The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-30
A Brides Sudden Leap from q Ferry.
Boat.

As the little siXteen-foot ferry-boat showed
ont from the West-Falls-ayenue ferry last
evening lust after O'Clock, filled with It's
usual load of blue-bloused workmen, with
their little dinner-kettles in their hands
and bound for their homes on Federal Hill
il was noticed that party OF threc-two
men and one young girl-arrayed in holi'
day attire, were among the passengers
The ferry, as Is well known, plies from
CITY Dock to the foot OF Hughes street, al
Federal Hill. Charlie Miller was in com
mand Of the little craft. The two men OF
the party Of three were attired in fashions
BILE black. The girl, who was quite young
and prepossessing, was dressed in white
and she wore several handsome ornaments
of jewelry. The.air, bearing. conduct, and
clothes of one OF the men and the lady told
that they were anewly-marrid couple, bride
and groom. Many knowing winks passed
among the passengers, and it was Whisper
ed smilnglyfrom one to another, "Just mar
ried and on their bridal tour" There was
not that happy smile and confident look OF
the lady that indicated happy bride, and
the unsentimental blue blouses whispered
,ndertheir breath, "Sad at leaving home"
This merriment of the ungallant continued
at the chagrin OF the party OF three until
where, without any premonition, the fair
bride stood up and leaped into the water
She uttered no cry as she jumped. Imme-
diately the man who had been supposed TO
be the husband removed his coat and
threw off his hat and jumped in after his
bride. Nor did any cry escape his lips
rs he sought TO rescue his wife or
to die with her. He grabbed her
in his arms, and together they sank.
The ferryman gave powerful stroke
with his oar to turn the boat, so as
10 rescue the pair, when his oar snapped
short. The force of the stroke drove the
batteau farther away from the drowning.
AT the same time as the ferry-boat left the
City dock, Captain Thomas Z. Mariner had
left Hughes street in his boat. As the leap
had been made near the middle OF the
river, Captain Mariner was near when it
was made. Seeing that some one was
overheard, he fastened to where they had
sunk. AS he approached he saw the
woman's hand above the water. Reaching
down, the Captain, who is lame and about
seventy years OF age, grabbed the hand and
pulled the woman up. AS he got her TO
the surface he noticed that the man was
clinging to her with both his arms around
her waist. Ordering him TO let go and
grab the SIDE OF the boat, he Hltc0 inc WO-
man in. The man then, with assistance.
clambered in. During all this time no word
or sound had been uttered by the two over
board. After Captain Mariner had the two
safe in his boat, he rowed towards the
lady's hat, which was floating some little
distance away. As he rowed towards it
the third one of the party, who had been in
the mean time landed at the Hughes-street
wharf, hallooed out, "Bring them over
here, you old rascal" The hat was Sc
cured, and the Captain Immediately rowed
over to Hughes street. When he landed
the rescued, the three at once began to talk
10 each other in the italian language, and
for the first time it was noticed that the
party were Italians. As soon as landed
they started of around back Of the hill
without stopping to say "Thank you" to
the Captain, who had rescued them. They
gave no name, and no one knew them;
hence it Is impossible to identify them.
They were believed TO have been Italians,
married yesterday morning at st. Leo's
Baltimore american, goth.