Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-02-06
Correspondence of the Gazette.
MATCHES. Mss. Jan. l6. 1916.


the Ohlo, vas sIaw and tedious, bui pre-
scented snm- very st king and be1ntdu
VIEWS. passed MANY iltntishing ~n'
SITUATED uppn ITS Banks ~ Indiana, KIN
lucky and II inos in my further pIogirs $:
Down the river, but find nc remark sleci
F.! ally applying to them which has not al
re ,dy teeu M ode ~ my totmer lit : IL
reg ri /, the viii previously en-.
| II was night whru we pass Il he muuti
OF tn Oh, /, and wsrs transit rfd 10 h.
sSr. pinl wat rs of the gre Il iathrr o
Rivers. | rose with III .hrli ST dawn Il
TAX" view of The aver aud exam nr III,
surrounding scenery. IT, was not Difficult
to p reeve that we now, no long il'"t
ed uppn lhe pIaci and beautiful toSom o
ia Belle Reriere," but wsre d shius
along with accelerated speed over tht
boslus aud jurors currents of the Tar iaui'
ed MISS ssippI. The scenery 0f lhst NV
er IS unique and peculiar ard no one h'
has ever nnce s en- il, will suon forget II.
Its raw, jsgg,d and d'lapidated banks
conpos, % the most triable aIuvIs
earth, W ieh is constantly welding 10 thu
action of the river; The foam and diff
eve,y where floating upon its surface; It's
turbid and dangerous mass OF sweeping
waters; lis irregular shores its pniutS
and bends give an aspect to that mighty
torrent such as Is possessed by n OH I
river IN the world.
Alb Ut 10 miles South OF the junction,
we came in view Of New Msdrld, 10 the
South Eastern corner Of the State of Mis-.
sour; a place remarkable for its roman.
tic origin in The times of the Spanish re.
gin aud memorable for the terrible earth
quakts which il endured ih 1911 and
lSl2. A writer familiar wite the details
OF those terrific inciieDis, thus dlscrib. S
them: "These earthquakes were more
severe, than any upon the records of our
part of the continent. The W,sie RI
Country was shaken IN every direction. -
The church yarc of this village, with all
lis sleeping tenants, was pr, cipllaieG INTO
the river. The trees dashed together wrre
thrown Gown or bent IN every d,fer;ion.
The earth burst, IN what were called sand
blows. Earth sand aud water were
thrown up,o great heights in the air. -
The river was damned up and flowed
backwards. Birds descend, d from The
AIR aud took sh Ter IN the bosoms If peo
Pile, tina. wee passing. The who'll coun-
try was inundated. A great number Of
boats pass NJ 10 the rver, were sunk -
Que or Two, that we're LISTENED to Islands
Were sunk with The islands. The couu-
try was tut spars,ly peopled and most
OF the buildings. fortunately were cabins
or OF logs; aud II was from these Gil cum
stances, tnat but fey Peep e perished.-
No country can recount history of ea'th-
qnakes attend. with more terrific CIR
cuinstances OF commot on in all the -le.
ments and Threatening more exterminat.
ing war with man aud with nature, than
tns. The thriving country about this
village Was des lated anj as the earth
qaakes continued in gentle shocks. AMI
have not ceased even t, this tine, there
seemed TO be good reasons Tor abandoning
the country. The people are becoming
more assured with resp CT to the future
and are returning 10 tie Country again
This latter remark, is indeed true, the
people have returned, the houses arc re-
built AID Population is now as active and
as busy IN the pursuit of wealth upon its
surface, and as unconscious of danger as
those who plant their vines and cultivate
tnelr oil We at the lout Of The burning crater
Of Vesuv,us.
In our progress down the river we met
FRI quent IN MORALS OF those shocking &C
cuircnces which gave so much Just cause
If alarm sud compliant to the travelling
Publlr Oh the Mississippi. Acc'drnls there
the river, bu, in u ne cases OF ten, il JUDI
: iously INV s,iga,rd, they would b. traced
tn the want Of skill or t. the reck rssness
If tie pl is and others having The charg.
and control of the boats. We passed ih.
wreck # III. st. Chailrs winch sirurk
up n a snag and snnk-the wreck Of thu
Belle Of CIhikesv H., sunk by the Louisi
ana, and 30 or 40 lives lost. At Smith.
land we took on some p ssengtrs Gom
tie john OFalloG wh.ch had be, sunk
by the Empress. All these disasters nave
occurred within the last .wo weeks aud
It IS doubtful whether they have be
deemed worthy even of pass ny notice
in the pub &c journals. We met the
Empress fresh from the scenr Of her col.
llslon and tl'alng as ma officially along
as if she haI pe'furm d some achieve
nent worthy Of her imperial prowess.-
hell in with MIR. r. formerly oil Vrr.
sina aud nav reslding in the Suulh whu
wcuptd btih IN the s,m STATE room
Win tnc lament d PEGRAM on bo,rd ol
lne Lucy W lk-r, at the me shr was
blown up. His &C ,unt Of u at catAstro-
phe in all IFS hrartr.DdIng d,ta i was
mr. oil thn most ,hrIl NJ rranyrs II al |
have ever litened to; is own scapr,
after beng severely wounded, fr"m he
burning wreck WAS MIRACULOUS; an ! h
presetvoii,n o. the life OF li,ll gri OF
ten y ars of age, by throwing her upon
The same peice OF timber upon which he
was floating. rs he passed her, struggl NJ
in the waves her d,ess with the ald of
her little arms supporting her above the
water aud she calling in tones of the dep
Est agitation and alarm upon "her blessed
sus to save her" was an event that must
ever BE- the source If the most ruqu te
reflection to his manly and humane bnsum.
The first point at which We stepped
to the State OF Tennessee, and
that but frw moments, was the liltle town