New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-10
STILL LATER.
CAPTAIN SHEPARD sAFE MORE PERSONS SAVED -
MORN DEAD BODIES PICKED UP
News OFFICE, Sunday, O'Clock, 2. M

CAPTAIN SHEPARD sAFE MORE PERSONS SAVED -
MORN DEAD BODIES PICKED UP
News OFFICE, Sunday, o'clock, 2. M
The revenue cutter is ust in. She brings Captains
Sheppard alive lie was picked up elinging to some
life preserving chairs nearly exhausted. 1reatJoy
mahii, sted At the news Of his safety.
The cutter also brings in ahve JAMES BaowS,
Waterman, Of louisiana; SAMUEL WELLS, pas"
sereer Wisconsin. She brought no dead Bodies.
One was attempted TO be drawn from the water whera
il was chneiug to chair, but in throwing the ropS
the chair was disengaged from the hand OF the body
which then sunk. The body was of young man.
with long black hair and heavy beard
The pilot boat is Just in. She brings three persons
alive and six dead bodies. The names of the reseueh
perous are passenger s. w. FIcHLN, Of Va; JOHN
SANFORD. Texana and JONI HowLEr, fireman.
The dead are three German women, and one boytwv
vee,s old names unknown and Col BAISBRIpeE, OK
the United States Amy. Also young Amenean laoys
name UIkuoWp. ,..
We have now no time to-mention many imporatns
particulars. The efforts Of Capt. SHETLAND 10 DO All
that could be done to the lives OF his passengers
are spoken Of by all deserving of the highest
He was the very last TO leave his vessel, and codt
scarcely have survived ten minutes longer when packed
up The last words he was heard TO utter when hs
threw himself into the water with only chair to sup
port himself inquiries for the safety Of the paS-
sepgeIs.
DyNNlsoN. of the Galveston, for the noble exertons
he made also to Capt. CORNELL, of the revenue cut
ter and Capt. WALTERS, of the plot-boat, for ihee
unr,nittrg efforts TO save the lives OF passenger,
STATEMENT OF THE SECOND NATE.
The following is an outline If the testimony of An
DREW SMITH Second Mate of the Louisiana, given
before the Coroners jury:
Ws. his (smhs) watch deck az the time Of the das-
ter About ~ O'Clock discovered the sh,hoasc ehsused
,p % The time then called mp the captain shortly after ho
came on deck MI Brown the Waterman reported the ship on
then h,symg Il lead abreast Of the pilot house We hr,o
0le captain Waterman and myself went down on ne NAM
deck but fire The captain ordered me 70 screw % ,n
h STS hs a sS wb burst suddenly from the p
idly s,cended the companion way abandoned 10. no"
started to see to The eos wss' s pI Mr.
Csk the chief officer ordered me to no on 70 tne e'
% nto the boat then ran 70 the ssrboad side TO elsas
away staboard boat The smoke was 80 dense haa e
ard ahiuSs asked there rss any one eA,ys
Of the after s.hnss MT Csh replied hSi taei s..s tne
should hold 10 the la't minute and say. ali W. .ou
two black 4 males. child, and sin men, making with my~t
htetn) Cah then left and went to another part Of ~. mp;
to they doing with the port beat was gone.
R.nn.5 o the .bosd boat and cssd for every
but no others came 1t being impossible TO remain any
:, the Onward M The pssn Who cut away ar
s len OF scide nty knoel.d overheard One o. the Ia
Whose body has been ound At we let the engine
was work snd the ship running a; fai sped sbs.S
We landed the beach, the point about 'anr'e all
STATEMENT OF CAPT. Jso. q. WHEELER OF Powders
HORN.
Mr. WHEELER did not awake till about the tlfne tho
abosfd quarter boat being lowered down. WITH son
xenv and them several ladies' lie saw
III. boat struck the water lie saw the ladies ~
under the boat the and thinks Uost noS
ali Of them drowned He then made an enerton and
passed. the FIRE smhps and reached the forward pat Of tho
boat where found number Of and Others,
none appearing what to do TO themselves ms
captain the pilot house. AZ hIst hs told thss
not he thought they would be saved as
was then heading the boa, In shore But soon after the e
rope broke and advised all To them
boat some taking chairs benches &c and others the hatehwy
doors whatever they could get M wheeler threw over
tive chairs tied together and then let himself down ~ aropes
and him,ef BIZ holding TO the chairs with ais hAnde
and with his feet There FIVE or six Others noat-
ing him ssht, like lie saw the ohxers
and the others him taken board OF her. MY
Wheeler says Mr. r. A. NAScE Of Powdsrhofn We. aboard bog
does not what has become Of him Mr. Wheeler hsf
900 In charge the Purse with which he song 10 buy
cattle Eor the trade agent for Mr. H. Fosrss He AJs
Mr. FosTEss loss 10 $1,000 to 5000
Tie Galreston Herald, Of Sunday evening, has tbs
following particulars, not included in the above a."
count:
Mr.. CLEVELAND, we understand, lost besween
SIC, 600 and $4,000. $1,000
Mr.. M. WE'LL Of Goiad, lost near 5000 ID
specie. 80
There are doubtless numerous other losses Of when
we have not heard the particulars.
IL appears from the best data that we can eoects
tbat there were l04 souls board OF the Louranas
40 OF whom are accounted for and IS are missing.