Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-07-03
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Before ,hree O'clock wen, op hoard sbe
was ,hro,oed with nassengers'' many. ~
,hsm ,ha af;,e or he ci,v' sll h oooa hrmny
amicipa,ine a delightful voyage : lin sm his M nal.
nee Of ,he waters. ~
A, Ful,on. : small yillaga abo,,, ,wo mile.
nm ,he river where : lsroe ,run,her or On, ].
ioran,s German. i belieye cons;s,;no Of MAJ.
women and children. who were ~ Ss ,aLan
aboard the NJ. a, his nlsca - '
.Cast Off ,here.' shouted ,6a Can,.,n On
the hurricane deck. "
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was 40 soon cause cor ,ho"ss,d .Is s,s. nc -
weep.
.Cap.ain. we ought 70 blow off steam: the
boilers are very hot. and the guape indicates
extraordinary PRESSURE said the engineer,
as he came upon the hurricane deck and
stood near the Captain by the wheel. house.
Il told you, sir, TO blow off no steam while
we lay here enough sir; 20 below"
/, But, sir,'-said the engineer.
Il swear, sir, that iii no. blow off steam,
and III blow her 10 - rather than fail
going pas, Ihe city faster than any other boa,
that ever foated these walers. To your du-
~, SIR ~. t,a as..lsa
The engineer reluctantly obe Jed. NY
self and several others heard the blasphe.
my, and were shocked beyond measure.
There was whispering among the passen-
gers, and many, myself among the number,
ordered The baggage ashore, and leftthe boat,
fearing the consequences OF remaining.
We had hardly time to leave, ere the plank
was drawn aboard.
MaIestically she swings around her breast
to the current; proudly the Captain stands
on the dizzy edge o. ;i ;ie hurricane deck, en-.
;c";nr the admiration of,he snec,ators one
revolution Of her paddles. and then. o bor.
rors an explosion Of sound. as Of ,be whole
"ar,illery of heaven.n shook the mir. ming. |
led with ,he noise of ,housand crasbino
oaks A brea,bless momen, of SILENCE aoS
then shrieks unon sbrieks. proans unon
oroaos wnilinps. nnd wells ofdesnair. n;erced
he borror.s,u,ck ear Rive,1ed Win terror
n the sno,. around ma fell in sickanino show.
ers fyogmen,s oc human Hesh nar,s of arms
leos. beodIass ,rnnks. and ohas,Iv ,r,nLless
heads. Mood smashed in our Iacss. bi,s orI
CIrni.ure and pieces Of The wreck covered
The shore.
All abou, The ill.ro,od boa, l;v;ro and
dead. dotted The snrCaca of ihe yivsr mos,
If ,bcm ,o sinh Corevsr The sharo,ed hnIi
Aoa,ed down s,reano q caw rods and sank
rlose ~ The civ water wo,Ls T.rrihls wos
he SCENE I And a wba, ,bouoh,s INNS,
have fred ,be br,;ns or more ,hen a bun.
dred human heinos hl;ndsd hv steam s,;l,
crowded In the crazv hull 40 ,ha rusbino
wa,ers ,hronoh her shaue,ed s;das ye.cbeS
h;oher and higher nm ,he;r anrel;n. ,hroo,s
we're siIenced in ,ha desni ee
She sonL - ,hs J.n,h or ha. ..h;o aoox
Boo,s nlanks and syerv o,har sy.;lsble
means weye mn, In roo,;s;,;on - ,aaoh ',ha
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Few were saved sane IN ,ba cah;n - wsr.
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