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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1851
Page
1
Brestol Pwuenex Published every Saturday morning at 40 Bradford Street. Terms to subscribers in wm a per year payable in advance or six per ad. Advertisements inserted at one tele per square for three lines. extended rates for yearly advertisers. Limited to 18 lines for immediate business.
The verses present a ragged lyric about Birdling and singing in a forest. A voice questions whether a Bridegroom or Bride is called and wonders why the singer now sings. Repetitions express joy and mystery without a clear narrative or identifiable persons.
A long formal account from Brantz Mayor recounts the Ohio voyage from Havana to New Orleans and the harrowing Cape Hatteras storm. The ship rode monstrous waves, engines failed, crew and passengers labored with buckets to bail water, and Gen. Howard and Schenck organized rescue efforts before easing toward Norfolk. The narrative condemns vessel inadequacies and calls for safer steam packets.
The writer reflects on grave dangers at sea and praises officers and crew for saving a human freight. While sailing toward Baltimore on the Georgia, nine cheers greeted Schenck and his officers, and no tribute was given to the Ohio. The letter closes with respect from Brantz Meyer.
A clipped paragraph notes February anxious days as readers ponder Sir John Franklin’s fate and the perilous Polar voyage. The fragment hints at hopes and fears surrounding exploration and survival in frozen seas.
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