New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-17

THE WoMEN SAVED FROM THE AMMONIA correspon-
dent of the London Times writing from Southampton
der date of the 18th January gives the suboned
tive relative to the of two of the female passen
gers from the burning steamer Amazon:
The escape of Mrs Nlacicnnan was almost miraculous
one She was twice separated from her child infant
tender age yet the she displayed in
it, the midst of the of horror attending the rapid
contagration of the ship shows the enduring love of
mother which circumstance of danger to herself could
cause her to forget We regret to add that the husband
Of Mrs Maecnnan among the fearful list of the missing
by this terrible catastrophe She. however enterins
firm conviction that Mr. Maccnnan escaped in one of the
boats which has yet to be accounted for and under
stand expresses expectation that he may yet heard
considerably shaken by the fearful sutfcrngs through
which she has passed On landing at SOUTHAMPTON to-
day she powerfully affected,
Miss Smith the other female passenger has displayed
hcrom and ntrepidty throughout these painful
which place her almost in the rank oftrace Darling She
Is very preposSessing young lady and We understand
took passage by the Amazon to Join family in Porto
Rico with whom she obtained the appointment COVER
Miss Smith states that, after having retired the
cycntfn night she aroused by noise the sudden
cry of fire She rushed out Of her berth in her nigh,
dress but was met by gentlemen. who conducted
carried her back to her cabin cnoinng her not to be
alarmed as the flames would soon be suhucd. From the
increasing confusion however she thought best pro-
vide for her own safety and accordingly obtained
sion of blanket and petticOat (snatchng up the first
articles at HANDY and rushed upon the deck.
The appearance Of matters there appears impressed
her with the conviction that Captain Symons had lost all
boats and getting away from the ship fast they
could Miss Smith therefore formed the resolve of
ing her own life if possible aud about it with cool
ness quite extraordinary. She put her pctticOat
reopcd herself in the blanket and then making fast
end of rope to part of the buwarks of the ship
and securing the other end arms she threw
herself overheard with the intention getting into one
OF the boats but If unsuccessful in this eneavor to re-
nam suspended as long she could and then drop into
the precrring death by drowning to the horrible al
Tentative of perishing by fire
The flames rapidly approached the part of the vessel
from which she was suspended when Miss Smith obSerr
ing good opportunity threw hersclnto of the boats
that happened to pass near her. and which getting
away from the blazing wreck She fell heavily OF
the seats or thwartS of the boat Of the
fell upon her her chest being thereby severely bruised
She was however snatchcd from immediate DEATH but
only to encounter the horrors uncertainties of
stormy sea aud furious gale In all the trying scenes
which followed her frmneSs and courage deserted
her. in fact several occasions She took her place
the and helped manfuly by her bodily eIertions to
prope the boat So destitute of clothing the
Of the boat in which this young lady feow-suiferer
and such entire absence there of any thing with
which to make signal that she was obliged to take
her petticoa IN order that might be attached to
and hosted as an emblem of distress invite the aten
ton of passing vessels.