Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-07
From the Niekshury Journal
STILL ANOTHER HOST PPAAAAhS
STEAMBOAT DISASTER
Steamer " r. Carter Blovn Up and
Burnt Great Loss Of Life.

1tfffl - gI'clf LOSS ~ Aftf~-
Twas only Yesterday morning We
chronieled the explosions of the Mlhins
/ and Missouri now another OF an appa,
ling character reaci c Us. O..
The Atlantic and MISSISSIPPI .o'Sau. /.
ship Company's United states M9l .n-
steamer w. r. Carter nom LouisN lil,
4 for New Orleans exploded her boilers ~
two O'Clock yesterday morning ~illlt ~i.'
usssinc, Island Ninety-eight, about forty
miles above Vicksburg, after which shf
tDol, fire and burned 70 the waters edge
and the hulk sinking almost instantly ~
I very deep water. The boat was descend
/ ing, running smoothly, when the acci.
! dent occurred. We are greatly indebted
! 10 Can't. Murphy and Mr. J. NJ. Menk-
/ hans. the first clerk of the steamer even
! ing Star for all the information derived,
4 The evening Star left here yesterday
morning for st. Louis, and about two
o'clock this morning the officers discoV-
cred great light ahead, and upon turn
/ ing the bend ran right into the midst Of
/ floating human beings, shrieking for as
sistance. The Evening Star was stopped
aud the life boats and yswl5 sent imme-
diately 70 their rescue. AL who could
| be found We're picked up. Some OF them
/ terribly scalded. The Emerald ascend
ing, saved three persons.
Those of the crew that were saved were
| transferred 70 the Luna going up. Capt.
I Jacob Hurd was commanding the Garter
aud is supposed to be lost The Hrsi
clerk, Mr.. Frank Smith, is saved ana Is
aboard the Luna. All the officers, eX-
rept the first clerk, first and second en-
4 gineers, and first mate, are reported lost.
The ladies cabin was full; the gentle
mems cabin was crowded. The loss Of
4 lifei estimated at over one hundred.
Fist Of saved BY the Evening Star.
Mai. W. II. Lee. Greeuviue; Maj. W. Hood,
Gr-snviue, >. +. Bel ana wife, a. ~ Herbert,
apt r, smith, first CLERK Mi. I'llcoast mate
lr. A. D. Hull, Lansingburgh, New 4ork; Jno.
hr0wn, Juo, DeviuO, sheridan, Miss D. John
son Dr. C. A. Rice, Gen. n. Gibson Hart Giuso 2,
IS K. Fowler, