Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters (1856)
Lloyd, James T. [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, Ohio, J. T. Lloyd & co.; Chicago, Ill., D. B. Cooke & co. · leaf 127
descend tothe water. In these embarrassing circumstances, he placed one end ofthe board over the railing at the stern ; Miss Sherman was seated onthe projecting extremity, and Mr. Mann earnestly entreated some menwho were clustered around the rudder post, to assist him in loweringthe plank and the… … BURNING OP THD BRIE, Having failed in his noble attempt to save this young lady, Mr.Mann now began to make some effort for his own preservation.Glancing around him, he saw Capt. Titus endeavoring to reach theladies cabin, and heard him give the order to stop the engine. It wasa moment of…
