New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-30
Enfortanafe Trazeax,
THE STEAMER GENERAL HOOKER DESTROYED BIZ
FTRE-soAE EIGHT LIVES LOST.



A sad occurrence took place near this port yes
| terday, by which some eight persons were
drowned, and others injured. The steamer Gene
raj Hooker, Captain Davidson, which has been
3. c., for several months, left Boyce & Co.'s
wharf, In this city, on Wednesday, about A. NJ,
and about one hour later, when the steamer was
off Breech Inlet breakers, she was found to be on
stream Of water was Immediately played on it, and
every effort used to put out the fames they in
creased rapidly, and in some fifteen minutes the
entire upper part Of the steamer appeared to be
on fire. The boats were got ready, and the
steamer pointed for the beach, but there was a
heavy sea rolling, which, with the confusion
among the passengers, -inferfered seriously with
the use of the boats, and finally capsized and
filled them with water, causing the drowning Of
several ladies and perhaps others. .
The fire progressed SO quickly that the tiller
ropes were burnt before the Hooker could be got
to the beach; and she consequently became nn-
manageable. While in this position, passengers
took to the water and hung with tenacfty to any
object that would support them. NJ .-is9;
The steamer Pilot Boy, Capt: Payne, also on her
way to Georgetown, and which was abouf one
| and half miles of, put about and came to the asa
4 q the Hooker as soon as her situation was dir
covered. Capt. Payne, on reaching the sPst
so Ss sssp her head 70 E
with Capt psyiason, oi he Hooker. Who was 10 q
~ ha, snhxen noat and Mr. Doane, pilot, succeeded
by which means they reached IN c;fv ahent III
4; NJ, and bringing the frat news of tie disaster,
Inc following are the Names Of those Who came
up in the Plot Boy, as near Y co1id be sscer-
| ;a'ned: =. 500 = =
D. Risley, wife and sister. passenger, eeorr. (
town, q sC.i W. Burke, passenger !; y. Il. Fooie.
passenger; Master Bush, passenger. Georgetown.
s. C. Mrs. Davidson and child, wife 81 the can
tain of the Hooker; F. G, Cafhn mate of t6s
Hooker; a. r. Doane, pilot Of the Hooker four
other white passengers; the body Of Miss Bush
| two fremen, steward, waiter and one deck hand |;
i also three Or four colored persons, one woman
/ badly burnt. The following landed on Sullivnn's
Island Capt. Davidson, MI. Long, engineer, Mr..
Rottereau, purser, two deck hands. The following
| are lost Mrs. Rhodes, Georgetown, s. c. Miss
/ Belle Risley, Philadelphia.
| Miss Bush, daughter Of the mayor of George
town. S. e., who was just returning home from
school. Her body was Kept afoat by her clothing,
| and she was picked up, butlfe was extinct when
| she was got on board the steamer.
The number of colored persons drowned we
found it impossible to learn, and placing them at
four or five, we do SO only conjecturaIIy- there
may have been a greater number. The Hooker
was burnt to the waters edge, and has foated
ashore on Suliivan's Island. The bodies Of Mrs-
Rhodes and a colored woman aoated ashore on the
beach yesterday, and others will no doubt soon
find there way there. Captain Ferguson and
Payne, and Mr.. Doane, pilot of the Hooker, are
particularly spoken of in reference to their efforts
to save the lives of the unfortunate.
The Gen. Hooker was new boat, and is owned
by Messrs. Mckay q Aldus, Of East Boston.