--- title: Times and Seasons description: Issues of 1840 to 1841. authors: - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints editors: - Ebenezer Robinson - Don Carlos Smith - Smith, Joseph, Jr. - Taylor, John collections: - periodicals tags: - newspaper - times-and-seasons - nauvoo - nineteenth-century periodical: Times and Seasons volume: 2 number: 22 published: 1841-09-15 publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois language: en type: article reference: "“Steam Boat Explosion,” *Times and Seasons* 2, no. 22 (September 15, 1841): 542." printed_title: Steam Boat Explosion. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-09-15_2_22 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v2n22.htm), with its page breaks; this Internet Archive scan is the reference copy (its OCR was used only as a witness for OCR repair) identifier: per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-09-15_2_22 start_page: 542 end_page: 542 curator_note: A Mormon newspaper published by the church in Nauvoo; included for historical study. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1841 (Nauvoo, Illinois); published before 1931, so public domain in the United States source: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-09-15_2_22 publication_year: 1841 --- # Steam Boat Explosion The Steamboat Louisiana, bound from New Orleans to St. Louis, exploded one of her boilers, by which 18 or 20 persons were killed, and several scalded. Times and Seasons. City of Nauvoo, Wednesday Sept. 15, 1841. Our friends will bear in mind, that two numbers more will close the present volume of this paper, and our terms are, "Two Dollars per annum payable in all cases in advance," which we shall strictly observe in the third volume, as it is entirely useless to attempt to support a printing establishment upon any other principle. Notwithstanding our worthy predecessor, D. C. Smith, studiously endeavored to adhear [adhere] to the cash system, yet we find charged on his account book, to delinquent subscribers, in this State alone, the enormous sum of near six hundred dollars. This should not be. It is much harder to pay the subscription money at the end of the year, than it is in advance; then the gratification is so agreeable, while reading a paper that is paid for; when it comes under such circumstances, it is a welcome guest it is hailed with joy, and its contents devoured with the same avidity that a weary traveller [traveler] would take a draught of cold water while journeying in a thirsty and barren desert;. But how different must be the sensation, when it comes under reverse circumstances; then, instead of being a welcome guest, it comes a faithful monitor of our negligence, that we have neglected our best friend, and left him to suffer, while we enjoy the fruit of his labors. We make these remarks because they are true,-we have upon our list, however, the names of many, very many, punctual subscribers, who have been faithful and true, and stood by us in the hour of adversity; always willing to perform their part with cheerfulness and pleasure,-unto such, we say no pains shall be spared, on our part, to have them amply rewarded. We wish it distinctly understood by all, that no order will be accepted unless accompanied by the money, only at our option. Our Agents and the travelling [traveling] Elders, when they wish to order the papers, would do well to take the money for their subscription to a Post Master in their vicinity, and have him enclose it and forward the letter, which would save them the postage, and the letter would be far more likely to reach its destination than otherwise.