The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-23
compu.t,b,. Matter ON steamboats,.


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Combustible Matter ON Steamboats,.
The loss of the fine steamer Sultsna yesterday,
BY fire, brings to our mind the great danger OF
carrying on ooats' In . careless anu unP.otec'eo
runn;n1 over in our mind accidents which have
arisen from carrying the article Of hemp alone,
we came to the conclusion that the entire value Of
the hemp shipped would hardly exceed the aggre
gs%S .oss .;a "a a .s -. s,. "A
vet steamers contnue to carry il in it's unprotected
state, and insurance Offices to insure it, reckless Of
consequences-which frequently involve the loss
OF lie, as well as the loss o. properly. lneie rs
NO s1J 'oa s, - hs ,o,..siaJ ,. ~,
!. ~, in sncb ,rsnnsr ., IN he 10 some ertent
.arr .u.;n., Sc =. ~ hoat. should he ,llowed
~ 800 fre;ght "a n...sngers HAVING bemn IN |
a"~ -
W. a,rh, ,,.h Il f.,,, even tho ,,,c,e If orn
oouos SI lion ~" ,ssna..II., $50. " 60
Po"uei' 90 Muen .o1hke' $50: o. I'm
nemP 1wns .huts,y ~. .. vsG - paoscns
powuei ye,o .::n.ppS"' "'-N "1''A's '"i
danger ai'eI y y sn'PPea.
:ne .ossnns PUBIC se.' ..I Inv neon
addi'ionai danger ieaiiy was olIe'eu W carrying
nemP IN tue present usuany caie'ess manner, very
lew indeed would trust Their hves on sucn boats as
canyit Inc many severe losses tnat nave &C.
Cured recently from this cause ought to be use
ful lesson, ana insure some kino Oh reform In the
manner OF shipping and slowing away this dan
gerous freight.
/ These observations bv the St. Louis Union Of
tho 1atb are WORTHY Of and will command atten.
III. $50. .,ul,.;.,, ,f ,,..L,,..;h,.
uo.' AH' s"'e'.'' A'' vs.
| freight on STEAMBOATS, mas causeo the sacrince OF
many hundreds OF human lives on the Western
| rivers. And vet il is tolerated by communities
I....,'.l :, ,.,.,,,d .e,n, fr.,, .h.r,..,,,.
VIM ~'oAeo w. - "'u'u 'sy .Ne. themselves
intelligent we nave previously houceo the de-
structon of the Sultana by fire, but perusal of
the particulars Of the event will not be without
;n..,ro,;or and Il "a boned mt without ,xv,L.r-
."'' r-'1s.1 -..-... I.
ing men, VINO rave hyes anu property 70 care ior,
to- sense OF their own danger and their duty to
use the means to avoid it.
R,un;ng n The Sultana.-Ths truly spl,ndd
steamer, laying a; the foot of Mullanphy street. o.
nosite MI. Aneelbeck's supar refinery was dscov.
cred to be on fire about eleven o'clock, in the vi.
cinity of the engine room and before sufficient as
sisance could be rendered check the fury of the
destructive element, the beautiful structure was en-
veloped in flames from bow to stern. The rapidty
with which the flames spread may be accounted
for by the quantity of hemp received on board and
stored in the engine room catching at an early mo-
ment This, with large quantities of fat and com
bustble matter, feeding the fire in its fury,
dered the saving of the boat matter OF impossible
y, and the few persons on board could do no more
than attempt to save themselves. This, however,
we regret to say, was not wholly accomplished, as
Mr.. Mathew Burns, the fourth engineer, has been
missing ever since, and there is but little doubt
1 that he was burned to DEATH MT. Ihomas Schmidt,
> watcbman, was also supposed to have been lost
but we are informed BY an otficer OF the boat that
he had been seen since the caamitous accldent.
negro fireman and a deck hand are also thought to
be lost, by Jumping overheard 70 save themselves
ana oy peng carried away ny Inc current. I rs
Of life will as i .nS
% known.
The Red River was alongside at the time dis
e charging corn into her, and escaped bv cutting he
e cable and drifting out into the stream. The Co
a. lumbus also living dangerously near below cut hel
10 cable. floated down a short distance and wa.
1t nallv lowed awav bv the Cataract to the Blood,
Island shore. -.
is The Sultana was takinp in freight for New Or
IT leans, and had discharged all her upward tril
freight but few small packages The officers los
their clothing and every thing on board. The SAT-
ID was saved but the boats books were lost TIL,
ot origin of the disastrous conflagration, as we hav
re heard from MANY sources was. that an engineer il
PASSING from the blacksmith's shop through tn
Ieng;ne room with a red hot holt in his tonqs
n stenned on ! hale ofbemn which turned with him
1t and trimmed him nm In Ii. falling. the holt fel
Into . bals If hsmn which ;mmsd;,telv caugb
:. Are and n,odrcsJ ~. dss,r,,;nn which ~ om;cel
fn,,nsd A. .oar ~. -. rr'ato.ha .hs wa. sant,ls
III s,,nL ,,h;ah Iii IL 80 10 Iii .nd nsrt !
har ,ch;nsr ,h"nnh we fs.r ,ha ,,,ar ,n 10 !,
J,rnsoad sts,. .hs IN IS ,hs ,..,sr .hs nil
he b;a5 and drv whom ber saved f,s;aht viii h.
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