wˈaɪt wʌz ɐmˌʌŋ ðə sɚvˈaɪvɚz ʌvðə stˈiːmboʊt lˈaɪənɛs ɛksplˈoʊʒən ðæt əkˈɜːd ɔnðə ɹˈɛd ɹˈɪvɚ sˈaʊθ ʌv nˈætʃɪtˌɑːtʃᵻz ˌɔn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.
White was among the survivors of the steamboat Lioness explosion that occurred on the Red River south of Natchitoches on May 19, 1833.