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Poem
July 21, 1829
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Poem lamenting the tragic steamboat explosion on the Hudson River near New York on June 4, 1829, where passengers met sudden death amid a cheerful morning.
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POETRY.
LINES
On the Steam Boat explosion near "New-York, June 4, 1829."
I turn from party's noisy crest,
Where the soft feelings find no rest,
To mourn my brothers' doom;
Where Hudson pours her lucid wave
The gay and thoughtless found their grave,-
Soon met an awful tomb.
As cheerful round the social board
With choicest viands amply stored,
They set familiarly;
As sudden as the lightning's flash
One soul appalling, dreadful, crash-
Launched to eternity!
Bright rose the morn on Hudson's stream,
The ships' gay banners distant gleam,
And loud the hum of men;
No ruffling gale disturbed the deep,
Upon its bed the blue mists sleep
None dreamed their hour was then.
Sudden a peal that shook the air.
A moment's flash, an instant's glare-
But big with slaughter red!
Awful the mangled members fly:
And one loud groan, that rent the sky
Rose from the mounting dead.
LINES
On the Steam Boat explosion near "New-York, June 4, 1829."
I turn from party's noisy crest,
Where the soft feelings find no rest,
To mourn my brothers' doom;
Where Hudson pours her lucid wave
The gay and thoughtless found their grave,-
Soon met an awful tomb.
As cheerful round the social board
With choicest viands amply stored,
They set familiarly;
As sudden as the lightning's flash
One soul appalling, dreadful, crash-
Launched to eternity!
Bright rose the morn on Hudson's stream,
The ships' gay banners distant gleam,
And loud the hum of men;
No ruffling gale disturbed the deep,
Upon its bed the blue mists sleep
None dreamed their hour was then.
Sudden a peal that shook the air.
A moment's flash, an instant's glare-
But big with slaughter red!
Awful the mangled members fly:
And one loud groan, that rent the sky
Rose from the mounting dead.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Steamboat Explosion
Hudson River
New York 1829
Disaster Mourning
Sudden Death
Poem Details
Title
Lines On The Steam Boat Explosion Near "New York, June 4, 1829."
Subject
Steam Boat Explosion Near New York, June 4, 1829
Key Lines
I Turn From Party's Noisy Crest,
Where The Soft Feelings Find No Rest,
To Mourn My Brothers' Doom;
Sudden A Peal That Shook The Air.
A Moment's Flash, An Instant's Glare
But Big With Slaughter Red!
Awful The Mangled Members Fly:
And One Loud Groan, That Rent The Sky
Rose From The Mounting Dead.