Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-28
A SAD STORY.
Attesaing Ciresnstaaess OF the
Drewning OF Miss Jennie wares,
OF Hsmpton, q Moath Ags,

Attending Cireunstaness OF the
Drewning OF Miss Jennie wares,
OF Hampton, Meash Ago.
The Geneseo Ness has harmed some
additional details attending the death of
Miss Jennie Warren. Of Hampton. II
says:
A peculiarly sad story comes to us from
over north Of Rock river. An aged eoa
pie over there, who by the way are not
blessed with q great sbund lnce of this
worlds goods. had raised q grandchild
whose mother. their daughter, had died
when the child was born. They loved
the babe ss one Of their ow, and care
fully reared her. working hard 10 keep
her clothed and educate her. The child
grew mp to be . remarkably handsome
youpg woman. Her grandparents were
very old and in very moderate circum-
stances. consequently the you ig lady was
necess srily denied many of he Injuries
enjoyed BY other girls OF her acouain-
lance whose parents were IN better cir
cuustsncts financially. Living near the
river. and watching other young people
enjoying themselves on the lie, skating,
playing games, etc. she longei for a pair
Of skates that she might 10 o them IN
frolic. She knew her grandparents
could not afford to buy her The skates
so she wrote to her brotter in Dako-
"a imploring him to send her a pair
The brother. thinking to max, his sister
happy, sent her pair Of hands 9me skates
The young lady could hardly wsit to get
upon the ice and try them Her grand
parents. fearing that some harm might
oefan her. begged her TO be careful and
not go out too far on the ice. One day
recently, accompanied by q WONG man to
whom she wss 20 have been n arried in a
short time, aud his sister, she went down
70 the river TO learn to skate. The young
man after putting the ladies' skates on
put his own on, and he and bic sister took
the young lady by either hand and started
out toward the middle OF the river. The
young lady, remembering her grand,
parents warning. remonstra,ed against
adventuring too far out. The couple &C
compaDying her only laughed. and the
young man. Ioss isfy her that the ice would
bear them up. Jumped upon il. He Int
upon IL the second time when down went
the ice. carrying with it the three
young people. The Young man helped
bis sister to the edge of the Ice. and she
got safely out. In the mes ntime the
young lady had grabbed her fancee
around the neck and both went down
They came up again and sti she held
on. With an almost superhuman effort
ths young man reached the Ice; but 10
that effort he Internationally caused the
young lady TO loosen her hold, and down
she went never TO rise again alive The
young man would have jumped in again
bad not his sister restrained bia.
Quickly giving an alarm, crowds gath
cred at the place, and at once began 10
make efforts 10 find the bOdy. but with
out avail. The grandparents are almost
crazed by the sad event. ard censure
themselves for allowing her to 60 upon
the ice. The brother blsmes Himself for
/ sending her the skates. and the young
/ man whom she wss about TO n airy 10 al
most insane. He says that be knows
that the last thought that shot through
her mind 80 she went down for the last
! time was that he had forsaken her Il Is
indeed sad occurrence