The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-02-20
Fsovs he !. o. PioeyEaS.
The Last Steamboat Disaster.
o. BoARD TuE FCLTov. at b. Gaudet'sl
Plantation, ID miles below Donaldsviile,
SUNDAY N5gf1t " o'clock

On BoARD THE FCLTov, at M. Gaudet'sl
Plantation 10 miles below Donaldsville,
sunday Nignt, II o'clock.
Iessrs. EJ.o2s IL have again the mis-
farsune 10 announce to YOU the loss of
anotheg Of the splendid line of Vieks-
burg steamers. The Charmer burnt 10 the
waters Cd &c and sunk, few minutes ago,
and. unhapp..y, il is supposed that i've
lives were lost but SO far as can be
kaown Ave cnly. They are A Mr.. Am
brose Dsvis OF Tennessee, and his lovely
youus wife Alr. Green, thought to
haye been merchant IN New Orleans
and one OF the cabin BOYS named Tobey-
One iemie Is somewhat burnt. The wife
ul Mr Green was taken of u bale of cotton
some mle end half below.
All is confusion | have this moment
learned that Dr. Thorn las been saved,
mile hsloe, but with his leg broken
I Happy EeNs for his poor wife. who bitter
4 IL bewaIleG h.s loss but few minutes
aea
/ What fearful casualty! And yet all
/ were wondsg.ully calm. II d it happen
/ et two or three hours later. the loss Of
/ life might have been f iul indeed
1 There was quite G crowd ot passengers, so
great that several beds were spread on the
ca'in floor.
Three or four Of US we're sitting toee-
| tier talking. I,y the Gterk's Office, visa
I tl5e narra was gwen. Dn 1SG1.Ii11- 1SG1Ii11-I17|I'n7
Feu5r5lrs- smoke gatheHTis Z in fIie l,!.,se.-'
vahin. NumfeEs -Ean rbaclE to rouse ~,
i .ieepeIs, ard il was supposed III we're
a,alsrd. Bat it seems that the young
| couple. but two weeks alhFtied. and ap-
] preutly barely OF aee. must have slept
too souudiy 10 hFsrfhe alarm given. All
That IS known Is ihst thcg caenot be folrHd-
rhere is, OF course. probability that they
my have got out on the guards and
ianl ogerhoard and might have been
picked UP below. God grant that it may
ne 50.
thus FAR I have been unable TO learn
where the fire originated to a certainty,
though supposed to hive been abaft the
wheeihoUse.
The pilot performed his duty admirably,
rounding to and landing the boat at safe
lnint, although the ooucus=ion was sutfi-
cient 10 sh4tter the stairway and upper
works. leaving . gap in the stairway
through which q good many stumbled and
ieii but none seyeriously hurt.
may mention that all on board were
saved. with the possible exceptions | have
namel.
II. A. PrmeIee. Of St. Louis. who losi
/. negro gul OF whom we had no previous
mention and who stated that after he
20, ashore. thinking that some might have
Jumped overheard and would need assist
snc-, he ran down the bank aud saw 81
ieast eight persons ahat, but could no
IN Ike out whether they We're white ol
black sud leeis confident that he saw
Mr. Davis end his wife. in each other
srln>. baoyed up one hand at least. anC
d crsin- Tor aid lie knew them by sight
3 aud expressed himself confident on ths
: subject so that there is strong hope thai
th-v may be saved.
Every passenger has signed the follow
ug: The passengers OF the i'll iaIee
} Gharmer desired to give some public ex
are--i,n OF heir appreciation of the COB
g md intrepid conduct OF the pilot, Charlie
G. Yates, who. the moment he became Rwar
e OF the existence OF the fire, ran the boa
1, ashore and held her TO the bank unit
driven from his post by the flames, whicl
y was fortunately sufficiently long for al
D. the persons -on board to walk ashore
. Comment IS unneeess sary."
n A handsome sum IS now beng subscril
> ed 20 purchase something that may serv
D as g more substantial proof Of the feelin
n &C gratitude t0woards Mr.. Yates, TO WhOE
s under Providence, We owe our lives.
a Yours. THOMAS AFFLEcK.
$. P. S.-Thc Charnler had 3.S2S bales {
e cotton on board Great part on the 70
4 ward guards tilted of before il was mol
r than scorched outside.
b, The boats ledger and some Of tf
t contents ol the safe, but not all, wei
saved.
.e A Or. and Mrs. MiI,igan, from PEN
d ~ylvana are supposed 10 be lost /; and
re is TO be 1 AIRED are indeed lost. The do
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