, 1869-03-25
The STEAMER RUTH DISASTER.
G1aphlo Description .0f The
Cnsastrorhc.-Letlef from
Rev. e. J. Good.
fpeed.

The following era. bic .de1cstp:io7 OK the r.e.nt
kttAnh at diaaAt1r On tha lnnez Asr,ts.ippi R,y.
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q tis n nno nsp.as .eutca q .a's c,iy1who,
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the - '7l1' Aae ''e3 1oAosH:
m, n,,.v M b,.,d IN, ca,,n, f,so, q, 1,,,.
nd eeprned p d npserrntaiss. f,o II eIas:ss, Ina,,
us "c1S ..rn,sn.1tn ~ ~ ,ae Sen,ai az
o. ,ae sUIu. g ,a, a,n oaa,ss
= su.,l e 1sea' pe;a!.: s.!s.sl SItas Si u
hail snt =, ins @ oseh'n1, tso mlasne e.sl: rfsp.ta
II, :: - ai:;!is 4 Sae dall na:,os - -
!? quts so1e s.i III iaio tse!f 1saEa ssi;h.,
y rle1 ptfe. ~ ltaHns ~ tee lso!et ei1tc,
WEse n vic, wno osd eeta IN me pltns'soasr.
.no ~, hsskonso 20 q ~ 's GO as ito ne .:isssoom: !
ttW ~ hf Eartef tost thtfs Has fon 'tafn9
sWt9. MWt9. toEoweo nssUy u eIencmoet. feo Soo
boat &C ne aEu tnsJ sFe fcu INT her In shoto."
~. oH ~ BAL "a orst .oat. md th,utt f1mo
ouHsu T. ~ II 4, s9S na
-. ~ tsseE.o sao 70 tom q 70 ssa,twsJ, tsu
sgna nnmss. ~ ~ a,ns. sn. .est 6t ne sao,e y
snc. loekitR up roth pftlSsts. I taw i mass Of
fatts fal q terri nd nod al1sety to ctc,ps l
taN tot smoaa fsom tia bold and shn 1sGroos
tsaing NJ slso's arm / spra1R f.s~-rd 10 4ara
tts txue1e 5Yont OF the boat, Wncu IL s.fu.F
Re snsrs u col. rod psrtou. dong Themselves
bat +. wkSes VIA twelve gaet hien end sott fam
rams. srd ~ ,hsJ lsatntd lhe e:ee ice1 led irt
dItd them no ths b.: Nv u xtn hna ~ e|ss.n
limbs PR n,r1 uupptY, Then ,ht n!snkMsH ihnorn
ous. and 10 stis ttssp asetnt ipo rtat bear
10 msxe hen cacape. By Ills line ,ho tass
tstew oat ling tepcues ti,;oush b tho hissS s.oEe
ard tne cty of = Hwde1H ssn1ea ,1,me1aa1.
staHn< ds eut lnto 4 cotton 6eld / stood On Tao
ans ou, tiuI Chs hfrgeS nf M f. ~, - sa a.,
snu d. spttek ID p1n 1itn ~ str.r q. n4onrT ~
secure sal v.la1os:. % va : boat eaad. nd
me. snd mus Ve wes leis WITH nnthisr
bnt wtat - LAD on, and toms cot.
wtTo IN eonsast ds4.Hd sue11 III nns Esss ns
cstasrs.d .utprreeked company. .no vere ro~
sezsaer.d ~ seoat lsree ao.!, I'd e1posed to
Tsese wezs iaar negro nars one Of vic sniea 13 t5oE
IS ia n1.aea, "a o. otnsis sers - IN rsnse
ltnar. a. last they wets AIKEN p3tecsstou 81. and
Il cir moe q tMnEeJs wtra onon ii Cd Tttn the
blaze u ehesr:o ateF. Tha furious. fa:a! essrneE1
, arr, e.h,s 10 cur ssi1e14pF Fl pscn, .as 10" mass
ho die was razinz IN tic ca5cn of the Rutn
WIN aa,ests'.ed s1efz,. I'D pfsssnsea a scene e
gfoes IN their totA IRON kaus. thc rtyer-nnr
irla1 d vas ajmoss 1iEen.11 v4th No f1nsh..
ascn 100 co or, On ~ tasse E9a
twrrsy miIcr sway Tne VISITORS IroE rno na1t ~
Wreca e1y. kEt tpIe everything th6v n IN M M
IT: ttsted, Wo had IN hoaTd noxd-r 1htch 49,
ihsown ovtroce1J, nsy. c9ton. oiI e.tn prt,n;enm
psth. and ersrytniuF co1hrstihle--1n I'll ever
/ Go tofe-10 tead Of hc,1e> aad rouIrr sna N
and ya,l,e,. Paruts i, A. mIn.I sra ssn.Ia,s -
tts HIsls Sooms ina ,rurf, M 1,,,assss o,4h -
E.c,t,ra win .arc;T vh.t shss e. a. eenss Most
Il A atsr,n wss - rto ft.s y ~ ua - 70 unns
ia cfouns sna hes, ise ,n-.3ento ~ n@gsi IN
srs,s l. ~ thsnr,As.na ~ a,a.sa.i. eApesasIeG:
hcne, r,th Vh,rh irs~ hss rissn 49, .ssss sa0
Tne, sn,sin's Mis- toj5 NJ ,hst ~ ~. wy nposs.
tp'ri;s ttrard y,ry low when he itT dm.r a.
nv iife IL tnsnry5 fnr tsr ,hc..s9 -. a.pptns
cn,,f MOI, .,1 sSM ~ - 1.i ~ - ~ mr. tne
hirn m th,a Sr.1 - ~ - 81. a tne ooss *oo.o
fcai..tss tor ~ sm.r9.n-tr II nosG 10 eSapse!e
esfd sc had no, hfa ttres r,.sr,e ~ q nu
c.tt1on 1nt ntttttg an1,t in. o. n.e N aee.
fste,fr ~ m -. AoI!1 9'psJ nomaa kept
1ansi .sn,, oemh, 10 fns Jch2X