Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-18
:.aaEntngl Of the steamer Caroline.
FIFTY LIVES LosrI

.. The Memphis and White liver packet Caroline
tnok FIRE in White River, about twenty miles above
the mouth between the hours Of two and three
o'clock niue afternoon of the 9th, end " as to-
tally DESTROYED Some 40 or 30 lives we've lost.
s. 9 lave received exuos OF The Memphis big
and Appeal, " hich give The particulars ofthe FIRE.
on,ained from the captain and clerk of The Caro-
ne. Tie FIRE originate about the boilers, All
,itempts 10 CHI exit proved unayailing, and I'M a
lew MINUTES the whole Goatwas@fsppedin flames.
John Pnce, the pilot al The wheel, run the boat
inmed ately toa bank, some twenty feet high, thc
Iahls place nj covered by waller. elost his life.
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IS Ageneial rush ymen, women and children was
Iluw made TO the fotecastle Ly The cabin passen
gers, 10 avoid The distinction that awaited Them
lTOm thes deSourlugs element, Inch was gaining
ground with the lapidIty OF lightnfng-M hich nj
The same time drove The deck passengers att Soon
the yaul was lowered blythe deck hands and SOON
er WASH filled by dozens of, inghtened beings,
Sc Tche aud d. void OF reason by fright. and then
sunk. lille this awful scene was going on d II,
every cabin passenger, one Two, had gain.
ed the iorecaste, ready 10 lake The fearful leap,
preternng WateTy grave 10 being urnet to death.
So soon as the bow struck the bank, ffty-one
rers nsilssped on shore and left distinction be-
hind them, aud after reaching dry land scampered
IN every directiefi 10 escape the es Of antpa-
leti explosion OF boilers, powder, DC. =
Capt. James Creighton was seen to let himself
dow from the boiler deck on the lower guard, nd
deliberately draw his boots and coat, nd let him.
sellsinto TIE water. He was ten seem giving the
sunk. $500 - -: :, :, = - =
Cnpt. Taylor. was saved by the steward of the
boat. MI Ewing. The bar-keeper, was also saved
lpd wloswas in Mr. Ewing's employ ran dow
on tie foIecastle, but becoming bewildered rushed
back into The flames and persisted. ~ ~ ss'4a
Out OF The ten deck hands that Captain Polger
brought with hin; from ST. Louis, eight were bum
cd. III =
There was about 1000 of money in the SAT.
beiunging to passengers, not one dollar of which
was saved. Mr. Penn, who was a passenger on
board, lost between three and four thousand dol
lars. a. 5F.s.i ~ .--S..,.i
The remains Of Mr.Wilbank, who died few days
ago al the Comm 5rciais Hotel, were on board and
were lost. a pack money beiongingsto Mr..
W ili1ank' which was being sent home 10 his wife
balance. Capt Folger info.ms us that those who
were saved were principally those W no went fol.
ward on the foreeastle. stq
There were AInany deck passengers, almost all
oil whom were lost. the principle sufferers were
women and chiidren, who not being ale 10 get
about with The same alacrty the men, perished
e ther1nsthe flames OF ia the water. 4 elszsssssl :
ItIs Garoine, alter burning iii tile wafer rush.
her stein. slid on t..e bank aud sunk 10 the
bottom. In about a minute she fenppeared and
raised herself out of tue waller. bow about
twenty i've feet. She then broke in Two, and
settled down gradually until she was entirely out
Of sight So rapidiy DID the whole occur that II
was scarcely known that she WAS IN fire before
she was shapstesssand unsightly mass lying IN
the btsom of Tue stream over which she had so of.
ten glidrdiniD eanIy. x 3 = ffs.e g'liFf
" e subj n luz names Of The passengers and of.
hcers wto were known 10 be losl:
Cuba aFassrhgds i9st-Mr. Harshas, of Clar
endoa, Ark, and George ZONES, clerk OF the house
of Poole Il Co., Jacksvnpou. q ia s,si y. 5 -
Deck Passengers LosL--Wife and child of ..
Haskins, Marshall county Miss four ehilaIenrof
s. Nc!dnllen, Madison county, Teuu,i. 81, Mar
un. do; af. Parcel. do; .aiss Susannaa e. DOL.
do; sou OF Mr. 5Hinsha,s. do; Mr.. -, sotl.in law
If ...r. WORKMAN. Shelby county. do; MIS-. -,
sister To above, widow, [nnd Is children. Mss
-. sslerio abovs. Eight dec K Eands. q
A.J.Roigsr, master, saved; James Creighton
pill I, lost; John n. s, Thee, lost, Samuel Tay-
ior, saSedi T. Elliot. clerk. saved; John W alksfd
mate. saved. Charles DsWnt. first engineer, saved
Samuel Lauderdae, second 10 saved; II. Pittman
HE ian, sayedi Aildebram, sayed;i Nm. Ewing,
batkeePer, saved. Louis Pollock, assistant do
lust; eight deck hands are known to be lost.
The Goat aud CARGO and loss of passengers, is
estimated ntSl60.OU0. The boat was insured AT
!a e. ior 5000. Her cost last summer wns
.4-L5 NOV g s440J