The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-23

ben he married, % make what
"a = good match, - he geems 70
b. Tented young man and % IN.
doubsed handsome Appearances. How
ever, he fell in love with Eleanor
Powell, q beautiful and accomplished
young English girl, who came lately
with her parents to this country. The
two families seem to have been on in
Innate terms. % Miss P0well's brother
married Z sister Of Mr.. Scoop. But re-
verses came and Miss Powell's parents
both died, leaving the family In COM
parative poverty. Mr.. Scoops parents
then became bitterly opposed to HE
marriage with Miss Powell, and he
was, apparently, forced to give her up.
Miss. Powell went to Dresden to live
with relatives there, and Mr.. Scoop con.
tinued to work, seemingly contented,
In his fathers hotel But meantime
the young people were making prepa-
ratiOns for nVi~'i ~ 80
A SECRET MARRIAGE.
Q On the sOth of May last Hr. SooE
came from Chatham and Miss Powell
from Dresden, to Detroit, and they
were married at the Episcopal rooms
SO Woodward avenue, with only. two
friends, lady and gentleman, a. wit
nesscs. So great was the dread Of pa
rental displeasure that the young
couple determined to keep the mar
riage q secret, and the first and only
intimation the parents ever had Of II
was the following W4,ax.
TRAGIC TELEGRAM,
sent yesterday:
''Nellie Is my wife; she Is dead please
make arrangements to meet us tonight
at the depot"
Mr.. Scoop visited his wife several
times at Dresden, and a. he Is in the
habit annually Of taking summer
cruise on the st. Clair Flats, he asked
his bride to come with him this year,
and said 1t would be their wedding
tour. She gladly assented, and he be
gan to make arrangements for their
trip. He built Q new yacht, which
was finished and launched on Monday
last, and on Tuesday 1t arrived here In
tow of the SteinhoR. On the same day
his young wife came from Dresden,
and on Wednesday husband and wife
started ON sr
THEIR FATAL EXCURSION.
They reached the Clinton river that
evening. They enjoyed themselves
extremely, and Mr.. Scoop says they
seemed to have almost too much hap
piness. All persons they became &C.
uuainted with did their best to make
the trip agreeable. On Friday morn
ing about seven o'clock they bade good
bye to their hosts on shore and started
out to continue their journey to the
flats. Mr.. Scoop was teaching his wife
how to manage the boat and she was
delighted with the novelty Of the situ-
alton. She sat at the helm and steered
the Yacht while he reefed the main
sail and let out the lib, as the wind
was blowing rather fresh. Ashe stood
ND he saw q steam barge coming d.
rectly towards them from. the Clinton
River. Just then his wife said, "Oh,
Fin, I'm afraid we'll run into that
black log" meaning the buoy, which
was near them. He told her what the
black log was, directing her how to
steer to avoid 1t; but little did he think
as he gave these instructions that he
had heard his wife utter
HER LAST WORDS
In this world. Looking up he saw
the barge almost directly on them. He
says that at that instant he remem-
bered q friend Of his who was run
down in q boat at Chicago by pr0pel-
Ter, and who chung to the boat and
was lost under 1t, SO he called his wife
to his side, and, clasping her hand,
both awaited the moment Of collision.
One man stood at the bow OF the barge,
and seemed horror stricken, and did
but wave his hands. Just as
the barge struck the yacht Mr.. Scoop
cried out, "Port your helm! Don't
YOU'LL RUN Us DOWN."
But 1t was no use, every one on
board the barge seemed paralyzed, and
the next instant the steamer crashed
into the helpless boat. Mr.. Scoop and
his wife sprang into the water Just as
the barge struck, and were whirled
around and around by the eddies. He,
being an expert swimmer, kept his
wife up, and shouted for help, but the
on the barge looked at him
as II they did not know what to do.
ut was an awful moment" said Mr..
Soup to the reporter. II will never
forget 1t. 1 think see yet
THE PALE TERRoR-srRIcKEN FACE.
OF that old man who was looking down
at us-but he never moved to help US. I"
Mr.. Scoop encouraged his wife and told
hernot TO speak as she might get water
In her mouth. She, like . brave little
woman, caught hold Of him lightly by
the coat, leaving his arms free 30 as
not to impede his swimming. II often
told her, said Mr.. Scoop, "that II we
were ever thrown in the water not to
clasp me or we would both drown to-
gether; and she never said word but
did exactly as had hidden her, and
when I looked at her she smiled to
show she was. not afraid" At last
they rot among the weeds, which en-
tangled Mrs.. Scoops dress, 30 that no
progress could be made toward the
buoy. Mr.. Scoop then instructed his
wife to work hands and feet to keep
herself afloat, while he would swim to
the buoy and cut it loose and push It
to her. She managed to keep afioat
until he came to the buoy and then
A WAVE OVERWHELMED HER
And she threw up her hands and sunk.
The barge meanwhile had rounded to
and two men approached ill q ANAL
boat and picked up the drowning man.
The husband, frantic with grief, up
braided the stupid bargemen for not
something overheard to cling
tn. He was taken to the Star Island
House and themes. 70 Detroit on the
Marine City. .,',,. ,...,, .,f +
THE BODY OF MRS. sooP
Was found Saturday morning at eight
O'Clock by . party Of four nom Mt.
Clemens. She was about twenty feet
from where she sunk and her hands
were full Of weeds, showing that she
had grasped them in sinking, which
prevented her from rising again. It L.
thought that the passing Of the Ada
Allen dislodged the body. 8ia
Mrs. Scoop was eighteen years old.
Little dbl Think said Mr.. Scoop,
''that our weeks trip would end ~ Il
did. n-Fycc Prcss.
The old housek eepers of Saratoga
complain that the mineral waters
have lost much Of their effervescing
powers, as they formerly mixed their
shortcake with spring water, not re-