. Lloyd's Dampfschiff Verzeichnis, und Katastrophen auf den westlichen Gewässern . : Herr Digny, einer der Herausgeber des Deltas, und ich, nahmen die einzigen zwei Stühle, die unbesetzt auf dem Deck blieben; sein Stuhl havingthe Rückseite zum Pilothaus und mein mit seinem Rücken zum Chim-ney. Es wird sofort zu sehen sein, dass wir uns sofort über die Monsterkessel des Bootes gesetzt hatten. Wir hatten uns in ein Gespräch verwickelt, aber ein paar Augenblicke, wo ein heißer Wasserstrahl^, begleitet von Dampf, aus der Hauptleitung hinter dem Kamin gedrängt wurde, und fiel uns in einer beträchtlichen Dusche nahe.Ich hatte es nie bemerkt

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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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