The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-04

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The less Of life on board the Ta!isman must
be over sirfy souls.
And while death was busy, heartless plunderers
were at wek, stealing what property they could!
IT'S stranEe. The poor German might have
been seen pacing the deck as if he believed the
bodies Of his children would rise up as he parted
with them at night-fall, and near brute robbers
flching what they could from the living and
dead.
The Editors of the 81. Louis Republican sent
special reporter 10 the scene, who reports that
but few Of the passengers remain-that seven
bodies had been fishsd up-that the following is
a list Of those drowned Us far as ascertained.-
We copy from the report;-
Mrs. Nichols; Mrs Keziah Bennett; Miss c..
Cady; Miss Eleanor Cady; Sarah Bennett, aged
ten years; Belinda Bennett, aged eighteen
months; Eliza Stone, aged two years; Lewis
Cady, aged fourteen years; Thomas Bennett,
aged eight years, Francis Bennett, .aged six
wears. CAN Of these were from Morgan eoun-
", Ohio, moving out TO Schuyler county illi-
nois. They were travelling under the Protec-
ton OF John B. Stone.) E. Williams; Johnson
O'NeH, deck hand; Joe, deck baud, from
Pittsburgh, Pa; John Thomas Butler, chief en-
gineer; two children Of Mr.. Thomas Prior; six
teen German emigrants, whose names we could
act procure from the deck book or from Pause n
gers; aine negroes, belonging 10 Mr.. R. X. Buck
ner Of Galloway county, Missouri. Total,
forty one.
Thsfate Of Mr.. BUTLER, the Engineer, was
atyeneed by circumstances that render il pecu-
| liariy distressing. He was on watch at the time
of til. accident, and although ne perceived, him
SELF and told that the boat would certainly sink,
yet b, resolutely refused TO leave his post, until
the wsser was up TO his waist, it was then toe
late; the water was rushing in 30 rapidly that he
was unable to stem the current, aud he was
washed back among the machinery and drown
ed.
Tie Republican also contains statement from
Reverend gentleman from Mansfield, o., who
was on board. He says, that
Having remained at the Cape until Monday
morning, thus being enabled to converse with
the time Of our catastrophe, the public may
knew all Of the passengers personally, from
lsafely rely upon the account here furnished oi
he loss OF lives, with every specification thai
csn doubtless ever bs given. Soon alter the
eteat occurred, the Clerk informed me that q
| registry of the names, or the number, could moi
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and little notice taken of them, not expecting
| ant misfortune 10 happen them. There is now
no doubt Of the loss Of an interesting you nc
| lady and gentleman, recently married, having
rushed overheard and persisted. These were
the only loss from the cabin. OF deck passen-
gers, the following is The most probable nc
eoent:
German emigranis, several families, (lost) q
/ A la sga faasiay fr-@ .isiiuais- according to
thu statement Of a member saved, lost 10
Two young women Of another family
Two men, one from kitianning, Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania, aud another from
'i-<xj llaeis, with whom ! formed slight &C.
<sadntapee, while exsmining the engines
| N, day before,
The lead engineer
'Tgo.Iitlle girls Of the name Of Prior, whose
mother, "a wido., 10 now ct the Cape, and
wii,ss bodies have beer found,
Negr, servants, belonging to Mr.. Buckner,
eicalloway county, Mo-,
Making total Of 81
Dsre must be many more lost, concerning
9bon no knowledge can ever be obtained, how
eve Indefinite it may De-. We know there wal
a veiy large and unusual number Of deck pas
sesgeis aboard. In conversation with one o
them an intelligent man before the acciden
took place, he said to ma there were nearly on'
HUNDRED and fifty, that the boiler deck was 81
crawled with goods, live stock, and passengers
that Is had fouad no place to lie down. IL TIN
calcaation be within fifty of the truth, Their
were At least seventy-6ve lives lost in thu
wrect of the steamboat Talisman.
| fTis property on board consisted chiefly Q
dry gods, castings, plows, wagons, dc. Their
reeve nteen horses and mules, all OF whlc
were hst--six Of them belonging to Mr.. Buck
ner. saps. Gould is already there with his di
wing kl to bring up the cargo from the wreck
Muchsill be saved, though in damaged state
| A 4stl investigation should be made as to thi
fatal diastsr. Every Press in one volley ough
to dem4nd IL. Is human life of SO little account
fhatsnA sacrifice may be made without an
enquiry Shall the public be content with an
generals tatemsnt7 II the law be deficient, a
we fear Is, means should be resosted TO at ono
to bringths subject up before Congress, and en-
sure suIh enactment as will bring all single o
wholesat sacrifice Of life to the most rigid lego
scrutiny ss is
We appeal TO Senators at Washington-t
1 Messrs. soRwIs ans CRrrrrSDEN espscialIy-fo
some tlhiion to this subject. The law shout
be made 30 reach every case Ct this character
and no carisr who causes death to single hu
man beint be allowed to escape its retributiv
s---r whichever Il results from his carelessnssi
Such a iak, and 'Ia' rig'u ~wruv=nrcnr, wouI
stop thsss accidents On our western waters, an
nothing ass will. I'D.