New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-19

OFFICERS OF BOAT.
The first engineer asleep 10 bi perth, AZ 10
bteiy scsced that he died soon siLer"aiu' ''' mug
cid rot see him. H.,
Pilot N ate and fret clerk were in the Pho'-nou'',
ard Gil we're blown owe rbOaEd. The p0' nag h0s been
Heard from since. The mate was Nci! hspy Pcsllfd,
ard osn scsncelv surviye The mate and frat clerk.
with Cat boat pilot from Lous'lIe, a~an 20 to IL
porary fat erected fOc the purpose o 6h)fGing assist
gon6 The Js,tar hss reacted the Diana. ami states
tbht he Ieft the frat ce,k upon the h4 since which
time no ne rs has come 10 hand q him.
Al tbe point of Ciester, the river is a. leas. two
miles vide The whOls country is cub merged. There
wac 10 rope FOR the yety best Of winner TIE
river swept with tremendous forcs THROUGH tbs chute
aid bottoms, and 10 very short time ell tn could
seen Of the ruin gds smOlferiJg mass resembling
burning brush half snOtt cred by 6aer
From The Republican. l6h
From passengers II the Penosy lgania who arrived
fall statements, to be found beiog. They embrace all
that ives known here last evening concerning this aw-
iu calamity but give very few additional names Of the
lost, nteiug or saved.
SIATEMEET or MR.. ". c. NEPHAM.
TIE steau or Pennsylvania left New Orlesns on the
9th iIst with l2j cabin passengers aud j8 decters
She alters ard took On board at Baton Rouge Natcbez
sud ViCksbuSh, % passengers and a. Nspoleon, 10.
There 40 Geek hands ana fremen, 81 Of the stew
ards crew, AID 10 'ficeIs-making 10 all $50 souls.
Oot of this nuu Der lS2 were rescued by wood
boat. ard about 20 Otle.s escaped in various wAys
These numbers incl Ide the wounded and scaded.
About 200 are lost ard missing.
At about o'clock on the morning Of the 18th inst,
when the boat about 20 miles below Memphis rae
exploded four Of her boilers while under way. At
tie tine Of the explosion she 300 ysTds from
shore. The cabin was torn to pieces forward OF her
wheelhoutes. Very few of the passengers were out
If their sate-rOoms at the time. The passengers n
the after part Of the csbn-men, women aud chill
clen--rushed out, and the utmost confusion eusued
among them all suppoeng the boat was on fire, from
the smoke and steam which came rushing through
tie cabin.
After close exsniration it ascertained that the
boat was not on fire. AID the excitement was in some
degree queed.
After the explosion the boat commenced drifting
down with the current aEd anchor was thrown
overheard for tie purpose Of checking the boat for a.
that tine we were Of opinion that we could prevent
the beat from taking fire. Bat the wstor bsing so
deep and the swift, the anchor dragged and
the beat continued to daft down. AS quickly as pos
sible Capt Kicejel'cr ano two or three OF his men
made or attempt TO carry line ashore By the yswl
but from the lie being too Short or some other canse
they did not coed. Without losing moments
time, the Captain ordered tho yGw turned down sream
10 MIR. Haifss wo odyaId, for the purpose of bring
iug an empty wOOd-bOat, which YVES ying there, 10
the rescue. This boat not supplied with oars aad
it was exceedingly difficult matter to accomplish
this purpose bat by Cnt Of skill and hard labor, the
Csptein succeeded in getting it slOngsl1e.
In from three to five minutes ircm the time the
wood. bos' touched the steamer, it was discovered
that tie Pclnsy lvanil was on fire.
