Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-01-04
BLOWN UP BY A BURSTING BOILER.

One Of the Editors Of the New Orleans Crescent among
the persons who blown high the air by the explosion
on board the Anglo Norman We have already published
description Of the explosion but copy somewhat curious
the part in which he describes what bee himself
those who were blown into the air and fell into the river
ssMr Bresr and myself took the only two chairs remain
ing unoccuped on the deck and placed them, his with s
back to the pilot house, and mine with its back to the chin
ney. 1t will be at once that we seated ourselves mme-
diatey over the monster boiler of the boat.
We had been but very few minutes engaged in con-
versatien when jet Of hot water accompanied BY steam
forced Of the main steam pipe just aft the chimney
and fell in considerable shower to had net before
noticed any thing of the kind and thought very strange.
was lust about remarkng this to Mr. Bigny, when
suddenly lifted high into the air know not to what distance
have distinct recollection of passing, rather regulary,
through the air. enveoped, it seemed to me, by an mpene-
trable cloud There sufficient lapse Of time for me to
have distinct impression my mind that was inevitably
lost In what position entered the water and what depth
Invent have not the slightest idea. When to the
face wiped the from my face and endeavored to get
view of things about me, which prevented from doing
by the vapor Of steam which enveoped every thing cloud
This however was in short time dissipated and then
had clear conception of my situation found myself still
in possession my senses and my limbs all in good working
condition looked round, thought in every direction,
and could only discover that far from the middle Of
the river and in the neghborhood of twenty thirty
Others who seemed have been thrown into the river
what in heap. They sustaining themselves the
surface as best they could many Of them endeavong get
possession of floating pieces of the wreck aid them
sI could nothing of the exploded boat and fully
satisfied in my mind that she blown all pieces, and
every being on board lost but those who like myself
still struggling in the water. will do myself the simple JUS
ce 10 say that from the time arose to the surface had
apprehension of drowning, the chances that
seemed against felt buoyant with
greater ease Still, thought well enough to appropriate
whatever aid within my reach SO, like others, began
race which proved tedious one, after piece Of shattered
plank finally reached 1t, and putting hand rather
rudely upon it. got sousing for my painsthe piece
too small render any material service. abandoned it,
and turned in the direction Of steamboat (which afterwards
learned TO be the Naniope) which making towards
To keep my face towards the approaching found that
had to oppose the strong current of the river This to-
gethe with the GOODNESS Of the water exhausted my
strength that for brief space, felt that might not be
able to keep myself the surface until the boat should
within reach Of me. As the boat us there
q Stop the boat - "stop the boat" There wss indeed,
great danger of our being run by it. however, had
no fears this point and made effort to get out Of its
way Fortunately for myself of the first the boat
approached sailor threw out to large cable, which
succeeded in gasping ut the first effort was drawn to the
,oats guards, which several feet above the water
While drawing up, the kind hearted sailor cried out
Hold oD partner !" But could not; my energies were ex
austed the rope slipping in my hands, and should
eanly have fallen back into the water, and perhaps have
cen carried ecoveraby out Of reach, under the boats
yards had not another sailor quickly reached down and got
od oone Of my Yves drawn board about near
teess ss folks get to be who are not dead,