on the
tce despite the remonstrances OF the old man. He
did not believe however. that there was mucn
danger, as ali the neignbors about had been cross
ing the canal that morning and even
had been skating upon it about the time
the chlldren went out; yet nobody saw
all about the children TOR nearly three hours and
when he intimated his iears 10 the neighbors the
whole vicinity ior nearly mile around was care
lully searched before ever suspectlng the canal.
Tnis probably arose from the TACT that 1t was
supposed TO be so firmly frozen. the
At length man named Henry LAMBERT
perceived . red shawl beneath the Ice, and, by
luulCduOQ, WAS convinced Ot Tie late OF tn0
children. be broke up the ice at tnis place, and
IN spite OF the freezing cold Immediately un-
dressed himself and plunged beneath the Ice.
At q lew leet from the opening he 1Ound at the
bottom the two little girls firmly locked In each
others arms, nearly opposite their own dwell
ing. The body OF the boy was found
about fifty feet from t1e breach, further
up the canal Curiousy enough il wouId
seem that the boy had swan this distance under
the ice. II does not appear that the current had
anything TO do with 1t, Tor the bodies OF the girls
were carried in the opposite direction. The
OF her children, whom she lett in health few
bottom OF the canal Her grief was uncomfortable,
and IL was with some difficulty that she was re.
strained from plunging beneath the tee.
A HERALD repol ter accompanied Coroner Ami
raux TO the scene OF the calamity yesterday morn
ing. 1t would De difficult 10 imagine more
plorable picture than that presented Dy the
mother, the very personifcatiOn OF anguish and
despair standing over the dead bodies OF her three
children. Her grief seemed to produce temporary
insanity, and she impiored in the most pitiiul
tones one OF the lutte girls in particular to speak
jnst one word to ner. The child looked lovely In
death, with her eyes hall open and her lips gently
parted. She appeared 70 be awakening from soft
slumber in obedience to the lmplOring invocation
OF her heart-broken mother.
The Coroner, after investigating what was
known about the accident, did not consider It
necessary TO hold q formal inquest The iather OF
the deceased children dIed about four years ago.
and left his wife and children small competence,
the Rev. Father McNulty, Of Paterson, being ap.
pointed their guardian.