. L'elenco dei battelli a vapore di Lloyd e i disastri nelle acque occidentali . : il signor Digny, uno dei redattori del Delta, ed io, abbiamo preso le sole due sedie che rimangono non occupate sul ponte; la sua sedia ha avingla schiena verso la casa-pilota, e la mia con la sua schiena al chim-ney. Si vedrà subito che ci siamo seduti immediatamente sopra le caldaie mostro della barca. Eravamo stati impegnati in conversazione ma un paio di momenti, whena getto di acqua calda, accompagnato con vapore, è stato forzato fuori dal tubo principale appena dopo il camino, e sono caduto vicino a noi in una doccia considerevole.non avevo mai notato

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. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . : Mr. Digny, one of the editors of the Delta, and myself, took theonly two chairs remaining unoccupied on the deck; his chair havingthe back towards the pilot-house, and mine with its back to the chim-ney. It will be seen at once that we had seated ourselves immediatelyover the monster boilers of the boat. We had been engaged in conversation but a very few moments, whena jet of hot w^ater, accompanied with steam, was forced out of the mainpipe just aft the chimney, and fell near us in a considerable shower.I had never noticed anything of the kind before, and thought the oc-currence very extraordinary. Just as I was about remarking this toMr. Bigny, I was suddenly lifted high in the air, how high it is im-possible for me to say. I have a distinct recollection of passing ratherirregularly through the air, enveloped, as it seemed to me, in a densecloud, through which no object was discernible. There was a sufficient MAP OF THE OHIO .—N 0. 2 . Liverpool^ Cluster I. 1^^ it New Cumberland. Cross Ct. ^ .^=1& Wellsburg La Grange LLOYDS STEAMBOAT DISASTERS 191 lapse of time for me to liave a distinct impression on my mind that Imust inevitably be lost. In what position I went into the water, andto what depth I went, I have not the slightest idea. When I arose tothe surface, I wiped the water from my face, and attempted to obtaina view of things around me, but this I was prevented from doing bythe vapor of steam, which enveloped everything as a cloud. This ob-scuration, however, lasted but for a short time, and when it had passedaway, I had a clear conception of my situation. I found myself inpossession of my senses, and my limbs in good working order. Ilooked around in every direction, and discovered that I was not farfrom the centre of the river, and in the neighborhood of some twentyor thirty people, who seemed to have been thrown into the water some-what in a heap. They were sustaining themselves on th

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1850
• booksubjectrailroa
• bookyear1856