In Any Country In The World But America Such Would Have Been The
Case; But An American Would Steam Down Phlegethon To Save His
Property From The Sheriff - He Would Steam Down Phlegethon, Or Get
Some One Else To Do It For Him.
Whether or no, in this case, the
captain of the boat was the proprietor, or whether, as I was told,
he was paid for the job, I do not know.
But he determined to run
the rapids, and he procured two others to accompany him in the
risk. He got up his steam, and took the Maid up amid the spray
according to his custom. Then, suddenly turning on his course, he,
with one of his companions, fixed himself at the wheel, while the
other remained at his engine. I wish I could look into the mind of
that man, and understand what his thoughts were at that moment -
what were his thoughts and what his beliefs. As to one of the men,
I was told that he was carried down not knowing what he was about
to do but I am inclined to believe that all the three were joined
together in the attempt.
I was told by a man who saw the boat pass under the bridge that she
made one long leap down, as she came thither; that her funnel was
at once knocked flat on the deck by the force of the blow; that the
waters covered her from stem to stern; and that then she rose
again, and skimmed into the whirlpool a mile below.
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