Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06
FROM the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Awful Thrilling Situa.ios,.

MARROW ESCAPE OF 100 PERsoNs-We do
not remeH Der to have heard for long time, the
particulars of a more exciting and hrilng scape
from DEATH by one hundred persons, than oc.
CURED on Munday night July 2lst. We have
mentioned The severe of rain, lightning and
thunder, which occurred on that night. The
steam boat Louis lMcLdne, one of the passenger
,packes ruaning TO Brownvllle, had left the city
that evening her way up. with eighty
spassenges, besides the crew and others. and had
got Within short distance of Wiamsport when
a hurricane struck her broadside, in the middle
of the river. Its force may be appreciated when
we mention that grove of Locust trees twis-
ted off the top, oihars at the centre, and others
fauened with the ground. Catching The boat with
a tremendous force, it Instantly keeled her over !;
but providentaily that place the water was very
shallow, and instead Of capsizing wholly. the
weight of the b at Game down The larboard
guard, which struck The bottom and prevented
her careening over entirely. Let any one ina
zine the horror of The scene The lightning was
flushing on every side, the rain came pouring
down, and The boat laying her sdie, part Of her
forward cabin nearly destroyed, one chimney o..
yerboad, the other on the roof the crowd of pas
sengers who Jumped from their births hurled 10
one side of the CABIN il a mass, the smashing of
every decanter, tumbler, cup. plate, DC. III the
bar and pantry, the crash of the stoves III the cab
in and cock house against the sides, the whizzing
of the steam and revolutions of the engines, the
shri sIireks and cries of the women and childreu,
the hoarse call OF The men, The shouts and orders
of the officers. all raising together as If III contest
with the wild tempest it rushed by. the light
ming rs il glared, and the rain as it fell, aud we
snay form some conception of the awiulness OF the
occurrence. II is frighiul to think of
TIE boat soou righied, and the officers were
enabled to get her to Brownsville. The captain,
E.. Benne., was in the Pilot house at the time,and
acted with heroic prompness. One of the engi-
-neers, we are Informed, fled from his post, but
ahe other stood firm, aud by gieat exertlon stop
I ned the engine he was at, aud then managed TO
get to the other and stop II use. When the cook
stoye was thrown against the side, The fire was
tbrowa out but fortunately the cook house beng
on the guard under waer,he fire was extIngulsh-
ed had il been on the upper side. very probably,
in The confusion, the boat would have takcD fire.
That the boilers did not roll from their places o.
werboard is almost miracle.
None of the passengers were very much injur-
ed, though many of them were some brused.-I
A number Of Pittsburgers were board. The
greatest anxiety vas manifested on the arrival OF
the McLane at Brownsville to hear from the Con-
sui as it was fea red she had been cnught and be-
ing a weaker boat than the McLdne, would have
been wrecked. She escaped however. The
McLane is so much injured, it is though, several
weeks will be required to repair her: meanwhile
the Adelaide has taken her place in the line.
"Let US employ youth that The very old I
aye, which will deprive us of attention from the
ewes of the women. shall enable US TO replace !
what we have lost with something better, from lie
=. -. q IN man.