The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-10-04
THE pRIHcEss ALICE HORROR.

horror and pity and grief, caused by the
terrible collision in the Thames between
the powerful iron screw steamer the By,oeN
Castle and the large, but fragile, steamer
the Princess AEce, in which the latter,
was cut in two, and sunk in less than three
minutes. Few ofall that multitude escaped,
except such Us were able to swin-though
doubtless some strong swimmers were drag
ged down by drowning and desperate human
creatures-''as thick in the water" one wit
ness said, "as q swarm of bees" / am
afraid there was the usual amount of selfish,
savage brutality. 1t was unconsciously
shown in the accounts of some of the sur.
vivors. One says: "I cannot swim, butI
managed to keep my head above water IN.
til was enabled to grasp rope, by meAs
of supporting myself on the bodies of hu-
man beings, still afoat, and by moving
from one to the other" What a ghastly
caassxay, what q death bridge to life, was
that3 Another survivor, one Of the Sort
who always survives, relates that he was in
the water with his wife and child-he hold.
ing on to the anchor-chain of the ByveN
Castle He told his wife, to sacrifice the
CHILD, which she held in her arms, and cling
to him, or she would be lost, but she would
not give up the baby, and so they were both
drowned. .. Verify she chose the better part.
Yet there we're several touching instances
otdevotior and selfsacri6ce. A story Is told
OF one Of the lost, young London manufac-
turer, which recalls the heroic death of the
captain of the, Nora.ttes. S He supported
IN the water a young American girl, to
4hhom he was betrothed, till he was nearly
dkhauSed, when boat seemed coming to
their rescue. It was passing by, being al
ready over filed, but at his earnest entfesty,
zone morc," she was taken in. When he
saw her safe out of his failing arms, he
said Goodbye, dearest Mary, I'VE shall
meet in Heaven" and went down without
struggle. Husbands and wives have been
brought up closely olasped together, resist
ing the rude divorce OF graphing hooks
mothers are found holding two. children,
the little ones having still tHsSpGdols 10
their elenched hands. Yesterday, a family
of four was raised and brought on shore,
al firmly locked and interlocked together in
the strong Embrace Of death. "Many wa.
tess cannot aueneh love-" and the Iso Icssood
Which can master the wffd spfays tn trr rdr n. !,
aed the ,lportal agony sof such mJAfSSSs, |
and-hold It's own md slsssas |
down the deeps of death ID n triumph Il !
blessed Immortality. So awfully sudfi n |
1sslhe collision, and so strangely sliel
That many Of the passengers wi
!es S6its. talking, eating aud drinl
NJ. 81 kPessiop playing and sing.
nsss Ii TIC isst s6ssli & tSb IS q iIss Aeaiday
;leae-- eosms ssosreals Ed5s guessed 81 Be -
laa haEposa5 sos Lad not time time t8 sRSage
opg os - sassrs, before shysi
nat pttagas down thus poainsd tdssth her |
,ave been sent down, end It IS sspSf,aa aafsss ssst
is impossible Tor 'tneGr Ales. Thames water
hing on bcasaae ess ofzshss6n hss6n saws ,6asgs !
he cabin, in the after part offhe shfb ~
'lt bodies packed four or five Deep" Can
ayth'ng be- imagined more horrible than
ioh blind cropping though tho dense and
imy water among that ghaslly eempaurss-
lent end EIslfi & q 2 q q fsiA
Esienss fof their uplift 70 The light, but
y the life, Of the upper worldi Little
'iidren wore under his feet everywhere
ID babies fioated against him as gently as
a"ocd in the restless watcry dark.
re found rope and picked it up, and
y l. ne walked away; it happened that
eosner snd horse was hitched, thew saw
ley found tree and tied tbe rope unto =
,wlnglng limb, it happened that the other
was some how hitched to him.
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