Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-01-20

of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars,
as the saving of wagon hire and property sold un-
der an arrangement with Gen. Scott. This is APP
propriated to pay off the present public dues now
held by merchants, and the officers of the nation.
The Treasurer of the Nation, David Vann, is
making preparation to disburso it, and will have
much business to do for sometime.
Yours, &c. E.
Steamboat shepherdess sunk-Great loss of life.
We copy the following melancholy account of the
sinking of this i'll fated boat from the st. Louis Eve
ming Gazette Of the 5th and 9th of January.
The Shephcrdess was from the Ohio river--was com.
manded by Captain Howell She left Pittsbuug for St.
Louis some six eight days ago. with a of from
ten to hteen and at the time of the accident
had upwards of $50 passengers board. The boat
countered unusual obstacle until last evening about
half past ii O'clock when she struck snag at Caho.
ka Bend, about three miles below the city, and sunk
Immediately and before general alarm could be Civ
The Mate;had but moment before, reported five
fathoms water, and yet he had walked tho length
Of the vessel when the water reached his shoulders
lie saved himself by Jumping overheard and gaining
the hurricane deck, when the boat sunk The time
the suddenness of the accdent-he unpre pared state
Of the passengers-the appalling character of the dan
the season)--al operated to cause most agonizing
scene Men, women and children almost ma ked, and
partially submerged in the water calling for their
relatives, passing to and fro in chaotic confusion
deavouring to obtain the of self preservation
while others threw themselves into the rver-and
drowned. Many incidents ted with this sad a f.
fair. very distressing. young lady. who suf
fering from peurisy, was drawn through one of the
state-rOom doors up to the hurrcane-deck when the
boat careened; but she deblitaed by pain and
fright to be unable to stand-she was accordingly
laid upon of the wagons with which the boat
freighted and upon the vessel making another lurch,
she precpitated into the water -Four children al
so persisted from exposure, while being conveyed from
the wreck the shore. Capt. Howell of Covington,
Ky the of the boat was drowned he leaves a
Il. ol.l
ing engineer, drowned. The greatest loss of
life was sustained when the cabin separated from the
hull. One Of the passengers hoacd upon portion of
the wreck far as Vude Poche, when he reey cd
from his uncomfortable situation.
We are Informed that many bodies have been
found, supposed TO have been frozen to death af-
tor reaching the shore. A number Of tho passen.
gers were brought to the city to enable them to
procure clothing, having LOST every thing by this
most dreadful calamity.
The Ferry Boat Ozark brought up last evening
about SO survivors, and several dead bodies-two
of children frozen. Great credi, is due to young
Robert Bullock, of Maysvie, KY, who saved sew
eral women and children, after every man but
himself had deserted the cabin. The last one
saved was the celebrated Ohio Fat Girl, uoeighing
$40 lbs. At length, he was thrown overheard by
a lurch Of the boat, and swan ashore. Here he
found two young ladies, who, by great exerton he
forced to keep aacake and got them 10 Carcndclet.
lie gave his coat to a lady on tho wreck.
Mr.. Muir, of Va, and brother, wero on board,
with their mother and nine slaves. Seven of the
slaves were lost-the whites all saved. Low
Craddock, from Davidson CO., Tenn, lost chill
dren, himself, wife and two children saved. Mr.
Green. from the same place, lost wife and three
children, and is left with two infants, the Young.
est but a few months old. Mr.. Smell, who for
merly resided near Louisville, Ky. lost sen and
daughter. A Mr.. Wright, of Mecklinburg CO.,
Va, was lost, and two children. Its hoped that
the number of victims will not exceed 80 or 40.
About $50 have been saved. The ferry boat Ice
lander, which was coming up, landed about 100
survivors.
gentleman from Nashville, with his child.
was saved; his wife was drowned MANY of the
passengers saved, were severely frozen, having
escaped from the wreck with nothing but their
night clothes. Some who were landed below, ira.
velod barefoot to the nearest place OF shelter.
The corpse of one child, about ten years of age,
was picked up some distance below. The bodies
oftwo females foated ashore near Carondeet 1t
is stated that there is family of six at Carondc.
let, so frost Bitten that they are unable to move.
There were two families who lost three children
each. One lady lost her husband and two sons,
one Of them eighteen and the other twenty five
years old. There were two children came up on
the ferry boat, about light years DID, one of which
has lost both father and mother, and the other its
mother. physician of St. Charles. lost about
$4,000 in gold. Another from Virginia, who had
thirty slaves onboard, had found but one of them
at last accounts.
T. .,