The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-05
jim wnIAEN,s DEArH.
An OLD Mississippi PiioI- Recollection OF an
Heroic Act.
Prom n. re.,sp,g Herad.


ait makes Inc feel kinder sad" said the
pilot, Donating to the bank a. the boat was
pluushin= tAe current near |, ko Providence,
s-veuty-hve miles above Nlc;>ourg. "W nen
the, bliiei hun. twenty years ngn, the grave
WIS "a d zen rOIs from the water, out the ire en-
erou- current has eaten aud eatan At to tank
TAI another week viii no poor jim awav."
The PASSENGERS saw the end of a foflln stick
int out - Tue ba"k, six ~ ctsht inchc5 above
water IL ~ lonely spot on the river. VII h no
sound to hfeak The desoatiol except the beat
~ raddc wheels "a tn. Gamers hurry along.
the "a sengers turned TO him Tor an explana.
ZION. " lie mad VIE aud bate IN Orleans. and
WAS a straight MAJ. lie knew every snag and
bar ia tHe rver. and he could put his boat
through any snute In the darkest night ypu ever
saw. jim didn't brag. and slme d the pilots
called DIN chicken. thirken! He w. the
biug.st eaSie that ever dew 40 or down this
creek, ami that ar coffin proves a. y
lie showed the boat cat Ii tie answered a
sineM from an ascending steamer, and con-
." was cub thcn-tu.t learning the business
level best Tor ID uot ~ 30 luiy Jim would. No
s"c RAG or GUESSING ~ !ln-. oui as quiet and
soft spoken a. a born lidt. Nu-n they lud HIM
aw.y down tuere couldn't nave felt wurss II
the ol1 ~. n himself had been pitched into
lie .slci for a chew Of tobacco. and having
settl d 1t against ms left check TO sail:
over th"rr hy that gloomy II ur Ike, at
midnisnt nigh onto twenty years ago the Gen
eral i.ylJr took IRE. Vas asleep IN inc texas.
jan at tie wheel, ana u hundred passengers
were asleep. "A w the tire 81 trted n one K nav
lie "h1le hpI blaz riSht az IA a inmate.
scorchin. ant roasting people ufore thcv Il 4
he rd the alarm. Wnew nut sn't IL awful |
] went ovrru1ari wiih nothing on out NV cot
ton, and nv heels hlistcrlAe, and passengers aud
crew tumuied fer"
inr pilot rolivl up his sleeve to exhibit the
MARKS OF tue lame, and thea continued
Not all ~ EN-. thirty or fOity ran for ard q,
Wild ike, and afraid 10 jump. he tr6l, was
alre hef.Ie | jumped, and as | Heated in tho
river | Nv the red tongues OF flames 10 ping
around the pilit house. jim was tnar', and
thar he 81 I'D. The water was u, the current
heavy and the wind blowing hcin us, keeping
the urc BACK. Ii jim went overheard II was
good Ivy to ilfty hum n souls lie saw II, and
tnats where Il ~ covered him from head to
foot. lie ncld her uoaI level up--she ran TIL
the engines stopped-;ill half The boat was
burned M the ueviliSh flames burned every
h ~ Oh his head, d roasted him ~ the wom- n
serve uiece Of meat. When the engne.
stoned the boat drifted down, an at last he 10
came from utn-r steamers. jim was clicked ~
IN the rive. SWIMMING Ike ddck, but died in
nVe minutes"
There wds a long pause, and then he added:
" jim VIA trn's back Don" saved III thea. FOLKS
lie diea ainrr thcv couid thank him. there
WASN'T d passenger or deck hand whn didn't cry
u child, hnt all tacy coud do was To curry
TIE poor roasted body aud press the 81 Is down
IL tly. Year uY year Tho fiNes IA. been eating
its WAY to tho grlvH. ana whiI- va shall miss Il.
wei all te Us " the BIZ river al moro right to
the CONN II urtyu jim Mhaien tnAl the shoro.
winch wifi upat away; Tor though the gaze ~
ga .ush for Ji.A WnAlel 20 - Ia wi.n all steam
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