St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-04-05
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From the Daily States, Monday
The steamer New Cnmelia LET
Algie1 on Friday night last 1t II
O'Clock and steamed sloW1y dowu
the river, % - not 70 arrive 1t tn
pass before daylight. She got safe
" out between the mud Jumps d
Pass r'Outre, bat no sooner had she
reached the Gulf than she encoun.
tered . heavy sea, and soon the
waves were dashing over her deck,
and the chairs we're turning SOM
meEsaults In her cabin. Some on
board were badly frightened, and
Ill except the crew and Capt. b. +.
Kelly, United States Inspector OF
Holls, were exceedingly seasick.
The captain ordered the boat
turned about and she was brought
back to the pass and tied up 1t the
telegraph station, and word dis-
patched t. Mr.. w. G. Coyls, her
owner. She lay ct tie station -
hours and again started out, a.
It Ailneburg Sunday night ct
; O'Clock, safe and sound, and no
one hurt. She lost her Sunday ex-
cuTston trip by the mishap, but left
Monday evening At 5 O'Clock to Ne
sumo her daily trips ACROSS Lake
Pontchartrain.
NJ. Ed. S. AospAy, ST., W. one
Of the pasoeagers, and relates hi
experience - follow:
1.-THE New Camelia left Aleiers
It lO:SS r. =. Friday, with thirty
I've passenger; Capt. Wn. Han
mover In command. and the follow
lAg o(acsrs: Ed. Lan9ho6 and b.
Pattessos, CLERKS; James Dan
de, nate; Fred. Kouineslow, Arst
Engineer; Wn. Smith, second en-.
Wm. Covell, chief cazpeu-
Eef. We reached Pilot Station 1t
10 heed q the Passes at 6 O'Clock
Saturday morning and entered the
Gull ct 8 O'Clock. About half ~
hour after entering the Gulf ve en-
. heavy storm which sud-
lenly struck %, and the Camilla
rs In imminent peril Of founder
ng. The passengers were panic
The boat labOred In the
swelling seas, and the en-
yines had to be worked to the high
Ut prestufe to keep up against the
torn. We were getting democrat
sed, but Capt. Hanover and Mate
)andie acted nobly In infusing
'ourage into the frightened people.
There was for . time about . foot
water In the cabins and saloon.
The boat managed to weather
be storm and return to Pilot Sta
ion, which We reached ut 1895
clock. We remained there I'll
light and left on Sunday morning
t 5:l5 O'Clock, bound for Nilne-
'urR. Reached the Rigolets 1t
20 r. NJ, and arrived ct Milne
urg ct 1890 P. y. Sunday.
Among those on board were j.
Bourgeois, of the N. O. Bee,
Kisses MOllie and Sarah Hanover,
frs. Chas. Claiborne and Messrs.
|. H. Pelton, Robert A. Howard,
has. J. Salathe, Benjamin Kelly,
apt. B. Kelly, Capt. p. Sullivan,
{ Pittsburg, W. r. Brady, John
'redericks. Charles, Gus and Eu.
enc Mugnier, the courteous young
otel keepers Of Vaudeville, had
barge Of the bar and restaurant,
nd were unremitting in their At
'ntions to the passengers.
We are not surprised that the
old reliable Camelia weathered
Y storm % bravely. Her olncerr
I'D crew are gallant - any outside
"Davey Jones' locker" and no
ner or safer boat ever sailed the
IKE. W. wish the New Camelia
prosperous summer season, and
will surely have it, IL the enter
'ise Of her owner, and the careful
tentio0 OF her courteous olncen. '
properly appreciated by the
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