Daily Republican., 1882-08-30
ARAl11n,ore Sen hnttNn.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 AS the little
g. s'xteen-toot ferry. boat showed out from
the West Falls venue ferry, last even.
ing, just after six O'Clock, filled with
its usual load of blue bloused work
men, with their little dinner-kettles in
their hands, and bound for their homes
on Federal Hill, it was noticed that
party of three, two men and one young
girl, arrayed in holiday attire, were a
mong the passengers. The ferry, as Is
well known, plies from City Dock to the
foot of Hughes street at Federal Hill.
Charlie Miller was in command of the
little craft. The two men of the party
of three wore atCired in fashionable
black. The girl, who was quite young
and preposseBsing, was dressed in white
and she wore several handsome orna-
1nents of jewelry. The air, bearing,
conduct andclothesot one of the men and
the lady told that they were a newly
married couple, bride and groom.
Many knowing winks passed among the
passengers, and it was whispered smii-
ingly from one to another, Gust mar
r!r! aud on their bridal tour" There
~as not that happy smile aud confident
look Of the lady that indicated happy
bride, and the unaentimental blue
blouses whispered unde their breath,
"Sad at leaving home" This me ri
ment of the ungalIant continued at the
Chargin of the party of three until the
boat WAS near the middle of tbe Basin,
where, without any premonttion, the
fair bride stood up and leaped into the
water She uttered no cry as hejump.
ed. Immediately the man who had
been supposed to be the husband re-
moved his coat and threw off his hat
and jumped il after his bride. Nor did
any cry escaped his lips as he sought to
rescue Ills wife or to die with her.
He grabbed her in his arms, and TO-
gether they sank. The ferryman gave
a powerful stroke with his oar to turn
the boat, SO as to 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 left the City Dock,
Captain Thomas P. Mariner bad 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 hastened to where
saw the woman's hand above the wat
or. Reaching down, the captain, who
is lame and about seventy years Of age,
grabbed the hand and pulled the wo.
man 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 60 and
grab the side of the boat, he lifted the
woman in. The man then, with as
sistance, Clambered in. During all
this time no word or sound had been
uttered by the two overheard. After
Captain Mariner had the two safe in
his boat he rowed toward the lady's
hat, which was floating some little dis
tance away. As he rowed towards it
the third one of tho party, who had
been in the meantime landed at the
Hughes street wharf, hallooed out,
Bring them over here, you old rascal. "
The hat was secured, and the captain
Iowed over to Hughes
street. When he landed the rescued,
the three at once began to talk to each
other in the Italian language, and for
the first time it was noticed that the
party were Italians. As soon as land
ed they started off 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 Church.