The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-04-24
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steamboat Jewel, Charles p. Trus)ow.
master, fneene. Rsrrow. cleek. left
New oelsanA vsey heavily laden and
having q lhfes numbee Of passenger.
The river was boomin6. owing % -
cent Iisee, and Il No veEy evident
the ntals boat I'D quito - much .
che could carry. z /.
On Thussdsy moeuia9 h beea0e
necessary b ssise to guards Tor pro.
teeejoo. which the soQasl peoved NJ
not depe . nipatc TOO oooa. Atl
z. H., wAeo The min plllass a IL
old capitol building beoke upon ON
vision, . sti6 breeze sprung up hom
The east, Walsh lashed The aleeoAy
tzoubled wasees into fury, aadeaaeed
them % break over The guards a ~
boasst VII. Alter blowing esst loe
sboae thirty minutee, The Wind ss,1.
denly vssesd roand 20. The Wese ed
blew for about Ten miautee . CO.,
plefs hurricane. 1he piloe q ths
Whpol, oanual q. 1oadnon, ieetas
nasely seslog tAe danger u tine. put
To he'd Of The boat 70 The viad sae
crossed hee TO the Other side q ~
sivoe. For Q time hes ee0diljoo, NJ
precasioue, bsr guards bo)ng CON.
pletsly under water and che sse0.
inGlyst tho meecy q tho e,e0eots.
The deck hands became pasalysed,
but they we're tho only ones that q.
hibitsd any evidenees Of 5ssr. 4
poker game which Ne IN lively
progress 10 tho csbip. was suddenly
broken up. without aay ssCscd o.
the value Of ''ohlps." but thsee ~
% yueh 3og Ne pseeeeverD. $3.50
The "Jewel, )" IN the otluegle. peov.
"a hseDslf . jewel q The Arse wasse.
IN faee . sesSoia9 vessel ssd ~
omesgS peompe. olsecal and jedi
cloas navigator. 1eeoetoeth ~
easaot nAil % b. . deserved hvoeits,,
| TIE stoem having partially Sob
slded, tho bot made her landing q
the Old. asd. b ths Ny. The nsw
State Ospltol. and svsrythiag -,
sumea H. 0susl quist. Whss To
excitement MS over, tho pollte
sod ssatlsmaaly bar.kstpsr. HAuy
Smith. iadulged. IN . siel1s IN ~
basbee's chair, sad amused thess ~
ting around BY Iumiaatjone u hlD
sleep. The poor fellow svidently
imastaed himself at ths boete9 q
tho river, With 10 bsas pssssing %
hin. 0oawsking, when joked about
Il, he ltquoced ana told I'll 70 hueh.
The bust proceeded On her ooune.
though making poor headway, ewing
to adverse winds and The bolstsroos
condition Of tho yivee. until l A. l.,
On tho morning q ths leth. whsa The
eapesin deemed Il prudent 70 u Der
up until The storm compjeeelT cub.
sided AZ about 1 she Ne aGAia pu'
into Tie stream, but did ~ reoeb
the mouth Of Buck River until III
Day morning, Scenes Of dssolattvs
i6W became Visible o. every haal.
lields end houses Wsee oo0pleesly
inundated. and Il Ne long before thr
Wasses Of Old Red assumed tAstr
oaeueal color. AZ Ne. Joltst>o's
plaoe, about tn miles tto0 the
mouth q Block Nvss; "a appallisg
spsetaels pcsssassd ifsslf. TIE plsse
NJ oae sasse Of wasee, Nth WAst
Ne lslt q ~ sseeis, horns ssA
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