. The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine . nimals, which had been col-lected at such an immense expense. They consisted of oneelephant, two dromedaries, two lions, one leopard, one gnu,one Bengal tiger, besides numerous smaller animals, andbirds; with Burgesss collection of serpents and birds, andDexters locomotive museum, together with a large numberof musical instruments. The Royal Tar was a fine boat of 400 tons. The wholenumber of passengers on board was eighty-five, of whom THE PRAISEWORTHY CONDUCT OF CAPTAIN REED. 307 tw
. The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine . nimals, which had been col-lected at such an immense expense. They consisted of oneelephant, two dromedaries, two lions, one leopard, one gnu,one Bengal tiger, besides numerous smaller animals, andbirds; with Burgesss collection of serpents and birds, andDexters locomotive museum, together with a large numberof musical instruments. The Royal Tar was a fine boat of 400 tons. The wholenumber of passengers on board was eighty-five, of whom THE PRAISEWORTHY CONDUCT OF CAPTAIN REED. 307 twenty males and eight females were lost, as were four per-sons belonging to the boat. Great credit was due to Captain Reed, for his indefati-gable exertions to rescue the suffering and drowning pas-sengers. As he was apprehensive that, by approaching toonear the steamer, from the anxiety of the passengers to savethemselves, too many might rush on board the boat at once,and hence all would perish, Captain Reed held out an oar,and one of the sufferers at a time laying hold of it, wouldthus be drawn on v; A TERRIBLE TYPHOON ENCOUNTERED BY THE SHIP FANNY IN THE CHINESE OCEAN; DURING WHICH SHE LOST HER FOREMAST AND RUDDER. After reaching the Island of Hainan, she was blownoff the Coast, and lost on a Reef of Rocks, whereher Company built two Floats, in which they , and reached Malacca, a Distance of ElevenHundred Miles; November, 1803,
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