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From the Nov Orleans Picayu


Although we have made 20 many r
the loss OF the Lucy Walker, wo bolie
following letter, addressed TO the Bal,i,
ot' will interest oil who had friends on
Is the best description BY far we have /.
catastrophe:


NeW albany. Ind. Oct. %.


10 O'Clock at nj;


1t is BY a miraculous dispensa.iou
providence that am enabled to write
lines. | have but o few hours sir.
from the very jaws of death. Iarri /.
lss'lle last night, and took pasnsr ~.
boat Lucy Walker, for New orlS


IL o'clock today. We had proceec /,
six miles below this place whom she b,
ers, causing one Of the mos, terrible OK
er known, scattering death and havoc
This drendful occurrence took plac.
and S O'Clock hisafiernoon. Though, ,
was wrong, as she frequently stopped
cd her headwny in the river seve.a,
she loft Louisville. A few minutes bel
plosiou took place. | was standing on /,
dock. few fee, af. of tho pilo,.houss, \
the pilots was standing opposite the 4,
few feet from me. heard this "a
/" What can be tho matter with the ea
then Immediately started be~. Wha J
cd the expression watchedis coun.e lc
thought discovered alar:a epicled il D.
mediately lef, the hurried deck a1s'
him below. | wen, into ,ba,ain cabiIc
short distace Of tho ladics'aJi who's
myself in an arm chair. has scarce IN
momcn: before the explosi took plas sin'
myself suddenly sunk doI and the r'
in upon me, expecting ever tmomcn.i
ed to death from tho falGnI ,imbers,.- :
with steam. Bot fO'sunaa tho ssp
come cooled. and as soon ! the vup=
me to see by settling, spr,ay on " .
the boat was sinking under me, " he.,
my hand to gentleman Oh i've hu,
who helped me upon it, where l re, !,
FIRE from tho ladies' cubin began >
then sprang into the river and cat
spar. where ! continued drifting un
cd up by the yawl belonging to a sn,e
United States service, which by this t.
TO our assistance, having seen and T.
plCsion. Y


Had it not been for the timely , {,
Jercd by the captain Of this boa, !
son. We would al! doubtless nave 4
it is, scarcely twenty survive out cit.
Der Of passengers. The scene te,,
,ion ladies' crying for their los,
children, and men rendered frantic
and wounds. | escaped withou. 4.
scar Of the slightest kind, though 4
my clothing ard baggage, besides vs
ces Of deb, and importan: papers 10


| am even without hat, and met.
clothes have on. am now in til [
Smith, Of this place, who has kindly.
with a suit Of clothes until mine dfstr
pie Of this place have been very H..
ferers, five Of whom have died sincc,o:
shore. should suppose ,ha. a, Icas
cabin passengers were either kills
All those standing around me on p
deck when left it are killed. X.
| Affe,, ,fsd 1T,-,y.. L.. Al