Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-12
Drowned at o Picnic.

N FOUND DEAD III ER
LIFE.
A farmer named Thomas Bream lives
three miles from Eldred, Pa, and a mile and
half from Seven mile Pond. VIM. Bream,
MS son, aged &c, who had been absent q year
In bunalo, N. Y, was married on the 81 In
slant, and came on there with his bride. He
was 10 return TO Buffalo on the 10th. Satur-
cay the family got up picnic and fishiug
party TO 60 TO the pond. Towards evening
as the party were preparing TO return, Mrs.
rowed around the pond. Her husband placed
her In boat, and, accompanied by his
cousin, Friend Vance, Emma Bream, his
Sanders, rowed out TO the center OF the pond
The boat was old and water soaked, aud
some or the older people had protested
against so many getting Into IL; but Vance
bad used it all day In fishing with two or
three others in 1T, and declared there was no
danger.
While the party was sailing ahout IN the
very deepest part OF the pond, Vance, VINO
sat on g seat near the center of the boat.
raised up on his feet 10 point out some OBJ
Ject on the shore TO one OF the girls. Tue
board on which he was standing broke
through and let one leg down In the water
The boat began TO Ill rapidly. Bream pul ed
WIN al his might for the shore, and Vance
shouted wildly for some one to come out
with the other boat. In less than minute
Inc whole party were struggling in the pond.
The boat was quarter OF a mile away, but
the father OF Bream and another man ran TO
get IL, while two other men swan out TO the
aid of the drowning persons.
Young Bream, who was a good swimmer,
gras PED bis wife as soon as he saw there was
no hope OF reaching shore with the boat, and
tried 10 SWIM with her TO land. She in her
terror chung 10 him so tightly that he could
h maze no nea S ana could only support
other young ladies both seized hold OF Vance
and although he was an expert swimmer, he
was completely oTerpowered by them, and
all three were drowning when the men who
had swan from shore arrived. Bream, who
had succeeded In keeping himself aud wife
ahoat, shouted 10 the men TO save Vance
aud The girls. One OF the men graspei Mag
gle Sanders as she appeared on the surface,
cliDging TO Vance, who was to all appear
ances unconscious, aad tore her loose from
him. The other seized Vance, but Miss
Dream was holding him in SO close grasp
that he could not separate them, but getting
an arm aoout each, and being a powerful
man, kept them up, and shouted for help
The men VINO had gone for the other boat
found TO their dismav that IL was half full
OF water, and had no oars or paddles.
Inc scene on the shore among the lockers
terrible. Mrs. Dream and Mrs. Sanders were
kept from jumping into the water only by
main force. When 1t was found that the boat
on shore IVA was OF no use, old Mr; Bresm
strength was insufficient, ne was compelled
10 swim back TO shore. Meantime, George
Bates, the man who took Maggie Sanders
from Vance, reached the shore with her aud
started back TO the assistance of his comraie,
who was calling loudly for help. Young
Dream had also succeeded In releasing his
wife's tight clasp and had started with her
for shore. IL was apparent that his strength
was falling, however, and there was no other
person on shore who could swim. When he
was within hundred feet OF land, he shout
ed, "For Gods sake, some one help mel" A
second afterward he disappeared below the
surface, with his wife clinging TO him. Toe
father OF the young man now Jumped IN the
wafer again, and swan TO the spot where his
son and daughter in-law had gone down. He
swan about ready 10 seize them when they
came up, but they did not appear. When
young Dream went down his mother tainted,
and was carried home before she was restored
to consciousness.
George Bates reached the spot where his
companion, Wade. was supporting the IN
conscious body Of Vance and the still strug-
CLING girl. Bates at once relieved him OF the
latter, and they started slowly for shors.
Simon Turner, one OF the party, who was
unable TO swim, had In the meantime re-
turned 10 the boat that was given up as
useless, and had turned the water out of IL,
and with piece OF board as q paddle started
out into the pond. Although his progress
was slow, his efforts saved the lives OF both
the gallant men. Bates and Wade. Vance
was drowned. Nothing could be seen OF the
bodies of young Bream and his bride. Early
next morning the bodies of the bride and
husband were found, with their arms about
each other, al the bottom of the pond. The
clothing OF young BreaIa had become eDtaL-
gled in a projecting root or snag, and held
him fast.