The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-09
Latest News from California.
Arrival of the Steamship Ohio.

The mail steamship Ohio, Lieut.. j. Finday
Schenck commanding, arrived at six o'clock, AM,
on Saturday, from NewYork Uja Charleston, Sa-
wanna and Havana
The steamship Georgia, from Chagres, arrived
on the Both ult, with 600 passengers, 300 of whom
were destined to NewYork the remainder to New
Orleans. She sailed for NewYork on the ID inst
The Georgia left at Chagres the steamer Empire
City for NewYork. The Pacific sailed for Chagres
on the 4th. The steamer Isabel, from Charleston,
arrived at Havana the morning OF the 4th The
Hon. Thos Butler King and son came passengers
on the Ohio to Havana, destined for California
Hon. }. J. Greene was also among the passengers
for California. The Ohio arrived at Havana on
the Sd instant, making the from Savannah
against head winds and the strong current of the
Gulf stream) in sixty-two hours the shortest time
on record. She brings 400 passengers, some gold
consigned to Maunsel White ~ Co., amounting to
$4,000, and about 100000 in the hands of the
passengers. She has also a large California mail.
The Alta California gives long account of the
celebration in honor of the admission of California
into the Union. The ce LIBERATION took place on the
29h of October, and is described as having been
magnificent display. The American flag streamed
from every public and many private buildings, and
from the different ships in port.
In the evening there were bonfres, Examinations
and grand ball
Ca The same day that the celebration took place
a terrible accident occurred. The steamer Saga
| more, while casting Off from Central Wharf, blew
| up With a tremendous explosion Masses of timber
and human bodies were scattered in every direc-
| ton. Many bodies were blown into the water,
| from which they were recovered by the numerous
boats which thrOuged about the scene of disaster
| The boat was a complete wreck and from among
| he IL Ia ba Lead and uip
tilated in manner shocking to behold. The Saga.
mOre's boilers were nearly new, and pronounced
by the boiler inspector to be the best in the port
Capt. Cole, the master of the boat, was blown
distance of fifty feet into the water. He is con.
sideraby injured, though his wounds are not ofsuch
| a nature as TO preclude 81 eedy recovery.
The number of persons on board at the time of
| the accident cannot be accurately asCertGned. Ii
| was varously estimated at from seventy.five to a
| hundred. Many bodies were so much mutilatsd
| that it was found impossible to identify them.
Limbs and fragments were gathered up in baskets
| II shocking sight
The following is list of the killed. wounded,
missing and saved, as ia as could be ascertained
KILLED = John Oxha, an Englshmau, formerly resided
in Richmond, Va, where he has wife and six children
Lucen Denis Frenchman keeper of Ia baud0 de los
| mlRerOS, aresaurant in stockton.
| Ratineau, baker, late of New Orleans.
1.-Two otners whose bodies nave not been recognized;
| Hospital ~ '
John Pender died while being conveyed TO the Marine
Pierre D8penong, atnatiye of Bordeaux, France.
| Joshua Stone, of London, England
lame, Teer clerk of the boat.
Garrison Warner, coored head steward of the boat.
| Mr.. E. II. Austin passenger.
| A temale name unknown
Two men, unknown. Their bodies are in a building
| at he loot OF Sacramento street wharf.
David Johnson of Illinois.
Three other men, whose names could not be identified. but
| TIE Hounded-Capt Cole, the commander of the Saga
more more, not seriously Injured
npTEg piniura Of
| George White bSrkeeper not seriously injured
The engineers OF the boat also very severely injured
In DIR. Smlt"'s City Hospital are The following
Franco, Snan,ard. severely scaded and fractured
Stephen smalfed, fireman, badly scaded; in critica
fusion on face Ills will have TO be ampulaed he vii
Jane Floyd the cook of the boat severely scade anc
leg fractured-cannot survive UNI
John Sewers, 4 eman, injured but slightly.
James Dewey, item 4, bad scaded-cOndition critical
VIM. Hathaway badly scalded and leg broEen-coaditoI
Leonard Hiockly, badly soaded and leg broken.
Edward Coleman, badly scalded the face hands ant
arms.
The following are in the Marine Hospital
F. F. Berry, e9ored maneyeely scalded and thigh frac
tured, in very dangerous condition.
J. Livingston scaided and thigh fractured reported com
William Cades bruised, scalded, and ribs fractured
PedO Pinto Peruvian, leg and thigh racured-ikely to
Miss;ng,-John Dtscoll, Of Boston, Mass,
| SdCea thfhIured.-JOhn Grthn, OF London, England
John Drayey, Cork Ireland John NJ. Stewart, Caner
bury, Mass John S. Beverly Springfield, Mass; Cyru
er@egen. EdgaItQwn, Mass DR.; Sherburn Boston, Mass
: huIsy, Lodi, New York.
$ A large FIRE occurred in San Francisco tn,
2Slh October. A house, corner of Clay and Pros
pect Place and the City Hospital Or. Smith $,
were destroyed. There were $50 patients in thu
hospital, all of whom were removed in safety. Tw,
or three small buildings were destroyed besides
The total loss is about S6O,OOO
The Indians in the vicinity of Trinidad Bay ar
very hostile. They have killed several white mer
The little steamer Marposa was sunk by COMM
in collision with the West Point. No lives wer
/ lost.
, A good deal of alarm was caused in San Fran
disco by the appearance Of disease said to
y cholera, The report was that it was brought b