Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-02
Extract Of a Letter 10 The Editors. dated

"LouIsviLLr 2Ist May, 1895.
avail myself of the fir opportunity have had to
inform you of another Steam Boat disaster which
took place on the Mississippi The Steam Boat Males
TIC from New Orleans 10 ST Louis collapsed the 18th
INST, lust at The moment OF starting from the Inflated
bat interesting town of Memphis, and about sixty
OF her deck passengers drowned and scalded-
Sihe cabin passengers escaped entre) Ofthosc scad
CO. but lew can survive The writer of this reached
Memphis the day after the dreadful accident; and never
IN his life has he witnessed heart-rcndinga scene
ABOUT ~ fellow beings laying large hoor---inany
nst dead-many in the last agonics Of death The shreks
ana groans OF the wretchcd sufferers were enough To
siekcn the heart and weigh down the buoyanl spr-
ITS AS usual. diversity of opinion exists as 10 the
cause Some think the Engineer elected his duty when
the boat stopped; others that caused by passcn-
gers getting side the boat Memphis You will
rcoiec has been the theatre of three Of those occur
rcnccs and place the river at this timc could
have been worse prepared 10 receive the sufferers You
VIII See from the Memphis Gazette of the 18th which
now send you, that the Cholera is committing greater
raVages among her best citizens than il has ever done
sir its first appearance The day that the accident s,
spoken OF took place. four OF her citizens died From
the New Orleans papers, you have idea of It's ex-
stencc IN mat city you get however but very imper
feet account Nearly all the Steam Boats which have
ieit within the last ten fifteen days. have lost several
passengers.
Nir Prentice, of the Focus has very kindly handed
me the Enquirer OF the 18th instant You cannot imagine
what treat proved to aflcr long absence from
home The results of elections are truly asonish-
ing They, however, 20 show that the people will
vindicate their rights under all circumstances In the
midst OF this state of feeling, truly mortified 10 see
,hat we have lost the accomplished Chinn was some
never stoop to fight his adversares with the dcspeaLle
'eeaPons which they had chosen have been his near
neighbour his almost bosom friend he is now private
citizen, and as have nothing ask or he TO give
can speak OF the purity of the was an evil day
LOT mat district when it discarded such man Person
ally, know, he cares not fgnay know he prefers
domestic life, andke has oi,oays preferred H. but Inc was
dragged into public life early period and for his
faithful discharge of his various duties an ATTEMPT has
been made to disgrace him; but the shafts of
calumDy Iaisehood and envy, fall harmless around him
Inc day OF retributon will assugdly dawn He and his
inenda have not aught to reproach themselves with
" AT leisure moment, after reach home shall pro-
badly say something TO you respecting the unprecedentd
prosperity 81 all classes in the South and West will
demonstrate the false prophecy of the wise men of
| ircU.' {" - ~ 49,
In confirmation Of the above give the followinr
from the Memphis (Tenn) Gazette OF the l4th ult:
IHE CHoLERA.-Since our last, the cholera has pre-
vailed more generally than it has since its prevalence
mere Almost every person has felt more or less the
symptoms which have produced great precaution both
IN Diet and using medicine in the of the disease
There seems TO be disease extant, which Yields so
easily and readily to medicine in inception as the
cholera Although the number of cases has increased
yetthe type is much milder frequent run into
bilious fever formerly all other attacks into cholera
our sexton informs that six persons have since
our last Ills report will show that since the cholera
came here; there have been 30 deaths'