. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States . he water, and from thence got on a bale of cotton,where there was a man sitting; found the bale wasmade fast to the railing; I took out my knife and cutit off. At the time I cut this rope, I saw some personstanding on the piece of railing, who asked me ifthere was room for another. I made no answer, andhe jumped, and knocked off the man that was withme ; and I hauled him on again. I caught a piece ofboard, which was floating past, and shoved the baleclean off from the raft, and used the board to endea-vor to get in shore at Cr
. Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States . he water, and from thence got on a bale of cotton,where there was a man sitting; found the bale wasmade fast to the railing; I took out my knife and cutit off. At the time I cut this rope, I saw some personstanding on the piece of railing, who asked me ifthere was room for another. I made no answer, andhe jumped, and knocked off the man that was withme ; and I hauled him on again. I caught a piece ofboard, which was floating past, and shoved the baleclean off from the raft, and used the board to endea-vor to get in shore at Crane Neck Point, in which Icould not succeed; but I used the board as long as Icould, for exercise. When I left the wreck, I looked at my it was just 12 oclock. I think the man who was 2U4 STEAMBOAT DISASTERS. on the bale with me said his name was MKenna, andlived at New York. He spoke of his wife and chil-dren,—how he had kissed them the morning he lefthome,—and said he feared he should perish with thecold. He died about 3 oclock. After I had hauled. Captain Manchester and MKenna on the bale of cotton. him on the bale, I had encouraged him, and told himto thrash his hands, which he did for a spell, but soonpretty much gave up. When he died, he fell back onthe bale, and the first sea that came washed him hands were then so frozen that I could hardly usethem at all. Was about three miles from the wreckwhen she sunk; and the last thing I recollect, wasseeing the sloop, and raising my handkerchief betweenmy fingers, hoping they would see me. I was thensitting on the cotton, with my feet in the water. Thebale did not seem to roll at all, although there weresome heavy seas. I was taken off the cotton by Captain Meeker,and brought to Southport, where I received everypossible attention. CONFLAGRATION OF THE LEXINGTON. 205 Captain Manchester also stated in addition to theforegoing:— I knew Captain Child for ten or fifteen years. Heand I were packet masters for sev
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