New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-02

An extra Of the Galveston News Of the 31st, fur
Wishes intelligence that at about O'Clock that morn
ing the steamship Louisiana was destroyed by fire in
the Gulf six or eight miles southeast Of the city, in
vo1ving q large loss Of life. The accounts in the
News were made up from the statements of passen-
gers and others, fnmediately after the occurrence,
and are consequently somewhat CONFUSED ard uneer-
tain in particulars. From the substance Of state
ment by Mr. Grover, passenger we extract the fol-
lowing: s
Mr. Grover says that be had a berth on the star
board deck that the first alarm was persons asking
where the fire was at about o'clock he stepped out
Of bis room and discovered SMOKE but no fire; passed
round the stern to the larboard side where be saw
from twelve to twenty persons preparing to launch
the quarter boat moment after the fame burst
up amldshp returned to the starboard side; saw 2
lew lowering down the quarterbo that side went
to his ROOM picked his shoes and coat and returned
and slid down with others into the boat on the lar
tunately the boat was lowered down without illing
saw no one remaining on that side Of the steamer.
After getting adrft they looked to discover they
could fnd any person to take on board but could
nobody There were twelve in the boat, all passen-
gers except the I'd mate, Andrew Smith, to whom Mr..
Grover says they were all greatly indebted for their
| rescue.
List of names of those who were saved by boat
with MFR. Grover
Mr. Cleveland wife, child and servant, Of Layaca:
|
Christi; W. r. Friend and servant; Richard Smith,
I'd mate; Miss A. E. Frisbee, Of N. Y; Mr.. Kennedy
and G. W. Grover. 5 =.
The steamship Galveston reached her wharf about
| u o'clock, A. NJ, and among others. brought Mr..
| Chas. H. Hughes, the purser Of the Louisiana.
Mr.. Hughes confirms Mr.. Growers statement az re-
CARDS the origin of the fire, which broke out in the
ire-room at 20 minutes past l.. He states that the
passengers were all asleep when the fire broke out
that the arboad boat capsized and thinks that some
six or eight persons were lost at the time.
Mr.. Hughes thinks there were about SO passengers
and negroes, in a-25 of them in the cabin. The
books and everything are lost, and Mr.. Hughes can
only remember few Of the names, viz Lacey Jones
and lady; Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs Hart Miss Frsbee, Mr..
child and servants Mr. Mills, of Iavaca; Col Balm
bridge, U. s. A.. Mr.. Frckland, Mr.. Aaron Clark, J.
Eel and the steward OF the boat, (who was also
saved by the Galveston) f.o7 7=f ell7'l.5 ~
There was large mail on board, and we hear of
several large sums of money also lost belonging to
passengers. - ,
Mr. H. says there are now some fifty or sixty per.
sons missing. When the Galveston left the scene Of
disaster there were some few dead bodies and pieces
of the wreck in sight. A Mr. hamilton, an old man
was picked up drowned: The Galveston also picked
up the dead bodies Of Mr. Mills, brother-inlaw and
Dead and Bodies Saued-Philip: Millhouse, ole
man Joseph {uncle Joe) Hamilton, Gonzales; M.G
d Mills, Clinton, Louisiana. 44.
= ID Missing and Certainly Lost-Col Bainbridge,
y S. A.; Lacy Jones and lady Aaron Clark Lyd,
e Travers; six negroes; three cooks twelve seamen
(some of these may be saved Mrs. Mitchell, Cibolc
j. Texas Dickson, Alexandria, Va; Young Early, Va.
- E. A. Brown bar-keeper; negro man of Cleveland, Q
Lavacca; Franz Tshaeke, wife and children, Braun
fels a1 ,Ez51t8
!Sared.-A D. Cleveland, lady. child, servant girl
IN Lavaca Chas. II. Hughes, clerk S. d. Clark
~ first mate Smith, second mate Michael Howley
of fireman; Bryan Cooley do Samuel Walker, pantry
u man John E. Wheeler, Indianoa Daniel Sullivan
n Lavaca P. S. Miller, Moses Garrison, New York
lg Geo. W. Grover, Galveston negro boy of Miilhouse
Ala. W. R. Friend Clinton, Dewitt county; Ro
~, Kennedy, Texas; John Drisco cabin boy Mr. Finr
- lst Engineer negro woman of Mr.. Friend !; Mrs. Eli
at abeth Hart Corpus Christi Miss A. E. Frsb'
Phelps, Ontario CO., n Y; DR.. Farly Charlottesville
Va; small german girl, cher father, mother, and
children lost ); Smith, Alexandria, Va. q a@.
There were 159 beeves on board and consumes
The fire originated between decks, and was beyor
on control before discovered. 7.,.r,s a. ls-lr Gid.
he Mr. Hughes preserved no books or list OF passenger
,e The following persons at first reported lost ar
av among the saved: Henry Sheppard commander;
Ia Frickin, Charlottesville, Va; Young Millhouse, Al
bama DIR. Arnold, Missouri.
at Mr.. E. Solomon informs US that the people and a
thorties of Galveston behaved in the noblest
towards the survivors of the disaster many of who
re- escaped with nothing but their night clothes. Cal
mi Dennson of the steamship Galveston and Capt. C
nis nell, of the Revenue Cutter did everything in TIL
ro power to life and to contribute to the comfort
too the rescued. Mr. W. L. Dodge and Mrs. Z. v. Mi
que OILS also took an active part in their behalf.