The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-04
Rirhmon1 pispattb.
FRIDAY MORNING.. .... MAY ,s
Terrible Scenes on Hoard A.. u,

steamer.
IheS'' Louis paper give further pariicu
iafs OF the burning OF the steamboat A. r
Lacey, Wh'ch was hotced yesterday. The fire
commenced in a bale OF hay. The Democrar
says:
Capt, Lacey, of Cape Girardeau, togcthe,
with his wife and two children, one an ia ter.
esting little boy aged about eight wears and
the other little girl of four or live Veg ars
We're among the passengers. The happy fam.
10y parry hao nor proceeded On their journey
more than one hundred and lifiy miles. when
terrible disaster overtakes them dealt h
snaIchss away the little daughter and ia her
mother and son are thrown upon the barren
shore OF the river, exhausted in body their
lives barely saved, and their hearts over
wheimed with the grief that had so suddenly
come upon them Oar informant states that
rs he stepped out OF his sta,e-room, he met
capt. Lacey rushing towards the stern of the
boat TO save his family. He called after him
telling HIM not TO frIghten the women, tor he,
thought the bale OF hay III which the fire was
hrst discovered had been thrown overboard
ana there was no danger.
Our informant then Went back into his state.
room, Grew on his pants and once more stem.
ping IN TO the cabin was coniounded and ter.
riiied 1T The progress OF the flames, which had
already broken into the front part of the
cabin, and were carrying every thing before
tnem. lie then ran back to assist the ladies
ana children III their escape. Seeing Capt. La.
cey w! his boy III one hand and his little cir,
IN the other. While his wife, frantic with
HiSHt, was ciinElHg to his person. he An.
pfuachea the Captain and told hun if he would
si'e him the little girl he would Try to save
hfr The Captain gave her up she goin~
"l!llhsiy without word of obec ton W In
hff httie brother clung 10 his father and in a
moment AFTER with her arms clinging round
M nis meek, he hraveiy plunged into the water.
he chiid Sirangled very Ituch At the first i'm
heIsioh, but sun chung 10 our iuformaut's
neck, who struck out for the shore
lie mad swan but a short distance when he
was asSaiied by large German woman who
ih ncT lrantc struggles, pushed him and 1hp
ilttle girl beneath the surface which or.in
caused her To sirangle. but She stIli held on
wearing "A drlft piie both our informant and
ms precious Charge were sucked under the
ioSs bJ the tftdcnerOus waves and curr.nt
,hd while unGer, struggling Tor his own In.
having become BADLY strangieu, he missed the
grasp of The little girl around his neck u,d
rh', Pfopfoly caught by her night dress in the
HfHt, was lost Our informant on anergiup
rom the dritt, happily caught a log on which
ne iloated until rescued by the yawI about ,
Ia IA niie below Capt. Lacey 5 Iiliie boy was taken
M ON III ms ia' hef ano saved by the noble exer-
iohs OF Mr.. VIM. Mundy, the pilot, who. after
AIS shie arrival on shore, was so exhaus ed thai
ic hau 70 bt draWn up the bank. The ensi-
ierIs' MT Buchanan and Mr.. Owens assist
"a capt Lacey and his vile 10 the shore !
n large number of the deck lassenrers
hfe" themselves overheard aud many Eer.
iio"heu. ohe man most inhumauiy left his
wo young Children IN their bed. 10 he con-
ItA vlAH hi
ape TO shore. "
ohe poor irish woman, who was confiu.d IN
.ef beEih by the ST. Nltus dance, was lost
AhotheI lfish woman. with whom the maier-
i'i ieelihs WAS As strong as life itself Wrapprd
'ei iiitie BABE iii II blanket aud safely raachaj
ne shore with the precious bundle in hrr
TINS. her anguish may be imagined when
uh"ihding The blanket, she found her child
uNocateu ana dead.
The mum Der OF cattle Oh hoard ,vas ,,ahnn I
Teo ana sixteen. The groans and howlinys |
1 THESE poor animals the fire ran along |
hriF BACKS ana roasted them alive all tied by |
heir horus 10 the forward and after guards |
'ilh no way oi escape, Is described Us most |
Wtul and distressing.
Several deck passengers were saan 1y our |
hioTinaht TO pass under the drift bile And |
we're Undoubtedly drowned Th. tira was |
cen dis tinctly AT New Madrid 4 distance of |
pout Hity miles from the scene of the dieas ter |
hd The clerk OF the Wharfboat at that point
ta'eo, When he saw the light, that he knew il |
'as the Lacey.
Ltst of FtrSohs kn0,cn to he Lost.-Mr A. r
'aeey little daughter, Iour or five years old |
he beIInrh Woin;tn, name unknown on |
eek One IRISH Woman, name unknown on |
reh: mrs Eliza Head, assistant chamber. |
lalu Ior the UP. One Irish woman who was |
OK "hen she came on board burnt in her |
1Ith on deck One black girl, about five wears |
III. oue oiack boy about eight years old Two |
isn chiiuIeii, from eight to len yeare old. Two |
el man children, from len TO twelve years |
~. DECK sweeper. name unknown Two
enteH' names unknown. Charley Barnett |
Sch porter better known as King John |
cchieE, mulaito, berihmaker. ANTHONY
, siH ple, muiatto, pahtryman. One white
-oii poy, haine unknown. One infant. be- |
hgins TO an Irish woman, one OF the deck |
tssengers. |