New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-11
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE PRINCESS DIE
ASCER.

FURTHER DETAILS OF THE PRINCESS Dis
ASCER.
The Baton Rouge papers OF the lst inst. at hand
today giving long aad detailed accounts Of the terrible
catastrophe on Sunday. Our osn sponience from
tie spot, by telegraph and mai, full as TO pre-
c.Uie ire necessity Of usicg than extra;s from
tie pspers. Tie Adrocdle says:
The heed waiter states that sbou. 100 passengers
sc down to breakfast at the fret tsbss ana estimates
about 80 10 have sat at the second tables
Mr.. r. \. Cheatham yet rem aims at Col. H.ckeys.
TIE lates. advces say D. at there 10 hope Of bis
recovery.
Mrs.. l.. V. Reeves was uuab'e 10 lesve her room
ycs,er ay, from the Injuries she received The even
gbe'oIe she VS. Dot aware Of having received hurt.
" hen her excitement Gained dom che found con-
fused sLkle which eventually became 90 seyere az to
prevent her walking without all.
MesIs. Hodges and Murphy we're yesterday in
TERED, their bodies berg atteotcd 70 the grave by
many strangers end citizens. Every klodnsss and at
teriion were be:toged upon them while living and
dead. They inferred in etallc c0hi1s, 90 that
their bodies will be preseryed until removed by their
friends.
"O1r friend and fellow. .itizen, j. W. Seymour was
buried with Mssoric horors, participated in bya grea,
cCrcourse Of Leighbors and frierds. lie ives est!
mable fertleman, ard leaves wife, child and many
warm friends TO m01rn together Al bis loss.
SlLce writing the above We have met Mr. Boswell,
overseer on Mr.. Conrad's plantation. From him we
een that after the explosion, the boat hoated around
toward the shore, when daring slave Of the plant
ton jumped into the river and sgAm neG;ly to the
boat, and rope being thToSn TO him. be brought il
ashore. This faithful negro assisted 10 rescI.ng many
floating victims. Mr. Boswell also acted many brave
deeds IN rescuDg the drowning snd attending the
injured. He informs us that Dior lDju n book be-
lopgpg 20 Mr.. j. c. Taylor picket up yesterlay;
Il a. aso he kept four negroes dragging the ruin dur
iIs the day, by whom the body VI a negro boy has
bten recovered"
TIE Gd=ete and Comet says:
The Princess was Gbususlly crowded. The re-
mark made by the clerk - several persons at the
landing that never before did the boat nave such
crowd Of passengers; there must Go, said he, at
less. 80 woman and children on bO4rd.'
when the FIRE Was discovered BY psrsons on the
landing 10 be the Princess, the widest consterna
ton seized our people, they ran to ard fro, hastily
cOurseliI 2 what 10 DO. AL had friends aboard and
many relatives. Every carriage, horse, buggy and
vehicle 20 be had was brought int) rsqIi5ton, and
many on foot walked the entire dIsan e, through mud
ana water. TIE hour for the stea Jier Natcbez TO
come ID had already passed, ani tie hope was In.
du'ged that sLs might have been near by 70 rescue
the passengers from the burning wreck.
TIE only boat st 0nr SndLg thst could al Jri assist
aIee wss tie steam ferry. The croV I'd rushed ID her
bnt IS sae had not commenced tue morning crossing
sis dI not Lave up steap. Ate. necessary delay ss
LEFT TIE lanens Arrived =: Re Oh issssr che