Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-08-08
in, and had the pump worked to show
how slowly it could be tout, and the

how slowly IL could De put out, and the
precarious nature of their situation.
He ran down half frantic to the cab
lin, acquainted his fellow passengers
lof their dilemma in which they were
and craved their counsel in the spremi-
SEES. They knew Of only one way to
be saved: -Thcy were only fifty miles
from Galveston-they were two hun
ldred and fifty from the Balize--unless
the captain steered for Galveston
they must inevitably perish! Major
lSimms would give all he had-fiye
hundred dollars-if the captain would
do this. He could not afford to drown
and leave his wife in Jasper county,
a wilder. He prayed and besought
the captain to steer for Galveston; but
it was Of no use-his course he would
not alier. There was nothing then
left for Major Simms but to protest;
ard protest he did in the words and
figures following. 1t was written at
his instance by Mr.. C.
/" AT SEA-latitude and longitude
unknown.
"BE 1T REMEMBERED, by this
public instrument Of protest, That on
this 10th Of June, 1916, at hercquest
of w. II. Simmons, of Jasper county,
State of Georgia. and also at the re-
quest Of the undersigned, /, Charles
Bowskin, Notary Public. duly COM
missioned and sworn in and for the
sea at large; did proceed to the wheel
house of the steamer Fashion, then
bound from the port Of Brszos st. Ja-
go to the city of New Orleans, and did
most solemnly state to the captain
thereof that by error Of the pilot the
boat had refrigerated eighty miles last
might. ed, that the said steamer is
continually gaining from five to ten
miles per hour. and is sinking as fast
as the nature Of the case permits
Further, That the engineer had public
ly proclaimed his intention to blow up
the boat. Wherefore, at the request
aforesaid. 1. the said notary. did de-
mand OF the said captain Fullerton,
who commanded said steamer, TO
make for the port of Galveston, which
is only sixty miles distant, as many Of
the passengers say, whereas New Or
leans is $50 miles distant. Whereup.
on, the said captain premptorilly re-
fused to do the same. Wherein, ],
the said notary, at the said request, do
make this protest, and hold accounta-
Bile for all damages, cost of exchange
lin case we. are taken prisoners) and
for all responsibility to our wives and
children.
| This done and protested in presence
of Messrs. Fou and Mulet.
| Signed,
s. SIMMs and passengers,
CHAs. BowsKIN, Not. Pub.
certify that notice Of this protest
was legally given to all parties con-
cerned, by enclosing copies thereof in
two bottle Dramatically sealed, and
throwing them into the sea according
TO law.
CHAs. BowsKIN, N. p.
When it was written, he went up to
the captain,th protest in one hand, the
five hundred dollars in the other, offer
ing him either horn OF the dilemma
The captain I'D his eyes; he did
not want his money. he had twenty
thousand dollars on board; and to show
him how little he cared for his life or
his money, he would order the engi-
neer to blow up the id boat
Engineer said he in loud and pas.
sionatc voice. AYE, aye, sir said the
engineer. Engineer, said he, making
ut the same time sign which the en-
gineer well understood, blow up the
lid boat!'
Major Simms whirled with fear, but
spoke not. The engineer suddenly
turned the cock of the scape pipe, and
hur-ur-ur flew the steam. The Major
dashed to the stern of the boat, was
hardly prevented from jumping over
by one of the passengers, who fearing
such catastrophe, watched his move
menss. But we cannot follow him
through all the unmerciful savings
which was kept up till he arrived at
Mobile. The next one was that the
captain was p;rate-that in that way
he made his thirty thousand dollars
that instead Of taking them to New Or
leans, he was taking them TO the Isle
of Pines, where he would have them
all murdered.
:. Believing this. he proposed that
they (the passeBgers) should kill the
captain and escape in the long-boat.-