 | 1825 - 188 sider
...taking fire, with all the slaves shut up in it, Though no lives were lost, our beards and hair were partly consumed. The water intended for our use was...at one time, we were in apprehension of being burnt aliv*. No one thought of unloosing us, probably from a dread of some confusion and disorder ; and only... | |
 | 1825 - 840 sider
...taking fire, with all the slaves shut up in it. Though no lives were lost, our beards and hair were partly consumed. - The water intended for our use...the torrents of smoke were suffocating, so that we fuamed at the mouth ; and, at one time, we were in apprehension of being burnt alive. No one thought... | |
 | 1826 - 390 sider
...taking fire, with all the slaves shut up in it. Though no lives were lost, our beards and hair were partly consumed. The water intended for our' use was...apprehension of being burnt alive. No one thought of unloosisng us, probably from a dread of some confusion and disorder ; and only the usual quantities... | |
 | 1841 - 804 sider
...taking fire, withal! the slaves shut up in it. Though no lives were lost, our beards and hair were partly consumed. The water intended for our use was...the flames. The heat and the torrents of smoke were sufiocating, so that we foamed at the mouth ; and at one time, we were in apprehension of being burnt... | |
 | 184? - 310 sider
...taking fire, with all the slaves shut up in it. Though no lives were lost, our beards and hair were partly consumed. The water intended for our use •was...the torrents of smoke were suffocating, so that we foamed'at the mouth; and, at one time, we were in apprehension of being burnt alive.- No one thought... | |
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But nothing"' continues Dumont, "could exceed the horrors of what we endured one day, from the prison taking fire, with all the slaves shut up in it. Though no lives were lost, our beards and hair were partly consumed. The water intended for our' use... 