Year: 1860

From the Northern IN - Journal of July 3O


One of the most awful caamities which befell our
community experienced on Saturday last. boat
containing FIVE four and one boy drawn
over the Falls and its helpless occupants to death
speedy it inevitable. Scarcely deeper gloom ever
hung village than has resulted from this heart
rending affair. About the particulars there terrible
brevity From two three accidental witnesses we get
the circumstances of the occurrence.


After little family gathering of females at the house of
B. Primeau, which stands at the foot of Prospect
H and near the bank of the river they all prepared to
cross to the WatertOwn sde common prac-
tce with them, in boat. This about o'clock One
of the ladies, however Mrs 81 through natural timdity
around by way of the oObrdge and thus probably
escaped the calamity Those who entered the boat an
unwiedy fat-bottom, were Mrs. j. j. B. Primeau, with
her little boy four years of age; Mrs. j. j. NJ Prmeau
and her mother, Mrs Beasoe and Miss Louisa Bibeaud
Two of the ladies took the oarsea of them occupied
the stern with the boy the other seated in the bow
current setting towards the dam and falls quite percep
BILE where the boat left the Shore but yet SO strong as
not to be readily breasted with pair of


The precise why the boat the present instance
given to the mercy of the is merely surmise
But 30 it was. As the boat approached the dam the
made rush to the stern of the boat which pressed
low down in the water that, it passing over
caught the brow of the dam and held fast there
One OF the unfOrtunates sprang from the boat Thus light
ened it veered round the current struck it squarey on
the sde upsettng it entirely it passed the DAM and
the poor thrown into the rushing rapids 1t
not but breath from the dam to the falls For second
of the to grasp rock and the little
boy was observed s cngng TO the but these
the last struggles of fe One after the other they pun
ed over the abyss and into the boiling whirlpool below from
which escape is impossible from the grave itself


few minutes suced to gather large crowds of people
upon the suspension bridge and along down the banks of
the river 1t but short time before of the bo
dies observed to leave the whirlpool and lodge upon
rock just below the bridge in the midst of the rapids After
deal of awkward effort to reach it, Mr. B. Wilcox, with


rope around his waist plunged boldly into the stream
few sturdy strokes brought him to the body and the
rounding multitude could not restrain shout of applause
With rope the body pulled to the Shore and found
to be that of Mrs. Joseph j. NJ Prmeau, her beautiful
features still placid the sleep of childhood She
bride but three short weeks before Her age scarcely
seventeen years Towards evening the body of Miss BIZ
baud found in the eddy just below the old Smith fur
mace. On Monday morning the body of Mrs. Beausole
recovered off Whittlesey Point She the wife of
Anthony Beausoleil and mother of Mrs. j. J. NJ Pr-
meau thiryve years of age The body of the little boy
was found near Whittlesey Point Monday He
the Of j. j. B. Primeau, and FIVE of
age About II O'Clock A. M Tuesday the body of Mrs. J.
j. B. Primeau the last of the unfortunate party
covered nearly under the falls She the daughter of
Mr. j. Mailard of Juhelvle aged twentyour years and
highly esteemed throughout the whole circle of her
quaintance.