Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-06-06

Great Loss Of 1lfe.

SO - aEs-N Great AUUo - ASsAS'
"a !, ,extra Of the Galveston News OF the
s,.t. furnishes intelligence that at about
O'clock that morning, the steamship Louis
ian. was destroyed BY fire in the Cult s'1
Of eight mile. south. east Of the city IN
volvine large loss Of life. The accounts
III. News were made up from the state
,..,eo,. of % passengers and others, immedi.
.,.lv .fier tho occurrence, and are conse.
onen,Iy somewhat confused and uncertain
+ PARTICULARS. From the substance Of a
s,,,emens BY Mr.. Growers passenger we
extract tho following 81 u @
-saa Mr.. Grover says th.the had = berth on
,hs .,.rboaM deck that the first alarm
,,.,s 81 r.on, asking where the FIRE was at
.h~t i. o'clock; be stepped out Of his
-ss.. .rd Uncovered smoke, but no fire /;
n...ed round the stern to tho larhoa I'd side.
rh.,s Ii aaw from twelve to twenty per.
.o.. o,eoarine to launch the quarter-boat;
: n,o.nent aftef tho fame burst up amid
.h;o: re,urned 10 the cardboard side; saw
. Gw lowering down the quarter boat on
th,t aide: went to his room, picked up his
.ho.. and coat, and returned and slid
dovn With others into the boat on the lar.
bosrd side. Tho engines were still run.
!. ~. but fortunately the boat was lowered
down without filling saw no one remain
inS ON that side Of tho steamer.
Afei getting adriit they looked TO dis
cover if ,hey could dnd any person to take
ON bard, but could see nobody. There
w.r. ,velve in the boat all passengers
s,e.nt. The I'd mate, Andrew Smith,. to
mon M. Grover says they were all
greatly indebted tor their rescue 'e ax
List Of names Of those who were saved
by boat with MI. Grover: s ~. Il % ...
c, M. Cleveland, wife, child aud servant
Of Lavaca; DR.. Arnold, Of Mo-; Mrs. Eli
xabesh Haft, Of Corpus Christi; w. r.
Friend and servant; Richard Smith, I'd
mate; Miss a. E.. Frisbee, Of N. Y; Mr..
Keaea1y md G. w Grover. saE
The Steamship Galveston reached her
,whaf shout u O'Clock A A.. and among
osAsss, brought Mr.. Chas. H. Hughes,
The parser Of the. Louisiana. .sia, "a, 49,
q Mr.. Hughes confirms Mr.. Growers
saaAsnsna - regards the origin Of the FIRE,
wkic6 broke out in the fre-room At 90
misses past i. He states that the pas
ssaGsss. wers al asleep when the Ere
broke out; that the larboard boat capsized,
aad lkinks that some six or eight persons
VEN lot q the time. i g 5al .5 5ssi
Ma. Hsghes thinks there lwere about
50 passengers and I negroes, in all-2
sfsiAemin tho cabin. The books and ev.
sryikiss are lost, and NJ. Hughes can on.
y remember few Of the names, viz: La
eey Ieaes and lady; Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs.
sHsnl Mns Frisbee, Nj. Milihouse and
MsAhes,s VI. Cleveland Of sLayaca, lady,
sckIa ma 2 servants Mr.. Mills, Of La
vaca; Col, Bainbridge, y. S.ls2A.; Mr..
Fricklahd NJ. Aaron Clark. I. Ezel and
tho stewaM ofthe boat, who Was also
SAVED hy che Galveston .asedrsss.eK
There was large mail ON board, and
W bsaf q several large sums Of money
also3s hsloaging to passsngers. p
Mee4. Gays there are now some nifty or
sitty psyssssm missing. When the Calves
ton lsfs Ne scene Of disaster there were
some fsw dead bodies and pieces Of the
vytcR h iekt. "A Nj. Hanil(oai, In old
mas, WAS picked up drowned. Tho Gal
ssjk also picked up tho dad bodice Of
MlaMah, 'hfothef.in.law ana partner 81
NJ Cleveland. and Mr.. MiIlhouse. assi
81 pat md Bodies Saoed Phillip, MIL
ksssyeA nsn Joseph (uacls Jos) Ham
ikaA Gaazalfs; N. G. MILE. Clinton,
IououoRasn ssd NJ asf9s pisaHp tssasgpea n
]. - 81 IL csna;;s,'1ly - xs.t.-Co,.
Reinhlidgs, y. s. A.; Lacy Jones' and,
lalyi Aasee Cealk j; Lydis rsavsrs;, six
nektAs f6tlS II Z q; tvslss seauasn;
(ee0eeftAegs nay lssuseds y l(ry. Mitch.
~. Gibolo. 1ssss; go Y. = ,Alsxaniria.
Va ssg Earl, vi; 3. a. Brown,
oar.kssPes'; 1920 aa - Clevslasd, oil
LAVA Frank Z, III and, three
eaidsss, Bsaaa d. zis - ss Ii = II
s.Sk-A.s D. C:lsssIas l, IL, z child.
$500 81 = 1sfi { & = i n. Huehss,
clsrk 3: 2. CLARK. Hrst I mates - Smhk.
sSpend mite lliekasI HssIev. fifsm ~. :
ssyas Coslsy b.; 0asasel " slksy. lsan.
.m.n John Q, 2. Wheeler, lndiansola
A1Au G.sHus pa $50