Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-31
Particulars !
FRIGHTFUL DESTRUCTION
List of officers and Crew
Condition of the Wreck.

several of our citizens were aroused from
their slumhers by dull, heavy sound and
conclusion that ratified their windows
and doors, as though very large piece
of ordinance had been discharged in
their immediate vicinity. Some arose
and searched their premises, being sus-
picious that burglars were trying TO force
an entrance into their houses. "a -.
Shortly after daylight the wreck
of a steamer was discovered above
the city, apparently floating down,
stern foremost The cabin windows
we're plainly discernable, and it was
thought persons could be seen walking
on the hurricane roof. The steamer
Charmer lying at the wharf, immediate
ly got up steam, and, with large nuns
Der of our citizens on board, started for
the wreck. Rumors were now flying
thick and fast. 1t was declared by some
that the Silver Moon had blown up,
others avowed that the wreck must
be all that was left of the steamer
Missouri OF. Dictator, both of which were
at our landing the night before. No
one, however, knew anything positive
concerning the disaster, and all was
mere surmise and guess work.
e On reaching the wreck, the passen-
gers on the Charmer beheld sight cal
culated to freeze the blood. The wreck
of large magnificent steamer, which
they at once discovered was the Missou-
ri, was before them. The steamer had
broken in two forward Of the wheel house,
and had sunk, the bow and stern being ele
waited in the air, and the central portions
ofthe boAt-a mass ofruins-enlirely be-
meath the water. A careful search dis
covered the presence of not soul to in
form them either as to the character or
cause of the accident, or who were saved
or lost, or any other information what
ever. The safe of the boat and all her
books and papers appeared to be just
as they were left by the accident, and
the officers of the Charmer secured sew
eral packages of money. The baggag
of the passengers and crew had moi
been interfered with, apparently, bli
had been abandoned as not worth saw
ing. Having made such observations
the Charmer returned to the city for q
fat with which to wreck the Inflated
steamer more efectually.
We returned on the Charmer on her
second trip TO the wreck. On reaching
it, we found that most of the Missouri
was under water. The cabin floors were
submerged to the depth of two or thres
feet. We saw traces Of blood, indiea
ting that mangled and bleeding persons
had been taken out of the cabin through
windows and holes in the roof. The
furniture in the ladies' cabin was shat.
tered, and the berths literally
knocked to pieces. Walking for
ward, we discovered that all o.
the boat forward of the wheel house,
except the bow of the hull, was shattered
to pieces. The entire Texas was mas.
of splinters and rubbish. The clerk
Office was Ia similar condition. How
any one could escape from the Texas
uninjured, is beyond our comprehen sion
1 We at once commenced q thorough
search for the cabin register, and &
list of the officers and crew. We were
successful in part only, taking out of tn,
water with our own hands the portage
book, which shows the following list o
:. officers and crews FfaW Z
List of 06icers.-Jesse Y. Hurd
Captain; Jas. D. A. Malin, Clerk; Ar
thur Huld, Clerk; Andy Flemming
Pilot; Henry Hurd, Pilot; Jas. W. Phil
lips, Engineer; Lawrence Schroeder, Eu
gineer; Jas. Cox, Striker; VIM. Watson
Striker; John Guthrie, Striker; Jame
Watkins, Mate; Ben. f. Burch, I'd Mate
Jas. NJ. Rogers, Carpenter; e. NJ. Wi
dick, Waterman; Frank Goldsmith
Waterman; Charles Hamilton, Barkeeper
4 Cabin AfteHdGHt&-John Schmock
Steward; Philip Adams, Il Steward
Dick Phillips, Store Keeper; Samue
Evans, Waterman. Cabin Boys-Henr,
Moiter, George Piper, Charles Hales
Richard Hatch, VIM. Williams, Richart
Richards, Luke Green, James jackson
Ike Delany, n. Luker, Jno. Hubbard
William Johnsons james Gates, Pete
DeIin, Martin Anderson Arch. HalIinger
VIM. Henry, George Ross, David Hause
Frank Robinson. Allen Jackson, Davi,
Luker, Samuel Henry, Charles Thomas
Charles N0rcissi, Cook House
Churchville d. Martin, Pantry; Name
Baker, lst Cbambermaids Margaret Con
rad, End Chanbermaid; Ben. Graham
Watchman; Alexander Drayden, Out
slider; James Brownie. Texas; AIber
Mann, Srd Pantry; William Cannon
Emily Newman, Third Chambsrmaid
Deck HGnds.-David Ross, Robt. Pa
gan, Thonas Lafert, Henry Hausnnitt
Henry Hall, Stephen Cash. Aaron Phil
lips, John Burns, Jake Bender, Joe. Ed
wards, Peter Terrell, Thos. Watts, JohI
Antony, II. A. Johnson, Ben. Grant
Levi Rinehart, Isaac Howard, Charlie
Humphrey, George Washington, Thorn
as Jefferson, Wash Williams, Peter Mui
ry, John Chapman, James Courtney
Pat Mccormick, James Ryan. ThOms
HALEY, Charles Obersham, John Mills
John Burns, Commodore Perry, Rober
Wilson, Aaron Roberts, Henry Williams
William Ferguson, Philip West, Marti
; Booth, William johnson, Shedric
Hopkins, George Harris, Mike Gles
} son, Patrick Coleman, Joseph Ed
wards, james Sullivan, John Gallagher
} Sam. Lee, Henry Sanders, James ParE
ar. Thomas O'Neil. RentIv Graves