Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-04


CungERLASD-Wasr run into by the Ben Franklin,
opposite Rising Sun, on the Ohio river, at night. Bad
ly crippled The c. heavily freighted, and bound
for Nashville
CHmrIoy.-Nh bile rounding out, at New Orleans.
burst all her boilers, three in number. Three fremen
were blown overheard and drowned, and number OF
others were scaded. The boat was rendered COM
plete wreck BY the explosion.
CAEoI.NE.-Sunk in ten feet water the Ohio riv-
er Below WesviIle BY the Consgnee, descending. To-
tai loss three persons drowned.
CorRlER.-S Struck log in the Lower Mississippi,
below New Orleans, ana sunk Total loss.
DnIGENcE.-Struck snag about 10 miles above
Fort Coffee, and sunk Total loss, excepting engine
aud furniture.
DANIEL BooyE-Ran into the woods. on the Wa
bash river. The yater falling, She broke in two.
Del NoRrE-Snagged and sunk in the Rio Grande,
near Rio Grande city. Total loss.
DANIEL misunderstanding the Mississippi, five
miles below the mouth Of the Missouri was run into
BY the Bay State, ascending. LaIboard guard badly
injured.
FAwN.-Run into by the Patrick Henry, near Sun
flower, on the Yazoo river Badly injured and Sd en-
gineer killed.
FuLroN.-Sunk ID Red Bayou. loaded with cotton
pe,tries, etc. Cargo lost-boat will probably be
Cd. She bound from Shreveport to New Orleans.
FALcoN.--Dsabhd by breaking her machinery in the
Missouri river.
HIcuLAyD MARY, No Bound from St. Peters to
st. Louis reghted with lathes and hides struck stump
near Baey landing and sunk il eighteen feet water.
Insured for $500.
LAKE Of THE Wo9Ds.-Cellapsed fue in Grand
river. First engineer and five or six others fatally
scalded.
MorHrMNEER.-Disabl by a collision with the
Pike No 9. in Clhokia Bend. The NJ. was descending
and the P. ascending. Accident caused by dense
for.
MoHAwK.-Ran on a stump near the mouth of the
Arkansas. Threw over number Of CATTLE and stop
ped the lea4. Went the docks at New Orleans for
re airs.
Mara Bcnr.-Bound from New Orleans for Cha
gres ran into the bank of the river during heavy
Jog, and badly injured, Returned to port for
pairs.
NAntsoN Br11r-Near CarroISon broke shaft and
threw her piston entirely through the cylinder Re
turned for repairs.
MoxrFEEY.-Bound from Red river to New Orleans,
treighted heavily with cotton caught fire when near
Duncan's Point, ana entirely consumed.
MATILDA JANE.-LOaaeQ with sugar and molasses,
sunk near New Orleans
MoNFoE.-On hcr way up from New Orleans en-
countered snag between Memphis and Cairo which
passed through the lower and middle decks, and out
through Ae hurrcane roof tearing pretty large hole
and damaging Chimney, but nothing serious.
GENERAL PIHE.-Totally destroyed by fire, near
Point CQuPee. Letters and papers lost. The pike
was on her way from Cincinnati to New Orleans heay
lily fregAted with produce
tOSCOE-Bound from IT Louis to PittSburG freight
ed with PORK. Struck snag in the Ohio river and
totally lost
! S. VI. WnmAYs-Wrecked in gale at the mouth
of the Brazos the 9th Of April, Total loss. Crew
and passengers saved by extending line from the
boat q the shore Boatand Cargo worth So 400 In
sur2nce on the boat at $4,000.
TESAN.-B ind from Red River to New Orleans,
heavily freighted with cotton took fire near Plaque
mine, and was entirely consumed
YRGINIA--In landing passenger at Rush Run,
near Wheeling blew up and killed or wounded some
thirty-fye Or forty persons. The boat literally
blown to atoms.
EnsrER.-DisaJel BY breaking machinery, near
Cayein rCck Ohio river.
Wrsr1HN.-otruck snag in the Wabash sunk and
broke in two
WAvE.--Ran into The woods during fog, at mouth
Of False river and was lost Cargo Of sugar lost also
Collapsed Hue at College Point, lower
Mississippi, killing Of her engineers ard two Or
three deck passengers.
Tne foregoing I,t comprises thirty Eve accidents
Two boats sunk, and five others injured by col
Hsion with other boats Six were sunk By meeting
with Instructions in rivers. -Four were DESTROYED w
fire. Five were injured by explosion, two Of which
We're totally destroyed. Five were sunk and eight in
ured BY various other Total Of those sunk or
destroyed, nineteen