The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-03
THREE BOATS BURNT.
Loss so 600 to 100, 900.


Loss 80 900 to 100000.
: Between two and three o'clock this morning
smoke and flames Wire seen issuing from the
: after part of the steamer Or. Frankiia No. 2,
lying at the Lsvee, above the intersection OF
Washington avenue, and ;mmed a,ely above the
Galcna Wharf Boat. Some acco unts state hat
the fire originated in the Texas, others, in the
after par; or board side ofthe ladies cabin
be that rs il may, the flames spread rapidly, and
soon communicate to the new and splendid
steamer Btu1 City, lying immediately above,
and thence to the Highland Mary Two OF
the boats, the DR.. Franklin and Bluff CITY,
were burned SO The Waters edge, with nearly
all their furniture, fixtures, &c and consid-
cradle freight on board. Tie Higkiaad Mary,
was lying IDLE, with no carge, end the dimsge
to her is but ii gal, Compared with the burning
and sinking ot he other boats
The Buff Cay, new and handsomely fin
ishrd bat, bui!i this season, aad running bu,
| short time, Is the penci pal loss, together with
i valuable cargo. She was built for 81. Louis
aud Councii Bluffs packet, and has made only
three or tour trips Tier giGal cost WAS S40,.
| 600, or rhersabuus, tn which There Is insurance
fr 200 in five Offices and agencies of Ibis
| city-$4,C0 each. The loss t. her own, rs,
Capt. McCLoY, MIR. MclSrYsE, The Clerk, and
Mr.. REEnER, Engineer, viii be heavy, $50,
OO0 or over. The cargo, valuable .nr, con
sis'nq of abou, one hundred and fif Y tons, as
near as can be ascei'5ined, chief, Indian goods,
and groceries, will Compose an add tcna loss
of 10000 Or $4,000. The books and pap,,s
OF the boat being destroyed, the precise amour,
and names OF c"nsgn' es cannot be ascertained,
bat from The recollection OF The Clerks, the fol-
lowing rsons We're the principal shippers and
owners Of most of the " DDS on board r. Arch
ambault Il Co; A l. Archaumbault, of the
Plains Toofei Il Jackson and Scotsman g.
Donald, Of Council Bluffs j. Cody Il Co.,
Duval u Campbell, Curd & Co, ST Joseph -
Besides there were number of smaller ship
men's, marks or names of c"nsgncss not recol-
l,ctsd. K. Archambault 4 Co | indian traders,
are the heaviest sufferers on Il cargo They
have store and trading post on the Plains,
seven or eigbthundr miles from ST. US phi, |
and near old Fort Kearney They had about
completed their purchases of Indian goods, Lilo |
uors, W mes, aud Groct ries, the most of which |
went on board yesterday. Their bills amount d |
to between ttrsire and fifteen thousand doiiars,
and their loss to at least ten, if not twelve thou
sand doll'rs, on which policy of insurance had |
not been taken out, as their entire purchases
were not on board. The amount shipped by
A. l.. Archambault, is valued at between ST..
600 ard SI,oOO, also not insured The remain.
der of the cargo for me- rchants at Council Bluffs
900, or even $4,000 in value At prescn,,
there is no correct means of ascertaininr The
most of these shipments are, however, believed
10 be covered by insurance. The entire loss on
the cargo may be IS iinat a, S2O,00Otp S25,.
900. Boa, 100000. Total $4,000 to SIS.
900. The iron chest was hauled on Shore but
all the books and papers usually kept out,
side of the safe, were lost. Little or nothing
was saved from the cargo, and only few arii
clts of furniture from The cabins The hull
burnt below the waters edge. end after daylight
his morning sunk moored to the landing. 1t is
thought to be badly broken, and may not be :
aised.
The DR.. Franklin No 2, on which the fire
is rather an old boat, valued at Sc,
300 or $1,000, on which there is an insurance
or S. 900, it not $4,000. She has been plying
o the Upper Mississippi, and had at the time Of +
BURNING, thirty or forty tons Of freight on board
the principal lot being 81 packages OF Cover
nent goods destined for some Of the Forts in {
Minnesota. The books and papers Of this boat
we're also destroy ed, and we have not a list of
Ter consignees, nor scarcely an outline of her s
argo; but the amount is believed not to exceed
1000 or $l2 900. She had comfortable Sack !
'alt. The boat is owned entirely by Capt t
rhos. Levens, of Dubuque. HIS loss, deduct S
ng the insurance, will b. light. Two or three {
Texas, made narrow escapes. The Engineer
nd another person slid tiom the hurricane roof S
y one of the UPRIGHT derricks. The Engineer S
ad severe fall, and was considerably bruised :
)ne Ct the Cooks was badly burnt, tie fans
eaching his berth in the Texas before he was
The hull Of the Franklin, also,
urnt below the water and sunk fastened by
er cables to the Levee, after day light this
Forming. "
The HIGHLANn MARY. the third and last ,
lfferer, is old boat of little value, but as US :
al, craft Of her class come off best. The flames
the Bluff City took hold Of the upper works
f of the wheel houses and the cabin was burnt T.
a caal forward almost to the pilot house and 9
,cia hall, but as the W hole boat was Just get :
ng into full blaze the fremen were in full
rec, and by deluge of water from more than
senty hose pipes the flames were checked, and =
lie forward part of the boat saved The hull -
lstaned some injury aft Of the whesl-houses,
ut it can be repaired at triaing Cost The =
pper works viii have to be entirely removed M
he machinery sustained very little injury. The ],
highland Mary is owned by Mr.. SARpY, and
Is fire risk Of 81, 500, which will fully cover e
! loss. ?,
So far as have been able to ascertain no
yes were lost on either of the boats burnt, al u
ough rumors were abroad to that effect A ,,
lmoer OF steamers lying adjacent, and IN the ST
cinity of the burning boats were cut adrift and
oa,ed down the river. Others got up steam "
ady for an emergency. The q. w. Sparhawk, B;
indoo, F. X. Aubury, J. Mckee, and enc or "
70 others showed out and fio,ted some distance :
Ii were at their places again this morning. :,
he wind at the time was very light, blowing r.
ON the West, had it been otherwise we might
I'VE had to chronicle the de struction of
rger number of boats and much greater loss
property.-St. Louis Euening .Ns,os Of the =
lkh inst "