The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-12

forward hatch port holes He called Cant shepn.~d
rom ns room ana %,sn MIN ana snOsnef man went be-
sheppard ordered the hose be rugged and
put work and changed the course Of the ship the
bar. Mr. Clark first mate, and Mr. Smith, endeavored 10
rig the hose bet before they could do so-ndeed few
moment-the flames burst through the upper midships
prepare and lower the boats some twenty were
lpwered in the first one (he ship wing eleven knos)
but she capdzed Only eight Of the number reganed the
boat Mr. Harrison being one) and held 70 the bottom
two Of the eight, however, afterwards drowned The
other six sag we'd by the steamship Galveston after
daylight
Messrs Clark and Smith then lowered another boat, In
which Mr. Smith, second mate; George W. Grover Miss
Frisbie Mrs. Hart, Cleveland lady, child and servant
woman w. K. Friend and negro woman, young Early
and the negro man of Mr. Mihouse, were secured Mr..
Clark (testhes Mr. smith, while the boat was still held
by the rope, instructed Mr. s to hold on to the last
men while he Clark sought others to place In the boat
Clark found noDe and the flames spreading rapidly, he
Mr. NJ in ts rebound that he fell overheard and was
drowneo II was then Mrs Cleveland cried out ooh
God my brother is overboard' The boat reached the
Mr. Charles h Hughes, the clerk, could not swim.
Captain Sheppard instructed Mr. Finn to Mr. Hughes
They down hatch door; Finn made Hughes jump
over, he following Hughes to the surface
Finn seized his hair with hand and SWAN to the dor
with the other; both were picked up from by the Gal
weston.
John Drscol, cabin boy, Thompson, second engineer,
and German seized ladder and held on some time The
German first drowned Thompson finding that he must CO.
too, drew to JOHN aectonaey kissed him. and sunk V
rise no more.
S Sneppard there s no DOUBT was the last person 70
leave the ship He chung alone to light arm chair HIS
watch stopped in his packet at half two which was
undoubtedly the moment he leaped into the Tho
chair was but slender aid to him, but he is good SWIM
mer, and sustained himself until 10 O'clock when he
was picked up by the revenue CUTTER Capt Cornell Capt
H. Wilson being on board actively assistiny) He could
not have lived much longer James Brown, the watch
man, and Samuel Wills Of Wisconsin, picked up nst
very far from Capt Sheppard-these three being farther
west than any others
Those who were saved were thrown among without
q dollar and almost naked-in many with nothing
but shirt The Mayor of the city, believing that he you'd
but express the feelings Of every citizen of Galveston a
pointed Messrs James Sorley, James G. Hurd and James
N. Brown a committee to provide and furnish them with
all necessary clothing at the expense Of the city He Also
had all the dead bodies mot otherwise provided or) do
Gently inferred.
The Herald thinks there l04 souls the Louisiana
than half of whom yet to be accounted for.
The paper has the following additional partacs-
lars
Mr.. Mills, who lost, was member OF the drm q
Cleveland Mills of Port Iavaca, and resided In Clinton
La. He had his person, when found, dram for So
watch and finger ring
Mr.. Cleveland, we understand, lost between ten and
fourteen thousand dollars.
The Board of Aldermen we understand, will make a
appropriation they should to pay the expenses attend
ing the clothing, &c, OF the survivors