Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-10-12

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E:pn sl,s dsek esefrsne. Sf.s q. ~
that Posi!iya wllsa III. Berry s..
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AkoTHEK TATEMk.T nY Aprr,ss
nv brotberzjn-law !, Peer ST.
my sister OlIha yictoSsa Syens,e "
Andrew Syenson and Cal olips gu. Al
were LOST ] was standing On ,l 3 sr5
castle and saw Ere and sn8ke - w
through the Aaiches5 iinsnedia,sl.s l
greist confusion arnss among he ,..- y.
gers and there was a general ~ 49,
tie bfeboatsl There were eigh,,;s ss Y b
I--fonr on each side Of tie si.ams, g n
three n thossrv The starbond sills.sa.
bic 5f containing so persons es,.b .
not be used on account Of ~
smoke, Which, rendered il inns. Il ..sss
reach them. Five boats were ,sr's 81 T
for ihe psesof. the passengers ~, s.fa
mate, Harm. cut thestsekie Of ora a T. n
life tiqass whenIil was filledt 10 excss IS "
1.-The boat was limmediau'fy swaInr ssP' ~
all Of die persons mil. / have tr,,l III II
doubt that il iheI engine had been ,. less
at once On die discovery of5tb. . x
large lanber Of passengers min
been saved. Al II tie passe iigsI ! ~, Y
lered out of NE cabin ba! lie wan,.s =.
childsen, and tlie ffst bdatswain Gill;
that IleS TOO aouldsseen leave s .,asa
were seen atstlie port Lolgs ep5esT .ss''E
10 gel 'ajr.
TiA fire began oslke aftsr par, IA
steelagp, near the bulk head MAJ, s -. 81
engine room. Eot,one Of liz Io s : -. U
lowered they wee all cut ION ' ,I,a s. y
/ Wits There weres probably tx.a ~ s I
| thirty persons snnnthered in he sssr,a :
The buckets On the steamer Mem +.
Ichained and locked up and, tberef,,.
useless when hey were wanted. Tb...
were about four dozen Of them q III i
IspaI deck. and as many more On tl,e ia,s.
lcastfe! Iftthese buckets had been within
lreach. and bfiskly used. the fre-eOuj
lhaye been extiaguished - a shsrt lime 8
THE luaftermasier left theewheel At d.
fhelm his soon asflbe FIRE was discovered
land was not seen Afterwards
A Mr. MasufT. an inyalnf. Was ssf;s
isated Iby the smoke Morgansen Ii,
first engineer. was seen gsipg down.,
Eshut SfF he steam sllsFily afler.lh, Il.
broke put, and il is.sf opposed thai. hs III
smothered. ias he did not re<spgesr.-
There were about one hundred poands (
Epowder III the magazine. toItire sis,i1
with. and when the FIRE reached ii,
powder exploded killing a great mang.-
Miss AIyiaE Gphen. from flie Bresaa
| was seen oH fire. She jumped in he VI
tier alidz was drowned. Mr. p gives Ii
tnaune Of a Swedish gentleman. not men
toned before. as being on R0ard--Aa
drew Nelson andfIikewise lis brolh.
Swan. and his sister Carolina.
STATEMENT OF HERMAS EAsDrRs
Tie FIRST notica ! had Of fire vas
Esuddense xplpsion. IS If If powder, vtie
appeared 10 come from the main hsisli
way. lmmedialelFla sr5 arose from son
lfemalesI "siLe3 ship is on fire." and /
was ,conFusinnin a moment Myself %
several others got hold of a boaraale a
her from the :daviIs, but as the men Urn
10 get into her she eapsized, and about
.dozeR wsfe lost. The scene on board
this. ndhlent was most leart-rendiag-
women aid Children were screaming AM
in fact, 1.-The utmost confusion preyaile,
Suddenly he bat IN which ] was fitha
ing previously righted came in, eonta
with the screw Of IIthe] steamer and vi
dashed ta pieces. and al who were in b
drowned. except myself and flirn
(Mr. PSicrson1) We gnt holdSof son
pieces ofihe boat and held on loiAem I
more thar six hours! There Was but o
attempt tp save any pf the women that
saw, andilllat was made By - genilem
named Smith. observed one woma
while was ia lie water. jump from 1
deck intoithe sea With Shrek Of agon
as the flames gained pponsher. She lli
appeared lin s5efiateiS, ard was seen
more. IIalso Observed an elderly &c
tlem8n, who lad On Al lifr preserves, aoi
ing.thereoa dead within, a few Yards of n
STATEMENT OF Forse RosEN.
/ got bn liis third boat AZ Il was Ct
down from the davis, II fsll 25'feetar
was swamped In lEas fall 70 81. 1 2 pc
pie were drowned. and then the beat Ga
sized IL tie same time and, Sin the q
deayoring lto right Iher, 10 more We
drownel.. lAt last she riglited, and ] 6
ID with a3IoIhers, Ny father was,in I
boat ,st TIE time she was cut loose .fro
the dayits / and he' vas enc Of those ri
fell out of her hslthen got the oars 81
f1oated on them ar q considerable tim
Meanwhile ! GOT into! Tie boat with i
others. and alter much struggling n
father got hip 70 Der and caught hold
The stern. hut being unable q bold D
he Immediately sank lsax him browne
myself. / WAS rssSued by The brig Ma,
rice, after being s4 hours in. the boa
but. although i wished to jump out %
Ify to saseIniy father, I was not pefmi
ed, and he was lost.
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