The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-11

A Beautiful Bride Fonnd Dead In her uu,
bands A rn,s-ttrusalinp Tor lSfe.

bands ms-strusaiing Tor Life.
ELDRED, Pa, July 10.-A farmer named
Thomas Dream lives throe miles from this vii
laae and n mile and half from Seven- Mile
Pond. William Dream, his son, aged 20, who
had been absent n year In Buffalo, N. Y, was
married on the I'd inst, and came here with his
bride He was to return TO Bur 10 to-day. On
Saturday tho family got up h picnic and lshln
party to 20 to the pond. Several OF the neigh
boring farmers attended. Toward evening, as
the party were preparing TO return. Mrs. Bream,
the bride, expressed a wish TO he rowed around
the pond Her husband placed her In q boat,
and, accompanied oy his cousin. Friend Vance,
Emma Breau. his sister, and a Young adynam ID
Maggie Sanders, rowed out to the centre Of the
pond. The boat WINS old aud water soaked, and
some Of the older people bud protested against
80 many getting into II but Vance had used 1t
all day IN fishing with two or three others in IL,
aud Declared there was no danger.
WINE the party was sailiDg about In the very
deepest part Of the Pond, Vance, who sat on
seat near the centre OF the boat, raised up on
MS ieet TO point out some object ON the shore
20 one Of che Girls. The board ON which he was
AtandinR broke through and let one leg down
into the water. rue boat BEGAN to all rapidlv
and Vance shouted wildly for some one to come
out with the other boat. In less than minute
The second boat was quarter of mile away,
put the father OF Dream and another mon ran to
get " while two other men swan out 10 the
aid of the drowning persons.
young II cam, who wa n good swimmer,
ernsped his wife ne soon ee be saw thore was no
hope OF reaching shore with the boat. and tried
TO swim with her 10 land. She In her terror
chung to him so tightly that he could make no
headwey' and could only support himself and
his wife above water. The two other young
ladies both seized hold Of Vance, and alth ough
he was an expert swimmer, he was completely
ovorpowered by them, and all three were drown
ing when the mep who had swan from shore
arrived. bream, who h I'd succeeded IN kse ping
himself and wife aioat. shouted to the m en- 10
If ha an
grasped Maggie Sanders ~ she appeared on tue
surface. clinRine 10 Vance, VINO was TO all ap-
hun. The other seized Vance, but Miss dream
was holding him In so close a grasp that he
about e4ch, aud being u powerful men, kept
them up, aud shouted for help. The mon who
bad gone for the other boat found to their dis
msythat II was half full OF water, and had no
oars or paddles.
The scene ON the shore among the lookers-on
Mrs Bream aud Mrs. Sanders were kent from
jumping into the water only by main force
When 81 was found that the boat on shore was
OF no use, old Mr.. bream plunged into the pond
but hndinR that his slrsnRth MAS Insufficient he
was compelled TO swim back to shore. Mean
time, George Bates, the man who took Maggie
Sanders from Vance, reached the shore with her
and startod back to the assistance OF his COM
rade. who was calling loudly for help. Young
Dream had also succeeded In releasing his wfe's
tight clasp aud had started with her for shore.
II was apparent that hts strength was failing,
however, and there was no other person OH shore
who could swim. when be wss within a hum
dred feet Of land, he shouted, For God . sake,
some one help mel" A second afterward he
disappeared below tho surface, with his wife
chnging to MIN. The father Of the young man
now jumped In the water again. and swan to
the spot where his son and daughter-i In law had
zone down. he swam about ready TO seize
them when they came up. but they old not ap-
pear when Young Bream went down his
mother tainted, sud was carried home before
she Was restored ~ consciousness.
George Bates reached the spot where his COM
panion, Wade, was supporting tue unoonsciou
body OF Vance aud the attn struegling girl.
Bates at once relieved him OF the latter, and
they started slowly for shore. Simon Turner,
one OF the party, who was unable TO swim, had
In tue mean time returned to the boat thai was
given up a. useless, and had turned the water
out OF It, and with a piece of board ~ a paddle
started out Into the pond. Although his prog
reese was slow. his efforts saved the lives OF both
the gallant men, Bates and Wade. Vance was
drowoed. Nothing could be seen OF the bodies
Of young Dream and his bride. Early next
~ orning the bodies Of the bride and husband
were found. with their arms about each other,
AT the bottom OF the pond. The clothing OF
young Bream had become entangied In pro-
tecting root or snaa, and held HIM last.