Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-05
.HANNIBAL JOURNAL, MAY s, 1858.


were dug in thessand with ho1rds, and each
corpse received separate grave, The number
known 20 have persisted is ono haudred and for
ty, and as the graves number sixty, there were
OF course, eighty whowere drowned or burned
and whose bodies were not recovered. ST.. Z
We have not vet completed our list Of those
who wore buried onthc island, but notice among
the names those Of Mr.. Lehman, OF Missouri;
Asa Kittridge, Waokegan, ILL.,, lame man
name unknown, had wife and child near Eli-
zabeth Ill., They had money on their persons,
which is in the keeping Of MIR. Brigham, at the
office Of the Vanderbilt Line. The body Of
SenSrLareo, Of Valparaiso, was not recovered.
He was o Chilmn gentleman Of wealth and
standing in Valparaiso; finding himself driven
into the flames, he turned 20 few who were
about him and offered $50G00 TO any person
who would assist him to save his life; but in
such moment none coeld think of the offer
Seeing that his end was near, Senior LARGO said:
''Fare we'll II is only onoe!n and plunged into
the water; he was quickly drowned.
The body of Martin O'Meara, an irish
man, was also lost; he had many friends in
New Orleans. d.. Shaw, who was among
the passengers, went back to Mexico By
the way OF La Paz and Mazatau; he was
Carried 0ut Wy tilo uhuet tONN VI viz. suli
beyond the steamer, but eventually reached
the shore by incredible exertions. When
he had landed he threw himself upon the
back and wept like child. After the In
dependence swung round broadside to the
beach her coal took fire, aud the sight VIII
long be remembered by those who saw il,
The mass of coal became thoroughly igni-
ted, and seen through the blackened ribs
OF inc INC Sh'P'lt ShEo hei s'Ie "PIg1' 1L'1
OF og'suul'c SIHle VI Ion vi, 1,loi'
ouI IsHlelS WIN sur ~ t'iui ~
9s'g Pattcu''iS leSl'eo.''9 ''io 'o," "a ~, ttto
l i, III 'o-llioiloW P'Pel'
shaii uoiu ou' co'u'ii'i9 oen iIl
callohS from me passengers VINO may "' S
20 D. nlaNo any s'aAe'''e'''S oo''0ei' ''s '"'
dHa'I' PEI .,---a.
We sincerely tust that this dreadful oe'
correnc G. VIII Ge ihofouSnly 'hVeS'is'Ieu ~
~ -. IoSS II a.. r. ,Lo
! Render and Henry Clay, i'm late years. A
|Iorce number of fellow beinrs have been
! - 49,, q, -, i,a,o H. H. %.
suduerl! cut Oh noun eN,s'eiiSo =! tho 'S'
rible agency of fire and shipwreck. Of the
c,,sa or this Ionoentohle disaster we ore
''''0 wv
not yet prepared 10 speak we nope,
however. that in The Investigation about 10
! 10 '''"No, '0''''S 10y
the confidence OF the puOlic IN Inc pfoOity
! of the Vanderbilt line, or the capabilitv oil
! 60 S,,,,,,,.,,r ,,,d bic of1;cars
! CaP'' Sai'ip 9o" "llN Ms O'iiO0'''
The sacred trust of hundreds Of lives ina
! ,o,oI r,,,n - sbinn,,eter renuire IN hi.
P"'t" ~" -
tffSt uIsst = ie iyttt, these are GueSTi6fed b%
~ o,,rr;,inr nassencers or Nh, e,,,,. :.
% 49, -, 80 . S'S'''i'e'
1 LCt US COuueIuu OF uPiOIu lHe Character o
! toto. In o,r o,,inior, ,vort Of b,,,o,.,,
- ""''' VI ''oi'0'ty an
| Tue DiaGheSl corruption are not more Wor
/ thy of repro5alion, than q lack of those
c,,,li,;a, H., oo,,.i,,,,, a. .,,ac..I III -
I"'''' ~. .ri' "uu OK
/ peilehced Sea-captain ne destruction oi
H.. the Independence is probably one of those
/ ,rto,,,,rJ ,,,.ilor,s ,,t;oL 20 I'LL
ldl the caTeluleSt Seamen. ....--
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90
B. F. Harvev VIM Emery J. s. ElweII + Call
! we'll VIM Piece and wife. j. W. Collctt, nj. Barber
| f. Baxter and Wile X. W. Aell, WA Bacon. A
| Henpblll, d. Murphy, WIN. L. Eplwell, j. Murphy
S. p SomIners ]. L. Nentress l.. EIwel, Chas Fish
| IL. b. Sutton, l.. r. Drake, ID. f. Bishop S. Tayloi
| wife and child, !. F. Kennel H. Charles, T. S. yaug
han, W. G. Stokes, L. Light and wife, l.. Nolan. <
! w. Howe, b. F. Cameron, c. w. Coote and wife A
+. Rogers Mrs ]. b. larT Horace Far, bow Mrs
Seymour, Miss A. J. Weddell S. d. Gilmore E. @
I Coor, E. Fleming, a Richardson P. Schelly,P. Mir
Lphey NJ Furrey, ii. Fular, f.. K. Manning j. X vii
ioughby, G. F. Davis, T. g. Rankin, J. A. Trothen. r
Collins J. Scan!dt VIM Scott, B. Arlnt, A p Ian.
caster J. H. Iedey, II. H. Dou. lass, IL. c. Babcock
John Croots j NJ Cotrell. J Howard, Lincoln ]
bay, Ii Goton, T Arnaut, II Mott, W LINCOLN j
Cross, NJ Ne Donald, P Timer and wife, III TAYLOR
NJ Davidson, Geo Postum, + Muffin AID child, l. c
Sutton, Juo Fleming, c j Bellows w G SHOTS nj
! bpUHam. l. Il Dexter, III Van Lam, III Greenfield {
p Patterson, J Gaigaon, David H2zaton, Gttinigs
Kendall, oIid Wood wife and chilli, = Miner, W 5