Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-25

IIlH BIS oAl IN H., IDlD'
Acurc5goa1oat has sgtt Us t.a lo.0wut cap.
ital story, over winch we have a04tej unn. our
sides ache
We had pleasant tip from
New Orleans, 10 Cucnua.I, and bad ssar,e.,
landed al the latter place, aueu the oa,. OF ,,.a
tic steamer for up tie rWer sounded. GA.
party ia RE on boaId aud Quad Ito au.I.g.ga
craft already crowded; but as sc never expect
yeiy good accommodations on mat puU s.. We
river, aud no other opportunity UiieroJ igf cav
ng soon, we concluded 10 remain. Upon look.
ug around, 10 SIC wnrt chance there was i.r a.
mls,mcut on on, trip from ny fellow plsseug rs,
was arlcuarJ s,tuck Wnla oppealaacu OF
Az Cherry ady, VINO suemed very uI al case. 49,
Every u,ne steam was allowed to escape from
lie boiler, sac Appeared 10 fancy It The prelude to
a grand explosion, ana was evidently III state
II CONTINUED excitement. AS ,hb Is t. be my
lcroue / may as well attempt to decrlbe her, al.
one OF the laliest women ever saw, bat tue et
feet Of eight was taken away by her Immense
breadth. ohe was one Of Mcdonald IiaIke's
style OF Deautles with waist Ike cotton b5p,
uad foot Ike a founder. Never DID / ste
such moving mass OF flesh circulated by apgt.
ucoa On sue was ue,y Id,. pon iuquir,. /
| earned hat sue had teen IA passenger Oh the
jeambom +, at tic lme II was burned, d
! -w yeas before, and narrowly es aped win her
| HE. On y few weeas had elapsed since the
catastrophe tue Ben. eherrodby which scores
| OF hapiras morais were hurried INTO eternity
Trough the combined agency Of fire and water.
sNhat wonder that The woman was alarmed al the
prospect Of asteamboat voyage
After we left the landing, lie principal topic
Of conversation among the passengers was the
numerous accidents wuch had lately happened.
Nearly every person was equipped With a life
preserve, and some were 50 CAUTIOUS as 10 uanQ
them up IN their berths hHed win an aud ready
for use 1t d moments warning. Nuht came
! al were suugy eusconced u the buuas, wucu
there arc the cy OF ire iue wood on zoe
bow OF the Doa had caugnt fire, aau vas baz
ug iierceIy up SHINING thIougn the gt., doc q,
me soca hail aud Inc cabin windows uaul jh4
whole boat seemed eayeoped ia a sheet Of aluc
Ia an instant all was co Ius.ou and alarm. Pas
sengers ,um0ed out OF their beHhs ana over unt
another; some graspeu taclr pros.ncIs, some
ran for their baggag., >one tluir wt 8 e
Wise oIG> hCih iuiIl' ~ 'At mus VI WIS u b"
bub, ne do5rs Of lie iades cabu flew wde opcl
ana oui bust cur iat laJ!, dressed 10 whie, he
face a map whereon terror WIS draw n a.
It's shapes, aad around lef Nais,a aIse siIe fIe
server, NOT Inflated. SEEING tins b he .Ir"
N.tn Dsu aanls. sic rushed t ON one u aHctd
er exciaIming Bloc ae pp bi0w me up +! TO
Gods sake CiOw me up will nobody eioie N
up!! Had The cd lady eXpoded, must nay
done as dll--ro.l on tnc h9orIa ait q ex 70
gusAab.e laughter, with ha.t tie witnesses OF II
, sceae Tor my companions. The boat vas SOP
:, ped, the Ire got uner, and tae icas aiihcdit o.
Grafton, tue tat ady's sDbdued. ie neA a.
we andgd to- her pace of des4pa4-o-, snc
winch time / have never seen her' b1i t4e reco
j ecuou ol the scene has cost me many b; OF u
SIDE acne.
Yours truly, y :