Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

A letter from Waterford, contains the following melancholy account: "Thursday morning the following accident happened at Newton-strand: Two fine young women (Miss Murphy and Miss Power) in company with several other females, bathing in the river at the above place, had ventured rather too far, when the tide being on the turn going out, they were carried beyond their depth: the cries of the other females alarmed a small boy who was near the place. He hastened to the spot, and seeing their melancholy situation, immediately plunged to their assistance; but, we are sorry to state, his humane endeavours proved fruitless, as Miss Murphy sunk before he could reach her: he, however, was enabled to convey Miss Power to the shore, where she remained nearly half an hour without any visible signs of life; she then began to show some symptoms of returning animation, and in a short time was so far recovered as to be able to speak; her first enquiry was about her ill fated companion, and being informed that she was safe, she seemed perfectly at ease. A sedan chair was then provided, in which she was conveyed home and put to bed, where she continued very easy till about three o'clock, when she made another inquiry after her companion: the person who attended her was so rash as to inform her of her lamentable fate, from which moment she appeared bereft of sense: shortly after she was seized with strong convulsions, and about five o'clock expired."

Lon. pap.