Year: 1871

beauty or the dead lady excited the strongest feel.
ing or sympathy and pity thar one SO formed 10
charm should have been cut OF IN


THE VERY spRINGTIME OF HER woMANHooD.
None OF her friends were on the wharf when her
body was landed but they arrived soon after and
recognizing the description, went to the police
station OF the First preclnct and there found the
object OF their search The family OF the deceased
reside at IL douglass street, Brooklyn, and are re-
puted 10 be wealthy. As the body OF Mss Jane
Uman could not be given up without q special
order from the Coroner IL was sent on 10 Bellevue
to await his decision.


Twenty minutes later the body OF little GIRL
about SIX n yeas OF age Mas Mas creagnt ashore Inc
iixei and CLASSY; but the expression on tile face
was rather indicative OF fright than OF pam.


HER LIGHT, GOLDEN HAIR


was braided, ana the little hands seemed to have
deavored grasp something IN the struggle against
death; but now she appeared cain and peaceful, as
II her spirit from other world smiled pityngy out
from those dull blue eyes on US unfortunates who are
stu condemned to wander IN THIS vale or tears.
hose Duttoned shoes With a string Oi blue glass
beads on her neck and gold ana blue enamelled
earrings. When the wagon drove up TO convey the
body TO the station the rough hands OF the carter
and bOatmen lifted


THE PooR LITTLE HUMAN WRECK
tendcrly and legretfuliy aud lald her down with
many expressions or sorrow aud sympathy for the
Young NE that had passed away like the gentle
zephyr That on an autumn eve sighs through the
nvuet


The success which mad crowned the labor Of the
searchelS encouraged them 10 greater eXertons.
and in truth they worked with VIII; but IN spite OF



more Of The victims. ana as the evening approached


MANpUiLy srUCk TO THEIR WORK
from early morning. began to drop or one by one,
until at seven O'Clock r. NJ. only one SOLITARY boat
ad above al prs ns The
wearIcd out with their long watching slowly de-
scended from their posts OF vantage, and as tue
shadows OF evening fellthe wharves, which through
the day had teemed with human llle looked now
absolutely deserted. The sense OF loneliness was
heightened by the few ngures That were sparsely





rEERiNG CURioUslY OUT ON THE WATER.
and then shrinking away as II rearing that The wa
ter should rise and enguif them.


At twenty minutes past four r. n. small boat
containing four young men put oil from the White
ryer the better TO watch the progress OF the search
While rowing across the mouth OF South and
Hamilton re ferries inc Young men became conscious
full speed. The attention Of the pilot was doubtless
diverted for the moment white passing the scene OF
Sundays catastrophe and he did not perceive
THE IMMINENT PERIL
In which he was placing the lives Of the four men,
In vain Iney attempted TO get out Of the way BY
threatening TO Jam the boat against the plies On
came the canal boat, and there was no longer .
moment to choose. II the men remained in the
boat they would be Instantly smashed TO DEATH
They saw their danger, and rising just an instant
the river.


AN AGoNIzED CRY
er tv ts Hc verv w sno Wnern yh
dlved out OF sight, and striking the size of the small
boat crushed 4 against the pies Already twenty
boats were pulling ior the spot, for the collision was
seen 10 be inevitable, and almost soon as the men
rose they were gripped and lifted into the boats
which had


ROwED TO THEIR RESCUE.


One OF the police boats shot like all arrow In The
track OF the steamer ana succeeded in saving one
OF the men. Only three OF the men were picked up
10y the Doats anu 1t was supposed that the fourth
had been struck by the passing boat and killed.
However. lt was authOritativciy stated later on in
the evening that the man In question, who was
named James shaw, residing in Catharine street,
after the steamboat had passed. However, 1t was


N. .IIOw ESCAPE,
and the pilot OF the steamboat deserves to be Sc
verely punished for his negligence, which very
nearly deprived four human beings OF llfe. Surely
we have mad more than enough of horrors owing to
carelessness and II men VIII not act with proper
caution they ought TO be punished, and severely.