Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-05-29
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Loss OF The BEN SUEpnf I'LL

Loon ~ The BEN SHERRa,,i lie
he Natchez papers contain C,r,h,,
OF the ucpIolable loss OF the Ben Sbr fsiata,at
'ihe sne TOOK IRE, she engaged m A. Ii
,iie s'e'ei ,dlfie add the fire took firm, vii
heai VI TIE poefs, caused by raisin b.y ~
e1.a., w., PJ"t Il gaffet 2 WbiSkey uo4 l5.3 Il
drank to excess, and became into.ica,ed '8't Vim
Al aDon' II clock Al night the tu,n,.
50 ne"eu uat II communicated FIRE to III. -, lai7
nhich 'icie Nrfc Oh board about sixty cord NJ al
me ere" discovered the fire, they ali left thu. Aen
u ran l'i ie ya"i without giving an, alarm l., pV'''
passengers, who were all asleep in tbei, bo |" The
captain 'oi time, attempted to aay tn, ~, ihe
cohiuslon by stating thlt the fire was l,eme
Twice ne lofoId the lowering of the yanl Nj "td
attempted by tile deck hands and pas,enaa Wa
shicks OF nearly three hundred persons on No. he
rose WIZ and dreadful The cry was 10 t zL. 10"
I"'e' anu 'he BOAT made ior the starboard ,ho %,
did not gain it. as the wheel rope nigh, ha, bur
way or the pilot been driven by the flame :. gwen
/ station. he steam was not let off and H. ls
kept on Ihe scene oi horror now begearcd i, 10"
cription. 9''' aldt.
Inc ya"i which had been filled with tho e,.,.I,
SUNK browning some who were in it, and III. IN, law
sehsefs han no other alternative than to inmnar.'
board,wlt out taxi - even time to dress br'of'
ten ladies on board. who all went oyc,bo,,i 'ole
utterng single scream, some drow uinp .s ,.,a3u'
ana others cllnglng 10 planks-two of the
were finally saved. Some of the p,sse,,,.' ''''o'f
supposed to have burnt up on board IN, Re-, ~ 'fo
rod. One man, by the name of Ray. from ''a'
VIE, n.y. hung TO a rope at the bow OF the boat ~
I'll taken up by the yawl Of the stcambo,, rnl,, 'n
winch arrived about halt an hour after h, Co., u''
meat Of the disaster, on her downward pa,.,er n.
Nay face and arms were much burnt nhile c,;
nv " tiie poal ia the above poston--he los, soo
Ooo IN Natchez and United States paper.
The steamboat Alton arrived half an hon, g
Z - tIII llhI h,,
tloh OF those on board, WAS the means of drawn,
many persons who were 1oatiuy in tho ,,,or :"
drove INTO the midst Of the exhausted sufferers vi
"cfc 700 weak longer To make cXertions, and h, H.,
1"mnotion occa>ioned by her wheels droun,J '
large number. \ gentleman by the name y, Hand
ION; rom Limestone county, Ala, was floating On
barrel, and sustaining also a lady. when the A.
drove up, and washed them both uuder-,L 'i'y"
Was drowned, but Mr.. Hamilton came m, ,,
iioatcd down the river fifteen miles, when he wa, ;,
KEN up by the steamer Statesman.
Nh. Mcdowell attributes the drow ning of h., -
I" the indiScielion ottie managers OF the Alton >,
, size Wars floating safely plank at that tim. ~
Mcdowell sustaired himself some time ,s,,n,, ,b
current, 50 that he onl, iloalcd two mile, down ,l
fnef, when he SWAIN Ashore ten mtlss above Eo,t a.
Mr. RundeIl tloated down the river ten mite, ana
vas taken uphy 4 ilat-boai ut the month nj En.,I
creek. He saved lis money III his p;,n,aoons no.
- "i' .'''"'''"' 'o'hsS WORTH al ltcsil-
VT. .hel'owrll lost his whe, SOM, lady, Mis-, Frau
eia fc"' WHO was under ms protection, and nj
VI" servant Mf. ", lowell ieciS himself unl,r
@n'rt "btigatte 10 Mr.. " llli:m Stamps i6i, IL,
,aes Afa"s 'uten'"ns TO him IN his distress allyr
nc t,''n '~ Tine >hrse MI kandrll aekhen hedge,
hifd attentions knaaa ahe Source
thcte were 80 P@asssl.> 9Th hoanf. OF which no,
'f"te IMAM "o pTtG &'astaas Spe hnsdrrd ana II
'fMfF'e "fo"he1- nfrsrffr"@ the captain, thrto
e'n'"fth ana ms iaiher. Vas ~lse aas picked npb,
'''''-"o'' ''d's hAfnf- THE iofFos ny TIM
na,n'S %, Son't "i the lalies lost:
"t'' VIC i'I"'''' OF n'4'"nt. Sonth 'fah1ma 'lr,
,'. ,'" 'A'tt ti',"seh o' Ne" Orleans, Miss
'a" ut CIV, VI p'non'' S"nh Aiah;hp,
~, ''''''i' VI 'f"onf' saved
'"'''" '"s arr iue names ct the Passengers,
y, .pe S' E''lf statesman;
II, D"'h ',isrinF COUNTY tndlaha.
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