Lincoln telegraph., 1838-05-24
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The following interesting extracts, in re-
lation to the recent unfortunate and awful
accident on board the Oronoko, we are
permitted by kind friend, to make from
a letter, written to her, by her brother, now
resident, and member of the board of
Aldermen, in Vicksburg, but native of
this vicinity.
VIcKsBURG, 12 o'cLocK SATURDAY
NIGHT, April l2lst. 1888.
"Sinoe wrote you last, have received
one letter which | ought to have answered
before this, but my time is so much taken
up that do not eat, sleep, or think of any
thing but the business / am in.-I have
just witnessed scene that must truly say
beggars description The Steamer Oro-
noko left here last evening for Louisville,
with at least 200 passengers, and about s
O'Clock this evening, was towed down by
the Steamer Lexington. / went on board
her and Oh, God! what sight! She land
ed directly in front of our store. When |
went on board, passed throughher cabin
hastily, over dead and dying bodies; as
passed, one person said "Mr Ii is that
you, "---and another, ''for Gods sake give
me some water;"---in one state room lay
woman and two children dead in another
a man who is supposed to be the Engineer
of the boat. My first object was to give
reliefto the suffering, in one part of the
cabin lay 10 or l2 persons dying in the
most excruciating agony---one person that
well knew told me that he was not much
injured; ] assisted him for an half hour.
when he breathed his last; next him lay a
man and his wife crying for reliefwhich we
could not give; in few moments she died
and | closed her eyes Her husband
looked at her, and took her hand; here my
sister was unnamed he knew me and
asked the last sad Office to be performed,
which oil course will be tomorrow. From
all can understand at least from 80 to so
are either drowned or have died. at present
it is impossible to ascertain.
The Oronoko is large Boat and the
cause of the accident was, collapsing a
hue, about 80 miles above this place; the
accident occurred between 5 and o'clock
this morning, before the CABIN passengers
had got up; had it occurred later in the
day the loss of life must have been at least
double what it is. can now hear the
groans Of the suffering. write you now,
because tomorrow | shall have no time.
There was two ofmy particular friends on
board the boat that cannot hear of, they
may be left at Princeton, where the acci-
dent took place. Besides this, we had an
other fire yesterday which burnt up one
square, and but for the favorable state of
the wind and the time it took place. which
was about two O'Clock P. Nj. great part
ofthe city must have been destroyed.
Thus you see how we are here. The fire
was no doubt the work of an incendiary, as
there has within seven or eight days been
three attempts in that part of the city TO
destroy it.
SUNDAY EVENING, 22d april.
This morning I thought | should have
time to finish this and write one to my wife,
but before | had hardly been out of my
bed, was called at a meeting of the city
council, at the Mayors residence, in order
to take proper means to dispose of the
dead, the dying aud others that might die.
We Immediately took such measures as
was thought proper and had the dead de-
Gently inferred, IS in all. They were fol-
lowed to the grave by the city officers;
Clergymen, Physicians, and a large num-
Der of Citizens on horseback to the bury
ing place which is two miles from the city,
at which place funeral service was per-
formed by Judge Taylor in very impress
i've and solemn manner S. l..
The lives lost in steamer Oronoko, are
computed at ll0,
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