New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-05

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The Mobile Mercury extra Of Wednesday gives the
following particulars Of this shocking disaster:
The news was brought this morning Of terrible
steamboat disaster Oh the Bgbee river, last Monday
morning Some thirty or forty lives were lost, and
over 200 bales Of cotton destroyed. Nothing ex
eept the hull Of the boat was left unconsumed.
The following particulars we have gathered from
various sources, and we publish them in extra form
for the purpose OF relieving the intense anxiety which
isuniyefsally felt on the subject
:. The deaths sssnlted principally ffom the cold.
bales; some OF them were drowned others swan to
the trees, and were found there clipeinQ 10 the
branches some at the point q death and Others &C.
faaliy frozen sim hisa shocking calamity.
About O'Clock on the morning Of the Isl inst The
steamer Eliza Battle. Capt. s. G. Stone was observed
TO be on fire In the after part of the boat The fler
rope was Immediately burnt and the flames running
with such fearful rapidity, at once communicated
Win tne isos cabin thus cutting of all connection
with The life boat and yawl. The passengers were
then driven 70 the forward part Of the boat where
every exerti0n was made 10 save the lives aud pro
perty OF all on board. but in very few minutes the
entire boat with her cargo Of about 800 bales OF
cotton, was enveoped In flames giving them scarcely
time 70 escape with iheir lives There was II he
time Of the confiagration about ity,ge passengers
on board, not one-half Of whom have been saved
One child Of Mr. Cromwell was saved by Mr. Frank
Stone, second clerk OF the boat who swan ASHORE
with il He then placed Miss Turner on cotton
hsls aud safely landed her on shore She said TO him
ayou have saved my life do save my mother and INV
sister, He then swan on and rescued her sister
who Afterwards ifpze TO death In his arms. Her
mother fozc 10 death tree, which was the fate Of
almost all'who persisted.
The assistant pilot saved Miss Robinson She threw
water % him while be was padding her ashore on
Capt s. @. stone remained on The wreck until tn.
flames had entirely surrounded the boat he got int
the water with stage plank, where he remained fol
eight hours, rendering all the assistance he could 4
sae unfortunate passengers and crew, and barely e
The boat. at the time the sad accident occurred
wss near kemps Landing and Gainesville. The re-
aeqs 81 That vicinity did everything in their power
70 comfort aud console the unfortunate sufferers We
learn nom passenger who came down on the Mag.
nona That IN returning thanks 70 the citizens or the
soeve places, only about twentg-nine were 70 be
,oans 70 zsn me hst' out Of httyaye that were on
The wind was biowiug searfaly from The north
and ne night WAS bitter cold. Il il supposed Thar
The nre occurred from the sparks from tie steamer
Warrior, which passed up only q few minutes before
The boat Was discovered 10 be on ire.
Below We append list Of those who are known to
Ms, II, Cromwell and child. Sumter county Mrs
H g. Turner and child. sumter county Mr.. Cara
dine Mr. Willis. Chickasahay county Mss; Anrnst,,.
Jones, Columbus, Miss; P. Kifklaid Green eonntv
Aa.i Nj. Martin. Ky; John Powell, harkseper II &
Battle Pr $; W. Clsnton, Warsaw Mr. A. Gallaway
Se,nessllie Mr. Newman. KY; A young man from
Fairfield the barber OF E Battle fifst and third
cook belonging 10 the boat chambermaid belonaipe
% 3 u Stone; three negroes belonging 10 j. A
hoofing one negro beiongiug 10 Col. Bulofd, cabin
boy one negro belonging 10 Judge Tory one negro
belonging 70 John Foster one negro belonging . X
Gfppiea one negro belonging 70 Danel l,sa three
Hhi1e aeek nanns, names unknown. tUs