The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-11-17
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT. SEA!
DESTRUCTION OF THE LYONAISE |!
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE!
NEW YoRK. Noy. Is.


The Hamburg barque Ellis, Capt. Delson,
has arrived from Hamburg. She reports hav-
ing spoken, on the 10th, a Bremen barque
having on board sixteen of the passengers and
crew of the French steamer Lyonase, which
vessel was run into by large ship, on the
night of the I'd inst, and abandoned the next
day. These sixteen persons were picked up
in a boat, on the 9th. Two others having
died. Fourteen Of the rescued were taken on
board the Bremen vessel. Among the saved
was the second mate of the Lyonaise, who fur
nished the above. The second mate and those
with him left the steamer on the afternoon of
the Sd, and were consequently six days In the
boat. The mate says that. to his knowledge,
Captain and all the others on board, left the
vessel the next morning. The Lyonaise sailed
hence on the 1st Inst. for Havre. She had On
board SO cabin passengers, making with the
crew, officers and steerage passengers, about
150 persons. She had also on board 100000
in specie.
The collision occurred in dense fog. The
supposed to have sunk in minute, as she was
not seen afterwards.
The steamer was abandoned next day, the
crew and passengers taking to her six boats
and raft. The cutter had forty on board,
but it is supposed it could not have lived
through the rough weather that followed.
The boat picked up was the only life boat on
board. Nothing is known of the raft and five
other boats-it is feared that those on them,
about $50 persons, have persisted.
The Lyonaise was bnilt at Southampton,
and temporarily placed in the New York and
Havre line. She was still afoat when aban-
doned. The passengers suffered terribly from
cold, their limbs having been frozen.
The Lyonaise had but small freight on
board, which was valued at $4,000, and par
tally insured here. The ship was built on
the Clyde, and was valued at about $4,000,
and was insured in Europe.
The Captain of the Vigo. the consort of the
Lyonaise, states that the latter vessel was
built with seven water tight compartments,
and f all were gone but two, the hull would
still have kept afoat
WRECK of the Laporia.
DETROIT, Nov 15
1t has been ascertained that the steamer
Lapora has been wrecked; she struck rock
on Lake Superior, during a storm on the 10Th
ult, and went to pieces; 20 lives were lost,
and 16 were saved. The names of the lost
are Capt J. S. Jones, VIM. Noise, Clerk, W.
Robinson, second clerk; Henry White, stew
ard Jefferson Warner and VIM. Walsh, bar
keepers, and Henry Barnes, second mate
The following deck hands were lost Alex
Barney, John Smith, George Davis, Patrick
Carly, Alex. Thomas FreYis, besides several
colored cooks and walters. Among the pass
engers lost were Stephen Winter, and four
sisters belonging to Onterraten, Margaret
Foster, Of Michigan, VIM. Siss, of Indianapo-
lis, and VIM. Rowe.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. Is.
1t is reported here by telegraph, that the
Bank of East Tennessee has broke. 1t is
generally thrown out.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Is.
The Southern mail has been received with
New OLleans papers of Sunday last. They
contain dates from Galveston, Texas to the
9th inst. The election in that city passed off
quietly. A large vote was polled but few re-
turns have been received from other points,
indicating that the State had gone for Buch-
anan, as has anticipated.
The troops at Fort McIntyrs and Ringold
Artillersts were under orders to proceed to
Florida.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.
The contracts for deepening the Mississippi
river were concluded yesterday with Messrs.
Craig and Lighton, of Newport, Kentucky
They contract to execute the work and Main
tain it for So years for 100000.
Pennsyisania Election official.
e HARRIsBURGH Nov. IA
Buchanan 23O, $50; Union BOB, $50, of which
Fremont has LAT ,619, and Fillmore 55,937,
straight Fillmore 26,338.