Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-07
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MISCELLANEOUS.


BLOWN UP BY A BURSTING BOILER
One of the Editors the New Orleans Crescent among
the persons who blown high in the air by the explosion
on board the Anglo Norman. We have already published
description Of the explosion but copy somewhat
Nous tho part in which he describes what bete himself
as one of those blown into the air and fell into the
ivsr:
"Nr BoSy and myself took the only Two chairs remain
ing unoccupied the deck and placed them his with its
back the pot-housc and mine with its back TO the CHM
ney II will be that seated ourselves imme-
diately over the monster boiler Ut the boat.
1--WE had been but very few minutes engaged in CONVEX
cation when e of hot accompanied by siea was
forced out Of the main stem" pipe Just ait The chimney and
fell in considerable shower had not before
,iced any thing of the kind and thought very strange
Just about remarkrg this TO MIR. Bigny, when was
suddenly lifted high into the air Know not to what DIS
tence havs distinct recollection OF pnssng rather irreg
uarly through iie air enveloped seemed by I'm i'm
psnetrable cloud There sufficient lapse OF time FOR
me- 10 have q distinct impression mind that
evitaLly lost In what position entered tie and
what depth went, have not the slightest idea. When
the surface wiped the water from my face aud
deavored 10 get view of things about me, which was
prevented fro" doing by the vapo Of s'eam which enve
oped thing cloud. This however, was in short
time dispaed and then had clear conception ofmy sit,
uatlon. found myselst possession of my senses and
my limbs oil in good working condition looked round as
thought in every direction and could only discover that
far from the middle OF The river and in tho neigbor
hood Of twenty hrtv Others who seemed TO have
been thrown into the river somewhat in heap They
sustaining themselves the surface best they could many
she wreck to aid them.
~ could see nothing of the exploded boat and fully
satisfied in mr mind that she blown all 10 pieces and
every being board lost but those who, like myself
still struggling in the will do myself the simple
justice that from the time arose 10 the surface had
apprehension of drowning Notwithstanding the chances
that seemed against l felt more buoyant or
swan with greater Still thought 1t well enough TO
arproprate whatever aid within reach; like Others
beg race which proved tedious one, after piece of
shattered plank finally reached IT, and putting one hand
rather rude!y upon it, got sousnG for my pansthe piece
email TO render any material service aban
doned IT, and turned in the direction of steamboat (Which
aferward, learned TO be The Nanope) which making
sowards TO keep my face towards tho approaching
steamer found that had 10 oppose the strong current OF
river This together with the coldneas Of the water
exhausted my physical energies that for brief space felt
chat might not be able Keep myself the surface until
the should within reach of me- As the boa,
near to u.s. there cry from large number of my
fortunate neghbors, Stop the boat" "Stop the boat "
There indeed danger of being by it,
however had no fears this point and made effort
get out s Fortunately for myself one of the
first boat approached sailor threw large
cable which succeeded in grasp;ng ut the frat effort
nas drawn the boats guards which several
cried ont Hod on partner But could not; my energies
were exhausted; the rope slipping in hands, and
should certainly have fallen back into the and perhaps
have carried reCoveraby Of reach under the boat
guards had another sailor quickly reached down aud got
hold of OF my WAS drawn on board about as
near lifeless as folks ret be who dead. Two
stout men kindly assisted up into the cabin blanket
wrapped round shiverng and almost nsensbe body
IA. soon as there was restoration of little vital
warmth became deadly SICK and but for rather ungrace
full casting up Of the bounul dinner, an to
what would have been the consequence About half glass
of brandy and peppermint then administered my
chest which discovered, both from its and my
splitting of blood TO have been somewhat bruised copi
ously bathed with whskey, and began gradually 10 i'm
prove. Friend Bgny of the first whom / met on
board He had escaped In about the plight self
you may be II happy meeting on both sides.
81 have the heart now able, to describe the
heart-rend ,g board the Nanopcthe bruised,
MANNED gashcd and scalded, that had escaped waery
grave several of e poor fellows but encounter death
In q more terrible shape"