Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-14
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT on THE PA
GEFIC.
smning Of fhe steamer GofeeH Gate.
Two Hundred Live. Lost.

SAN FRANCIsCO, August 6.-The steamer
Golden Gate, Hudson commander, burnt at sea,
sailed hence for Panama on the Dist ut, having
ninety-fve cabin passengers, one hundred and
fOrty-seven second cabin and steersge passen-
gers, and ninety-hye crew, and 81 100000, in
specie.
Onghe 9th ult, at A P. NJ, when Is miles
north of Manzanilla, and while the passengers
were dining the alarm Of FIRE was heard. The
steamer promptly headed for the shore, three and
halt miles distant, the flames making fearful
Roadway. At a quarter past FIVE the upper deck
fell in, and soon after the ship struck the beach
and passengers and crew, who had not got into
bouts, jumped overheard and endeavored to
swim ashore. About 100. including five child
ren, swan or were washed ashore alive The
snip burned to the waters edge and soon dissp-
peared.
Those on shore made their way to near Man
zsnilla on the 25th, lust as the steamer ST Louis
arrived up from Panama. Some few others es-
capped to Manzanilla in boats, with thirty not
heard from They probably made the shore
south Of Manzanilla. The St. Louis arrived
here tonight, bringing Is Of the Golden Gates
passen gers, al that were known to be saved,
and portion Of the crew. Captain Hudson,
with portion Of the crew, RENAME a. Manz2-
nIIa to look after the missing passengers.
The following is list Of the passengers and
crew saved.
First Cabin-Ben Halliday, J. Whitney, IT,.
Captain L. H. Pearson. Abel Guy, A. j. Nichols.
Mrs. w. I. Cough, J. G. Jonghans and wife,
Mrs. Wallace, A. Chavanne, g. A. Fox, S N
Murphy sEd wife, A. J. GuuiusOn. Geo o. Ne
Mullen, (lOst his wife and children) Z. L
Schmidt, airs. ID. A Nurse, II. TurDiliu, Miss n
A. Manchester, (eight years old Miss E. C.
Manchester, (dve years old Frank Manchester
(three years Old,) G. Given, "a boy two years
ODD -- Given, (eight weeks
Second esbin--T. T. Haywood. E. II Dorsey,
o. Broadly, z. Il. Moran, G. T. Bsr.hauiel, Ms
o. l.. Ross, Geo. Fulton, q years old / c.
Todd, John or Jonas, (boy four years ODD BIrs.
Francis, Felix Bessom, W. z. Wilcox, c. c.
Thomas, Gerba W. Walker, G. Malindi. John
Jenkins, G. w. Chase, D. S;oher. J. P. Bell
Jane Q. Forsyth, servant 70 Mrs. Green John
II. Booth, thirteen years Old VIM. Hamilton,
Ben Holidays servant, Isaac l.. Gear. Steer
age-C. W Follensbee, Z J Haszill, J. Seward
N G. Blorcon, r. Perry, L Leslie, W Hensian,
w. W0odwerth, John Smith, J. TisOt, Wm
Henry, }. n. Beveridge, L G. Bouker, james
Antione, Phillip Glass, J. II. Mitchell, George
h Emerson A. H. Bates. J. Spencer, ?. n. Kar-
ney, John Dillen, n. Walty, A Fisher, S A.
Mann, sergt. U. S. A corps; A Cooper, B. c.
OYerae, IL "A Allen, j. G. Barber, D. p Bar
ing, John Chart, J. N. Murphy.
Officers and crew.. II. Hudson, captain
Mathew Nolan. lst mate; W. Widdell. chief
engineer j. X. Wood, purser; Henry McKin
ney, I'd mate, and tfty-eighs others.
Names Of lost will be given as soon as heard.
MIR. Flint, of the firm Of Holiday & Flint, Dr.
Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, of Baltimore,
are known to be lost. -Four children of the