, 1866-06-08

f1ou AZ the $exNe o& 1os1or-%edden-
Ing "Details OF Hu1Ran SUFFERING and
PERIL
lCoCszpnntEnee Of tic C1etuusfi CoazsetctAlI
cIovkHroE1. Ky-- Juna 3. tse6-
got on the steamer CITY Of Memphis as
se oa ane sSa4 s.. e tas h sfh, q! hs{
while &szndfne In duut Of the Clsrk,a omee.
awa3tfn& ha LEISURE to settle nv Gsxe was
upthzoWn hou the door By The EXPLOSION OF
one Of the boslezs- The DIST explosion was
kuecsrded By ae!ez.1 Others. rapid - thought,
other The foor- I eelteye, WIS broken ID
sp'inte1s- Insttnetively, I seaped upon The
deck, and. covering my face with my hands,
kept my mouth close TO it, to avoid the sui.
fo<asirs effect OF the hot smoke OF steam
which envelopec me-
When the e1p1oeious ceased, it occurred t.
me that the chimney might al1- Immeii-
afeiy cEooped nnv way to the door. went
below md fourd most Of tae survivors IL
most demeuted BY the calamity. The Can
tain. vhona never shall foxses. vas there
erde7vorfnE By his commands aud example
to restore order, to the end that he might
provide tor the safety OF an who hxd no. been
Fath1essly put beyond his care As ap-
proaehet him . German passenger ran 10
him sud besEed him to AVE hrs carpet sack
Par him for his trouble. The Captain, anti
cipatiuE the coming danger, smiled sadly,
and told him If he could ind tfoas, where
with 10 saJe his life. he wonid do very
we'll then venturea to ask him II be
fhoEght th< boat could he kep: from burning.
told ne to get at and make those fellows lex
down the 1Me-boat aod save the women I
made an etyort to do 20 from below, but
fUtsnd the npper gnaEa and cabin door broken
down aLaut the Eorwaz,1 end Of the boilers I
went above. hoping to make my way ovss
the root It, too bad tal1en h. / stepped
upon the =uard-Eall, from which could
overlook the Euof. and for the first time re-
altzed the toFee Of the explosion The pilot
house and cnleess cabin we're eurse- The
p1aep they had occupied to the rea- Of the
wheeE EEorse, the eenl1enen's cabm bad bcen
destroyed Ar looked into the hoK7id cav
ern, there came up shEicks OF the wounded
and sreans Of the dying Turning f"u the
is NV tes ssss 1T1eI .d Ind to'f sss 1sH ptan
charge Of the mste, think. had made two
trips tI2n1 the boat 10 the shoEr- FoRx skis
and ea1oe werr secn coming to u.s. When
| tie eaucc got near euou.h, several persons
two OF the skis worked nobly and saye,]
! many sise<- The other two, regardless OF
| shouts foE heip, and the repeated entfratles
| OF the captain 70 Them 10 saye the uou3ru on
the ssess Of the beat~ went BY and applied
themselves to picking M articles which ~e:e
I 2AeAAk &uE AA&k3A&- 4uE 1ECA H13 E0u4.
uaepced to buzn- Men were working At the
pG1sps- and stEraus Q. water was thfown
| upon the nE.- Will: souuc were thus engaged
n:hets we're aseEfi7E 20 relieve such Of the
wounded Is they could r17zch- On nay wBs
| to icin the latter, met WOMAN stE11s.ylial:
,hiuash he debris. and bea:tnx IN ier Ans !
| liskle xhi.d- She was badly hust, and bo.t
| xefr hIeedfnE-the little o1c frusu m ugly
| wound en- the forehead He ueithce e.icd moi
| gave sign Of psiu- and IS looked At his in
I lucent t1er, saw only an expression OF sur.
Prize The Eother IN her deep distress H.
rented the loss OF arothsr child While
| aaa try fuE. 10 relieve her, the husband cam.
along, bringing with him the subject Of be-
grtet-
Eeans =. land. was fast making its wa,
through the tunzrnmable material Of the cabin
The captain told me it was time fhoa.ht 0
savm4 InyseE ltooS Cd my coat anal shoes
and wsnt up on tbs boiler deck 10 ges some
thing to support me In the wateE. I laid hold
Of = rosr and brought It dawn, but the cap
Tain sL<i.et me DOT to trus1 TO It, \ stage
Goat. Gu which we're = number OF persons,
| Was abtut to b. pushed awaJ- He told M
to get on thas. which did VIC pushed 1t q
Gx a* r< cnuld tra1n the boat to ax..M tl,x Ia,
tecse kea. which aflcF NIL distressed Us ~ vt
beat, ! cnquired Of SONG one whxther thcrr
was powder on board did mol
learn but - We vere carried By. i saw seye
! raj Kegs OF something khrs,wn into The rirer
| On the lower guard AT Of the xheel-housc,
run teE Of pessons. nt>stly women, had sta
I tIortd Themselves to await the return of tht
sIaaH boats- TWO young ladies' haA With
drawn themselves little apa1t irum n.
OILERS, and we're qntetl, awaiting tho issue O
events- Their rcns.c manner had enlisted al
my sympathy I determined not to US
| sight 1T them The xaul la1 Ieil the shor
and Y ua* hsin= hFzrety pu'1sd for them ~.
/ theif enrarsnsn1s- With frtrsc7fbablc aaxie:
Ewasehslit- pro=rcss~ Sone one called to n
I" 9irset the faat- did $. in IN instant
! and looking hack suu that they wese .o,1.z
The rawa Dad not y<S reached tlp: wreck
.Ah%.se the snos whr7e sho~e *asE 40
Uen stood, tho yoEunlcd smoke cauae pous
In. thTt.ueh, aud s<,on the ladie~t rat,in uns
sEeet OF lame The enrrenE, afla1 c,rryfu
/ Us Erar the Tennessee shoTe. cha:@ed II
rr urse and carried us to the opposite ban
! where VIZ cttc;e,1 land.u<- sat on Z 10
and thorcht Of ghat had hcen compeilci I
, | Witness am not ashamed to sag tn. rcco
| 1"cfien made me- wctp. The hull of b. nal,
tiat steau:cr On which had embarked a II
hours before. dYif:ed bv In charfe.f an
, ! smoking ruin The st. Patrick broa.ht
Memphis thoFo who survived The officer
for their copsfdetnte treatment OF th- sut1c
: eFs. will b.. nncctionatelf remembered A
irving at Nemphis, found the Mary Erw
| ready to leave for Cincinnati. md went {
board The generous captain and potf
. officers have placed me under hstng obl1g
tions.