Southern telegraph., 1838-10-10
TIE STEAM BoAT CAR.

III > Ia VI QUA OLAh.
The steam boat Car having been snagged
and grounded opposite Island No. 81, in the
Mississippi River, on the lst of October,
1898, the passengers on said boat organized
a meeting by the appointment Of DR.. Ii. c..
DOYLE, Chairman, and GaStGrUS II. VIZ
cor, Secretary.
The object ofthe meeting was explained
by the Chairman TO be for the expression Of
the opinion of the passengers of said boat up
on the conduct olthe officers and crew at the
time of said accident.
On motion of ]. IL. Lawrence, Esqr. a
committee of three was appointed by the
chair to prepare resolutions expressive of
the sense vi the meeting. ]. Ii. Lawrence,
Esq Grafton Baker, Esq. and Gustayus ii.
Wilcox, were appointed said committee, who
reported the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted by the meeting.
ReSoIred, That the cool aud manly con
duct of Captain William HaIes, and the of
fcers and crew of the steam boat Gar, at
the time Of the above stated accident com
mand our admiration: And that the eau
tious and attentive manner in which the
boat was nayigated, fully acquit the said Of
ficors and or ~ Of all suspicion of blame.
Rcsolred, That the thanks of the passen-
gers are due to Capt. HaIes, and those I'M
der his command, for their unwearied efforts
to promote the comfort of the passengers at.
ter they left the wreck of the Car.
Rcsoieed, That the thanks of the passen.
gers arc due TO Captain Crawford, the PILOT
Of the Gar, Tor the mastery manner in
which he landed the boat, thereby securing
the safety of the passengers and their bag
gage, as we'll as a considerable portion Of
the freight.
ReSolred, That the efforts Of Captains
! Hales and Crawford, in getting the passen.
gers ofthe Tuscumbia out of the Ohio Riv.
er, were creditable to themselves, and entitle
them TO the thanks Of said passengers.
ResoIred, That the proceedings of thi:
meeting be signed by the Chairman, the
Secretary, and all the passengers. That a
copy OF the same be presented TO Captain
iiales, and that they be published in the
( newspapers On the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
IL. q. DOYLE, Louisiana, Chm.
G. II. Wilcox, Rodney, Miss. Sec'ry
L. b. Murray, Rodney, Miss.
Robert Mott, Vicksburg, Miss.
Chas. NJ. Henderson, Manchester, Miss.
VIM. II. Elliott, do do
d. S. Sexton, Vicksburg, Miss.
c, r. BaIfone, Vernon, Miss.
= / i Il l.,
Wm. a. L'lIommedien, Vicksburg, Miss
Joseph McKibbin, Nashville, Tenn.
N. Gray, Vicksburg, Miss.
J. ii. Lawrence, Manchester, Miss.
William Rife, Lake Providence, La.
John Menzie, Mobile, Ala.
Geo. Markham, Vcksburg, Miss.
VIM. II. Fealherston, New Orleans.
VIM. Cooper, Brandon, Miss.
Grafton Baker, Natchez, Miss
Thomas Fletcher, do do
VIM. Todd Doyle, Louisiana.
Nathl Wilson, Portsmouth, Va.
E. S. Dickinson, jacksonville, Miss.
! S. ii. Wilson, Vcksburg, Miss.
J. Humble, New Orleans, La.
Hiram Harrison, Manchester, Miss.
! John Bull, do do.
James Cochin, do do.
Peter Gee, do do.
VIM. S. Beatty, Texas.
is. Moore, Georgetown, Ky.
Oliver p. Baldwin, Cleveland, Ohio.
R. II. Norris, Louisiana.
4 Thee, Aug. Irwin, jacksonville, Miss.
The undersigned concur in the foregoing
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