Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-03-18
From The N. o. Bulletin.
ANEIIL CATASTRNPnE

From The N. .. Bslietin.
AWFUL CATASTROPHE:
The Scamb00t Creole Burat-LosS o. R.l',v Lires--
Great DcStr"cfio" Of Property Steamboat Csa-
ole, Capt. Daimnn, one OF Red River packets, on her
passage from NatchrocheS To New Orleans, with a
cargo OF upwards OF 1000 bales O cotton boxes of Spe-
Gle, bundles Of bank notes. nerchandze, &c. came
out"i Ned River at the grey OF dawn ON Monday
morning. When about twelve miles below, she as
discovered TO be on lire, and general alarm CIV
en- The passengers, more than sixty IN nuInbe, and
consisting OF men, women and cIldren were all IL
ler bsrths the time. The fire commenced at the,
al er part Of the boat, the tiller ropes were Immediate
y severed, land the confusion, CONSERVATION and pan
c whiG9 ensued dehcs description. Annie! the raging
of the LGmes the engine continued working, Hui
drove the boat drscty against the shore. Itre Ionr
persons lca?ed Oft and escaped. Rebounding, as it
appeared, she altered her comrse and running near a
mile and hall, brought up against the bank ON the
opposite side o. the rI:er In the meantime and
while the Creole as crossing the river, many of the
passengers, and some al the crew threw bales Of
cotton on which they embarked Some missing their
balance afterwards Ireclpaied INFO the stream
and drowned. Many renamed on board till she
reached the opposite shore. zen they leaped off A
few were fortunate enough TO reSch hs land but the
greater part plunged into the water, and iris believed
OF these nearly all were rescued. The present es,-
mate is that about IL human beings lost eir lives bv
this catastrophe. OF the 20 80 una ccouned for il
is hoped that most of them floaed off on cotton and
may have been picked up by steamboats, and other
craft. There was scarcely an article saved. The
passengers male and female, with scarcely an ex.
ception, escaped with barely what they slept in
The hospitality md kindness of the inhabitants of the
neighhnrhood. relieved the pressing necessities and
enabled them to reach the city.
The steamboat Baltic rescued many from wnterv
grave. The passengers saved, to the number Of 49,
returned their grateful acknowledgements for the
prompt assistance rendered by The several steamboats,
and especially the Baltic.
Killed by ELEPHANT The united menag eries of
hlessrs Humphrey & Kyncs. was to have opened TO-
day, hut as the elephant Of Mr.. Lynes killed man
Yesterday, who travelled with the nienagerie and
broke off the opening Of the exhibition is postponed
| till Tomorrow, THURSDAY. The name of the deceased
was Crnmb. lie was the keeper OF Mr.. Humphrey S
elephant Yesterday afternoon when about six
of the river, and as both elephants were walking
along together the deceased addressed some words TO
the elephant Of which he had charge, when Lyme g
elephant made a lounge Of his trunk at him, that
knocked him and his horse down. lie then took him
up, put HIM in his mouth aud crushed him to DEATH
When he came on near Agiers he met mule on
the road. which he threw the fence of his
way. He then became unmanngeable, passed down
through Alglers, creating great alarm, and was u,
large as late as ten o'clock last nightly. o. Pic.
A Rs-Capture:-T'he elephant which escaped near
next day re.captGred aud brought quarters. There
was considerable OF battle between him and the
people before he was brought to TERMS and he recev
ed some fifteen "r twenty rifle balls in the head and
several parts of his bodynone of them did him any
serious injury.
death Of Mr.. Menefes.-The Cincinnati, Republican
Of Wednesday last snys ave regret TO learn by
private letter the death Of the Hon. Richard Fl. Men
fec formerly Representative in Congress from the
Ith district in Kentucky, ard one Of the candidates
tor The Y. = SENATE at the recent election in Frank
fTt. He died al Lex algton last Saturday evening"
after shor: Illness
A COMMON Unsatisfactory people think that it is
the Editor and the paper that they buy for two
dollars-a- year.-Bw6aio Times.
A very common mistake indeed, but not more COM
Ter to your piper" saws one, and wish this commu
niration published. Upon n ptrusa il is found en-
urelv unfit for publications. and accordingly it is refus
cd. The man gets nj once IN rage, lea yes The Of
fee uner the very erroneous impression, that he
has bought the paper, he must OF course have bought
the Editor. II communication is inserted, some
dozen offended and the grossly insulting question
is frequently asked "Dhn did you publish that article
IN your paper z? 10 this our only reply is. we pub
fish what we please, and consult our own judgment
and wishes alone, and The individuals rid them
selves of the idea that Editor is bound to insert all
good. bad and Indifferent, that s sent him, better will
it be for them and the paper.-Boston Times
McLEop-Wc are informed that Mcleod is to be
removed from Lockport to he albany Jail. He will
he tried at Albany, account of the inipossibiy of
procuring impartial jury near the line The civil
suit brought by the owners of the Caroline for the de-
strnerion Of the boat, will be tried irst.-N Y Erp
Mr. Speaker Hunter has received the nomination
of The Loco Convention Of his Congressional District
as candidate for e.elec.on.-Norjoik Beacon.
Ii is said thai Col r. NJ Johnson will give his cor
dial support to the new Administration.