Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-04
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From the LouisuiHe Journal
We have taken considerable pains to as
certain the particulars Of the loss of the
steamboat Eliza, but find we have little
more than rumor to rely upon, in addition
to the notice which we published ycstesday
morning.
1t appears that the Eliza had taken large
freight of flour, grain, lead, &c, and great
number Of passengers, at St. Louis, for New
Orleans. She had also on board some cat
tie, sheep and horses. The number Of pas
sengers is vaguely estimated at from one to
two hundred When she had reached a
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about dinner time, five miles above the
mouth Of the Ohio, she was met by the j.
M. White. towing the hull of the old Madi-
sonian up stream. The White was next the
Missouri shore, the hull Oh her right, and
the Eliza coming down stream, next the H.
linols shore. The White and the hull oc-
cupied so much Of the river that the Eliza
was forced out Of the channel and the waves
of the White at the same time caused such
a commotion in the river that the pilot of
the Eliza could not distinguish the snags be-
tween the channel and the shore. In this
position the Eliza struck heavily large
walnut snag in deep water and instantly be-
gan to fill. The confusion among the pas
sengers rushing in every direction on the
boat, no doubt increased the danger A
vain effort was made to steer the boat for
the bar on the Missouri shore; but the
wheels soon became water-ogged and the
passengers having by this time rushed in
great numbers up to the hurricane deck, and
fearing the boat would swing into the deep
current, several plunged towards the Illinois
shore. Some reached it, but many we're
drowned.
The whole thing was so sudden, that it is
believed the passengers below, with the cat
tie, horses, &c, were carried down before
they could get from under the cabin deck
The captains wife had rushed up to the
hurricane deck, with Two of her children,
where she and they might have been safe,
but in her fright she rushed overheard with
them, endeavoring to grapple some drift logs
The logs, however, turned in the water ev-
cry time she attempted TO grapple them, and
finally she and one her babes sunk to rise
no more. The Captain who had been CIV
ing directions for the safety of the passen-
gers, observing the struggles of his wife,
plunged IN to save her, but he was only in
time to rescue one ofthe children. He chung
to log and was saved We could not
learn whether the ]. NJ. White had il in her
power to render much assistance but un-
derstand her yawl was sent out for that pur-
pose. When the Carrier came up, the Eli
"a was sunk to her hurricane deck. each
end OF which was above water, the waves
washing over the middle. The deck was
then crowded with passengers, agitated by
terrors indescribable. They could give
but confused account of the pumber
drowned. The probability is that il did
not exceed forty. The Capt. of the Carrier
thinks the disaster must have occurred about
dinner time, as it was two o'clock in the
day when he reached the bend. The peo-
pie on the hurricane deck of the Eliza were
in great dread Of the deck bursting IN
which, provldentially was prevented by the
weight OF so many persons standing on it.
In view oil the venomous assaults daily
made upon the political principles and quail
ties OF the great Western Statesman. it is
most gratifying to his friends to find him dis
daining to withhold due credit even from
that Administration by which those assaults
have been too much countenanced and en-
couraged. In this conduct on the part of
the distinguished Kentuckian, as illustrated
by the following incident, we have an exam
pie worthy of all praise and honor:
In his late speech at indianapolis, Mr.
Clay alluded to the settlement of the North
Eastern Boundary Question, and said
General Jackson's Administration made
various efforts TO settle the long existing DIFF
lcultles with that power, but failed in eyery
case, The King of Holland was selected as
an umpire, but his award was promptly re.
lected by the then existing Administration,
and the delicate matters involved were left
IN condition which threatened to disturb
the peace of the two countries. The Whgs
since they came into power, have, | am
proud to say, honorably achieved settle
ment OF the question at issue. take ORIENT
pleasure in awarding to the President--wbo
deserves so little commentator in other re-
spects-and to the Secretary of State ali The
credit due them for this negotiation.-Nat.
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