The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-04-10
TIL E DISPATCH.
SATURDAY M0RNlNd...............ApRIL 10. 1883
sTArEMESr on oAFrAlS nANxuM.

am, or rather was, the captain of the steamer
sultan. l left st. Louis Thursday evening, and
when opposite Brickey's Landing, 1t being about
hsiFpast three O'Clock in the morning, being
ssleep, i was aroused up by the watchman, who
informed me that the boat was on fre. imme.
diateiy ran out and discovered the FIRE to be in the
watchmans room. Captain Grey, the pilot, was
al the wheel, and rounded the boat TO, and she
was up 10 the bank by the time got to the fire.
saw that II was useless to try and put the FIRE
out aud instantly gave orders to stop the larboard
engine-she was then going ahead on both engines
A line was got out, and some fifteen of the crew
Jumped out to make IL fast. / then started for
the cabin TO see that everybody was out, but the
names had spread with such fearful rapidity that
could only get to the clerks office and in my ef
orts 10 reach even that far, tho heat of the flames
was SO not as to scorch my face, and the smoke so
thick as nearly to sufTocate me- started back
Tor the forecastle, and found the boat was swing
ing into tho current. ID seems, ediately after
| started for the cabin, the line which held the
BOAT last had either parted or torn up the sapling
TO which II was attached.
While up stairs the ladies and other passengers
on board had crowded upon the foresastle and
then gave orders to launch overheard the sstsges'
or the safety OF their lives The ladies were got
ON one OF the stages and other passeHgerns jumped
on also, some jumped into the river and swimming
to the stages. should have made use of the
ya~l, but the hames cut off all communication to
u. although IL was in water untouched Mr Barnes
me second clerk, one of the assistant engineers
ones left on beard after the stages drifted off
again started up stairs, aud managed to make
my way mp to the hurricane deck, and found the
iarbored wheel was still going ahead, and tried TO
see II the engineer could not stop it, but the pilot
was gone. L then returned to the forecastle, and
the names were spreading fearfully; but the boat
WAS then burning clear to her boilers As could
not swim, and knew my chances to be rather slim
10 reach shore without something to bear me
up, the assistant engineer and an Irisbrnan
asssisted me to launch the skid which we all three
got on.
There were two other persons on board and they
refused to leave. Captain Moore, the first cierk
jumped overheard with two sticks of wood did
not hear or see anything of him until had been
about fifteen minutes in the water; he was then
swimming down with the current and cried out
to me, captain, is that you," answered. eyes"
and he then wanted to know how he could get TO
me. told him there was no possible way for
him to do so unless he would swim to me and that
had no means of getting to him only by drift
ing. That was the last saw of him. Mr. Henry
Ely, the pilot. jumped overheard with a table and
| saw him about the same time that Captain,
Moore spoke to me. He also cried out to me and
sad keep in good spirits Captain, we shall DRIFT
ashore" | asked him what part of the river we
we're in, and he could not tell me. but wanted to
know where was going to which / replied q"
was drifting with the current" i saw him for
full fifteen minutes afterward Although the
weather and water were cold yet did not feel
the effects of either until had been about ten or
| was about exhausted, was picked up with INV
two companions by Mr.. Brickey, who was In his
skiff with two other gentlemen, who were rescu-
ing as many as they could from watery grave
We were put ashore at Moreau's Landing and from
there procured a skif and came on down the
river to ste GeneEieve to see if could not rescue
any of those who were still in the river. l did
not meet with any.
The crew consisted of fifty two persons, and
there we're from about ten to twelve passeupers-
From what can ascertain, l suppose no less than
twenty lost their lives Captain Moore first clerk
barkeeper, steward, of the assistant engineers
aud watchman, are supposed to be among the lost.
Mr. Ely, the pilot, was rescued by Mr. Brickey
but died few minutes after he got on shore
do not know how the fire originated ItcoH-
menced burning att l tried to put it out, but
soon found it useless.
The boat after surgiDg around, with her bow
down stream, hoated until she struck the sand bar
opposite Ste Geneveve. Her hull is lying in eight
feet of water.
The LOST OF rHE suLrAN.-The st. Louis Repub-
lican publishes the following list of the lost apd
saved on the burnt steamer Sultan:
Lost,-James Pogue. Lagrange. No; ALBERT Pogus,
do do; Mrs. Julius Pogue, do. do; Mrs. +. A.
Cheatham, Baton Rouge, La: g. B. Voolfolk
scottville Illinois; Henry Ely, St. Louis; Can't. d.
ID. Moore, st. Louis; Joseph Blackburn, st. Louis;
Barkeeper-name unknown; Dennis Calaghan
st. Louis; Patrick Donneil, cabin boy, two other
cabin boys, names unknown; the barber three fire.
man and four deck passengers.
&red-Capt. p. 4. Hannum, of st. Louis; Mr.
Barnes, OF do; l.. T. Corr, of do. Ira NJ. Blessing,
of do; II. W. Fairfont, of do; II. P. Blessing OF do
VIM. Gray, Pilot; Fred Dove, Mate; Frank IIarnan,
Engineer; D. A. Mahoney, Carpenter; Martin Foy,
Steward; James Wood, Henry Parish and Henry
Myers, Cooks; Martin Dixon, I'd Steward; Thomas
Cannon, Pantryman.
This, we believe, is complete list of the lost
and saved. SO far as known. There are several of
the gentlemen, passengers, of whom there were
eight or nine to hear from.