The New York herald., 1876-07-11
SAD END OF A HONEYMOON.

A GROOM AND bride, WITH YOUNG FRIEND.
DROWNED WITHIN VIEW OF PARTY OF
MERRY-MAKINa FRIENDS
ELpIgp, Pa July TO- 1876.
This community has suffered terrible shock by the
occurrence of n most melancholy casualty at Seven
Mile Pond three miles wcst OF the village.
mile and half from the pond, which is a sheet OF
water covering about forty acres, the
Thomas Brcam. year ago his only son, William,
went Buffalo to work. and the I'd Of this month
he married to Miss Annie Chase, OF that city,
beautiful young lady, only eighteen years old Ho
with his bride to spend few days at the
homestead arriving tho Fourth. To-day they
to have returned to Buffalo, and
Saturday q farewell picnic was given them
at Seven Mile Pond The picnic was at
tended by dozen or two OF the ncighborng
farm people About six O'Clock in the evening, prcpa-
rations having been made GO home, Mrs Brcam tho
bride, and Emma Brcam, her husbands sister, OK
pressed wish to be rowcd around the lake, and the
husband seated them in the boat together with Mag
g,c Sanders and Friend Vance, young engaged
couple. Tho boat old and weather beaten, and
OF the elder people tho party protested against
many going out in It, Vance had been fishing from
the boat during the day. and declared that 1t per-
fcctly safe. Brcam rowed out 10 tho middle Of the
pond, where the water very Deep and the boat
was drifting Idly about when Vance roso up suddenly
to his feet 10 point to Of tho girls object
the shore. AS no Is whole weight was
brought one OF the boards forming the bottom OF
the. boat--a fat bcttomed one--and as It was worm
and weak, it broke in two, making largo open
ing, through which the water commenced pouring in
large stream. Young Broam began pulling with all his
might for the shorc and Vance shouted for another
boat which somewhere about tho pond Tho boat
hled so rapidly that IN less than minute 1t was
swampcd, and tho inmates wcre
STRUGGLING IS POND,
hundred yards from tho Shore All was ut once
scene OF the widest excitement among those land.
Mrs. Brcam, the mother Of William and Emma, and
Mrs. Sanders, mother OF Maggie were there, aud
frantic they at tho sight OF their children battling
against iecriul death that 1t only by main force
that they could bc kept from springng into the water
Old Mr.. Brcam and man named Simon Turner
along the shore get the other boat which Was lying
distance below. George Bates and Burt Wade.
two powerful young farmers and good swimmers jumped
into the pond and swan ou, TO the aid of the mpcred
party. Young Bream good swimmer. and graspcd
his wife when the boat sank, and would have reached
the shore safely with her but she in cung
and he could only work keep himself and her aoat
until tue arrival OF aid. Vance also expert in
the water and thought he could support Miss Bream and
Maggie Sanders until he relieved, and ho went
to their aid. They, however losing all presence
about HIM, and IN spite OF his appeals to them, pinned
his arms down by his sides aud placed him at tho
mercy Of the water Consequently,
ALL ruhEs wENT BELOW THE SURFACE,
and when Bates and Wade arrived on the Vance
UNCONSCIOUS, and tho girls nearly so. Bream
shouted to The take OF Vance and tho girls
as he could support himself wife until the boat
came. Bates seized hold OF Miss Sande RS and broke
her hold on Vance as they werc again disappearing
from view Wade tried to disengarc Miss Brcam from
Vance, but could not and told Bates ashore
with Miss Sanders and he would keep Vance and tho
other girl anoat until he came back until the boat
arrived
Old Mr.. Brcam and Turner found to their dismny
that the boat they had gone after half iull OF
and had oars and not even paddle, and
qucny of the emergency. Mr.. Brcam
thcreupon dveted himself of portion of his clothing
and started swim out to the aid of the others He
iound however, that he had insufficient strength 10
carry out his Intention and hc compelled
To shore
Meantime George Bates had reach cd land safely with
Miss Sanders and handed her to her friends, by
whom restored 10 consciousness. Bates
then started back 10 the assistance of his
companion, who calling Lonely for help
When young Brcam learned from the lamentations Of
the people shore that the could used he
succeeded in quetug The frantic movements OF his wo
and released her hold on him. so that he was enabled
with her tor shore. IL apparent to every
on shore that the young mans strength was
rapidly failing, bad been taxed 10 the utmost Tor
nearly ten minutes In keeping his wic above The
He got to within 100 feet Of the shore and the
running fran,ically up aud down,
shrckng and wrinGng their hands and others trying
to cheer young husband struggling TO the
OF his bride. suddenly he threw up one hand aud
''For Chrst's sake,
ME :"
There shore who could swim, except
the father Of the youD. man, and he although nearly
seventy years OF age plunged IN the water started
for his drowning SON He had taken scarcely stroke
forward, whom the disappeared beneath tho
surface. with his vile cnneing 10 him. The old
swan out 10 the spot and waited IN readiness TO seizc
them when they came up, but they did not appear on
the surface again. When her son went down Mrs.
Brcaln carried away unconscious.
Meantime George Bates reached the spot where his
brave comraGc was, by hcrcucan Efforts, supporting
the burtcn OF tire Vance and Miss Brcam.
Rates Immediately took charge OF tbe rri and the two
men started slowly Tor The shore, which they would
never have reached alive but for Tho uncx xpccicd aid
that was extended 10 them.
SImon Turner, who had gone with old Mr Drcam
after tho boat Nhich they gave up as useless, suosc
queniiy returned 10 II, ,nd, turning the water out
Of 1t, tore piece OF board OF iis stern,
and, with that paddle, started out into
the pond. Bates aud Wade we're not more than
half way to shore, when became apparent 10 them
,hat the chances strong against them holding
long enough 10 reach land exhausted as they and
burGcncd by the limp bodies. Vance, they posi-
tive, was dead, but they
prryRxiNEp Sor TO DESERT NM
as long as there was possible chance of having him
submitted TO process OF restoration. Just ~ they
their charges shout from the shore arose,
and they saw Turner approaching with the
boat. They put lor'h renewed cxcrtors
10 supper, themselves, aud we're rewarded in very
seconds by being pulled into the oid boa together
Turner got safely to shore and their bodies
quickly iakcn IN charge by anxious friends. Mss
Brcam was restored, but poor Vance was past oil
human aid. Bates and Wade had TO he carried rom
the boat Otd Mr. BreaIn, who Ind continued to
ABOUT the spot whsrc his son disappeared had to be
taken ont by force to save him from similar fate
IL being impossible Tor a search for the bodies "
young lircsm aud his wc to TO made that night, The
party returned sadly TO tho house OF Mr. Bream whore
Nancc's body laid out. he having bccn an inmate
OF ,he family. Yesterday morning Bates and Wsac
had far to i've abc look Tor the miss
ing bodies They found
AT rnE EDTroN OF roSp,
with their arms nicrtwincd Tho clcthnr Of Ercam
had caught in projecting roo, or snas, and hc had
thus bccn hcld beneath the water. Tie twcnty-sN
years old. Vance cousin oi his. twcniy-hvc
years old was TO have been married to MISS
Sanders, who rescued by Bates She h nearly
craxed by the tragic death OF her lover and Mr. and
Mrs Brcam arc both prosira;cd BY the sad death OF
their son and his young wife, Tho funeral oil the
fortunate trio will take place TO-DAY.