Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-11-25

Thgs mans forsver marching
In ote unbroksn Esve.
Forward lightly falling
Falling Int The grave.
Full Details Of TIE Collision between the Gal
weston and 0pslsasss.
The melancholy intelligence Of The loss Of
the Inflated Csnlral America, which clothed
the nation in moarning, has scarcely gone the
r0uads Of the Press, when We are called upon 10
record the destruction, close 10 our own coast,
of the New Orleans and Galveston steamer OPP
el0usGs, Of the Vanderbilt line, and The loss Of
eighteen Of Der passengers, By coming into cob
lision with the steamer Gaivsstoa, Of The South
ern Steamship line, near Menteau Point, about
midnight on the night Of the 18th Inst.
From Fir. Harrison H. Hobart, Of Jones'
Express, one Of the surviving passengers OF
the OPeiOusas, We received last night the fol-
lowing basty narrative OF the scene. Among
the lost we observe the name Of General Ham
iiton, Of South Carolina.
narrative OF A SURVIVOR.
|" was a passenger On the 0PsloHsas. Capt
Ellis, bound from Bsrwieks Bay to Galveston.
On the night Of the 18th, about = quarter past
u o'clock, l was awakened Ia nv berth by a
shock, as II the vessel was struck by lightning
4 rushed on deck and found il crowded with
passengers, all IN the widest state Of excite
meDt-the ladies screaming and the gentlemen
running TO and fro. The first Consciousness !
had Of danger was bearing the mate and stew
ard calling on The passengers to save them
selves, as there wsretwO life-pTeserversin each
stateroom. Hastily made for the cabin to get
. life preserver, but on reaching it found The
water IN Il, mi deep hastily retraced my
steps and en- reaching the deck again found the
steamer sunk 10 her gunwales. The passsn-
gers thea raa 20 the herricane deck, but Ia about
three minutes she had sunk to that deck. The
scene OF wild confusion and dismay which then
presented Itself beggars all description. The
life boat was cut away and some fifteen or
twenty jumped into her, and others jumped into
one OF the quarter boats, when both boats start
ed for the Galpsst0B then some distance from
the wreck. (At this time | did not see the
Gdlrestoa, and was totally uHconeious OF the
cause OF the disaster.)
the lfe-boat before reachingth GalusstOz
was csPsized, and several Of the passengers
sunk to rise no more. / held on the stern Of
the OpsloHsGs, and while in that position was
joined by the second engineer. This officer
had secured a plank, which enabled him 70
shove of from the wreck. l did not do so, be-
lisving the OpslOssas was aground. In a few
moments however, the OpeloHsas, from the
weight, | suppose, Of her machinery, broke in
two and turned bottom upwards. Seeing the
GGlrestoR in the distance i struck out for her,
and, after swimming, / think, about a quarter
Of a mile, was picked up BY one Of the Gal
Vs5ioR's boats. Captain Ellis, who was cling
ing to a pirougue bottom, was also picked up
at the same time. The first engineer, bis wife,
a MAJ whose name | do not rscolieet, two ne
gro boys, and some others, | believe, elung to
a portion OF the wreck, after she turned bot
tom upwards, until daylight, when they were
picked up. A Mexican. name not known, who
had rescued a little boy, was also found next
morning holding on to a log, and himself and
the boy are among the saved.
"Mate Of the steamer Jasper, MeFarlane,
running to Sabine Pass, was one II the pas
sengeTs CT the OpeiOHsGs, and was rescued.
He afterwards LETT the GGlUssf0H to endeaVoT
TO save some Of the other passengers, and IN
fortunately persisted in the attempt.
"Ffom all the Information I could obtain, In
The confused state Of affairs, after / was saved
it appears that both boats being under full
Roadway, the GHlUssf0a struck the 0gCiOHsai
on the starbOard side, a little forward OF the
w~heelhouse, cutting her nearly in two, and
smashing her machinery so thstthe steam from
her boilers soon filled the cabin, rendering il
impossible to distinguish objects distinctly
The second mate Of the Opei0rsas and the frsI
mate Of the GGIUestoB were on watch on theil
respective boats at the time Of the collision.
