Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-03

AWFUL CAI-AAGrrxf
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u 10 our painfsi dsty - announce
sns Of the asss awful seeasrenees
that the histery Il stesn beat disastsrs
has ever Afforded. Several letters have
been received In town from Memphis,
ststing the iess Of the steames Brandy.
wine, By Ere, On the 9th instant, sbost
IS miles shove that place, and the de.
strsetieu herewith Of sisty o. seventy
livsa. either BY drowning or burning.
The news appears TO have been com
municstsd by Capt. Hsmiltsn himself,
thus leaving no room to doubt its cor
rectness. Eight or ten cabin passen.
gers and Fifty o. sixty deck passeagsrs
were Lost, aaeng The former, Mrs.
Robert =. Walker and child, and Mr..
Robert Stothsrt. 81 this place. The
Brandy vine vas on her passage from
New Orleans 70 Louisville. We an.
derstand she WAS iussred.
Extract q kefsey frszs . Sr.sirmsn ~ .lR~-
PIE. 70 q f'iendin fas place, dsse6 .lprl ioiA
Capt Hamilton has arrived here
from the wreck Of the steam beat Bran
DIVINE. and reports, that Il . o'clock
last evening, IS miles above THE place,
wind blowing fresh, HE beat VS. dis.
covered to have taken Gre on the up.
per deck-in one minute her whole
decks were wrapped iu aames, and
before it was possible to run her ashore,
between City and seventy Of the pas.
seogsrs and crew prscipitated theu-
selves into the river and were drown
ed, or burned 10 death.
Ii 10 said tina: Captain Hamiltou
and his pilot. although surrounded by
the flames, stuck manfuliy 20 the boat
uctil she grounded. about 90 yards
from the shore, when the Captain,
much scorched, reached the bank by
the help Of line.
We gather the following additional par
ticulars from the Cincinnati American extra.
Of the 18th inst.
A number Of the passengers arrived
in the Robert Fulton, yesterday from
Louisville, who furnish the following
particulars: The Hudson and Bran.
dyirine left New Orleans to make q
trial Of speed. The latter, previous
to the accident, had been obliged to
|ay.to an hour for repairs. A eonsid-
srable quantity OF resin was thrown in
@ mako quick fire when starting.-
The sparks set FIRE to some straw, in
which q number Of carviaee wheels
were wrapt. The wind was blowing
fresh, and spread the flames with sw.
ful rapidity. The yawl was sunk BY
the boat, which they endeavored to
run ashore, but she grounded at some
in nine feet water. The mate.
Who deserves honorable mention, took
. line in his mouth, and succeeded in
reaching the shore, rescuine by his
timely aid number from q watery
grave.
The whole number of passengers 10
variously estimated from 200 10 ESQ.
The number lost cannot be correctly
aseertained, - we understand a mum.
Der d0ated down tue stream for con-
siderable distance, asd we're finally
rescued. The number on the Island
the next morning alive several had
died Of exhaustion after having reached
i In safety was but seventy. jfue! Il
10 said not woman or child was saved
nine were on board.
The Brandywins burnt to the wa
!er's edge. was loaded with a full
'reight for Louisville and Cincinnati,
and partly insured.
The list Of passengers annexed must
De very imperfect--it 10 the best we
ian make out.
Cabin Pdssengers-Mrs. Robert Walker and
'hiid, Nashville, Tenn, Mira A. Sparks, Vieks-
ourgh, Miss; ASr. Robert Stoshart, Nash,iiie.
Iesn.; J. II. Hifiard. Williamson 60. Tenn.
y. II. Davenport, ShsWneetowu, Illinois; ID
Farley, Rivers Woedysrd. mississippi river.
Dscs P9sss.yr.-ieossrd IIsmiltoa and
Osborne, Ohio. John Mock, HsFrisoa 60. Indi-
ma; Benjamin. Williams. MeiEs 90. OAio, Briee
Jackson, Montgomery co, Tenn. w Dovns
Sineinnati, Ohio, Edwin d. Bee, Athens eoua,y,
lhioi John Mortimer, u. Mortimer and Martin
Z M,ysyIlle, kYs Ms. Wright. Ne.
amin Murreli, NashsiIIe, Tean., Mr. RON.
.isysviile, Ky; John Adams, Robertson county.
enn., y. Wright and Brother, J. Ssunders, w
Auerbury, Hart CO. KY, Joseph Leonard, "A.
'fessillHn. man and Wifc, names unknovn. I
cry old man from Tennessee, " others names
'nknown, deek hands. two fve sud tvo slaves,
eooki boy sstsebed TO the engine, fireman,
women belonging TO the hoati 2 women pss-
engers; ! mulAito woman and child, Louisville,
Ohm Davis, lad sstsclsed 20 The Steamboat Ken
nekian; l.. Furrsy.
The dreadful accident occurred on
Monday evening 1T half past seven
'elOek, at She Teeire Outlets.