Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-10
--n,ue Of The Steamboat Georgia.

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the al ,I was burned at the lake end of the jeff
gOnefyi pontcbartrain Railroad, on Saturday night
erSCn ~" h. If mast 10 o'clock. The boat had just
al aDou' ,hn wharf, and bow line thrown out and
G'sd 90 the whaf, when The boat was discovered to
ufSGG ,o A stern line was thrown out at once, but
be %s hurry it was not secured 10 the wharf. The
in the Nv, ,be boat therefore, swung out from the
stern ", " minute or two The fire caught around
Fbarl i and the woodwork of the boat being much
the 'anrpad with astonishing rapidity over the
beaIeo' lotion The passengers were nearly all in
boat "n and the flames rising up from the forward
the caG tbs boat prevented many of them from es-
rart Of the "0"'
apins ,uoro 1875 messengers on board, including
i bslo and negroes OF this number, it is certain
CDl0Ho" rcrished some of the fremen saved think
thai Ln n we're lost but from the most digent in
oa' NY NO think forty is nearer the actual number
ldFS' r,ontvtwo of the above number were slaves
0 ;ng 10 persons on board.
5e0"6" 1bo moment the flames broke out until the
fi o@ life or death was decided for the passengers
Ds VI "bn6t three minutes elapsed, quick was the
@I f destruction. The passengers were nearly all
E"I only two of them having gone TO their berths
lF' them were anxious 10 see the landing place,
Many o knnt M listening to the music of violin
,F "yc = Young man playing in the cabin Most
EnY" nssengers were from North Alabama, Georgia,
in ,bo CaroInas who having left their homes were
'Hu ant;no with their families. negroes, furniture
.ioap
Wos bincton were hut little acquainted with each
. ,rore unused to steamboat travelling, and knew
Op L.c IF the depth of wafer the situation of the
T%n boat was very crowded with cotton carts
tIp and furniture The negroes, who were more
C;,LIanpd than the white persons, the after
~ - tbc lower deck Add 10 the above reasons for
"as;no great confusion, the fact that from the first
oni of the discovery the fire, the crew and off
w. we're separated by the flames from the passengers
o were no persons on the wharf to give any dir
,;ons advice or render any assistance. Many of
w. c,niIies were large. and some precious moments
gero lost in attempting to collect them together, but
more than ALL the rapid progress of the flames, and
JobDipding and suficang smoke prevented any order
oJ caused the great confusion.
All who were burned at all, persisted in the flames
inmped into the lake. Many of the saved were
n1cb bruised ny jumping or being thrown ashore.
Those who were saved were soon scattered that
!, impossible to ascertain the name of the lost or
me- saved with any accuracy, the books and papers
;,be boat being burned. The boat was loaded with
MS bales of cotton, which all burned Not an
ricIe was saved from the wreck worth mentioning,
ary all the oxen and mules persisted.
Among those persons who are certainly lost are
ewiie and three children of MIR. Jolly Of Ala
ana Mr. Jolly saved six children, three of whom
re much injured by being thrown on the wharf
Mr. John Jackson, formerly member of the L.
rsIatuTe IN Georgia was iOSC lie nad TetFeu 10 Oeu
e0re the boat took fire
" B. Rhenn, Of Newburn N c., with his wife
five children, were saved, but he lost nine OF his
TOes.
Mr. McCIenethan, of Cincinnati, was lost.
The total loss of cotton, boat wharf merchandise
cannot be far from 500, 900 The cotton is in.
Bred and we learn that the Railroad Company were
,urei on the freight which was in the warehouse
The scene of the burning boat the half frantic
engers mothers searching for their Children &c.
only be imagined. Terrible as it must have beer
was soon over, bringing anguish and despair tc
anv q wounded spirit, dividing families and separ
linz friends forever.-N. o. Pic.
The New Orleans Bulletin, which puts down the
Is of property, including the boat and her cargo
cotton at $4,000, says
Women and children were thrown from the upper
lex on the wharf, like so many sticks of wood
bile others, in their fright, leaped into the water
ai found watery grave. By this disaster it is
opposed that no less than forty persons perlshed:-
r Jackson and one child, of Barbour county, Ala
ERE lost; his wife and eight surviving children are
bw in the CITY in destitute circumstances. Mr.
csson had on his person checks or drafts to q con-
6erabe amount which were lost with him.
Mrs Jolley and one child of Randolph county
b. were lost. Mr. Joley also lost 5000 in money
fich was all he possessed. w. w. Dunn, of Le'
Dr county, N. G. lost one negro boy, with $3.50 in
honey, but was fortunate enough TO save his trunk
F. lOftin, of LenOir county, N. C., lost two ne
OeS Rev J. NJ. Carter. of Clinton, Ga, lost three
egrocs and his wife was badly but not fatally in
red in making her escape from the burning boat. =,
LM Young, from Hancock, Georgia. lost val
be servant boy, all his medical books, surgical in
fumentS, cIothIng-everytbing in fact, but wha
stood in. Mrs. Davidson, from Macon county
a.. lost several negroes. Mr.. Graham, from VIII
msburg, S. c., lost two negroes and $500 in gold
omas J. McLanathan, OF Bristol CT, is among
missing. J. B. Hubbard, of Bristol, CT. was
yed, but lost all his baggage etc. gentleman
Pm Stewart county, Ga, whose name we could no
pertain, lost several negroes. He was en- route fo
kansas.