The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-03-05
EXPLOSION OF THE PRINCESS

Al about 10 o'clock on sunday morning lust the
steamboat Princess. Captain Jackson. on her way
from Nicksbnrg 10 New Orleans, exploded when on
posic Conrads Point. about eight miles hollow HI
ton Ron2r. The forward part oflh" boat was blown
to a complete wreck. and great number Of persons
were instantly killed others as The boat driited to
the shore jumped overheard. some pt whom were
drowned. Tho mate and some Of tie men succeeded
in getting lin" ashore and made fast. and most Of
the passengers who were uaiuiurrd or had not been
killed outright got safely Ashore In the near TIM
the wreck rapidly being rnvcloprd in flames and
soon after tloaied away and was totally destroyed.
The loss OF LIE by this disaster was very great. there
having been more than 200 passengers on hoard.
The ladies. Of whom but tw were iniurrl. acted
with the utmost GOODNESS. Will" performing tha dili.
cult feat of getting ashore. aud but fo that fact the
list of casualties would have been much lar ger an
il ia Nothing in the clerks Office was saved and
consequently. the los, of life cannot be- known with
certainty: il i yariuuslr estimated at forty, sixty,
and by some high eighty.
! [Amona tie unfortunate victims. who lost their
lives in consequence Of injuries received at the time
Of the explosion were a y. Dolce, citizen Of thi-
place. s IT, Lnrty and /. D. Brewer. Of Bayou sara
and D. W. seymour Of Baton tougc.l
MISSING AND SUPPOSED 10 nE LOST.
Capt Jackson, in command Of the Princess.
John Clark.
] Cln.tnn Taylor. Baton Rouge.
Son Of W. u. stuart Of Fayctlr, Miss. (wifc and
one saycd)
Mr. Brandon Clerk orCourt, Natchez Miss.
james Yale. Na,chuz. Miss,
W. l.. Glover. NntcIcz. Miss.
Two brothers. Marks Fayrttc, Miss.
Col: CoNcy. Grand Gulf Miss.
II. W. Shnrbnrn, Baton toug".
Mcssrs. IIuard aud Bannistor Representatives
New Orleans.
IN. Bell, px sheriff New Orleans.
Dr. Richards Point Goupnc.
Mrs, Morton. from Mobile, lost son, Wm. j Nor.
ton, age years.
!. THOSE BADLY WOUNDED.
4 L. i. Phillips Bnyou sara,
Hall Wilcox. Rodney. Miss.
Joe Clark, second clerk (hopelcss).
John T. Scott. Tcusas
! F.Surgct. NntcheZ, (may recovery.
}. J, Hodges Franklin County, Miss, (sincc died)
:! Mr. CocIhnrn) Of Oakley, Hawkins * Coz
Mr. IIarbor, Point Coupee Severely.
Mr. Flowers Tensas, (sghtly)
9. Lacou Pt. Coupec, do.
Mr. Bourgeois do Severely.
Mr. Hudson. Bayon Sara, (sghtly).
i. A. Chcatinm. Baton Rouge, very scvcrc).
Geo. Evans. Natchcz, do.
J. NJ. Carr, New Carthage, Wery scycre) wife and
sister safe.
Judge Boycc, L. S. District Court.
Phillip stephens, Baton Ronge, (mother safc).
II. B, Murphy ST. Louis, severely.
Andrew. coorod waiter do
! G. NJ. Kingster, n. O. do
| Sam Waits, Wheeling, va. do
! Ed. Qug barkeeper, do
Mr.. Murphy mcphew of Judge Boycc,) since died.
}. d. Comeaug, Baton Ronge, severely.
Mr. Alley do do
THOSE HAVING LIMBS BROKEN AND OTHERWISE INJURED
BUT NOT CONSIDERED IL DANGER.
! L. Y. Reeves, Tensas, (Reprcsentatiye)
i. G. Lavlle, N o. Representatiyc) both legs
broken.
i. Davenport Fayette, Miss, (wife safe).
Mr.. Calhoun of Calhoun Atchison, Maysyille,
Ky, (sincc dedD.
sCoRcuED AND OTHERWISE HURT
Robert Murdoch. st Joseph. La. slightly.
Judge Farar Pt Coupee, (son saie)
Phillip Brandon, Washington. Miss.
Miss Lucy Stone, Natchez Miss.
Mrs. i. Snrgot. DO do sealded.
Mr., Brewers colored waiter.
Among the saved there were probably one hundred
more or less wounded Many Of these have since died
at the varlons places to which they carried but
at hc'latcst accounts IT was impossible to get full
and correct list Of the saved or lost. The Princess
had more passengers on board than she was ever
known to carry before