The New York herald., 1876-02-10
FEBRUARY 9, 1876.
A FATAL ICE ACCIDENT.

TWO LITE GIRLS AND A YOUNG MAN DROWNED
TEMPT AT RESCUE OF A WOMAN AND TWO
CHILDREN.
PROVIDENCE r. l., Fop o. 1876
A harrowing accident whereby three persons lost
their lives occurred in Apponaug, this city yes
terday The affair caused great CONSERVATION
and for time the excitement high nearly the
entire force the beachery where the disaster
place turning out together with good portion OF the
residents OF the village The Oriental Bleachery sup
phed with water from pond along the side Of which
are situated tenements belonging TO the company road
separating the tenement yards from the pond, which
covered with about three inches thick but very
Near the pond resides Thomas Smith and fam.
ny, nve Of whom employed the bIeachery About
four O'Clock yesterday afternoon two daughters of
Smith, aged respectively and nine years. told
their mother they were going out to witness
funeral procession which was TO pass on the other
side of the pond The children FASTENED of and were
soon sliding abou, the ice Presently whom about
sixty feet from land, the ice gave way, and the
Of the little girls startled the neghborhood
Mrs. Smith the children they disappeared In the
water and screaming Justify dashed for the pond She
rushed wildly in and had not proceeded far before She
too broke through the Ice little daughter of
helping hand, bat also el through hole, making four
persons struggling in the water The combined of
the girls and woman wero heard for some distance
THE ATTEMPT RESCUE
A son of Thomas Barry aged about twenty years,
and brother OF the Barry girl who was in the water,
heard the while at work In the yard Of the
bleachory. Leaving his employment he ran immedA
atey 10 the scene. Hurrying out the ice young
Barry used his utmost endeavors 70 the Smith
girls he reached the hole where they sank with
great difficulty, bat suddenly broke through when
within few feet OF them He succeeded tits believed
n laying hold of the children. but the burden proved
too much for the gallant fellow and he perished with
the little girls In the meantime brother Of BarryS
aged fifteen years also came from the bleaehery and
set about 10 Mrs Smith and his sister He pushed
far and sank up 10 his neck. John H. Northup and q
large crowd of others arrived Al the pond about this
time.
rHE RESCUE
Mr. Northup seized small rowbo.t wing near the
factory and pusned out into the water He rescued
took them ashore They thoroughly chilled,
preparations for the recovery Of the bodies at
once begun. Mr. Northup with couple OF assistants,
procured graphing hooks They dragged for the bodies
little time, and just before Eve o'clock the re-
mains we're recovered and brought ashore The amen
taons Of the grestricken parents heartrendng,
and there were not many dry eyes among the
little assemblage OF operatives all OF whom be-
smoke their sympathy for Mr. Smith and warmly
eulogzed young Barry. The Coroner notified, but
deemed An inquest unnecessary. Too much praise
cannot be given TO Mr.. Northup for his efforts
Young Barry greatly excited when he reached the
verge Of the pond or he might have saved his hfe
and the lives Of the girls for upon the bank was
the rowboat used by Mr. Nortnup He failed 10 the
boat however, in his excited state and thus met bis
death The water where Barry and the Smith girls
Smith and the Barry girl we're only some ten feet DIS
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