New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-10
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
Burning Of the Steamer Louisiana,
IN THE GULF.
GREAT LOSS OF IL e
From The Nsr- Orleans Pieayvne Of Juas2.

From The Ner orleans Pfc0bbne OF JtHfS
About O'Clock on Sunday morning the steamship
Louisiana, Capt SHEPPARD, of the Southern Steam
ship Company, took fire six or eight miles souheas
Of Galveston in the Gulf and the result was the total
loss of the vessel large amount of property, and,
what is worse than all, great number OF human lives
From the extras of Sunday morning and evening of
TIE Gaircston Ners We quote the following particu-
lars:
We have 70 record one OF the most dreadful calam-
tiles that has ever happened in this country The
steamship Louisiana Capt SHEPPARD, is now total
wreck having been burned some six or eight miles to
the southeast of this city, in the Gulf about o'clock
this morning Sunday 3lst ultl
Our citizens aroused by the unusual fire alarm,
as the fire was in full sight. The first intelligence res
eeyed by the arrival of boat from the untortu-
nate steamer about sunrise bringing some dozen pas
.epgers-our fellow citizen Mr.. GROVER being among
the number.
Mr.. Grover says that he had a berth on the star
board upper deck that the first alarm was persons
asking where the fire was at about o'clock he
stepped out of his and discovered smoke, but no
fire passed round the stern 10 the arboard side where
he saw from twelve 10 twenty persons preparing to
launch the quarter boat; a moment alter, the Name
burst up amidsbipsi returned 10 the starooafu ede
Jaw few lowering down the quarter boat on that
side; went TO his room, picked up his shoes and csat
and returned and slid down with others into the boat
on the larboad side; the engines were stlll running,
but fortunately the boat was lowered down without
filing no one remaining on that siuo vi 'ne
After getting adrft they looked to discover If they
could find any person board, but could see nobody
There ere twelve in the boat all except the
second mate ANDREW SMITH, 10 whom Mr. GROVER
SAYS they were all greatly indebted for their rescue
Mr. G.. learned from one on the boat that the tliler
rope must have brOken--was probably burned of-ln
consequence Of which the steamer was unmanageable
al the commencement of the fire. The first efforts vi
the captain and officers appeared TO be to reach the
fire engine but did not succeed All comm unlcasion
between the forward and after part Of the boat was
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 lie saw persons on the forward part
Of the steamer throwing things over; apparently the
hech-doors &c for the purpose OF ravlng themselves
The working OF the engines caused the steamer 10
leave the boat rapidly, that those III the boat were
unable to see or hear anything distinctly The boat
landed on the beach, near the point, about sunrise,
where Mr. GROVER landed fifteen years ago, on us re-
tuin flom the Santa Fe expedition .
LET Of names OF those VINO were eaVeu oy oOa'
with Mr.. GROVER;
M CLEvELASD wife child and servant Of Lsvses DE- AZ
soID Of Mo. Mrs ELIzaBErH HART Of Corpus Cnnsi w
r. FRIEAD RIcHARD SMITH "a mate Mise a. T.
FEIsrEE ON Y. Mr.. kINSEDY, and @. w. GROVER
The steamship Galveston reached her wharf about
"A a. NJ and among others brought Mr.. CHARLES ii.
UUGHEs the purser Of the Louisiana.
Mr. HuGHEs confirms Mr.. growers statement as
regards the origin Of the fire, which broke out IN tue
FIRE room 90 He states that the passengers were Gil
cspsized, and thinks some six eight persons were
lost at the time Mr.. H. and the engineer, Mr. FlSN,
Jumped overheard upon the hatch door, which they
had thrown over. He says ct that time there were
some thirty around him on boards and furniture they
had thrown over. They now all coon separated. Mr..
5. MILLER Of New York was near by Mr.. HUGHES,
floating with his life preserver:
The Galveston came up 70 Mr.. HUGHES just at day
break. ard picked I'D him and Mr. FIss and also Mr.
MILLER. Subsequently the Galveston picked up the
following persons: Mr.. d. w. Garrison, Mr.
CLARkE, the mate; Mr.. DUssoS, the carpenter; Mr..
EARLY ia brother Of Mr. EARLT was drowned, and
bis body picked up; SAN WALKER, the pantryman,
and JoHs DRIscOLL, the cabin boy. Two fremsn
were al,o picked up by the Galveston.
Mr. HuoHEs thinks there were about fifty psssen-
gers and seven negroes, in all twenty-five Of them in
the cabin. Tie books aud everything are lost, and
Mr. HUGHES can only remember few OF the names,
viz:
LACEY Josss ard lady Mrs. MITCHELL, nr.; T. HAsI,
Miss FRssGE Mr. MILLHousE and broaer, Mr CtkyELA
Of Lsyacs lady, child and two servants; Mr. MILLS OF
Col BsNBEIDGE, U. 5. A; Dir FEIcELAso pr. Ats ~
CLARK, J. EEL and the steward Of the boat l~H' "s ~
saved by the Gelyer0DL - c..x NAT.
ofesr.-HEssY sHrpPAsD, esptsisi D. C ls Iass
AspsEw sHrH, second Bs.e ReaAsp Fiss' sSsNs'' VIVA