Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25
lost; the whites were all saved.

Lew Craddock, from Dawson county,
tennessee, lost three children. Him
self, wife, and two children were saved.
Mr.. Green, from the same place, lost
his wife and three children, and is left
with two helpless infants upon his hands,
The youngest is but few months old.
Mr. Smell, who formerly resided in
louisville, lost son and daughter.
/ A Mr.. Wright, of Mecklenburg coun-
| ty, Virginia, was lost, and two children.
his wife is with those saved. but in a We
ry distressing condition.
The captain, a. Howell, of Covington,
Kentucky, is undoubtedly lost From
all we could learn, we think he was in
the act Of ringing the bell, when the
boat made lurcll, which carried the
boilers, part of the engine, and chimneys
overheard. In doing so, it is believed
he was disabled and drowned. He
leaves a wife and eleven children to
1 mourn his loss. His eldest son was with
| him on board.
The bodies of two children, of about
twelve years of age, were brought up
| from Carondelet. They had persisted
from the cold A negro man who had
died, will be buried by the people Of Ca
rondeet. Looking at the number of
children in the company, and tender
years, it is surprising how they escaped
! perishing. When we reached the
wreck, we found the Mayor. Mr.. Winner,
exerting himself for the relief of the dis
tressed.
We cannot close our account without
paying tribute to the philanthropy OF
Mr.. Yeatman, and few other gentle
men, who furnished a large lot of cloth
ing, shoes, &C., for the destitute, and
and otherwise interested themselves in
their behalf.
The mayor caused all who were pick
ed up by the boat to be conveyed to the
Virginia Hotel, where they will be am
ply provided for.
1t is proper to remark that, from all
/ the facts we were able to collect, we dc
not believe the loss Of life will exceed
thirty or forty. We cannot make out
quite twenty in number;but as the boats
( register is lost, and the passengers are
scattered, it is impossible to be very &c
curate. The Rev. MIR. Peck, of Illinois
who was on board at the time, makes thf
estimate much larger than we do.
DIR. Massie, OF st. Charles, and Mr.
Irwin, of pittsburg, were particularly eff
1 ficient in their efforts to save the lives OIL
other passengers.
One man lost $4,000 in money, an(
another thirty negroes. Several children
were frozen to death before they coulC
be taken ashore. Capt. Howell hat
lately bought the Shepherdess for $4,000
and this was her first trip since the Pur
I chase. He had lost several boats before
Some OF the trunks. &c, were saved. an(
left at the store of Davis & Co., St. Lou
is. The Gazette says:
"A young lady, who was suffering
from the pleurlsy, was drawn through
one of the state-room doors up to the hur
ricane deck, when the boat careened :bu
she was SO debilitated by pain and frlgl
ted, and, upon the vessel making anoth
err lurch, she was precipitated into tn
water The captain when last recog
/, nized, was climbing one of the Iron
, which support the chimney
The ST. Louie papers differ MATERIAL,
in the names of those saved, and othe
particulars. The Gazette ard New En-
estimate the number of lives lost fror
f seventy to one hundred.
), Passengers from The Shepherdess, MOI
al The Vargqnia Hotels. R. Smell an
| two children, and Stephen P. Hart, Lou
isvile, Kentucky; David Wayman an
Daniel Cinsey, Covington, Kentucky
! Ralph B. McCulloeh, Nlaysvile Ken
lucky; w. o. Crenshaw, Georgetown
Kentucky; S. Tandy, H.opkinsvile. Ker
! lucky; Barney Owens, New Orleans
/ Jane Thomas, Jas. Thomas, Jane I
, Thomas, Sarah Ann Thomas. VIM. Fl
/, Thomas, Jno. Thomas, Edward Thoma
! Alfred, Joseph Thomas, Louisa Racht
Thomas, and Horace Minkler, Law
t renceburg, Indiana; Solomon Evinge
) New Albany, Indiana; John Alitter
: Floyd county, Indiana: VIM. Leme
E Bartholomew county. Indiana; Henri
E Welingcamp. Franklin county Nilsson
! ri; William d. Henry. Macoupin cour
ty, Illinois; c. B. Fisher, Jerseyville, |
0 linois; ]. L. Beggs, Princeton. Illinois
Mary Davis and child, Portsmouth, Ohio
C. Garfield, C. Nleckerson, Hanna
9 Grouse, and Margaret Grouse. Portage
Ohio; ]. S. Farrow, A. AIdrch, Jane
Carroll, (pilots,) Parker Bodwett, an
2 Nelson Bodwett, Cincinnati, Ohio; Ste
! phen Howard, Brown county, Ohio;Joh
) Lane, Muskingum county, Ohio;Georg
w. Brown, Dayton, Ohio; Hanset Gree
md child, Nashville. Tennessee; Jnt
Il Award, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania; isaa
, Chriss, Fayette county, Pennsylvania
: Mrs. Wright, Mecklenburg county, VII
ginia; John Tegan, Alexandria, d. c
!, PageJ. Brokerill.
Passengers at the CITY HoteI--J. K
: Wilcox, mate; DR.. t. |. Opdyche, Blu
Ter county, Ohio, who lost $1,000
gold; Mrs. Muer, Of Virginia. with 81
| children, and two or three servants
E lost seven servants.