Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
Sad Close TO a Bridal Tour,


Shines new star,
And from ii blsZes down
The light OF thy renown!
Sad Close to a Bridal Tour.
New York Times.l
ELDRED, PA, July 10.-A terrible cal
amity occurred at Seven-mile pond,
three miles from this place, last Satur-
day. A mile and half from the pond
Is the farmhouse ofThOmas Bream. A
year ago his only son, William, went 10
Buffalo to work, and on the second of
this month he was married to Miss
Aunia Chase, Of that place, and came
with his bride to spend few days at the
homestead. To-day they were to have
returned to Buffalo, and on Saturday q
farewell pcnic was given them at Seven
mile pond. The picnic was attended by
dozgl or two Of the neighboring farm
people. About six O'Clock in the even-
ing, preparations having been made to
go home, Mrs. Bresm, the bride, and
Emma Bream, her husbands sister, eX-
pressed q wish to be rowed around the
lake, and the husband seated them in
the boat, together with Maggie Saund-
ers and Friend Vance. The boat was
old and weather-beaten, and some of the
older people in the party protested
against 50 many going out init. Vance
had been fishing in the bat during the
day, and declared that it was perfectly
safe. Bream rowed out to the middle of
| the stream, where the water is very
deep, and the boat was drifting idly
about, when Vance rose suddenly to his
feet TO point out to one of the ladies some
object on the shore. AS he rose his whole
weight was brought on the bottom of
the boat, and one of the worm eaten
boards broke in two, making an opening
through which the water rushed rapidly.
Young Bream pulled hard for the shore.
and Vance shouted for another boat; but
thar q minute it was sWamped, and the
inmates were struggling for life in the
pond, q hundred yards from shore.
Old Mr.. Bream and man
named Simos Turner ran along
the shore to get another bost, which
was somo distance away, while George
Bates and Burt Wade jumped in the
water and SWAMI cut to the aid of the
struggling party. Young Bream, who
was l good swimmer, grssped his
wife wnen the boat sank, and would
have reached the shore safely with her
had she not, in her terror, ciuag to him
so tightly that his movements were
hampered, and he could only work to
keep himself and her afioat until the ar
rival of aid. Vance was an expert in
the water, and thought he could support
Miss Bream and Maggie Sanders until
he was relieved, and he went at once to
their aid. When he reached them they
both threw their arms shout him, and,
in spite of his appeals TO them to I'M
loose his arms, they chung to him,
screaming in terror. The consequence
was that he was entirely helpless and
at the mercy OF the water, and when
Bates and Wade arrived the three had
twice sunk below the surface, and
Vance was unconscious, while the girls
were still struggling wildly and retain
ing their hold on the drowning man.
Bream shouted to Bates and Wade to
give their attention TO Vance and the
girls, as he could keep himself and wife |
sfioat until they could help him. Bates
seiz ed hold Of Miss Sanders and tore her |
loose from Vance as they were again |
from view. Wade tried to |
Miss Bream from Vance, but |
could not loosen her grasp, 80 he told |
Bates to swim ashore with Miss San. |
ders, and he would support Vance and
the other girl until he came back or IN
til the boat arrived. The elder Mr..
Bream and Mr.. Turner found that the
boat they had gone after was half filed
with water, and had no oars nor even
a paddle, and was cOnse-
luently useless. In the meantime,
dsorge Bates had reached land safely
with Miss Sanders, and handed her over
TO her friends, WaO succeeded in restoring
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pack to the as sistance of his companion,
Who was calling loudly for help. Young
Bream had succeeded in releasing his
Vife's tight clasp, and getting her sub.
ect to his control, started for shore. He
lad got within a hundred feet OF the
hoFe when suddenly he threw up his
hand and shouted, "For Christ's sake,
ome one help meW There was no one
IN shore who could swim but the father
# the young mao, and he, though nearly Z
evenly years old, plunged into the /
yater and started for his drowning son.
lie had taken scarcely stroke when
he young man disappeared beneath the :
uIface, his wife still clinging to him. ,
he old man swan about the spot ready {
o seize them when they came up, but {
hey did not reappesr. When her SOD {
vent down Mrs. BTeam was carried /
way unconscious. George Bates reached 4
he spot where his brave comrade was, @
y heTculean Efforts, supporting the bur-
en- OF the unconscious Vance ard Miss
'ream. Bates Immediately took charge
the girl, and the two men started
Lowly, but as rapidly as they were able,
)r shore, which they never would have
cached bul for the unexpected aid that
'as extended to them. Simon Turner,
no had gone with old Mr.. Bresm, after
ne boat which they gave up a5 useless,
lbs:quently returned to it, and turning
le water out, tore piece of board off
he stern, and with that as paddle,
aIted out into the pond. Bates and
is companion were not more than
alf way to shore, and Just as they
I'D given up all hope Of saving either
leiI charges or themselves, they saw
urner approaching them. They put
nth renewed eXertions to support
emselves, and were soon pulled in the
d boat, together with the unconscious
,dies Of Vance and Miss Bream. Tur-
sr got safely to shore, and the bodies til
ere quickly taken III charge by anxious M
lends. Miss Bresm responded to the su
forts that were made to restore her, OK
i'd was finally resUscitated, but Vance M
rs past all aid. Bates and Wade were by
implicitly exhausted, and had to be de
rried from the boat. Old Mr.. Bream nc
ID to bs taken by force away from the VI
OF where his son had gone down, or he pi
)uld in few minutes have shared q o.
Re fate. Next morning Bates and DO
ade had so far recovered as to be able E.
look for the missing bodies. They du
re found at the bottom of the pond, sg
eli arms entwined about each other. TIA
Ie clothing of Bream had caught in In
ljectipg root or snag, and he had thus stt
en- held beneath the water until both o.
and his bride were drowned. He was thi
years old, she eighteen. tht
nee was twenty. five, and cousin OF ha
cam. He was soon to have been mar Is.
d to Maggie Sanders, who was rescued prC
Bates, and is almost insane over the ira
gic death of her lover, The father wa
/ mother of the drowned couple are by
Ia Frustrated by the sad affair, and q the
,ek has gone through the entire com. Via
nifty. The funerals Of the young peo- Isl
will take place to day. Pet Pet
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ANDOLPH Rogers S statue of Seward, Foo
De placed n Genital park, is daily ex- iH n