New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-22
FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE LOSS or
THE j. l. AVERY
rom The N.,chss csnrlo, M.rh II.


The steamer Suana, bound for Louisville, put OF at
this landing, thursday night between thirty and icrty
Of the surV wing passengers from the wreck OF the seam
boat John l. Avery which struck eneg about ten niles
above Fort Adams Thursday afternoon 9ih inst about
3 O'Clock aud almost Immediately thereafter sunk Those
of the passengers that arrived here were very genoray
In state of great desu,iOn many of them being hardly
clad ard eydencng their recent exposure and elamy
From conversation with several Of them we gather the
following particulars;
The st15mor John L. Avery, Richard Robinacn. master.
Lett New Oreens Tuesday evening 7th inst tor Gin
cinnat. She had large freight on board, ana gea.
MORNINGS She took in additional number. Inc pas
senges state her to have been very heavily aden-oyer
loaded in their opinionso much 20 That e water could
easily come up on Der guards. The nufiberon board
probably amounted to three hundred nearly one hundred
of whom cabin passengers They further state tnss
the Avery lad been stirring al day to keep ahead OF the
they would beat the latter boat to Louisville
The boat about ls to 200 yards tromhe Louisiana
shcrc when she struck the snag The fore part appeared
Immediately 10 separate from the hind porOnthe chin
news going overheard and the stern rapidly settling As
Ito stern settled the cabin oareened rolling oyerhoard
LARGE number who had gathered upon 1t for safety Ino
Striking almost instantaneous some OF tne Psssen
gers stating that was hardly over Two mln,e'' sna
others that than four or 1--WE minnes elspsoi AZ
The u,mosf before all over, and the entire steamer
ont of eh EXCEPT the top Of the upper cabin ON whch
were eoDreg s,ed most OF The passengers tnat
Many were, however. eiorward rescued rom te wees
The wind AT the time was very hlg anu o "a'V' iV"o~
The steamer Sulans. which was Immediately behind.
came alongside in the COuHe Il twenty minutes, ana sue
cceded IL recung those clugiug TO The wreck aud Also
severed found footing in tho river. steamer, whose
utrre we have rot learned was lying tied to tho shore
n,ur the scene Of disasters her steam however was not
I'd yawl put out from her, and succeeded Ia re,cu
Ing -cyCrl from the r'vf Iho rescued ones we're mos
tdy treated On board Of This boat aal also on board mo
Sultara.
Oflry two hands belonging 10 the boat they say only
fifteen we're known 20 DO saved Ono ofour iniormant'
thst of the clbn passengers about twenty five wer,
l. dies Of whom he estustes at least ten wse drowned
ard that in all probability, tho loss OF life among the
cnbin passengers amounted to thirty e or forty The
cnriain first and second clerks, and lrst mate, wors
enved: tie second mate ard two plots were drowned.
Tic mate was drowned getng tho fe boat overheard
OF fourteen rogrocs board belonging 10 passengers.
only ou, C. Child Of five IN ln.hs old, saved. But
fw Of tho passengers saved their baggage what was
saved WIS cut Of the state from the upper dock
As an evidence o how sudden ths h0rrd catastrophe
orc OF tho romen that WHOM the Avery struck hs
was asleep On sugar hoghelds, behind tho engine.
ard lie jumIed down he found hmscup to his waist Ia
water.
The Sulana had on board probably from $50 to 40 OF
tie survivors among them the second clerk, who pro-
ceCded up the ryertLe captain and ft clerk remaining
near the wreck