Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-10-11
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APPALLING DISASTERi
EoUNDERlN0 or TIE EVENING s7xR.


The arrival Of the Fung shusy and sfths
Victor, both of which steamships lsft New
York on tho 29th ult., without any tidins q
having boon heard Of the Evening Star,
which left that port on the same day with
them, began 10 excite great un easi.iess yes
to-day morning. The Evening Star was
believed 70 be much faster vessel than
either OF them and therefore was OK pscsod
here before Thorn. Calculations had been
made that she would be in port by Batur.
day; and 30 great wss the confidence 10
her not bong many hours hey ond that,
that announcements were made that thsAs-
rical performers who had taken passage on
hor would make their appearance Last
night. The unsasiness a. yesterday passed
increased to anxious fear that some disaster
must haue bofallen her, and naturally
enough that fear es night was wearing on
grow TO excitement In those who had rola-
tivss and fTisnds on board.
None, however, appear TO have been
prepared for the distressing Intelligence
which came over tho telegraph wires at a
late hour, and which wo nblish In an other
column shia morning. And wo can nym-
pathze, indeed, with tho paugs which the
Suddonness and severity Of the blow can
not but cause.
II Ia TO DO regretted that the intelligence
given concorntag the melancholy occur
ronce IL not moro definite th an we rsosivs
1t. In general terms 1t Ia stated there
were three hundred souls on board. Un-
happily, 1t would not seen that this n not
likely to sxaggerate the number much, II
ct all. HAT OF her pnasongers, published
in The Now York Tribune, Of tho lat inst
designates about one hundred and seventy
five, without including any Of those 10 tho
ST va h.. H.,
twonty and twenty Eve performers on
gagged for tho Academy Of Music arc known
TO have taken passage on her and we do
not recognize IN the published let one
nRmo which was announced In tho bills Of
the Academy OF Music for last evening as
that Of any Of tho troupe. That tho crew
and others employed on the vessel nnm-
bored fifty Ia quito probable. And thus
the total number on board In raised TO
about three hhndred. We publish the hat
Of passengers from the Few York Tribune,
to facilitate inQuries and comparisons
FoR New OnLkArs, Sept. 2s-M .Steanp-
ship b0enfng 4Star.-Gen. II. @. Palfrey,
lady, child and servant, Miss Paltray and
Miss sloo, Nrs. f. A. Van Sickle, Mrs.. J.
T. Mason, Frank X. Dennis, Mr.. Habo-
row, Mr.. Rockwell, John Touro, Mira.
John J. Adams, Mrs. w IL. Robbins, Mias
Lilly Parker, Miss Minnie Taylor, Miss
Addie Norton, Miss Rosa Burns, Miss 4.
sterritt, Mrs. j. King, Mis-. @. r. Phibin,
Miss Julia Muproe, Misc A. Clibbard, A.
Goette and wife, Mrs. s. II. Gordon, Mira.
Spangenbarg and three servanta, Alex,
and Alfred Langlois, Mrs. Henry Newell
aud daughter, George Hillman and son,
Miss Margaret Hillman, d. Pretto and
wife, Mira. Gillespie and daug htsr, James
Caller and wife, Mr.. Ernest, Mr., Tapatn
and wife, Miss Japan, C. Destorbuy and
wife, Miss Destorbuy, Mas Eva Kepps,
Miss Nellie Devera, Miss M. Hudson, nrs.
K. Girord, Miss q. Ferney, Miss r. Du-
rand, Mrs. J Durnery, Miss J. M. stor,
Mrs. Nj. Masic, Mas T. CSmpsnn, T. De-
sormes, Mas T. Aorel, Miss Celins Csyot,
Mr.. and Mrs. Codpim, Mr.. and Mrs. Gail
liant, Oh. Alhaya and lady, Mrs. Chenup,
). Francis, Mrs.G Thomas, Henry Smith,
Miss Quatorse, v. Michel, Mrs f. Front
Ter, II. Humboldt, Miss II. Jeremol, Mr..
La Frntaine, Mr.. and Mira. p. Polydor, q.
Harrison, Miss Jane T. Moran, Miss Helen
Pomeroy, J II. Dupasseur, John r. Mar
tin, MISS I. Clotain, Mss II Renouf, Miss
q. Reed, Miss Bend ETH, Miss Laenemsnt.
hIss Il. Sirius, Miss J. Ponsonby, Henry
!. Crochoron, Miss Belinda Melerols, Mrs
sevoran, 7. Coignard, s. Robert. Mr.. Solo
mon Myers, Miss g. L. Conine, Mr.. s. G. |
Fraser and aunt, Jonathan Havens and |
lady, Z. .. Ackormans j Poiglsrs, J. J.
Hercoy, +. T. Fontainebleau, s. s. De. |
peirris, Herman Spader, Charles r. Low,
q. I. White, J. M. Davidson, J. Monroe |
Poll, 3. M. Barlow, Frank Dominion, r. |
Mory, Mr.. aud Mrs. N. G. Villa, Jamas
Hardness, Jr., George Fisher, Cant. VIM. |
Chapman, s. 4. Smith, Harry II. Register,
Martin 7. Hull, Isaac Harper, James Nc
Guire, M!sa Gallant, Miss Laura do Mont
pierre, Miss Amelia Ferne, Miss Josephine
de Bonnie Campona, Messrs. J. Mindbled,
Q. Fisher, J. G. Denvry, s. NJ. Parigot, +.
Buyan, Mira. N. Doyle, IL. d. Hertnea, J.
rerchal, y. Morenshelsger, T. Laquemsns,
J. l.. Strurn, John Geiser, Ferd. ii. Stut.;
Harrison Ruinan, j. Bouffe, s. Ferne, q.
Sandal, J. Harper, Franconia, g. Estell,
Miss Z. Devlin, d. b. Small, Miss N. Du-
vail l.. schwerin, J. J. Reed, z. Julien,
IL. J. Ninaye, q. Puckdeschel and daugh-
child, Mrs. N. Doyle, Miss @. Glanner,
Miss M. Lyman, b. and J. Coris. r.
O'Brien and child, r. Smith, III. Crowther
and others in the storage.
The number saved is at present doubt
full. That three boats have reached succor
seems certain, oEe at Sybee or Savannah.
one at Fernandina, and one at sea. We
hope that the boat seen by the schooner
Sylvan Shore, 0oing into Fernandiua, will
prove the fourth. The statement that it
contained the engineer and pursor, who
arc particnlarized as having been In one
Of the other boats, 10 not proof to the oon-
trary. 1t is quito probable that this was
merely guess by those who knew that
those officers were In one of the boats.
Let up hope that we shall thus b We an
addition to the list OF those saved !; and
that yet others may have escaped tho sac
rifce by other means than those afforded
by the boats. At the Same time, we fear
that the loss of life on that boat which was
capsized nine times before reaching land
ban scarcely have been confined to ths cap
Jain although the kilograms seem to in
innate it.
At the late hour at which We are oonAid-
,slng tho distressing occurrence wO can
ind little more to say that can interest
our readers. They will understand how
strongly we feel the grief tina. must be
'aused by the dreadful catastrophe, and
low earnestly we shall continue to hope
or the best as long as there shall be room
or hope left. Some Of those Whose loss
: most feared may DO smong those ssyed,
rhe teleprnDb NAV duYin0 The dav AVIAN