New-York tribune., 1880-06-30

| vessel wbe- the explosion occurred was ono
the frat IN see the boiler burst and as soon as re
| coverod from the shock received screamed
gentleman then ran up and endeaVorea 10 quieU lne
| Iro,n;,,od. sOa. nv God, are my baby and my
self to pershP A. .o.t,o
| man. ,,
"No. lam alonen Immediately responded
uo at once said: Il will save your baby leave
| IL to mo and look to YOURSELF Tho flames wore
RAPIDLY approaching the place where stood'
stoved until the last moment and taxing Iare"eh
look Mt nv baby threw myself out OF state room
window. As the water closed ABOVE my heao
nrovca far NV baby. l have never seen it since.
+ Ioannnt swim. and when 1 threw myself into tho
wafer had 10 life-preserver l simply trusted 10
Prevalence and rs far as ! myself am concerned
did NOT trust in vain Whether my baby IS lost or no
cannot sov but hope that Providence which pre-
oorve6 me- has also preserved my child. When
rose 70 the surface after my first plunge saw
close by me a woman ciDgng to n life-preserVver'
As il WAS within easy reach also caugnC hoiu VI lI
She boweyer, seeing that 1 was endangerlnR her
chances of escape. struck ms violently severai
times, and was obliged to let 90. as went doWn
arain she kicked mo in the breast, but when lcnme
nm again was once more within reacn OF Jne lie,
preseryer. Again | clutched at ", anu ths t,me 4
obtained q moro tenacious hold. ole couiu ii c noe
shake me off and, in order to prevent us OOtn from
sinking she caught hold OF the anchor cbain' 10
th;a my new companion held on until we were res
cued and taken on board the ydGn1 OF yaeS hw the he
flames in which the anchor cham was frequently
enseGpcd' ME%% o. r..cued vos ncrfectlv exhausted.
and nv mind was tortured by the Thought that my
little one might DO drowned or worse perhaps, Dc
burned to death. sntitred an undescriDaols mem
tai anguish, but still was sufficiently rcc0liected
TO request to be taken to the residence OF my nus
bands uncle, DIR. Steincrt. who is the police sur,
gcOn at Harlem. There. Of course, J. was well cared
VnQ
return home, l am IN hopes yet that my DaDy ID
saved.
"If women could swim" she continued, "I am
sure thcy would be moro courageous than men.
The cOwards for tho most OF them were nothing
slse took possession OF the greater portion OF the
ife-preseTvers and left tho women and children |
Standing helpless ON the deck had hoped to have |
Ieen comfortably settled in the country now in |
tead OF being here ID terrible suspense regarding
o spend the Summer and escape the heat OF the |
n.y. Baby sick, aud was afraid 1t would |
uccumb to the unusual heat We are experiencing |
II the city,"
At tins juncture friend OF the family entered |
he rOom and ntlmated that he had some nforma-
ion concerning the child.
:" You may as well tell mo the worst. George"
hid Mrs. Gray. "ls 1t deadp
cannot say" replied tho young man. baby
rs been found with gold pms IN the front and back
DrtiOn of its dress"
" That's my baby" exclaimed Mrs. Gray, and once
ore fell into fit of weeping.
Before she recovered the yonng man. who had eYi.
'ntly come for the purpose Of breaking tho sad
departed. When Mrs Gray had suill-
emily recovered TO cOntlnue the conversation, sho
id:
'' Ny husband has been ont all day trying 10 find
e body, but yet he has been nnsncceSsfil. lie
$ now gone 10 Kandalfs Island. Oh, hope It's
fc y
Hero Mrs. Gray carefully glanced over an evcn-
Y paper lying beside her. Suddenly she threw It |
,m her. and bufylng her face IN her hunds she
am sODbed violently. This time all efforts 10
)the her were frutlcs. Que Of her friends picked
tie paper and discovered that the cause 0f tins
lei Was brief acr0nnt OF the Identification OF
I infant at the MOTgur by her husband.