New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-04
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Monday Morning, June 4 1866.
The week closing Saturday evening, was chiefly
marked by the heat and rainy weather and the in
actiyitysof business. The usual number of boats
left port on Saturday, some taking good trips, ant
others trips that we think was not much profit in.
The great Lizzie Gill did not leave Saturday a.
announced. She is receiving to leave this evening
positively. The Starlight was also delayed in
leaving. She is receiving and leaves tomorrow
for Red River.
The magnificent Quitman will be at the landing
this morning to receive and leave again on her re-
turn trip to yicksbnrg this evening.
The telegraph packet, Ruth, from ST. Louis, will
be atthe landing this morning. She leaves on Her
return trip tomorrow evening.
We return thanks fol favors to the officers Of the
steamers Frolic, T D. Hine aud Nina Semmes.
The regular Red River packet, National, viii bs
receiving and leaves for Shreveport on Wednesday
next.
We learn from Capt. J. ]. Compere, of steamer
FFolie, that ereyasse had taken place at Alex
audria last Thursday, from which great damage
had beendone4 The river above was falling.
We copy from late Memphis exchange the fol-
loving particulars OF the explosion of the steamer
City Of Memphis
The City Of Memphis had six boilers, only one of
which exploded, howeyer--but with such terrific
force 70 hnrl all the forward part of the cabins
the texas and pilot house into theirver and shat
ferng the after cabins into splitters. Many, above
and below, were swept into eternity, and two
thirds of all on the lower deck were blown into the
water, scalded and killed. The two pilots, and the
steersman, who were in the pilot house at
the time, were killed and blown into the
river The pilots are named Frank Perdue and
Hanger,
Immediately after the explosion the wreck took
ffe, producing one of the most terrible scenes
possible TO take place. There was a number of
kegs of powder ID the hold, which Captain Thomp-
son, who himself barely escaped death, had the
presence of mind TO have taken up and thrown
overheard. thereby preventing further destruction
OF human liie- The flames soon drove the few sur
vigors into the river, each one mprovisng, out of
anything that would buoy pp sort Of lie pre-.
There were but two female passengers in the
cabin. Mrs. Donne, an actress, belonging to Dea-
giles Varieties Theater, st. Louis, ana Mrs M I
Shelton, Of Jefferson, Texas. Mrs. Dome had not
been injured by the explosion, and was furnished
with life preserver from one Of The state.rooms,
but from improper Arrangement of it around her
person, after getting into the water her head was
thrown under, and the iilsfated lady was drowned
in a short time. Her body was brought to the city
last evening on the st. Patrick. and will be for-
waFded to-day to her friends in ST. Louis for inter.
Aent. Mrs. Shelton was badly, though we hope
nas fatally sealded. She also came up on ne 81
Pastck and is now Al the Worsham House, where
everything that lies in human power is being done
Ihe scAae which ensued Immediately after thu
e&ploslonis said to have been most horrible--tht
river oelnga bsolutely blackened with The form
q me qeaa,s s,sa the struggling, writhing wounded
Nhlle me aus lower deck presented the reyoltinE
aI Als gaas5 " of desperately contested bat
sssnsiW' hfs heshiyered portions Of the beai
aaq aescenaea IN the river the flames burst
uish, ~ anelhe hsM W ,noror The powder which lay
BY Captain Thompson al he second mate MI
Sam Harris, who her0eaAs stJ ~ th; s;l =,
work, although one of his H. e Lsei-a,,F ~ ~
time. vas pioheh ~ sile
Iae survivors speak I'M CLOWN and enthusiastic
terms Of the conduct Of Captal NJ ~ =
the almost impossible action of NJ 4tgalpaVn nj M
bodies Of the killed were being taA a4 ~ III
8'ctflzens az ai9ng below the Memplh ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
PatreA passed along The SURVIVORS Ssa @le o.s ~
AZ Iesslso y and near Commerce. a hs'll5 ~
n stony " ~ M Nllnesses, this has been 80 e
place on the Missssipni S'Si took
the following: - optalhig
Fhe following is list Of wounded AZ the o;ty
hospital. as 'ue oity
D. Il, Hornet deck hand. New SlrIs.n.
John hcCarty, deck hand, New 0rIeans
u m. Campbell, deck hand, New Orleans
John Carries, deck hand st. Louis
Geo. Resset, deck passenger, BROOKLYN
John 4Ighe, deck passenger, St Louis
Ihos Smith, passenger, st. Louis
Robert johnson, eolored, deck hand, New Or.
Lewis Brannon, colored, deck hand, New Or
ghas Price, coiored, fireman, New Orleans.
Dsnnis shaw, eolored, deck hand New Orleans
Snafles johnson, eoloFed, deck hand, New Or.
William eusson, oolorsd, deck hand, New Or
The remainder Of the tventg-three that went to