The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-29
Terrible Steamboat Disaster and DepI0rable
Loss OF Life.

We learn from the officers and passengers OF the Chde
Harold of another terrible disaster by which probably
Red River for this port with full cargo Of cotton
entirely DESTROYED by fire the night Of Tuesday last
the 18th inst The catastrophe occurred at about nine
O'clock when opposite the College, below Donaldson
Vile The following is full list Of the passengers
lost as We have been able to obtain: Mrs Jane Cham
berlin and child Mr. Nichols and child Miss Frances
johnson, Mrs Bernard and children, Rev Mr. Page Of
Shreveport, and his two children, and Of Judge
Wells. Among those who saved, were Mrs Page.
wife of the Rev MIR. Page,) Mr. and Mrs. Piles, of
Texas, Miss Goodwin, Of Illinois McP ohnson wife
W. Cuivsrt,o Kentucky; M. Ysnosy and W Osborne
of New Orleans; A. Boggs, of Illinois f. Buck of Ohio
W: Pelson, A. w. Owngs, Gen l.. A. d. Owens, of Mis-
whose names have not learned. Most Of the passsn
gers who were saved came down to the oity the
escaped injury US that wsTs over ons
hundred souls on board and that In his opinion fully
[From the New Orleans Delta, JAM 2Ol
The steamboat Yalsbusha, Capt Scott, loaded with
cotton on her trip from Red River to this city Tues
day night last burned the waters edge BY which
terrible disaster at least thirty Ave lives were lost TO
gentleman, one Of the surviving passengsrs
mainly indebted for the following particulars of the
About quarter past O'Clock, Tuesday night,
when the majority OF the passengers Numbering about
retired the alarm Of Ere giventhe boat then
in the middle OF the stream and opposite the planta
tlon 81 Mr. y Chopin, about is mills: below Donald
the ladies' cabin thrown open the dense volume Of
smoke rushing aft from the clerks office where the
fire originated, almost produced sufocaton. The
Of terror and wild alarm among the this
moment, beggars description The boat Immediately
to and headed to the shore and as she the
bank general rush made for the handing, many per-
being drowned in their attempts get shore AS
she reached the shore MIR. c. 4 Knowton, of Donald
sonve and two other passengers whose names have
not heard with great presence OF mind seized the
of the CABLE and eaping shore made it fast to tree
on the bank in order to hold the boat in her position
but through cupabe negligence of those on board
whose duty 1t to attend to such matters the cable
not made fast board and the boat consequently
swung out into the stream again. the engines still going
and in few seconds beyond the reach Of those
shore The boat afterwards drfted down stream about
two miles where striking the shore she made
Judge Mills of Texas lost child about four years Of
age and one servant The Judge having his wife and two
lespng overheard received blow on one arm from fall
Ing timber causing him to relax his hold of the
children which was lost Mrs Mills eaped overheard
with her husband and saved by the efforts of Major
Yancy, of Natchtochee Mr. johnson, ono of the pas.
sengers lost three children aud grandchd-au sup
Kentucky, lost two children-boh girls himself and
wife were saved by swimming ashore. brother Of
MI. alexander and his WIFE, and Dr. John d. Wall, Of
swimming ashore. The Rev Mr. Page, Episcopal min
lister, sndtwo Of hi. children, lost He lost in
attempting to his family. Mrs Page was saved
The steamer Monterey going up stream, succeeded in
rescuing two PERSONS who were cngng to the rudder
q tine % q: she asea down The
plantation tho disaster occurred Is spoken of in the
highest terms by the surviving passsngers His house
who had escaped the connsgration with only night
clothes Among the many acts Of noble generosity,
performed BY the surviving cabin passengers who had
means on their persons, towards the unfortunate
deck passepgers who had lost their all, would
mention that Of Maj Ware He had lost $4,000 board
and having $70 remaining his person. he distributed
it among the deck passengers Among the officers Of the
Yallabusha who have been represented to having
performed their duty nobly in the hour of peril we
heard the pilot who was at the wheel at The time and
regret unable to learn his name spoken of
In the highest terms He is represented by the passen.
gers rs the last officer who abandoned the boat He
stood at the wheel cool and collected actually en-
ced by flames while all around indecsion and dis
may and only abandoned his post when the tierrope
were burned, and his devotion could be Of further
service The surviving passengers were brought to this
city In tho steamers F. M Streck and Childe Harold
tie officers OF which deserve great credit for the kind
ness shown to the sufferers On the Childe Harold
subscription Of Sl57 raised among
In aid of those who had lost their ALL