The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-11

Further Particulars Of the l.eas nj the
ntcamer Louisia aa- .Yirainian 4 .osf

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BY the arrivalof the steamer Daniel Webster.
Al new orleans. VIC have accounts of the lo,s of
."e Louisiana, of Galveston, Texas, In addition
70 'noss given Tuesday. Among the lost 10 w
RATION tDixop, of Alexandria. Va, . promising
s1ung man Col Bainbrdge. u s A, was buried
AZ Galveston with masonic honors, The Calves.
TON Civiiian, of Monday, the lst inst. says:
feet water AA s'A'y
me pilot boat Lafayette, commanded bv Cant
NaHers, was the frat to go out She frst pick ed
up Ds Eariy and transferred him TO the Galveston
noe TOOK from the wheel of the wreck, Messrs
Eicsnn, Sanford and Howley. and picked up the
DEAD body of Col Bainbridge and four others and
received another from the light boat Sam vii.
liama
The steamship Galveston, with her boats. saved
all others that have been saved
There were 159 beeves on board and consumed
The fire originated between decks and was be
yond control b.frs discovered.
Mr hughes preserved no books or list of pas
sergsrs. f"N
The following is a statement of some facts o,
the burning In addition TO those already publish.
ed:
Messrs Clark and Smith lowered another bo.t
10 which Mr. Smith, 2d ate, Geo w Grover Miss
frisoie, Mrs Hart, Cleveland. lady, child and ser
want woman; w Friend ard negro woman, young
Early and the negro man of Mr Millhous, were go
cured. Mr. Clark, Uestifies Mr. Smith) while the
boat was still held by tte rope. Instructed Mr. s to
hold on to the LAST moment while be CLARK sought
offers to place In the bost. CLARK found meme
| and the flames spreading rapidly be and Mr. Mill,
cast her off-a block striking aud stunning Mr NJ
10 is r. bound SO that he fell overheard and was
drowned 1t WAS ihsn thst Mrs Cleveland cried
out-"Ohl God, my brother is overboardi' The
boat reached the beach safe at sunrise
Mr. Charles Hughes, the clerk could not swim
Capt Sheppard instructed Mr. Finn to save Mr.
hngnes Ihey threw down hatch door; Finn
made Hughes jump over, he following, and as
hughes rose TO the surface, Finn seized his air
with one hand and swan to the door with tt g
other; both were picked up from it By the Calves
ton
John DriscolI, cabin boy, Thompson, second en- :
gineer, and German seized q ladder and held on
some time. The German fret drowned; Thong,
scn tioding that lie must go, too, drew to John,
affecLionately kissed him. and sunk to rise no
more.
Capt Sheppard. there Is no doubt, was the last
person TO leave ship He claDg along to a light
arm chair. His watch stopped in his poch ct at
half past two which was undoubted y the moment
be feaped into the sea. The chair was but slender
aid to him. but be ia q good swimmer, and sustain
cd himself till or 10 o'clock, when he was pick
ed up by the revenue cutter, CEpt Cornell, Capt
Wilson being on board actively aesistinel He
could not have LIVED much longer James Brown,
the watchman, and Samuel Wills, of Wisconsin,
were picked up not very far from Capt Sheppard
these three being farther west than any others.
included in the list below, of whom eight are safe
Tead and Bodies Recopered-PhiHip Nj house,
AiabaGa, cid ,rau; Joel tUlcle joe Hamilton Con
isles; g. Mills Clinton, Ls,; Col Henry Bsin.
IA I'd; AIRS. Tsshaeks, Nsw Brsusfs's; German lady
and supposeol grand Chi d, two yssrs anottsr Ger
man lady, uuknows; Henry -, porter
Missing and Certainly Lost. E J Brown, bar
keeper; negro man o, Cleveland, Of LavacA; Frapz
Tschsek he and three chi .drsn hey Blsunfas; Young
Mihcuse, Alabama; w. z. Dixon, Alexandra, Va;
Mrs Mitchell, Ctbolo, Texas, Nsw Orleans; hen
ny 5. d. Etter, ten years old. IRaiaaes; G. Brsn-
ham, Columbis, $40; - Temps, disshars. solGisr
With Col Rsinbriegs; Lacy Jones and lad >; Aaron
CLARK; nlne sssmsR-number not poaitivsly Gertsir
six OF negro crew, one belonging to Oscar Farish;
three cooks.
Yhe Board OF Aide efmsn, of Galveston, will msk =
an appropriation a, hay should pay the expenses
sttsndisg the clothing sc of the survivors
Among the saved are Slaughter W. Ficklin, DR.
Jno. F. Early and Young Early, all of Chariottss
vile, Va, and E. Smyth. of Alexandria, Va