The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-10
OF THE HENRY LEWIS.
Thirty to Sixty Lives Lost!

From passengers of the Henry Lewis we
gather the following particulars Of her destruc-
ton. Between 3 and O'Clock last Sunday
morning, this steamer, bound to Now Orleans,
with full cargo and good many passengers,
came in collision with the E. Howard, short
distance above Lewisport. The Howard struck
herjust ab&ft orin front of the boilers. The
Lewis Immediately commenced sinking rapids
ly, and at the same time, while the passen-
gers were rushing out, the hurricane deck,
thickly crowded with freight, fell in, thus pre-
venting many from escaping.
The boat was run far as possible to the Ken
lucky shore. The Howard came to her res
cue and saved good many people. A num-
Der of deck hands ard passengers were lost
The passengers variously estimate the loss
from twenty-five to sixty lives! Mr.. Butts,
Marshal of Coylngton, who was cut out Of the
cabin, informed us he had no doubt that sixty
persons were lost. The Hungarian arrived
here from the wreck Saturday evening, with
all the frnight which could be saved--not
very great deal Capt. Collier says the Lewis
is a perfect Wreck--the water up 20 her sky
lights, cabin crushed in and chimneys gone
The stern lies much higher thant the bow. The
Henry Lewis-was owned. by Capt. Eamerson,
and the two clerks; Messrs Patterson. Insu-
red for $4,000. Freight list insured for g.
900.
This is the second beat destroyed by coils
ion with the Howard. The first was the
Swallow.
Gov. POWELL SUNK-The new Evansville
and Green River packet Gov. Powell, on her
first tip up Green River met with serious
accident, resulting in her sinking, although
not entirely to the bottom. Last Thursday
she took a sheer and struck rock at Boat
Island, nm Barren River, three and half miles
below Bowling Green. Gas we, learn by the Of
ficeFs The steamer Bowling Green3 which
knocked three liclesih her hull and she at
once commenced sinking. All her deck freight
consisting of from five to eight hundred barrels
Of pork, were pitched overheard to save her.
She took three or four feet Of water, but when
the Bowling Green left, the officers had sue
ceeded in partially stopping the hole, and were
hard at work pumping her. with prospect of
saving the boat. She was bound for this place.
We hope she will be saved. She is good
boat, entirely new, and promising in the trade
4 career Of usefulness.
- The fast Alvin Adams came down Sat
urday morning, from Louisville, with first
rate trip of passengers and freight for st.
Louis. The Louisville and St. Louis Packet
Line, viii soon again be in successful opera
ton.
- The Louisville journal says the elite of
the city have taken passage on the Niagara
for the South. We are sorry that meme but
plebians are left in Louisville We presume
the editors are all gone.
We were mistaken in saying the Ira
bue was here Friday. 1t was the Belle sheri-
dan. The Trabue came up only as high as
Memphis, where she re-shipped her freight.
The John Bell, stern-wheeler, arrived
from the Wabash last Saturday, the second ar
rival. She had pretty fair cargo, but had re-
shipped some on the way.
The .Tecumseh,' one of the steamers
which laid up here during the ice, came down
last Saturday from Cincinnati, and laid here
nearly all day taking freight for the South.
The wharf was crowded with steamers
all Saturday. River still falling and recedirS
fast at Louisville.