Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-01

preaching with two ladies. Thank God, Georgiana,
another daughter, was soon in my arms safe and IN
hurt After taking her TO the St Charles. where
she Tas Kindly provided for BE- the same KIND friends
l went IN search Of my dear wife, Charlie, little
Mamie AMI Jimmy. After becoming somewhat
calm, my daughter GeOrgiana gaveme the following
painful account: Mother and Sale had Just pre-
pared to retire 1 had not yet put off my clothing
when the explosion took place. Suddenly al was
dark for moment. then rush over head and down
on the back guards from the texas, The mate am
engineer first appeared with lie-preservers for al
they buclded enc upon mother and told her to jump
ove-board; she refused TO go without Jimmy, an
would not leave us. Charlie rusked in, the bSooa
streaming from hin. his face burned and disfgured
with his clothes torn from him he embraced us al
told us TO stick together and nc would save US al
We eacn had a trunk upon the guards as yet SAFE
he threw them over first the boat was then mas
of fame; he helped mother down on the guard the
second mate took Mamie and put her on a scutte'
AMI with little boy, started for the shore. Salle
jumped ont of the back window on the lower guard
Charlie got me into the water on the rudder ana
gave me Jimmy 20 hold there; ny that time the
drift had foated rod OF two from the boat ne
jumped overheard and got piece of plank ana
brought il to Sailie placing her in the water with
her arms on the board, bidding her not TO give up,
that some one would pick her up she then hoated
off Charlie then swan back to the drift, and got
piece of the upper deck or ceiling, and brought II
TO his mother, placing her upon It, He then came
70 ule anu look Jimmy, anu put uAn On IL WIN
mother, and then swan OF with them, pushing Il pc
fore hin. That was the last saw Of theml"
Oh God what recital Nothing certain has
been heard of him the little boy since. The sec
ond mate, while swimming for the shore, with TWO
children on the raft saw woman In the last stfug-
gle for life. BE gave up his charge to another
man to swim to shore with, and thinking they were
safe, saved the woman from drowning and brought
her 70 the shore since which time the children have
not been heard from. Georgianas life-preserVer
was snatched from her by some one IN the forl OF
man, but the feelings of the rufan. She cOntlnu-
ed to hold on to the rudder until her shoulders were
burning, and even the rope was burning, when she
was taken off by the noble second mate to whom she
indebted for her life Hes aved nOtl ess than eleven
persons. His name IS Samuel Reed, Of st. Louis.
RtIhe jams haymOnd'S yawl put out, with Thomas
Watson, the clown, ID. Antonio and Moses kurker III
it, and brought many safe to shore. "A man on the
end of ladder, upon which there were six others,
that NY daughter Salhe ready to let go, eX-
hausted lie caught her end of the board and pull
ed her TO the ladder, and although cursed by the
others and told to let her go, he placed his arm
around her, and supported her until she was taken
off by Mr.. Tom Watson, of Spalding u Roger
circus.
AT two O'Clock tins morning the body Of my dear
wife was found, supported by an oar under her
arms; and had il been possible to have applied the
proper means she could have been resnsitated. The
body was bpousht up by ne steamer j. II. Done
The corpse had been rihed of the rings on the
fingers. even the gold shirt stud in the chenisette
taken out and the e-preserver torn from the body,
when found. The trunks floating were ali rited OF
their contents and cut open and left on the shore
The mail bags found cut Opsr with the letters
opened and robbed Of their contents. One man TO
day sent NE word he had found a trunk belonging
to one of the girls; found it robbed Of its most
valuable contents. lie charged me four dollars for
what remained, and paid the piratical wretch. He
has since been arrested, and is in jail IN this
place on suspicion Of rObbing and pilagng the dead
THE ST. CLoUD.-This conveniently located Hotel
has been closed for month past undergoing re-
pairs. 1t has been leased by Mr. SAMUEL J. CARTER,
who as proprietor of the Nashville Inn established
a high reputation as a Hotel keeper. Mr.. CARTER
has re-panted repapered re-furnished and in every
respect renewed the st. Cloud. Another story has
been added to the back extension Of the building,
thus affording ten or fifteen and elegant rooms
bot only have the rooms OF the main building been
thoroughly cleansed and returnished, but an entire
change has been introduced in the kitchen depart
ment and out houses. All OF he late Hotel improve
ments have been introduced as far as possible. Mr.
CARTER intends opening his i tel for the reception
of custom on Monday next We are confident that
his merits will enttle him to = liberal portion of
public patronage.
LEBANON LAW SCHooL-The following is a list of
the graduates (thirty-two in number) of the Law
School of Cumberland University at the recent Com
mencement
TeTReSsee-A R. Baird ID. F. CasteberFy, c. E.
Cossitt, J. c. Ferris W. W. Glover J. C. Lester JAS
Charles Martin J. A. Pickard r. NJ. Smith
W. J. Strahorn, W. n. Warren, A B. Washington and
W. S. Whiteman.
Georqid-E F. Best, L. A. Bowdrie and W. ].
VasOn.
AIabdnq.-E. F. Davis, 7. R. Harvilie, Vim. NJ.
Lowe, and 7. J. Williams.
mississippi. E. Everett D. S. GoOdloe, E. p.
Hartman, B. F. Love, L. NJ. Ramsaur, ". L. Strioklin
and Z. P. Williams.
Kent1tcky-H. C. Martin and c. U. Smith.
Arkansas. J. Dupuy.
TerdS-F. T. Elder.