Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-02
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ltsiE iAa; thcse -ar.-s-. or ssh,-eis o.! high re
ga. sapru,r.5 s]ar..s,.. ~ ;ha cif-u.astancrs Of
esr VOYAGE. viii mcoi. ua a. part w.ihias usaa. Mad
Reception Bot 70 wa not car allotment 10 pass Ia
whole 81 our TINE al ga 90 easy pleasure. AM iran
puii roegC lions. On the IS ! " the Fourth month,
ltapri) vhsn we were aboui ffy rsi'os soGlh .: Sas.
snnah. Ne urrv o~verahei. hy n IL Irial storm. A-u;
SeaI o'clock ~ the evening. Ne observed syne !aIS
cloGis over the ho7i. vi. AMI samin-rI.k. lisa.a.nS
P'syi"" O. the Worth AID Wee; s1l tn m,n sVl
al srSafd' rse o. : 5'O1d n I co,or. For some !,a~
we Imagined that the clouds were rr7dua.!y disycr,.rE.
ant we hoped that TIC electric faid which wa. mach
if'1-ei through tho utm0s4herc. would uT,rl "a only
= succession OF b,la'ics % si.nirc. Bat after about
two h'afS hli q apsoj. thcse hspos were aunhi!1tsd.
The clouds mot over our head. aaI yclod The moon
m deep darkness; the rain poured down IN iofrrni~,
;i" ship flew before the wind; aud avyIsl aasl-. ol
''rScd lightning. with i1Uhiss Immediately follow.
ils. gave ample PcrL. lha; The wean1ns OF heavens
Artillery were n'gh a. klnd; even u, our Joars
Never before bad Ne Witnessed such a war % us
elements; hu, oussulful captal "a had lorsccn olr t-onh.
les ana our "eli-prcpafed ship. with her smallest a
=ount Of canvas, novcd aloas steadily. The dis.h.r
ScS at Lightning. however. AMI crashes Of thunder
became more All more irem nous, when suId.nl,
the ' sci T c ciyed a terrible shock. Almost all ia
sailor. were knocked down. and as sovn Us they cou!
hnl ihcir feet, rushed INTO the cabin for ssfr,y; ou,
was dragged IN. lightning struck. whether 10 live o
de. We knew not. The captain himself received
stroke which len black traces on ais legs. Either
'.aElg rope, or The appearance OF II in electric huiI
Ma seen falling on the deck; u ,iolen, smell ofsul
Phgr oSsaiied e.; both the upper and lower cabin
were h!!ed with smoke. aGd il was the general belize
> anu cry, that ute sh'p was on Ere. 4; the same tan
'he COOK rla Iuis the cabin. AMI told Us Ihu the hol,
ct The siip('of We wcro IN blilasil was Cling rapid
E y With water. Although our large company va
p7es'rvej ia a good measure OF quieines-. No csal
no lp'ger conceal from ourselves that ~, no., wer
m circumstances o'ey ssne dlngor. Bat beyond ihi
e'i"''. We were not permitted 10 pls,. The shi
was searched. aud 10 ERE Wa i scoy-sel. IN. watr
M ise hold was iuunl 20 have flowed only from an
"ot'hw'v; the sulpIurous smell and SIN Ike graduaIl
'aHi7Hcl;'he storm. after raging fs abb u un hon
ITapiiiy s%uhs,dej; the ssy brcaug clear. the mlan r
- g"in't hs' as'eiii'Iry; nlr y3pr stricken a.iiJrs b.
j. gan 10 recaveriuaf We were iyG IN qnirt g.,..,s.
OF oursoiycs-lsIy and mind unauri. The nr4i NOR
j. lng We Sooa dcisrted the effects of ih7 lshmfug-
The sa is "crc pierced with hries, sour boxes wei
l. demolished, a considerable piece Of timber was 10,
G. csd ""i Of The deck. tIc uaiuln--i was C-lrE,d. ar
mrIni"p gallant uuj ro.al y.IIs sliv5-,d. Sure.
. we bal cause fr humble thank.rucr, 10 ile Cod
nature and of grace; iho Controller 81 storms "a.
= '.uHIesSol,s and III, Preserycr VI men.