Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-09
ii.a..er ON ,ne Leesson .a,,ro.

iTge NATL aud about ESQ Paess gt-Fs was
,inel some tire hnirs AZ Canton Miss, Is
car that was & the track az The swift. ;:
ut below the depot.
We star ed IRON Canton about midnight
AID went ~ Jackson. where We iels abe
ne hiin'I"7d p, r~''u-, ..nd pee. d, d on We
- iislsnc-. " ben W. got to Pas Manciias.
e 'riih 81 pped IN the eide track. al 4.
it d r lac HI, train fFuIn New Ofi,af .
Hch VS. then dHs at Ma chac. Ar
VaiIi g alb u y minute, we strife
-iti'- L i.st'I SOt p. Wien y
IA" Hp ala. WITCH rad te IA t.ejain, Il b.,
al on Eh' TRACK. Or tram la.c.td -
Pa MaH-i' g in les Ili III gr; ~, ana
"" 81 81 .-Hre more tor NV Orleans
= We're ir.io. med by he Cfiic. u al she L;
ia i,i =. ILT,.s.-Is but Il. ! u,
''iIld have rEhI light iinie OF il. ~ L.,
SIX Wa> der -yaIer in> & giest msuS
i'ctS.
After g.iiing nioui FIVE miles. We found
u water had ri-.-n >in.-s. al It.lt ana
Still T's7"c. " pIl>l'' d on hn..ing tu gel
'.ugI'. bal alter going n mile more, W. cam
q Hd hill. a,Hi c aid get Il" ia Tier.
tr-'' K ua- Il sal a.Id ash. d up ahead 81
"" wee III n AT Bay"u D, s,Ti within
30 yards of ih' Like shore, and cHald rec
~a-e~ ri.iliHs la from ihe Lake. The WI
a clHd ~ WIS nbrut scg.-n fee. deU9 aud
wired vi T. large lugz. which weC. driven
y ilr s. av-s wI;h such force against the traC <
To break and wash l. "a all around u. The
v.irT vas nearly up TO the bottom o. Che cas-
sd ltrgc l-'gs, Two feet in diameter w,T,
E.rced in betwe n tie cars aud the track.
We were anchored 10y the locomotive, which
q 10 US fIs'. the wei chs of The train alone
presarviug that portion OF tie track on which
we stood.
La this dreadful position We remained, con-
templatTug Il scene OF most awful grandeur.
Above and around Us ihe tempest roared with
c.-aseles- fury Torrents of rain continually
falling on the motiOnleSs train, with a VIC
ieEcr increased by the force Of = fierce wind.
The dreary sheet uf wafer surrounding Us was
covered with fallen timber and pi,ces Of
wreck ioiczd up 10y the angry waves which
came incs SANITY from tie lake making the
water rise higher End higher around Is 10 our
imminent peril. Among this floating timber
we could see t.fe cItiie struggling 20 iesist
The waves aud keep their heads above water:
Z thing thai may OF tte poor animals could
not succeed il doing, and were washed away.
We cnu'd see, but without being able tn go TO
her relief, an old negro woman, nearly seven
- years I'D, fIatiug on top Of hay->iack.
She disappeared in the darkness. and II was
only mex morning that We could ascertain
b fate She had got to the old eubankment
and clung TO pi &c OF the wu. ok. She Was
-av'd and remained with the men at tie
camp.
nus scene on the cars was certainly an tx
citing ore. We were in what can be called
a had lix''-thiVty miles from New Orleans,
in he midst of a cypress swamp. surrounded
y brackiSh wafer. with nothing to cat, and
only ab.u half Il barrel of water ;or on. hun
,r, IA d fits p.r-ons- The whole forenoon
..id pas, d; il was now past one O'Clock p.
n. and y q lad nothing 10 cat since the day
before at dinner. One gentleman among Us
tsri iilr grs d fOFtuHe 10 ns;yea bI~kei II pro-
Vi ions with him. He WIGS iravelingwith fuur
nrIhau chidr,n under his care. aud the pr,
visions were fer their use; thu be generously
liz idsd amongst al!-tby iadi's and children
lci, z. Il course, FIST pros dsd with tie sean
y ration.
