New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-11
crossed over to Wee. Baton Rouge, where /, -,r,

ero.ses over TO Wet Baton Rouge, where !, ~.,r,.
posed some of the pa,sepgers and crew had bes,
pck ei up. She snded q. several places, bat toani
III the sphsrefs except a. Mr. Leveq1es, vhhs
there were five deck hards o. the bost, Two Wits
men and thee coloTed mer, fOnr % them very bsdy
scsded. The ferry brought up the Hon. r. Z. Lsvie
member ct the Legislature from Ne s.Oflesss, both
legs broken and otherwise dangerously Injured. He
wrs tsken 20 the house Of ii. V Bibin, where ever
attention is being bestowed. Toe f,uy brought 10
Mrs. VIM. Stephens ard her son Of this p2rish, tie
latter seveiey scAldei; as0 white man, sigh.0
s,slied bit 50 severely cut about the head rs to BE-
unable 20 give any sccOnnt q the aifsr OF O tel hou
be escaped; two negroes came up on the ferry, one
who Gays he belongs 10 Mr.. R0beTtson o. this psce
neither injured
As scSn y. qpprised Of ire fact we repaired . Tia
scere Of disaster So fast horses could take a. o,
the way we met the wounded, in chMge Of their
frerds too much appalled, TO speak an tel rs Of the
terrible calamity. The wreck hal aoa.ed of sooat
nile from the plSce Of accident, ard was throwcg up
s lurid flames and black suoke OF death Toe noble
hearted citizens by the waysde al throws open the
estes leading 20 their houses, anj the doors rot
only sent out their servants With bans ari Lcen FOR
tie wounded, but themselves we're on the spot-meu
and women. Such a scere, There is no language %
poTtrsyh.
The steamer MeRse had left the scene wien we
arrived. Capt Tobin Of that boat deserves Se grsts
fl Ieuembrarcs of this community. for hs robe et-
forts TO take Of the desi administer - TIE tyrg
and provide for the rescue from the wreck. Iha
Peerless, bound up for Red River, rendered yAasols
assistance ard the steamer Nstctez from social hail
% ladies' cabin, was strewed over with INITIATED
bodies-so blcksned. lac rated ami deformed ne not
TO be recognized. Mr.. Gilbert l.. SEES, whose house
wss nearest the point where the Pnne,ss touched
shore gave up his entire premises 10 the suherng VINO
were taken there before the boats coming up had
arrived.
When the NatcheE came along, 70 remove the
yorr led the doors snd widow. shutters were tskeR
oil Mr.. Sees house, snd thsy were borne % the boat
on them. In the cabin OF that boat such sceae Oh
intense sgony and suffering never was enecmpsssed IN
the same space before. Here were wives bending
over husbands and fathers, wild with the agony OF in-
tetse exci. cueut-swoen muiilstsd aud dying friends
ard relatives were here only known when they could
tel their names : Is there LADY who Will give her
stRte-Toom to his poor creature said sta~art man,
a. h cleared the way for q young woman buried ia
blankets OF door borne by others. j VII ssi
several voices aud doors lew open With the words.
Did not tho strong ann tremb'e and eyes al with
ton Ay there vas no one t3ere unmOved; it was
scene TO ueh ali into one band OF love ani tender
emotion.
1T were impossible to hint at the many acts Of
Christian chsriiy and ph,snthrophy called forth on
that occasion DID We how ike TO mlnis,srlpg angels
we're our daughters How noble and exalted you'll
All sppcar who stood upon that bank Mr.. w. NJ.
Boswell. NJ Conrats plantation, deserves q special
notice. The force under his command 20 hands,
we're taken Immediately 10 the river bank aherthe
posior. One OF the hands negro man, swan son5
~ yards into the stream caught the line brought i. "a
shore and made the boat fast bat burnt of without
allowing time for msny 20 escape. Several ltdies aut
children were saved and broug ashore safe by SER
wants on board and the hands OF Mr. Conrad shore.
Mr.. Boswell threw open all the honses on the plants-
tor the hands of the place cheeIfuly furnished
their articles of wearing apparel 10 clo;he those who
had their clothes torn from them"