The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-12

The L'Sh Tur.. Capt Hsysood; owned by He witt, Sowc
Co. OF y Louis AID the Captain; worth $50 900; n.
sar,d IN 81 LOUIS for Books and papers saved.
The aohic,a Capt Irwia; owned on Tennessee rs7.r I:
- s.e ~ no insurance; cargo, PORK AMI grocer
Tbs lark I',nhoe owned BY Smith shotweI of L,1is
,r.d - "ri.v1. % Sp country produces was In
i wiz be seen that none Of hs boah were insured n
Capt Csrle, OF the stssrbca, eh,slss Belshsr which
Was burned yesterday moraiDg At the foot OF Glrod
street. has called upon and states the following rer-
iicu!srs CT the origin OF this lsnsntsbe disaser:-
The Charles Bsicher which s ons o. h, lars e b,.t.
on the river arrived from Nashville at ak o'clock ON Fri
dsy evening Tho passepssrs (sbont nfty in pume.r',
He. With rn infant cid retired TO reG Ia the captains
room. en- the hurricane decA, asont zen O'Clock. At
about fo.r o'oosk the, awakened by alarm OF
fire wblcs given by gentleman who s.ti2g as
in ths cabin. Capt. Garlic immsdistsly sai wsat
board side, on are It being found mpoab.v bring
the hose 10 bear upon Tho br ming wood an ,fyr
made to e1tipguish i with bucs ' sa. 20 ION
could b9 made upon the ccsgxA on oy THIS means the
flames spreading so rapidly Q commuuicAts With
me cabin oor Aoove, and from .hat uemsn ,hs work o
destrue ton was 50 rapid to be unco 'srollabls.
Tho particulars Of ths communication OF tho fre TO ths
oasr boats and their consequent ees,r. eon togstasr
Capt. Csrls exp his utter nabIt to sccou0t
for the cause OF this disaster He that the dr
nsy hsve been accidentally communicated oy sparks
from The torches Of boat during he night
attempting 70 set toto berth the Bsich r. Bat
there wss no poseibe WY he says, 10 which could
his oost Tho tre mus hIvs been indlsd from tha OUT
eide Of the boat sach thu directiop Of ts coar
her infs truly wonderful Alter dscovsrngth st
he could so extnguh the Are, Capt q. roturnsd to h
On his way ne Mr. Thornburc one Of the pilots vhe
orered his aRsiEtance He took As and the captain
took the child The plot trpped up and fell with Ara
in his Being sepArsted from her, he rsturnsd
once mer for her, on attempting % reach her, fell again
from the hurricane TO be boiler dek to the
nSin csck Meanwhile Mrs. Care lay the hurrieAus
deof, nearly spAocsted with smoke, A puff OF wini
clearing little she caught sight o, the leading
to her room, which she sscendsd and entered It, Ne
me was there. Ths engineer, Mr. Packard who vas en-
dsvo.ing TO save Ills clothes from bis ROOM which was
adjoining the captains seeing the LADY asked her abe
would jump With him to tbs deck bc5w she replied ~
hrnaaveiy anc he took her In his And jumped on
the starbcsrd siee
Themes he her TO the adjoining boat the Nohi,sn
and from there to the snoIe st CGrls who hsd
made several Efforts TO regain foothod the B.chcr
fate II. took her in his aad bors her from the
scene OF the disste and he had not PASSED half the
wft tn OF the yse, when exclaimed that ohmneYs
of this 5e,che had fallen rapid had ossn the work OK
csysstatitn n aboard the fated boat
Captain Garlic sa,s that he can navsr express msoh
less the deep obligation he feels noble
spsE, er, Mr. Packard for the inr.pidity snestsd
an Hst sufrouncog and impending danger Of the-most
appalling kind In the suoceasfnl Effort to Mrs
lie AID 10 restore her 70 her husband and child re
saIdsss Of svsy sslash consideration and frsstl or
svsrythng bat tbs oAirnn OF dsnterested humanity.
We s,e happy to say that Mrs. Garlic with friend In
his city, And is doing well.
Mr. bugIss the clerk OF the III atsd steamer ststss
o ia that he was sleeping In hjs ocs 10 the forward
,srt OF the bost On hearing the alarm fire. he caed
up tse psaser gsrs and re,urDug to th, elise endse
uccseoea In carrying them 10 the bottom the oahn
,alrs whsn ne wa hnooted Gown by trunk thrown
,reAter part OF the b5oks and papers, And he barely
'eeded N getiing out before the ohimuies fell Among
the papers Lost portion Of the passage uey IN
Tennessee funds principally The valuable letters ana
lrafts saved.
tna cot OF soms forty es belonging to pssssn9sr
~ oohra tho Bslcher, about twenty one arc lost.