Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-08-16

A list of reported victims, we are in.
formed, was forwarded to Brashear City
or Berwick's Bay, but we have not been
able to find any one in the city who has
brought up copy Of it with him. We
have, however, heard the names Of few
of those alleged to have been drowned,
and give them as they have reached US /;
but without vouching for their correctness
Mr.. Hart, Of this city; VIM. Rochelle, of
Pattersonville Mrs. Como, name pro-
badly otherwise spelt] Of PattersonvilIe !;
John Muggah, (co-proprietor ofthe hotel
wife, FIVE children and brother; Mrs.
Maskell and two children. of Franklin !;
the barkeeper of the hotel, (named not as
certained.) --fz.t - .f-s
|, is stated that there were about 400
persons on the island at the time of the
disaster; and the number surviving on the
wreck of the Star is estimated at from
$50 to 275. fs-t.. ..T.
BRAsHEAR. La, August IA.
Eds. Plea ine-News was received from Last Island at
Yesterday morning, by sail boat that every house
had been unooed and thrown down. that those
saved the hull Of the steamboat STAR which
pies the site of the Muggah Billiard House that 116
sons missing; and that many OF those saved have
broken limbs. Mrs Maskel and child, Mrs. Rentrop,
VIM. Roche and child, and Mrs. Robert Royster are
among the missing, and are doubtless lost.
will forward accurate account when received
Yours, BRAsHEAR.
The steamers Aubrey and Archer have been sent uut to
afford assistance The former starred At daylight yes
terday.
One house only remains standing-slr, Bishels.
Our reporter says that at the departure
Of the regular train, steamboat F. x. Au-
brey had not arrived at Berwick's Bay. but
was expected every moment. Besides
the Aubrey. as will be seen from the com.
munication Of Mr.. Brashear, the steamer
Archer had been despatched to the scene
Of the disaster. As soon as the survivors
arrived at Berwick's Bay, a special train
would be despatched with them to this city,
in accordance with the laudably prompt
and thoughtful arrangements of the Pres
ident Of the Opelousas Railroad Company,
Col. Hughes. ~ ls o'sf --5'ala ii'fs9
We are glad to learn that two physi.
clans, Drs. Mcleod and Scudday, had
gone down in sail boat, to render assis-
lance to the wounded among the survivors.
The following is list Of the victims
with which we are furnised by our re.
porter. We are glad to find it somewhat
less in numbers-melancholy as il is
than we had previously been led to ex-
pect. We presume we shall have further
particulars for our morning edition:
LIST OF MISSING. t's+7
Thos A. Mile, wife and two servants Capt Sch latre
wife and seven children Mrs. Tele>phore Landry,
children and four servants Mrs. Antoine Como i've chill
dren and three servants Mrs. Prue children and
three servants; Mrs Dorsne L. Rentrop and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner Mr.. and Mrs. Read and child Mrs.
Flash and sister Mrs. Thomas Maske three children and
servant servant Of Thos Ellis; John Muggah, wife and
tive children; A NJ Foley and wife Mrs. Crozier and
three servants; J. G. Beatty, wife and children Mrs.
Boris and servants Henry Landry and three servants;
Michael Landry; Joseph Dugas; Uys.e simcnica c. A..
Berredit infant child Of W. w. Pugh; A. Fdre. wife,
Rather; +. Fitzpatrick A. Gennan Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs..
Register; child Of Etc child Of Bernard, and child asd
servant Of Marsh Mrs. Gerard and child servsnt of DR..
Hawkins; Mr. Miller, wife and child; Mrs Roum ,ge. Mr.
Voisin and daughter N. Babin, Mrs. E. Babin; James
MagEah and son. Mr. Bell, Snyder; servant Of G. A..
Bryant; two childrea Of Boubon Pecan, Bobbinesa-
All those names which do not appear
on this list are safe. s5
COOP News FROM GALLON !-Yester-
day morning we had the pleasureso Of con-
versing with MI. r. D. Jordan, who had
just arrived here as special messenger
TO report that no lives had been lost on
Gallon Island. and that all was well.
Mr.. ]. reports two wrecks ashore on the
Island, and is Of opinion that some portion
ofthe crews had been lost. He had not
time TO give US further particulars.
CALLIoPTIcAL MusIc.-A down.easter
has heard the new steam musical machine
called a /" Calliope," and here are his i'm.
pressions -" We have said nothing Of the
steam music that visited US last week, be.
cause we thought the less said Of il the
better. It was enough to strike cat
dumb with amazement and horror. We
thought oil the ghosts of all the hand or.
gans that have persisted Of asthma for the
last ten years must have returned together
to utter last shrek of woe. But we sec
that several Of the papers speak Of it as
new idea to make use Of steam in this
way. So long ago, that we cannot say
whether it was eight, ten, or fifteen years
it was announced that somebody in Ger.
many had constructed steam organ, that
could be heard over whole province.
AZ no more was said about it, we presume
that Ut the first exhibition, the enraped