The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-01
SWALLOWED UP
~ THE HUNsRY MAw OF TIE SEA.
Sad Fate or a Watching Party on Lone
leland SOund-Ths Weasel CaDSIsss
and OBIy Two ESeSpe-GFaph.
10 story OF Ihe WEeok.

3, NJ, BsDjamin's silk importing house,
No. 20 and 22 Green street,
VIM, seSly, sgsd "A, errapd boy in the
same house,
Herman Eddy, agsd 20, book. keeper
in shipping office No. 8, Bowling Green.
VIM, Edmondsou, aged IS, Shipping
broker.
Mis- Fannie Campbell, residence West
Tenth street,
Those who escaped were; NJ, Tompkins,
sailing master, Brooklyn.
". X, Palmer, salesman.
Mr.. Palmer gives the following account
oi the disaster: Before II began to blow
little preliminary shower OF rain fell.
Alter the rain had fallen the wind sudden
ly spIaDg up on the atarboaTd quarter, and
In fash It shifted from north 70 west and
came down on US with full force,
LIFTING THE YACHT CLRAR OUT OF FHE
WATER
and beating the sea into milk white
foam. Ihad been telling Miss Campbell
In case Of an accident to keep by my
side, butnot To choke me. am good
swimmer, The frst burst OF the squall
came like roaring cannon, and 1t was
impossible for one 10 hear his own voice.
The eight ol the sea was simply appalling.
II seemed TO change from water into iroth
and foam, II was blown into aheets, and
q cataract oi epray and foam rolled up
against the yacht like breakers. On lhe
lee shore mighty gust OF wind awepl our
trembling yacht down into the rough Bea,
and Tor moment
ALL sRRMEp LOST,
Wave after wave rolled over US, Miss
Campbell, who had hold OF my arm when
ths boat dashed upon her beams end, lost
her grip, and down she went in the boil.
log water She was near sighted, and
having lost her glasses when the wird
frat stuck us she seemed hewildersd, s'd
suppose abe could not see Cne oil us ' hO
might have been near her. We were i
thrown together In heap at first, Thin
w0 separated. In few minutes Il =
yacht settled down, but did not sink at
once. A superhnman strength seen cd tl
come 10 me, and seeing Miss Campbell
floating near me, caught her around the
waist and shoulders aud lifted her body
clear out Of the water TO the boom, where
she Cung for moment, perhaps, Then
the boat sAuk down out ol sight and we
were oil sdoat, with
AsECoND GALE BLOWING uP,
with heavy thunder, The yawl was
aloat, but was bottom up, aud SVEN Tor
her with Mics Campbell on my back. l
put my hands on the little vessel for cup.
Fort, but 1t soon went down, a' II tws
attached to the yacht by long line.
When 1t sabk went under the wR'eT
few feet, and Mrs Campbell let e. her
hold. thought l could keep her Il at,
but at this critical moment terrific show.
or Of hail began to fall. The 10y sptcks
dashed into my face until cnnld not see
3 foot before me. heard Edmondson
calling for an oar l looked around for
one, but there was nothing OF the kind
Raoat. While ! was looking, johnson
aud Edmondson went down without 0
cry. Meanwhile Miss Oamphsll was lying
on her back, being supported by her
clothing. could not see her, but could
hear her moan and cry out,
ton LORD, HELP Me-"
and then her voice would die away. l
searched In the darkness and hail for the
poor girl, but could not Rnd her. Finally
something dashed agsinst me.- 1t was an
Ice box. got hold OF It, aud, as l was
fairly rested on 1t, looked over, and In
the gloom / saw the face Of Sealey, the boy,
oil pale and ghastly. saw his blaCkened
lips open, but not word he said reached
me. II might have been prayer, as he
disappeared instantly. saw Miss Camp.
bell on wave about twenty rods away.
pushed away from the Ice box and struck
out for her, but when ! reached her and
called her by name her eyes we're protru.
ding from her head, and her face was dis.
colored and very ghastly. Itappalled me.
She was dead, and as cold as the Ice that
WAS falling with the rain. By this time
| was
60 SuMB GOULD HARDLY SWIM,
but managed to get back to the Ice box,
where saw the Sailing Master coming
towards me. He asked what was Bup.
porting me, and told him, and he swan
forward; but when we we're both on II II
was impossible to keep from going under.
The hail was something fearful. II 10 no
exaggeration 10 say that some pieces !
seemed as large as pigeons eggs. While
we were on the box, we heard q cry, and
then saw Eddy. He was floating on q
hatch, and he cried, "Ain't this Awiull'
He begged me 10 help him TO get of his
clothes. l tried, but my own clothing
had gotten loose at the vsitt, my belt
came OF and my trousers were hanging
around my heels, 80 that II was impossible
IN reach him. Soon after this
l9sT coNCioUsSEss,
but TompkinS held mo 70 The boz, and
when I came 10 my senses was on board
the schooner Senator, Captain Ramsey,
from Maine. They had picked Us up as an.
other terrific squel was coming, and they
rolled me on barrel ior half an hour,
they said, before came 10 life. The Cap.
tain ran great risk In sending boat for
us. The crew did not see Us, but were
Guided 10 us by the cries Of T0mpkinB,
who hailed the schooner and saved my
lie. should say that Just before lost
consciousness We saw the tug hall or three.
uuatlers Of a mile away, u they did mot
lear u.s. at least they paid no attention 10
ont cries, aud they steamed away east.
ward. We lost everything we had.