New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-01
THE KILLED AND POUNDED.


killed by the explosion Of the Princess are A. W.
Delie of Clinton; Mr.. Calhoun, Of Kentucky and
Messrs Huad Calhoun and Atkinson residences not
ascertained.
Mr. F. A. Chatham is still alive, but his recovery is
considered hopeless.
Mr.. A. Lave is also still living but has lost both
legs and his recovery is considered doubtful.
large number of bodies are still being found whose
names we have not yet been able to ascertain.
| Among the bodies found is one supposed to be the
remains of Mr.. Shesburn.
| Latest from the Scene of Explosion.
| BATON ROUGE, Feb. 29.-It is impossible to give
full particulars of the terrible disaster to the steamer
Princess, which has spread such gloom over our COM
munty.
Those who witnessed the explosion uninjured de-
| scribe it as appalling in the extreme.
| No one knows the real cause of the explosion
there are thousand and reports in regard to it,
the most probable of which is the following:
The Princess was considerably behind her usual
time-the weather was cloudy and foggy and the
officers of the boat anxious to reach New Orleans
punctually.
few moments before the explosion it was no.
tced that there was an unusual pressure OF steam on
too much for safety-and it was not let eff
The engineer is also reported to have said that be
would reach New Orleans at certain hour or blow
up the boat.
Incidents of the Explosion.
At the time OF the explosion Messrs Canonge,
Banniser Laville and Huard were sitting in the gen.
tlemans cabin, Immediately over the boilers, conver.
sing together.
Mr.. Canonge, together with the chair in which be
was sitting, was thrown by the explosion back into
the ladies cabin unhurt and found himself landed
| in fhou obo;.
story) Mrs. Morton, who was saved, had son with
her about two years of age who was picked up some
nine miles from the scene of the disaster below the
wreck, and found to be entirely uninjured.
One Hundred Wounded
| Messrs. Brewer and Lurty are reported among the
dead at Bayou Sara.
The despair and gloom which pervades our com.
munty cannot be described.
| Among the saved there were probably one hundred
more Or less wounded Many of these have since died
at the various places to which they carried but
it is 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
Noble Conduct of other Steamers.
| The steamers R. W. McRae, the Natchez and the
Sunny South acted nobly in rendering aid to the dis
tracted passengers. They remained alongside the
burning steamer as long they could be of any
vice in rescung the unfortunate vctims and to those
whom they saved they threw open their pantries and
state rooms, and offered them every comfort within
their power.
| Louisiana Legislature
| BATON ROUGE, Feb. 29-Senate.-The Senate to-
day elected W. F. Griffin, of Avoyelles and Rapides,
as President of the Senate, in place of Lieutenant
Governor Mouton, resigned. Griffin was the nomi-
nee OF the Democratic caucus, and the following
members voted for him:
Messrs. Beard, Cottrelle, Evans, Goode, Hyams,
Moore, Pearce, Pellerin, 81. Paul, Smart, Tucker,
Simms, Taylor, Talbot, Withers and Womack.
The following members voted for Senator Mailhot
as President:
Messrs Adams Burlington, Chew Delony, Heard,
Kidd, Laidlaw and Shadburn.
Mr.. Defleese voted for Senator Moore.
Both Houses adjourned till tomorrow, on account
of the sad catastrophy to the steamer Princess.
Legislative Conference Committee.
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 2s.--The Conference Commit.
tee met again today but unable to come to any
agreement upon the Apportionment bill.
A Democratic caucus was held this evening for the
purpose of fixing upon the time and place for hold
ing the State Convention for the nomination of State
officers. The fourth Monday in May was fixed upor
the tme and Baton Rouge as the place for hodiue
| such convention.
Congressional Proceedings.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-In the Senate to. day tb,
Army Appropriation bill was amended the by addition
of an appropriation of one million of dollars for for
tifcations. The bill then passed the Senate by
large majority.
The House concurred in all the Senates amend
ments todhe Consular and Diplomatic, Legislative ant
Executive, Judicial and Invalid Pension bills.
The Naval Appropriation bill was called up AM
discussed.
The Presidents Proclamation.
The President has issued proclamation conveninl
the Senate at the 4th of March for the trans
action Of executive business.
Consular Appointment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Tbe President appointed
D. D. Macauay, of New Orleans, Consul to Man
+ chester, England. The appointment has been con
firmcd by the Senate.
Excitement in Congress.
WASHINGTON Feb. 2S.-In the House to-day Mr.
Reagan, of Texas made personal explanation rela
tive to dialogue between himself and Mr.. Bryan
, one of his colleagues.
The explanation resulted in very sharp words be
tween the two Representatives respecting nationaisn
and sectionalism. Considerable excitement was pro
duced in the House, and fears we're entertained o