The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-06


This dreadful catastrophe took place last Friday,
May 2, about o'clock, P Nj. The Webster, Cap
tain Reno, was six days out fran Cincinnati, bound
to New Orleans, heavily laden, having also about
one hundred souls on board She was about llo
miles above Vicksburg when the fire was first dis
covered The alarm was given about o'clock,
and simultaneously the boat was enveloped in
hames. The pilot ito whom great credit is duel
having charge of the wheel, Immediately endeav |
ored to run the boat ashore which he in part sue
ceeded in doing TILL finally driven from his po,t by
the flames, the boat became unmanageabe, and
foated off again thus deriving the passenger, of
their first and last hope of safety. On the first
alarm scene of confusion ensued which it is i'm
possible to de,cribe and. mingled a. 1t vas with
| the burning boat from which the fame, were
bursting in all directions became terrible in tho
extreme Manv rusbsd sbr;sk;no into tho e,,,s,
while other. rroyyd;,g the Sides cluno oonvpl.
sivelv tn the boat III, J;rar ,,,o.
f.al,, ,h.o,,, .,a..,... .l,~...: =, ~ s
81 ra,-..I... -
80, - .,.. t: o 'o oONl "
-. go, s ''p",''eN nun" men N''Oa"''
aAN 0u' uoAen VI tic p'sSe"ser'
up Jun. ' ~. W" VI ne ooa' anu WIN uii'',
10y s"'o ' m n'e' ny o,iishs To shass ana
uf"' "oou 0'hefS cfo"aeu INTO 'ne ya"i ooa''
"'N, ' e','' "'-"S shsii ha'e'i '"eeoeoou III
finally reaching the shore. Among the lost is Cap
tain Reno, of the Webster, wife and one child,
who perisbed in their efforts to save tb.m,slxa,
As aeon 90 IN. f...f,,I ,r,,l, ,,,as d;.aa..sI l.,
no 'Ion sna iea,iu' n".n was ulsoo'ereu ny
those dwelling upon the shores, three or four boat,
were quickly rowed to the scene, and well succeed
ed in their noble efforts to save life BY this praise
worthy conduct. MANY that were still hanging to
tho snaos ware safely tslsr off and carrisJ 10 Tho
'le w. 80. va ~. .t1 800 =" t w..
, shofe' which, ~ ',o'e'' was 'ie ouiren.' ou'
. few OF them could nave hoped TO reach without
assistance. As soon as it possible to reach the
sufferers, the store-boa Grey Eagle, Capt ]. L.
, Case went To their aid and did all that could b
- b., ar,.l;. 49, IL. -. 49,, aLi,,o.i... 800,
uon0' ny ano,ui"s al Asylum " ',o 'nNetiis W.
men ana chlloreh mat crowded the oahR' Inc
number of passengers and hands amounted to about
one hundred, of whom but sixty or seventy can be
found The steamer New Orleans. Cant David
uh;,,sn f,ou, 6, Ior;s bound n Nsu' Orls,n.
:, I'm "' DoN - -.
, move IN sigh' aoou. one houf ai'er 'le aeciueh'
. and kindly took OFT the passengers and rendered
all the assistance that could be gwen IL Is fearet
that the destruction of life has been great but there
e are homes thai many Of the missing NAV vet b,
It - H., ~ 49, ,ha 0;,,n1, 800 a. mo-,
t iouhu aii'o n1eo a'o mo ''Np'o '"e"' ~ ' nea
as can al present Dc ascer'aihed, Inc null "hel
e last seen, was burnt to the waters edge
n The following is list of the saved and missing
IS Saped-Mrs Dill Mr. Rodvier, wife and tw,
Is children, New Orleans; J. l.. Alcorn, and lady
II Coahoma, Miss. ; J. A. Fractas, New York Sc
~ bra Fawch, Palnesvllle, Ohio; G. W: McGabe
- lady and three servants, Lynch6nrg, va T.
20 Do"en, or,edns county ~ ~ MI