Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-12-30
Steamer Western World Lost.
Further Particulars.

A despatch by telegraph, received in
The city yesterday morning, mentions the
loss of the steamer Western World by
collision with the III. r. W. Hill Capt
Fulton, who was in ch"rge of the boa,
at the time Of the accident. returned on
the Lady Pike this morning, from the
mouth of the Ohio, where they were
landed by the Hill. The officers and
crew, with many OF the passengers. who
lost their baggage and were unable To
proceed on their way downward. return
ed. They bring full particulars of the
disaster.
The acciden! occurred at Princeton
Bar, abou, 100 miles above Vicksburg.
at ii o'clock in the morning. There
was no fog, but it was very dark. and
one or both boats mistook the signals
which were rung by the bells. The
Hill was ascending at the TINT and struck
the Western World just fol ward of The
boilers. cutting her down so tina. the wa
ter rushed in, causing her TO careen so
much that she completely capsIzed. in
less than twenty minutes after the coils.
ion. -
There were on board IS deck and 80
cabin passengers. OF the former, IL
were drowned, and one Of the crew. a
negro man, belonging to Mr.. Grundy,
of Ballard county Kentucky.
Of the deck pass engers. Mr.. Rice and
family came on board al ST. Louis. aud
were emigratIng to Texas, There were
nine persons in The family, five of whom
were drowned.
Mr.. Jones and family. ii persons.
came on board at Hickman. All lost
except Mr.. Jones.
NJ. Sullivan, wife and infant. of ST
Louis, going TO New { rleans. all three
lost; making l9 persons who are known
to have persisted.
None of the cabin passengers or Off
GERS were drowned but all of them lost
their baggage. A southern mail on
board, was also lost. The Hill took oil
those who were saved from the wreck,
and landed them at Cairo. Some of The
passengers who were bound South, 60,
, of al Gltferen, places to await boats tina.
were bound down.
Captain Alexander Norton is the sole
owner OF the Western World. He was
| not on board at The time, having got off at
Memphis and returned TO :his city to at
tend to some business. He left the boat
in charge oil Mr. Fulton, The first clerk
She left port on the 10Th inst, with d
fair cargo, which was full by the time
she reached Memphis Mr. Dubbs, Der
agent. had list of her freight as follows:
5000 bbls -four; BIZ hhds tobacco; 100
boxes do; 900 bbls whisky; 100 hhds
bacon; 10 kegs shot and bar lead; 80
kegs lard; rs tierces do; 60 tierces beef;
50 coils bale rope; 1900 sacks corn; 500
do bran; $50 do oats; SO head of cattle,
and $50 bbls pork.
The Western World was about five
years old: but was cut in TWO, and length
ened and completely repaired about 3
years since.
The boat was valued at $24 ,000.-
There is insurance on her to the amount
of 5 10000, all in offices in this city. As
all her books and papers, except the
passenger register, and freight book are
lost, it is not known certainly wha. a.
mounts the different policies call for
This will DE learned By to morrow. The
Captain estimates her freight, at from
$40, 600 to $4,000 in value, nearly all
insured in this city.
There were 50 head Of cattle on board
and nearly all of them were drowned
The freight lis, was not insured, aud be
sides this loss TO her owner, there was
between 5000 and $1,000 in the Iron
Safe and money drawer of the Office, all
of which went down with the boat
The total loss of boat and cargo. may be
set down at S65, 900 10 $40 600. of which
perhaps full $4,000 to 100000 falls
upon she offices of this city.-N. Louis
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