Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-10
TERRIBLE CALAMITY!
BURNING OF THE LOULSLANAiI
IMMENSE LOSS OF LIFE!il
From the ealves.on News. Extra.

of the most dreadful calsmites that has hap
pened in this country The steamship Louisiana,
Captain Sheppard, il now total wreck, having been
burned some six or eight miles TO the 5. h oil this
city, in the Gulf, about o'clock this morning.
Our citizens were aroused by the unusual fire
alarm as the fire 10 full sight. The first intel
ligence received was by the arrival of boat from
ths unfortunate steamer, about sun rise, bringing
dozen passengers, our ellow-citizen, Mr.. Gro
yer, being among the number.
Mr. Grover SAYS that he bad a berth on the star
board upper 6eck-that the first alarm was persons
asking where the fire was at about l O'cock-he
stepped out OF his room and discovered smoke but
hre-psssed round the stern to the larboard side,
where be saw from IL to 20 persons preparing TO
launch the quarter-boat-a moment after the fame
burst up amid shp-returned to the stsrboard size
saw few lowering down the quarter-boat on that
side--went 10 his room, picked up his shoes and
ccat and returned and slid down with others into
the boat on the larboard side The engines were
still running, but fortunately the boat lowered
without flling-saW no one remaining on that side
OF the steamer.
After getting adrift they looked to discover if
they could find any person to take on board, but
could see nobody. There were twelve in the boat,
all passengers except the second mate, Andrew
Smith, to whom Mr. Grover says they were all great
indebted for their scue. Mr.. 6. Learned from
one on the boat that the tler rope must have bro
keD-WaS DrODdDy DuTQeu Ou-iH consequence VI
which the steamer manageable at the COM
mencement of the fire. The first efforts OF the Cap
tain and officers appeared to be to reach the fire
. CINE but cid not succeed. All communication be-
tween the forward and after part Of the boat cut
off by the fire, which must have broken out near
the furnace.
The larboard boat was being launched when he
went into the other he saw persons on the Tor
ward part of the steamer throwing things over, APP
H. ho hatch doors Nc for the OF
saving themselves. The working OF the engines
caused the steamer TO leave the boat rapidly so that
those in the boat unable TO see or hear any
thing distinctly. The boat landed on the beach,
near the point, about sunrise, where Mr.. Grover
landed fifteen yesrs ago. on his return from the San
ia Fe expedition.
List Of names OF those who were saved 10 the
boat with Mr. Grover:
Mr. Cleveland, wife, child, and servant, of Lava
en-. DIR. Arnold, of Missouri; Mas. Elizabeth Hart,
of Corpus Christi; w. r. Friend, and servant Rich
ard Smith, 2d mate, Miss A. E. Frisbee, OF New
York; Mr. Kennedy, and G. w. Grover.
The steamship Galveston reached her wharf about
IA An and smong others, brought Mr. Charles
Ii. Hughes, the Purser of the Louisiana. Mr. b.,
confirms Mr. Growers statement rs regards the orr
gin of the fire. which broke out in the hre-room 20
minutes past /. He states that the passengers were
all asIee when the fire broke out-that the larboard
boat capsized and thinks some six or eight persons
were lost at the time. Mr.. Hughes and the engi
neer, Mr.. Finn, jumped overheard upon the batch
door, which they had thrown over. He says, at that
time there were some thirty around him on boards
and furniture they had thrown over. They now all
soon separated. Mr. S. Miller, of New York, was
now by Mr.. Hughes, floating with his life preserver.
The Galveston came up to Mr. Hughes just at
daybresk, and picked up him and Fun, aud also
Mr.. Miller. Subsequently the Galveston picked up
the following persons: Mr.. NJ. W. Garrison; Mr.
Nln Mr.
Early q brother Of Mr. Early was drowned, and
his body picked up; Sam Walker, the pantryman,
AID John Drscon, the cabin boy. Two hremen
were llso picked up by the Galveston
Mr. Hughes thinks there were about 30 passen'
gers and negroes in all % Of them 10 the cabin.
The books ana everything are lost, and Mr.. Hughes
can ouly REMEMBER a few OF the names, viz Lacey
Jones and lady, hrs Mitchell, Mrs. E. Hart, Miss
Fisbee, MI Mllhouse and brother, Mir. Cleveland,
lady, child, and two servants, OF Lavacs; Mr. Mills,
OF Lavaca Col. Baindridge, U. S. A.; Mr. Frick
land, Sir. Aaron Clark ]. Eel, and the stewart Of
the boat (who were also saved by the Galveeton.)
0FECERs.-Henry Sheppard, Captain ID.
Clark, Mate; Andrew Smith, Second Mate; Richard
Finn, Engineer; John Thompson, Second Engineer;
jas Brown, Waterman; -, Steward, (saved,)
Ed McManus, Second Steward.
LYDIA Travers, chambermaid, drowned, 10 sea
men md hTemen 6 boys in cabin and cooks,
supposed TO be lost.
Mr.. II. says there are now some Fifty or sixty
persons missing When the Galveston left the
scene Of Disaster there were some few dead bodies
and pieces of the wreck 10 sight. Mr.. Hamil-
ton, an old man, WAS picked up drowned. The
Galveston also picked up the dead bodies Of Dir.
Mills, brother-in law anG partner of Mr.. Cleveland,
and Mr.. Millhouse.
The pilot boats and several other sail vessels are
still accommodating the Cult the vicinity OF the
unfortunate steamship, 10 hpes OF finding some
others Of the passengers. We must await their
arrival before give any satisfactory iuiorma-
ton. Indeed, We fear it will be some time before
We shall have the names of all those who have been
thus suddenly launched iuto eternity. IL is be-
lieved that Capt Sheppard is among the lost.
There was large mail on board, aud We hear OF
several large sums of money also lost, belonging
to passengers.