The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-10-15
DREADFUL CONF LAGRATlON,
BURNING OF THE STEAMER PRINCESS
Twenty Lives Lost. 4

the city Sunday evening, left the fol
lowing heart ren1ing intelligence.
The Steamer Princess on her way
down tliis morning. Sunday at 5
O'Clock took fire near Fort Adans.
the boat, cargo end SO far as ascer-
tained 20 lives lost. She was bound
down from Vicksburg with 5000 bales
Of cottdn, in which the FIRE originated
Searce five minutes elapsed after the
discovery Of The fire before the whole
boat was in flames. Two ladies, aud
two children, the 1st Engineer, Geo,
Branott and son, with l5 others lost.
All the officers saved, except Brallotti
Books, money. baggage, and clothing
all lost Among the passengers saved
were Col Wood, Minor, Geo. Hoselius,
II. Derby, @. w. Allen, Miss Wilson
(sister LOST, Jacob Weiss and two
children and Mr. Thompson.
The officers and crew of The Prin-
cess worked manfully in their efforts to
save the lives Of the suffering, as this
was paramount in Importance to prop
erty Which it was found useless to
make effort to save The Steamer
C'oru came to relief of the Princess
and the officers Of That boat deserve
the united voice Of gratitude in their
praise for their superhunan efforts to
save the lives oe the terror stricken
passengers and crew Honorable
mention should be made of-Nlosley.
clerk of the Cora. John Il. Sill and
Messrs. i. II. Place, Cole and other
passengers Oh the Cora.
Thus it is--at a moment least ex-
pected, the fortune that years Of pa
tient toll and close application to bu-
siness, has accumulated is dashed to
pieces, T. 7. Leathers and r. G.
Holmes SO long and favorably known
on the lower Mississippi for their gem
tlemanly department, as commanders
of so many different steamers in years
past, are we learn the principal suf-
ferers, in the loss Of Princess. 1t was
only a short time ago that the "Nat-
chez" another magnificent steamer
built by these gentlemen was consum-
ed at the larding in New Orleans.--
This last stroke of fortune must fall
heavily upon them.
The first steamer down, we shall
look for the particulars Of this dread
ful catastropby, and publish them in
full. .
TUE CoAsT Journal AND THE
CoNEr "A day or so ago we had a
commendatory notice Of the nomina
ton by tho Coast Journal Of the Hon.
Thos j Rusk for President Of the
u s. in 'b6, which like all our good
was nisinterpreted by our
contemporary lie cuts us down ina
savage half column, and we feel so
much mortifed at it, that were 1t
possible for this ''luminary" las be is
pleased to call us) to leave the eccen-
trio orbit it now occupies it would fly
of at tangent, to parts unknown
Was ever unoflcpding mortal before,
maltreated after this manner? Lis
ten to what the Coast Journal says:
We are not Mr.. Comet anxious to
have the merit awarded to us Of hav-
ing been the first to place the name Of
Thos, J. RUSK before the people
the "Coast Journal processes to be
very modest Journal and does not
soar like the Comet into the celestial
regions and seek to cmblazon its name
or hide the minor light that exist
there by its own effulgencc, it seeks
simply to maintain the position of an
Independent paper open to all, can
,ro1ied Iy nonc and in the ayowal Of
its sentiments it regards no extraneous