The banner-enterprise., 1883-05-24
Divided by Death.

sANSA W 0Soeh'
We copy from the New York
Sun of Saturday the following
account of the death of .drs. Ida
Main, whose death resulted from
the burning of the steamer Gran
ite State last Friday morning:
inst AS the purser stepped from
the gang plank to the pier the
hawsels parted-whether they
were burned or cut no one knows
and the boat, now blazing from
bow to stern, swung out into the
stream. The crowd watching it
gave a shout Of horror when they
saw on the upper deck a man
ard woman standing and wildly
waving their hands as if asking
for help. They were recognized
as Clifford L. Main, of this city.
and his bride. Both were clad
IN their night dresses. Mrs. Main
seized her husband by the arm
and pointed to the water, as if
urging him to jump. He shook
his head, and rushing to the edge
OF the deck shouted out, 'For
Gods sake do something to save
u.s. Half a dozen small boats
pulled out from the shore, and a
hundred voices called ont to the
couple to jump. As the boats
drew near the wife threw her
arms about her husbands neck,
and, after long embrace, they
leapcd into the river hand in hand.
When they rose to the surface
Main had his arm about his wife's
waist. They sank again, and
then only Mr.. Main arose. Two
boats were close at hand, and
Mr.. Main was lifted in one of
them and brought to shore.
Clifford ID. Main was married
to Miss Ida S. Mead on Wednes-
day night last. He is a young
man, conspicuous to local mill
tary circles, and one of the most
popular young men in the city.
His bride was young lady of
many accomplishments, scarcely
20 years old, and of striking
beauty. On Wednesday night,
after the marriage ceremony, they
were escorted by merry party
of friends to the steamboat leav
ing this city for New York
Thursday they spent in New
York, in the evening taking the
Granite State for Hartford, where
both have relatives, and where a
week was to have been spent.
Mr.. Main came to this city with
his wife, s remains on the 81 Shore
Line express to night. He is
completely prostroted, and ply
sicians say to night that brain
fever is imminent. He remem-
bcrs only that he was awakened
by moans from his wife, who lay
by his side, half stihed by the
smoke which was pouring in
dense volumes into the state room.
FLAMES were shooting up from |
below, opposite my window he
said. Search for life preservers
was fruitless, and, in desperation,
| was obliged to rush with my
wife into the dark saloon and |
out toward the wheelhousc. As |
we ran forward | saw nobody, |
but agonizing screams from the
lower deck reached my ears. | |
could not stop to investigate.
Outside the saloon, | shouted to
attract attention from shore, but
the effort was as unavailing as
was renewed search for life
preservers. Tho flames were
leaping rapidly toward us, and Ida
me to jump overheard.
'We shall be burned to death
here she said, 'and it is easier to
drown if we have to die. Let us
die together and die quickly
We jumped into the water clasped
in one another's arms. Twice
we went down, and faintncss
was coming over me, when some
heavy timber fell from the steam
cr down into the water right
between us, knocking her from
my arms. | do not remember
any more unit! l was rescued,