, 1862-11-10
TEE LOSS stEs TEE STEAMER ;.
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from the Missouri T1encc..t, ..,1
The }. H D:ckey, commanded by C.pt. Daa
Mus:elHap, an etlicieut end Wa,cattt officer,
is 0; e tt the st. Louis aad a1eu.phis uue OF
packets. Sse lett this port f.lr her do Hnward
tip On the night Of "Wednesday.
THE p1sAsrsE
Al o'clock yesterday moruiag, when she
bad reached point uear thu he1d OF Fort
cEar. Ies Island, about City tliles below 1his
city, The John l. Dlckay rsu into the baal1,
aud, it is said, stuck fast on tree root. I'm
tut ciatt1y, efforts were made to back the boat
out from the bank, aud continued until fifteen
mitutes had elapsed, ~hen sh=et of one Of
her toitera was blown eut, anu III an Instant
. latGe part of III. hoat WIS enye!oped III
steam. Over the bailer: the Cabin f,or s4ss
torn a*aT By the explosion. Toe scene slst
eEsued +: is iupcss.uIe to describe faithfully
or s,,,rutciy. Tpe decI-hants would have He'd
to the shore and STAYED there hut Tor the 6rm-
ness<of the ms,c, Wh3 cotluelled them, with
threats Of dtath tsom rsyo1Tes, 70 a:ad :aeI1-
selves with vii! 70 the ~orlS it cxtiugui :h-
irs the fires. Colored men aud White, na17as
OF atraid TO descend ftoul the upper decks bg
tic 1es,n nr psakaEee, in order t1 re1ch thB
khefe, c1ia.bsd over tae rsitiags, spzingiog 10
the spere and ropes, and thence REACHED places
of kno~n safety. Fortunately the boat wsas
not crowded with pa.sengess. as generally is
The CASE with Menphia packets. nor were the
ladies' es Numerous as usual. or course, rhe
latter we're in state OF aisrn1, md here reAsOu
and Eelf-coulnard exhl5ltcd their power the
commander II the vessel, Who had uesu l1o1
tie b:eirAibg at his post, issulD4, orders aud
luok5ng after the geueEat safety, apps .red
AieoIg tue anfighted ladies and calmly urged
tAe.u 10 selEpueaessfDn< and an ASSURANCE OF
an entire aes-nce OF danger in their depart
ntnr. The captain vas ahly seconded In ai5
enncavoss, if not preced.d. indeea. BY lady
1asseng-r, whose unrutlled calu1nes5 in inc
midst Of she din and confusion, we arc assured,
wss a subiecs Of woud-r to shoss OF the s.ous~
est hearts On board. We regret that her naSne
is Eo. kLpwn to Us.
it is our sad DUTY to tuzn to the list Of the
E.ft1cys:
SA.1Es OF J. PORTION OF TIE DEAD.
Clark R. Guf;dwll1IAm. private Ssh regiment
ii Lieut. F Dodge. 9Th United States eavalg, rs.i;
dErce, Phi1ade1ph1s, Fa., No. s8 Month Hsoad
ttyeet.
oo;o.ed nan, supposed to be ftrcuasn-
Tie coiored porter Of the boat jumped overheard
u Gen1y Stein. private. 18th regiment No. vo!an-
Another repoYt Is that Scott wss the pane of the
eelolt red porter; tha: he ~aa sca'ded and died On
Lcut. Dodge'e eer.ant, sealded and dead.
TEE scALDEn AND usuuRT.
! Henry Ea,on of 81 Louis, clerk Of this host,
no eie am: Taken home from the Wasnsr and wei
Lisu:erant VIM. Hindman. Eth Illinois cavalry,
noIn,ns.
James Enzk Ct St. Louis. deck band, very b.dl,
kichael Blaenusn, psiva.e in the tata Ill cavalry
slightly On tbs ftet; This r1a1 WIS on the Wsl
from St 1ingfe1d. III.
The boat immediately tosk fire in the state
rooms over tbe boilers. and It 10 dus 10 th'
presence Of micd. cool courage sn0 activity
| ~ Cart NnsE1tn7an tbn&, Ebn boat Was po