New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-15
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IN Nh rTTses NIT s1EF I4As1a' ISLAND
The appfehensions expressed BY us Yesterday 1oF
the safety c those on Last Island have been
reazed III Tie melancholy We have e ias
before our readers this morning The accounts eanhos
necessarily liz implicitly relied upon, rs II the cohtaa
terror IL Tie scene it il not to be expected
that strict correct account could be rendered. y
wIbe seen that our friend, MI. n b Brashear prom
% III account is soon as obtained which,
when received We viii lay before our readers. From
the already received it will be perceived
that TIL hrcu ghont the city yesterday
morning and the afternoon previous, have been more
than confirmed. &3 @5s5z S$#s 5;5
3 Tie sorrow that now shroudss the homes Of many
IF the most respected citizens Of the State gives sad
the Of life. Many that but
few since were III free enjoyment Of health
and ali that made life Joyous and happy. are nov
dWellers in that other life Of which nun knows not
with painful solictude we shall look for further De
tails. anxious to learn that which we fear to hear.
MI. VIM. G. Hewes, the President Of the Opeloulsas
Railroad has favored with copy Of the following
letter .Si{ s
+ Wsr. q. HHw Is, ESQ Dear, Sir On my arrival
here nd TIE not yet arrived from the scene
+ Of disaster, but is expected tonight y have taken
the responsibility to detan the engine TeTebonne and
box cars of the freight train, and car from the
passenger train, until the Aubrey gets here, as the
friends of some Of the doomed are here and Of course
i are anxious
MI. Bailey and famy IRE safe, as they did not ar
rye at their destination. Rest assured Ishall do all
in nv poFerto alleviate the suffering Of all as far as
4 possible. 4.,, ,.---,,,
Inllaste Respectfully, ". - a -
4 BaroU BGuFF Aug. y, 1856. AZ .s5fk
Mr.. Il. B. Brashear writes US as follows 4fs{ EEt
BEAsHEAR Lad August i, jls56.##
/ Editors Crescent "a Jews was received nom Last
Island at daylight this morning, by sail boat, that
every house has been unroofed and thrown down save
one that those saved are on the hull Of the steam
boat Star which occupies the site Of the Bill
/ lard house that hundred and sirtee'' persons
are missing and many Of those saved have broken
limbs. Mrs. Maskell and child Mrs. Rentrop, VIM.
Rochelle, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Royster are among the
missing, and doubtless lost.
Twill forward you accurate accounts when received
Yours, BRASHEAR.
The steamboats, Major Aubrey and Archer sent
outtz-the former went at daylight the latter is now
"a the eve Of going. One house only standing MIR
Z. getbel,s. III &lgs 1R. B. B.
We are indebted to the conductors of the road fo1
IL the following list Of the lost:
Thos Millen, wife and two servants; Capt schaltre
i wife and 4 children; Mrs Telefare Landry children
il and servants; Mrs. Anthony Como children ant
Il servants Mrs Pruett, 2 children and servants
q Mrs. Darsine Rentrop and aughter; Mfr. and Mrs
Turner Mr. and Mrs. and child; Mrs Flash AM
VI sister; Mrs Thomas Maslil, children and servant
n servant Of Thomas Ellis; John Muggah, wife and
4 children Mr.. "A. NJ. Foley and wife !; Mrs. Crozie
and 8 servants j.. G.. Beatty, wife and children
I Mrs Bordis and servant; Henry Landry and 3 sci
g wants; NJ, Landry; Joseph Dugas; Ulysse sinonean
s a. BariIlean; A. Friere; wife, child and servant
G. Gorenberg; Mr.. Rochelle; Captain Ratier; Jane
d Muggah and son; a. Tinman and servant; Mr. an
! hrs. Register; a child Of e. Bernard; servant Q
81 Marsh Mrs Girard and child; servant Of Mr.. Haw
4 kins; Omiss Miller wife and child; Mrs. Roumage
: Mi. vorson and daughter; Mr.. Barbin; Mrs. L. =
: Barbn Mrs. Bell; J. Snyder; T. Fitzpatrick; SCI
{ want Of "a Bryan; two children Of Mr. Robinet
d child Of Mr.. Filter; infant child Of ". w Pugh.
All names not appearing in this list are safe, c
81 far as known.
7 BY counting over the above, we find there are b.
8 IOS names.