New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-04
THE BURNING OF THE BULLETIN.

We find the following account Of the burning Of
Steamer Bulletin, and loss Of life in an extra OF tho
V,ck.Jarg lMsr.) Wing, March IS:
At Getting If tho surviving passengers 81 the III
fsied Bulletin Gen. WIN. Wick, Of Bolivar County.
Miss. was called TO The clair, and J. NJ. Craig, Of
Cbicot County Ark, was chosen Sscretaryi where
upon the folUwiDg proceedings end state nen1 we're
made: The boat was found 10 be on ire xheD near
the issnds OF 90 and 81, ~ about ~ o'clock. r NJ,
March o. the wind at the time blowing hard Capt
{. + Church gave the order TO make the shore a.
soon as possible Mr. u j. Miller, the pllot at the
wheels stood msnf9y al he post, until the ooAs
struck The shore aDd then made his escspe from thu
flames by jumping of the hurricane roof At the stern
of the boat into the river. He exercised also hos
judgment IN the selection Of point At which to resch
the LAID 1T or before reaching which, ths boat vss
ercompassed in nsmes having on board about 3, 800
bales of cotton.
Some q the passengers succeeded IN Jumping %
shore from the forecsse but the large majority were
cut Of from escape forward by the flames being IN
the rper part of the beat Capt. L. Church, to-
gether With Messrs. FreelRb, Porter and Robinson.
clerk Dir. Brown, the mate az vel ~ su the Other
officer OF the bOa', worked with faithful hdehty IN
saving the passengers from ~aiery grave. Captain
Church, with Mr. James Howard the steward, was
the last TO leave the wreck and after rendering every
assistance possible in Bis power TO others Jumped n
the river at distance Of some two hundred yafdD
from thsre snd bDs for the timely Aid rendered him
BY shift going 10 bis rescue, 10 great danger Of
losing bic own lite. TINS Inflated accident occarred
near the landing OF DIR. heene some Twelve
miles below Lake Providence a. whose house, -
well ss that OF Judge Morgan, every comfort vas rem
oered the passengers under their hOepsble roof.
During the OF danger very great assistance YES
rendered by the timely aid OF the officers Of the
stesu or Falcon, by picking up by means Of her sona1
boats msnt persoD. who struggling in the river,
but for which the number OF lives lost would have
been much larger. Gres, assistance was also ran
dered 10 the sufferers by the captain and crew Of
ccel boat which was hosting in the river near bye
whose names we have not tho pleasure 10 know. rho
number OF missing, near az csn be ascer.sned, 10
from twenty TO twenty five persons. The lady p2s.
sngsrs, by Of life boet and cotton bales,
were al saved for which sscribe great credit -
Capt. Church. ~
Tbs boat, cargo, and baggage are all tosai loas>
Tie wreck fosied down some FIVE or SIX miles,
grounded ARD surk. We pleased To learn that
CAPT Church las insurance on bis boat 70 the amount
Of $50 600.
Among tls missing are the following: J. B. VIII
lismsor Eew.YorS; Joseph Brown, Eriars Point,
Mia Ofyille Hill, Nashville. B. Handwerkst,
Neu phs; NeCODshss N. C.; Evan G~ypne. Co
lumbus OHIO negro gir, belolg ing to j. NJ. Craig,
Ark.
We learn fror one Of ID e officers of the stsarhar
Falcon, that he picked MP four persons and lsndsd
them opposite house-;t rec Of them went 10 thu
house 10 dry their ciotbs From his description We
have very te doubt b II that ope OF them was Ma
jor John b. Willisms~i be gives the exact dsscrp-
non Of him and hs q otbirg described BY Captain
Church Of the Buig tin, when Williamson went over
board. 1t is doub tul. however, whether ths person
alluded TO hsltS ]. B. WILLIAMSON. Of ". Gvysaes