The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-29

,rs bei,irc rising probably not more than
eos or HoyOH yardz,i lArn mnde % few slrnhr-
.s nwdly Hs possible, 30 a. 90 HcI rlrar piHll
.rlrr-. ! was BpprehoualVe sOmp ono would
l,y hold IT nr, IN which, casr ! knew thut
,r, no all was over
fortunately ! got 81 cleHr, ! VIA Ia hopes
IHIr- i10Ht might i.,gl i,'a up, "a lhai might
..t hold OF something hat would enable mc
rn noni. Any relief 81 thiH kind soon saw
..ss hopeless, and ny only chance, lint of
swimming 90 land, appeared 90 me ~ bn boz
reality no chuHco ~ alb but us ! could DO no
bruer, struck on ns we'll ~ ! could, Tie
hko was alive on all sldos with men swim
ming some SWAIN well and strongly, nud
were soon snfi many, however, sunk, did
m, hest, but every hing filled me- lcl ms
irct down IN hopes might touchtbo bottom,
bul could not. The effort OF gotling 10 lho
surface aud striking OUT again exhausted 90
very much, was painting terribly logs aud
arms would work no longer oil could DO
WINS iu tutriie n little with ny kafds,
Every minute OF olfner ! would 60 VA
dor | Mnched ha we'll az ! could "a 500 ~
any Of those around mo could touch bottom.
! could SEES Homo one trying almost all tie
time, but aH yet none succeeded. When
WIS about TO give Out, Ia have Kept ailonl one
minute more would have been uliefly imPO--
shle-indeed, for some minutes had been
ns much under water as above il-nt tbs
'rrtttrr' ft'..t',ss.t -aA4- u ilau- snmeMlm ~
advance Of me Htnndng on tire b0ll6Ht,- It,
indefinitely Hrhiglnened up aud reached the
sand with head mud neck clear II WIS with
the greatest difficulty that ! reached tho
bru"i, then bat n few rods distant, How ~.
cr, got ont mud lay for some time ON the
sand, M completely exhausted that IL was
with lhc utmost difficulty ! could brontho.-
A. This ,imo some six or seven persons bad
reached tho bench, ! INV nothing moro an
ul nll was over.
Every one have since met with appears
surprised TINT Ho fow were saved, NUW,ink-
ing al the circumstances Into account don't
SEQ how anything else could have been eX-
pcctod Let uA fecullecl that the fire was
aiHidsLipa, little or no alarm was given until
too late, nor tlo believe al all, don't think
lint even tho bell wns rung
Most Of those who jumped over before the
hont stopped, unless export swimmers must
have been either drowned Or killed 10y pnss.
Ing under tho wheel. Many must have per
i-hcd IA lhis why, To every man who lud
cllhcFtn wife or child with him, thcrn WINS
hardly any chance ofcscup", Al such were
irrcvncdhly doomed. An jlcy could do wus
To plunge over aud drown togodor. | be-
licyc hut one man so situated cacalrd. A.
Tho stccrngc passengers were mostly cWl.
grants md iu iumilIrs IL IN -cn-y iu sr, huW
iiightiul the destruction must hive bccu.--
Many pcTirhrd who pcrhnps might huvr cs.
"8isetl fet''t ~. all lise4E-
clothes on; m0uy were taken ont with honvy
boots and shoes on Again, 'hc situation Of
the Ere, 10y couduing nll .ol least those Who
GOT to ihc forward patt of tic honU to- very
litio space around Ilin hIW7, lCii hui very Dr..
he chance for my one To do anything.
The immense mass ofslccrnge passengers
IN this position when went over must have
persisted pretty much altogether. They
looked 40 utterly helpless hat Tor them There
was evidently no hopo whatever. Those WHO
could swim, unless perfectly cool, hnd.oIuost .
1H lulr chance oCescapG aH those hn could .
uni, Tie Immense number Of people IN tbs +.
water rendered it Utmost impossible for any
one IN get clcnr. Thail gTcreded IA doing
so was, Isiipposc, owing principally ~ acci. .
dent, md somewhat, pcrh0ps..to mlr"lug
under NJ first. on the wholr,ulirr taking uli
the principal facts into consideration, can .
not sooh how it could he expected that many
could hnvc ESCAPED.
As have said, almost all who went over
before the hont stopped, pori.hrd hy passing
under ;hc wheel Allcr The ,bout wo-Tcd
the limo was 80 short, not more lhnu two or
three minutes that hul few could get clear
Of the struggling aud drowning mass.