The fire appeared to issue from about the after end
Of the boilers and In ore mi0ue from the time OF the
alslm the boat was wrapped in lanes. Passengers
ard crew Immediately rushed from the burning boat
upon the wood boat end filled it full they could
stand. Captain Klnefeller the last man that
iuuped from the steamer to the wood-5oat, az was
being puzzled of, with it's living freight, from the
burning boat. The most intense excitement prevailed
n board the wood-bOat, endesvored to propel 1t
from the burning mass as we had only lew boards
in place Ct cars and the crowd rendered almoS; i'm
possible to work them with success But we hnsIy
succeeded in getting her bow turned out 50 shat the
current struck her stern ard swung the Woo1.boa, |
around end by that means we cleared the burning
bost, and dnfted by, but not until mary OF the
passengers were severely scOrcbed. BY tuning our
backs aud With tie aid of few counterpanes acd
Qults which were saved we screened ourselves IRON
the heat us much as Iossible and hnsly succeeded,
after drifting nile, in reaching an island or low
head called Ship Island, where the wood-boat was
mace fast 20 some trees.
After showing the wood. boat from the steamer there
were good many deck passengers seen rus1i'g OUT
with their trupks boxes, &C., in the hope of saving
their little stock Of plOnder, ard ny trying 10 save
their tfieo cts they lost their lives, Tor II was lmpossoe
for us to reIder them any assistance. rememOe
seeing man aud woman. who, tom the'T appear
ance were German emigrsnts hanging 10 q Ice from
the tern of the bOat-tne maO holding the line with
me hand and bis chest with the Other ald as the ooa
swung around they disappeared from vieT' Ihey,
S0ubtlese remained in this position until thoy were
compelled by the heat of the tames, TO loose their
hold, and drown. The cabin passengers with the e1
eoton Ct one or two behaved with great GOODNESS an
decision and rendered one another every assistance
Their power but among the deck passengers the great
est excitement prevailed. Ii seemed lhat "a lHcy
cared for was TO save their plunder throwing II over
the guards into the wood-b0at, rot needing where II
fell. number Of the passengers in the woo1'ooat
were bruised AID ured by the falling oil the trunks
and boxes into the boat From this deposition 10 save
baggage many Cf the deckoTs were lost who would
Otherwise lave saved their lives.
About twenty five of the wounded escaped on the
wood. boat, among them were the hrst mate, second
engineer, two Fionohmen, late Of the lheaer d Or,
leans Col. Harris Of Arkansas, badly scaldet, and
Others very badly cut snd brused-moS.ly deck pas
aengers They suffered very much IN consequences OF
there being no medical attendance TO dresS tneH
wounds and no CT procuring any for thespacco
two hours. Bat length sghborDg planters ifom the
Aksn9es shore brought some lnsced oil ard hn9neut
which with the aid OF cotton taken from tue quits,
gave SINE Tehoi TO t1o wounded. Ine scaioeu We
tins suffered mrCl from the heat OF the sun, as t1e
whole COuItYv became overlooked ana we c1uId not
succeed in getting the bOHt to the main land, ID IN
tits cCr6itiCn obliged - remain uCdor
broilipC sun fer full y eight hours. Inc women and
children VITO were unLurt also suffered excessively
from the heat Of tie and hunger. AI.er remain
ing on the Isard eight hours me s'eau'VI inre'H,
bound Gown, cana TO our reitl, enu ater St'ilS Us
GOOD dinner put US board CT the nate IlsOee ana
Diana bound up. Too muc9 pialeg Vaan'' - go
70 the officers Of these boats fer the Aadless 'Hy OK
The Diana being crowded with passengers, very
few Of Us csRe up OF her the greater porIou U ytt
company goirg on the Frisbee, winch the Drama e!t
hebiu5 II Yves the Intention OF the captain 81 tn3
Ibee when we left 70 try and all he coul and
nick M scattering passengers along the shore' inr
biana brought M fifteen Of the wounded 10 Mcup1S
TO be taken to the hospital. The passengers on .ns
Diana raised subscription OF between TWO ana t'Iee
hundred collars toward deiIayrg the expenses OF tue
sufferers in Mempfis. They also made up several
nurses for destitute wcmen who were ABOARD. A"o
sether they acted very msgnanimou y III the way O'
supplying the women and children, Who were scan1Hy
die sssd with garments .,.n
- d.ngIter Mrs Fulton Room No. III the geptle