Size | have mentioned tire ladies ! must
er' give tn, N due credI fer thr notle CO uragr
and or iIude with winch they sI"od tiie lerr;-
lie o. ais 81 tbt three day. Far fr;. 70 Civ
.Hg way t. Il w,akness natural TO heir sex,
nd often HHi am"ug ihc strong 4 Tnri,.
i,.y nm lid cnmp',>t q, cheerful, might
-,,S AID ri d Ihti bes' {" bc q c. mforIahi
a. Iu-sihle Il, DIR to cIic ,mSt HcC-. reveal
s = o. e truth. tiaI w,li.iIi'- Coinage Fi-..
aiIh DANCE. uuI il often =. che hrr"i-m.
Nsgui cam. iucr".eiu= lie e, Tror ri gu
sea, IL a.. II r.. gain, w,- b q an i..-ian
e. IA = utr",t.,rd Mr L r. IL - aud pr.
% Ia. "i tH c IN Car pu: tie Il b &c
C.... L Il ..t - si.E ..s-s,i 81 Ia, ps~t-ilLp
f..-t % u4 III :: H.U.CiaiIuu, unuVT Il'. a
~-itr- : uu <iau, rs- ih,HRS TO lbs 2et
ufrt,- cInd = al h. | III. = aud chI.dr..t.
. 81 =. ua"S IN uiai' T. Zen gers 49, Coui,
o. =, i.u ii e.. c"uid mi : -. if uu
re- o.. . rI'- an i,iU' - e.. t's scr-"e keir al
u.'~I Y 5 "n. aAHie Dir IIowar,l's iusi.
rEU 81 a. Il
"a :" T"'~ - C'ii'e made ;ld i-iTiiu.s "a
'',s= Ehr larse"g r.. F"yi..uai. y h. viz
l''s- i Ire. Al ,iId bad driven az IN Fl "a
'.-'- 1870 quito =, AID ~. were spar ii tie
= il-i"- c"T'sk. of L." IN ny 81 tuys- unys,l
e til ~'.'r. ii"ugh IN l. W that caius VI r.
,.,- ID 3 Away >i,ep.
~ l,.stb Ih.s' Irug night was 0v. T and
mining e. III (v" were Ihrm on III Sd H.
.'i IT. carl "ud hungry. and with no pros
q al "a chang IL s.isf g.. sItiOi- Th're hap
I'd o" u" coop OF chs q no on board.
; 'u'. oi The gentleman succe' deG in securing
! large pee of WT, OK, part IF a roof, ! D
irv,.. and builI fr.. on top of it: an old
wing pan WAS discovered on board aud soon
huge pill OF fri, chicken passed around |
Ia a all oar fIOd, and the mod. Of cook |
~ was rather primitive; We had besides no |
n at. aud CUndIm MIS- We're scarce but | |
"UchSafs TO say. That no yolllf souts q la hq- |
ag3 prepared by Yictors or M0reau's best |
ok. was ever devoured With more relish |
han these same fried chickens by the starry |
az pas>engers. This meal restored our |
tr"ugtb, aud We looked around more hope
llly. The storm had abated during tha |
light. and the water seemed to he receding: |
!owly, it is true, but still reCetliDg. We
'aited impatien:ly, and the first hours of
be iuInOon appeared t. US of unusual |
myth, but relief was close al hand. and this
rst period Of our suffering was nearly at
II end.
When the storm had aba;ed, Mr. Williams.
re General Su JeTintendent started from New |
,rleaus Zen the morning Of tue 81 to come |
u our relief, and succeeded in getting to us
fter several hours Of hard travel. having
ad sometimes to Wade or swim in water I'D
bis middle. 1t may well be imagined what
leas'lre his arrival caused among our weary
.owd. He had come TO ascertain our eond.-
on and nv what means relief COupid be pro
ded. He therefore remained with US only
" mimi e.. and started back ON his mission
salvation. Mr.. Williams energy and self
on this trying Occa ion was duly
1preci Il by all the passengers. He did
t." peril oil limb and life-all that conld be
ne f"rus
Later in the day relief train came down
ON he piny woods and succeed in getting
thin aHoIt three miles Of us. The wafer
d then reccdrd considerably. 4 number
Us got down and wad d 20 distance Of
, u half mile, whore we had seen hand
n. This we brought back 10 our train, and
aciag IN e. ar four lad es and children on
at a time. succeeded, after several trips. in
'iiiug them all safely on the reli fran.-
his was no ,asy work for W" had to lift he
I'D car over gaps in the track and some
ms 10 let it down couple of fei t. where
e track was broken into aud one end was
CHER han the other. At last. every on.
~ Un the relief irain. aud in m hour and
Ilf It Was dark iy this iime) we were all
Gded safely in the piny w'nd<, at he