Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-30
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terrible calamity are furnished by The Nash
Vile Wing ofthe 14tlt inst /
On tuesday last. about g o'clock, d storm
Of rain ann wind, accompanied by heavy
thuD:[rr and lightning passed ovtr This Ct.
". The powder Magazine, southwest Of
Capitol Hill was fred by The lightning aud
exploded with a terrific report. More than
INV houses were demolished in the vie inity
oftlio Magazine, or so much injured as to
be nnft for use. Three persons were IT.
most instantly killed. "a fUllows Mrs.
Marlin. a little daughter of Mrs. Brownlow'
and a Portuguese woman, named Frances.
The following is a list of the wounded as
far as 6ve could ascertain. There are
doubtless others, as many Of the wounded
were taken into other parts Of the city be-
fore the Tist was made out.
Mrs. Parker and daughter, badly;
Mr.. Armstrong
Mrs. Armstrong, arm broken
4 child of MIR. Harrison
Mrs. Shivers and two children
Mr.. Caldwell, dangerously; H.
Mrs. EdmDndson,
Miss. Blake, daughter of N. 0. Blake,
badly cut with glass;
Susan A. Horne, arm badly cat with
glass
Peggy Reese, arm broken
JIr. Murray badly hurt;
A child Of Mrs. Lee, jaw brokeni
Mrs Ray, severely cut. 81
Mr.. Lee, and a negro man ;
Mr.. Di kson, ribs broken and head cut :
Besides the above, there are several
pelstbns slightly injured, among them a
child OF w. i. Bang.and a young lady at
the Female Academy, both being cut by
glass. .s .m staE sta 4 aa
The destruction Of windows is pretty
general throughout the city, and for t"o
miles in the country. al a.t .
Among the houses dest' Dyed, is That oil
M. A. B. ~Shankland, bookseller, and the
escape ofhis family from injury, is almost
miraculous. Indeed It is a wonder that
many more were not killed in the general
sceue Of destruction which for a few mo.
mhnts prevailed in the vicinity ofths e1-
ploded magazine. ma+ #nsz zHot4a
PUBLIC BuIbDtNgs. The Penitentiary,
ve are informed. ia damaged hy b%reakage,
to- the amount of S40O to $500, the una
TIC Asylum, by the same cause, to the a
mount OF S2OOto &30O. 4r s.. .a a
The University, Female Academy, and
nearly nj the Churches, have lost a large
amount of glass. a sa.fa~t##.s a##
There was between 500 aud 600 kegs
ofpowder in the magazine, at the time OF
tho explosion f. r..t sa naat# taa rs fa
Several Of our physicians, and the Mayor
If the city, repaired promptly to the scene
of desolation, and did all in their power to
alleviate the pains Of the sufferers. A
meeting ofthe different divisions ofthe Sons
cf temperance was called last night, to
devise ways end means to render assistance
to the needy sufferers fl aa# f.aaa ~
p. S.-W uride rstau nd that Mr. Cald.
we'll. mentioned above, died Yesterday. .
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DROWNING,
Man is the only animal that browns natrf
rally. lie does SO because he is endowed
with reason, that is to say, with q large
spherical brain with q skull on it, which
rises above his nose. Ifhe falls into deer
water, in spite ofhis great brain he has no
presence Of mind enough to stick his nose
ott and keep il out, as he easily might do
but let's his heavy bead, like q stone, pres
his nose under water. In this position bt
inhales, and fills his chest with water, 81
that be becomes on the whole so mucI
heavier than water rs 10 sink. While til,
lungs are filed with air the body Is ligh'e
than its bulk Of water, and ofcoutse swim.
} Just as an iron vesse, does. All, therefor
which is necessary 10 Keep person I or
: drowning in deep water Is TO Keep the va
4 Ter out ofthe lungs. Do YOU ask how tha
4 lis TO be done Suppose urself a bottle
Your nose il the nozzle of the bottle. an
must be kept out of the water. fit goe
under don't breathe at all till Il comes on
~. Then, 10 prevent its going down agait
4 keep every other part under-head, leg
. arms, all under water, but your nose. .
4 that and you can't sink in any depth Of wa
ter. All you needto do to secure this IS
clasp yoar hands behind your bach. al
: point your nose al The top ofthe hearen$, al
!, Il, cp perfectly stu. Your nose viii nev,
60 under water TO the end Of time uhle
you raise your brain, hand, knee, or 70
fe higher than it. Keep still with your no
s. turned UP in perfect impudence, and VI
IS are safe. This will do in tolerab
re stiIl water; in boisterous water you "
il need a little ofthe art of swimming, wht
If you don't get you deserve to be drow
or ed -BoSton Chrono,ype. F#s "
The 0DDs AGAINST CHARITv.-A cc
respondent ofthe St Liuis Reveille relat
the following story of al lrishmanA WI
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