Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-01-18

-tsg ars 81 lOS8 LIVES LO0Lst
~ s.. IouisPspsis We have accounts Of snsp-
pSIling loss of lifsss wsll a. property III ths de-
stnlcticn d the Ohio stsarnsr SbePkaasss. Capt.
Howell. eight days ftdm Pittsburg. with emigrshis,
moveables and goods, at II o'clock p. n Of the Sd
inst. By striking snAg N the Mississippi, three
milesbslow ST Louis. The Republican Of the 5tR4
tags:
We have seen misery In many ehapes, but, with
the exception of one or two steamboat,
We have never eeen anything 20 narrowing a. was;
presented 10 ~ yesterday The history Of the mnt-
Ger 10 q follcwss The Shepherdess, Aont ciBcia-
natl % this port, shout II O'Clock q night. when
within three miles Of the city struck snag, just
above the mouth &C CahulEia creek. The c0ncus-i
Sion Wa very severe, and must have torn out sew
eral Of her planks. Atsthe moment Of striking
most Of the passengers in the gentleman's cabin had
retired to their births Ihe Ladies' were generally
uadressed or the night. Upon deck, 60 Ear % we
could ascertain from ths officers and passengers,
there were come sixty OF seventy passengers young
and old. -Four or I've men were sitting N, in the
aeuklemenis cabin az the stove. Ina minute or two,
the water rose % the lower deck, where most Of
the passengers in that part the boat were asleep
One Of the pilots went into the hold but had scarce
IL entered before the rush Of the water drove him
out. The Captain; whoswas on duty, ran to the
ladies cabin and assured them there was no danger,
and returned 10 the fofecastle, which was the last
satisfactory account we could GET Of him.
About this time, screams and shriels were heard
ffom the deck below, and one 81 two ladies who
rushed 10 the stern of the boat say that they saw
number q persons 70 we Na.sf q sn ].
water iusnea n Mltn eremenoous so "a
about three minutes was w 70 the iloor G the ul
Pc e pOs:Ia = y NIX 80 mi
saNssk y keeelnf Ins 10y s1ie yawis M nts Sas IVY
iooss, and towed e shore ", with a broom.
ne Ws.es kCss y .ns ~ Y $3.50 hscss-
cary tcr al 70 seek salet upon inc hutfleane Geek
nlach dimcnlLy W. eSpeFisnce q - going ~ lof
the pow was sunk 20 uesp tnat .ne oniy accesS was
~ me stern. % lar asMe coula learn, We netseVc
eiitne inmates OF tue CABIN reached tna hurricane
roof - Z,
AFTER the boat stInck the snag, ~ drltted down
tho stream, ana iew hundred yaras below struck =.
aaother snags winch was W. oattol water. Inns
threw the ooak nearly on ncf beams enc ON tne
larboard slde. Driitlng rom TINS snag, she AGAIN
lurched ~ the starocard, and at each lnrch sew.
egai persons wasned ~. some o. aneu Feacneo
the snofes on. many were, urCWned; M snort as
lance below, Just ABOVE the flrst shot tower. the
null struck piuu nank' whicm AGAIN tcaEeehs4
her nearly Sn nes Oeam am END ete tns nun ana hs
cabin parted Inc null sunk ana lodged on oar
above Corondelet: and the cabin aoated down 70
the point o. tne 0af peloW that Piace, WRese y
toased an1 remains. ,..
Inc Henry hry was lying az tne snot-to wv,
above Caronoetes, wnen the caoin pissed. n, ne
cries o. the passengers Mo9sea tne captain, ana ne
and his crew rendered etiiciept service IN rescung
the passengers ~ their yawE we are toid tnat
the captain o. the bry worked until ne was entire
~ covered with zee.
About 3.ociocK, the icetander' one Oh our Jerry
boats came along, and weat 70 Inc rescue, ana
took on al! who renamed upon the wreck lover