Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-12-03

iPfuni the Louisville Joarnal.l
rpNiNG OF THE RAINBOW.

II HIJRNING Ur lf1E hlNDON'
.,dous Loss Of Human Life Serenity
e.s lire, and $500 900 Lost-Boat ano
Fcaroo Total Loss.
~ .he morning Of the 2lst, about o'clock
steamer Rainbow, Capt. Holcraft, or
ray from New Orleans to Louisville, witi
s,pl cargo of. sugar and ceffee, and Will
~ leo souls on board, whilst under way
ii 0nt ten miles above Napoleon, and near th'
u Of Island 74, was discovered to be OF
II and the officer of the deck, Mr.. G. Whit
a, once gave the order TO run ON shor,
#.,bieh order was Immediately executed b,
| Lamb, the pilot at the wheel! but by tina
h the entire boat was enyeloped in flames
&Ose of the passengers and crew that wer'
H the forward part of the boat escaped with
a difficulty; those on the stern were cut OF
Ina any means of escape. except by jump
q into the water-and although it was only
4 5sw Yards to the shore. but few escaped that
A into the water, and many were burnt as
IL Law in their berths--some were overcome
n FRIGHT and knew not which way 70 move.
thus were lost.
Fbe books and papers being lost, it is
,ter of utter impussibility to ascertain the
sss of the lost or saved. bat after careful
.omnaring the statements of those that
.sared we cannot make the loss less than
~ .aty Eve human beings. all ushered into
nresenee of their Maker without mo
ht's warning.
H. officers Without an exception were saw
the Steward, (colo.ed} I'd do, do, and
wv cook were lost, with fifteen Of the fire.
f.. " Sovereign" bound down, was furtu-
.Iy near at hand, and succeeded in picking
.sreral of the passengers foating in the
~ xnnrorted bv pieces of wood, DC. She
,hose If the saved On board, who wished
r.rorn South. and the Minnehaha soon
i along, bound up, and several went OF
fsx hours after the j. Z. Woodruff came
8 and took on board the crew and the re-
ndsr Of the passengers saved, with the ex
Inn of = few. who staid to look for the
AIMS Of their lost friends.
he ,e;cers of the boat o. .rCe that the FIRE
I;nated in the cook house. which being
,rnd they think that the fire was under
s. vay before bursting cot, and then II Was
H. :tarted that nothing could be done to
est its progrcss.
iIer cargo consisted Of sugar, molasses and
be for Louisville le-about 800 tons IN all
ia! loss.
kbe passengers, or a majority Of them.
returned Californians, with their treas
Of gold and their families. coming back
kber frder land, but alas, TO meet with the
embrace of death in its most horrid form.
lead Of that Of kindred and friends from
IN :hey had been so long separated.
LII the passengers lost everything, money,
hes and all they had. except that which
Il had on. Forty or fifty thousand dollars
v!l and twenty thousand dollars in jew
was undoubtedly lost.
N be bua,'s safe with contents was soon re
sled, and those of the passengers who had
lsi,el their nlvney IN the olhce, were say
r0m loss in that particular.
Leidcats.-Mr Wheasley, from California,
wife and child, jumped from the stern,
struck boldly out for shore, but the wife
Hg $2.400 in gold On her person, soon
/ IL rise no more the father with his in
in his arms, still brarely battled for life,
being uumbed from cold, the child slip
.nd W,s lost the father WIS saved hy
s Ja Shore Who had Witnessed his brave
siIe against the fates. tie had >3 800 IN
ai.' Of lie boat. which wss recovered and
ced in hi. hands. lie remained et the
tlo rccnyer, ii possible, the remains Of
es; comvsniun and child.
Ir Whittier. the mate. picked up FIVE per
hangipg on IN one small piece Of timber:
we're saved though. In two Of them life
apparently extinct.
u. Maddox, a travelling agent Of Phila
hi., lost S20, 900 worth Of jcwelry, saved
ping bu. his pan,s-no coat, no hat-no
r aery ore Of those who escaped, were but
clad; some had coats and no pants, and
hsd hats W hoois but their wants were
supplied BY the crews Of the other boats
hey came up.
si GHd Nssing.-McGOfin. Of Scott co.,
missing: Leake. of Arkansas. missing
faaam, Of New Orleans. missing; Mrs
sstey and child, last; Mrs. Lam TX, lori /;
chear, Of West Point, lost; lady, name
EaoEn, lost; Frank Starkeney and assist
cooks, lost; third aud fourth cooks, un-
En, lost; +. Prather, steward, lost: VIM
i,ser,. steward. lost; George Davis, col
bogy, lost; Wallace, colored boy. lost !;
Ashby. John Adkins, Thomas Cullins,
hsnds Iast; three children of Mrs Whit
p lost; three ladies on deck. lost; blind
Flic and three children, lost; William
co!ored, lost.