The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-09

FIFTEFIpE PERSONS MISSING.

ineSAivesaou fTexas) paper of the 1st inst con.
'A'n accounts OF the burning Of the Steamer Loui
IN sight OF that city, and the supposed loss Of
Do "ves Among those passengers saved were DR.
v. w. Early and his brother Of Greene county
'a' ana s. w. Ficklin, also of Va One of the firsi
asmeo gentlemen was at first reported to be mis-
sing Ihe Louisiana sailed from New Orleans fol-
"afvesson With l04 passengers, of whom but 4e
are accounted for. The statement Of Andrew
smith, The second mate of the steamer Ia "A fol,
lows:
Wn his watch on deck at the time of the dis.s-
yer. ABOUT ts3 O'Clock, M discovered the lsht.
nouse changed the course Of the ship to northeast
oy east in seven fathoms water at the time then
called up tho captain. ShArtiy after be came on
deck Ar Brown, the wstehman, reported Tho shi o
On hrs between dscls smslt the smoke Of pne
wood wss then heaving tbs lead abreast of the
Piot nouse. we all three The captain, Waterman
and mJselfl went down on tho msis deck loo 4 cd
Gown the .s'Said hatch, and saw smoke between
deeis but no hfe The captain ordered me to screw
on the hose to the FIRE eneine attempted to do 90
out was prevented BY the fames which burst sudden.
ly from The IRE and rapidly ascend ed the eom
panlon way; abandoned the attempt and started to
see 10 the boats; wont first to the pot qurter Dat
cur away the iashnss and m,de arransem to low
Or II. mr Clark, the chief officer, ordered hold
on 70 the boat to the last inmate About twenty pas
ssnsers then rushed from the saloon into the boat
ran to the sts6ostd side, to clear away the star
oosid boat fhs smoke was 20 dense bad to feel
my wsy to the lashinss which immediately cut; l
took charge Of the forward lashinss and asked n
mere vas any one in charge OF the after Iashing-
mr. Clark replied that there " . then lowered
tue ooa even to the guard. Clark insisted that vi
Should hold to the last minute and rave all va
s1u.o some twelve passengers then got into the
coat, tthree aite and two black females child and
ak men, making with myself thirteen) Clark then
left and went to another part OF the ship told the
paissngers In the boat await my return and start
ed to see what they were doing with the Dor. boat
1t was gene. then attempted to 10 forward but
was prevented BY tho flames Returned to ths star.
others came IL being impOssble to remain any long
e ordered the after fail to be cut away at the same
tims letting 60 the forward fall The person who cut
away the afer f.ll fell wa, accidently knocked
overheard One OF the ladies said it her b other
This was Mr. Mills, of Lavacs, " hose body has been
foun' At the time we Ies 60, the engine was
was forward and afs, and the rigging In q blszs
to she masthead. We landed on the beach, near the
point, about sunrise ell safs"
Captain John Wheeler, passenger, made the
following statement:
Mr.. Wheeler did not awake till about the time the
isrboard quarter boat was being lowered Down with
some twenty persons in her, and ng em several
ladies' he saw the boat capsize a. she struck tho
water He saw the ladies go under tn. boat. with
some Of the men, and thinks most if not all of the M
were drowned He then made an exettion anc
psssed the fire aDidshp. and reached the forward
part o the boat, where he found large number of
passengers ana others none appearing to know what
to do to rave themselves The captain was then
alone in the pilot houss At first he told them .et to
oaNo tne ooat a. ne lnouent tney would be saved
he was then heading ths boat In shore But soon
after the tiller rops broke, when he down and
advised all to savs themselves ths hest way they
cou'd. They then began to leave the boat ,ome
taking chairs benches &c and Others the hatchway
doors or whatever hey could get. Mr. Wheeler
threw over two chairs tied together and then let
bimself down by rope, and saw d himself by hold
Ing on to the chairs with his hands and swimmng
with his feet There were fve s.x others fl oatipg
near him or in sight. in like manner He saw the
Galveston come in sight just at dayisht and in
halt an hour after he and the others near him
taken on board.
Among the passengers saved, were DR. Arnold of
Missouri, Frissbee of New York, and Captain
Sheppard of the Louisiana
Among those lost are Col Bainbridge, U A,
whose body has been recovered; Lacy Jones and
wife; Mr. Fuchlaud, Aaron Clark, and Joseph
Hamilton
Capt John E Wheeler lost 81, 900 in specie M
Foster $5 900, Mr. Cleveland of Lavaca, $4,000
Mr. WE'LL of Goliad, s., 900, and many others lost
smaller amounts