Captain Wash5urn, Of the GGirssi0n, was not
in charge of the GGiVesioB that trip, having left
the boat in Galveston, en- account Of sickness
Capt. Smith, / understand, bad charge Of ths
GairestOa. Capt Ellis asserts that be was II
bis right track or course when the collision
took place. Immediately after the collision
Capt. Ellis lesped on board the Galpfst0H will
a rope, for the purpose OF making the latte
boat fast to the wreck Of the Opsl0uses, II
order to save the passengers, but being unable
to accomplish bis purpose, leaPed back on thl
wreck
"The Galrsston s.aid By the wreck durfns
the night, and her officers and men used ever
e~xeTtiOn TO save those floating IN the water
Their kindness aud a~tteHtioo 10 the survivors
while on board the GGlresf0a, and until the
were placed 90 board the Uni0B, at the fats
outside Of Berwiek's Bay, will long be remem
bered by them with gratitude"
Ts cur frieni, Col. John I. lockwood, OF thI
Galveston CivdiaH, who was a passenger Of
the Galrcston, We are indebted FOR the follow
ing list Of the saved and lost:
LIST oF OFFICERS CREW sAvED.
B. Van Horn Ellis, Commander /; Thomas NJ
Lyons, purser ; Thomas Bsncker. mate J. w
Jewell, second mate John r. Young, pilot
W. B. Hubbard, clerk Josiah Fowler, chic
engineer James Dorian, assis ant engineer J
II. Jones, steward J.. a. y. McNel, seconl
steward Maria Waterman, stewsrdess ; Jon
Price (nsgro) Grst cook Edw. McRse, secon,
cook ; Rufus Jones, pantTy-man; John Finney
porter; w Ksnneday, waiter; Patrick SHE
waiter; Patrick Hungley, waiter; John Jen
nings, watsrj Patrick sammon, waiter; WA
Munwsy, waiter John Rankin, seaman ; Thos
Buck, seaman; WIN. Nussly, seaman Owe
Grifiths, seaman; Peter Smith, seaman J. "
Brown, quarter-master.
LIST or THE sAvED
J.. n. Cecil, Brszoria county, Texas MrG
Wilmot, Hardin county, Ky; Miss Fanny Al
kinsOn, johnson county, No; Mrs. K. c. La
grass and child, Richmond, Texas; Geo. vii
liams and lady, Columbus, Texas; W. H. Mer
Tiweiher and lady, C0mai county, Texas; J. Z
Thompson, Louisville, Ky; r. W. Dunn, La
vaea, Texas; II. W. Priestburg, New Orleans
La; E P. Wood, Prince Edward county. Va
r. T. Murphy, Twiggs county, Ga; Gree
Narmoek, Grimes county, Texas Edwar
Wise, New Orleans, La j.. L. Blair, Jackson
Michigan; z. W. Finch, BHch,nan county
No g. W. Hitehings, lady and Servant, Nash
vile, Tenn; ]. ID. Parrish, Austin, Texas; J
J. Ramsey, Gonzales, TeXas; G.. w. BoWerl
/ New York r. T. Lewis, Jackson, Michigan
Capt. B H. Hill, U. S. A; H. Trotter, Mia.
? county, Texas; H. Hobsir and two servants
Jones' Express, New Orleans; William Mecca
? nell, De Witt county, Texas; two Mexican
} do; George P2rmele; II. B. futile, New Or
/, leans, La; J. ". Ceuser, La; T.. Parrean, La
vaea, Texas; Mrs. Hurshbergsr, child and w
servants, Galveston, Texas; Mrs. Fouts an
|, servant, Buchanan county, NO. Robert Q
Allen, mother, brother aud three servant
! Frankf IT, Ky; Samuel S. Berry, wife an
child, Allah; ma J. N. Thompson, Toby's Es
press, New Crle ms; John York, New orlesnI
Hugh Tate, o.; Timothy LsRush, Houston
t Texas; W. :. Boyle, Johnson county, NJ,
Officers ard ciew 20 savsd-27 in number.
KNowJTo BE LOST.
Gen. ]. Hat Ito South Carolina jude
; John c. Clsiland, New Orleans; A. J.. VOOl
HES, Princeton, New Jersey Mr.. Smith, mott
/ sr and young lady. s.. Louis; Miss Lucy VII
liams, LaVaea, Texas; C.. Wilmot, Hardi
county, KY, (body found y Child Of c. v
Wilnont, KY; Miss Mary Pittnay, Nashville
Tenn =. McFarlane, late mate Of the steamC
|. JGspsT; Two children Of G.. Williams, Coluu
bia, Texas; Child Of Mrs. Fouts, Buchana
county, No; August Mendell, Dewitt county
Texas =. Dunn, Navarro county, Texas ; M
gro girl, belonging to Mrs. Hurshberger ; M
gro bov, Sd cook on the OpeOHses-Nsg o.
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