New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-29
Nen OrIfans Dailp Crssfert.
Further Particulars on the Loss of She
Steamer Ben Lewis.

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The 81. Louis Republican Of the 2Gth has tie fol-
lowing
fs1asc, Tune ~, lseo.-zThe Ben Lewis, from
Memphis for 81. Louis, exploded and burned
within sight Of Cairo at about O'Clock this morn
ing. The loss Of life has been great, bot atthis
hour We are mss&ble I'd give full particulars The
Ben Lewis LETT here At about Ia o'clock with d
good PASSENGER Tip Yassesgers who got or she
in the cabin of whom III oF eight were women
and children. There cdtt& Bos have been less than
two hundred persons On hoard III all. The Lewis
appeared to be endeayoring to make a qniclS TRIP
and Is said to have been very hot when abe left
here. The explosion took place few rainutes
after o'clock, just as the boat was making the
turn at the junction Of tIae rivers 10 go up The Mis-
ssaippi. The shock was very heavy much like.
that Of an earthquake, EARRING every house in town
Directly after the explosiont e most heart rending
ard agonizing and cries for help cSrid he
distinctly heard But they were soon quoted, and
did not break out again until The boat commenced
| burning, which was within about fifteen p.innted
after tIIe explosion.
i number Of sE;ihs. started ont to The assistance
of Tie passengers, both from Cairo and Birds
| Point. The Bay City and the towboats Lake Esie
No 2 and Monongahela were lying here with steam
Eup. The Lake Erie started down soon after lie
explosion. and was followed BY the sfonengahela.
The Bay City though she hadup steam, and though
! her ca tain was spseiaiy impoftuned and begged
to "a to the scene Of disaster rsfased to al s the
captain saving that he did Eot choose to TIsIs Hi
boat. A gentleman named Williams, of ST. Iosfis,
who got cd the Lewis here, leaving bis family Oh
board. bespught the captain Of the Bay ely, With
teas III Lis eyes to start ont his boat, bute was
deaf to all enfreates Such man snplF deserves
the execratiou OF erybody. The Sunny Side
came down from st. Louis shortly after the boat
commenced burning, and rendered very valuable
assistance.
Tie Sunny Side, Lake Erie and Monongahela re-
turned from the wreck al o'clock this morning.
The Lake Erie brought about thirty Of the sur
yiyors, the Monongahea three ard the sunny
Side large crowd. I'll were picked up ont Of the
water.
The boat was torn in pieces by the explosion all
forward Of the warehouses. After burning TO the
wateF's edge, she SUNK. From the best informal
ton We can obtain at this hour but few were lost,
not over six or eight: though some say that persons
were on the burning boat inst before she SINK.
Mr.. Williams Of ST. Louis saved his wife and two
daughters, and probably all bis family. The Mayor
of Cairo. and the citizens generally, took all pos
| sible care OF the wounded, had them brought to
1 the Sc. Charles Hotel, and provided clothing and
4 al other comforts for them.
I The following are here wounded:
| I. Flanagan, Dubuque, leg badly hurt go Mar.
shall, clerk, badly sealded Henry Mason, deck
hand, badly bruised; Mrs. Newton, Arkansas heaf
hurt Mrs. Simpson, Memphis, slightly injured
Cape Girardeau, head hurt: - Tyler, negro
very badly sealded D. Atherton, sealded.
r. Mekye slightly injured. also few other
whose names We have not yet learned.
tdDt- -NIIisOH his HOT Oeeu nSdfu Oh uuu u SUP
posed to be lost but there several Of the save
on the Missouri side Of the river, ana there il We
hope.
10 the names Of the injured, must be adde
those Of Mrs. Warmack, of Memphis, badly scaldel
I and Catharine Mcfarland, of Baton Rouge, badl
wounded in the head.
Some Of the passengers Of the Lewis, who we,
| picked mp out Of the river, took passage on q
Bay City for st. Louis. and were put off on the hi
souri, side BY her captain because they had !
money. A crowd Of people started out this NOR
ing to lynch the captain Of tie Bay City, but we
persuaded not to do SO. Theindignatinn felt on
count of this treatment Of the unfortunate victim
VI is very great.
Capt Manson is probably lost. There are !
survivors on the Missouri side. The second cler
4 the mail agent, two chamber maids and two ste'
Z ards are missing. The wounded are mostly doll
] well, and are well cared for at the st. Gharl
/, Hotel.
Lost OR NOT ForSD.-Frank Devlin, stewar
! | David Christie, second steward; chamberma
I drowned Capt j. Holmes Manson; Harris, secoi
. clerk Shepherd, barkeeper; William Denny, mi
agent, missing supposed to have been lost.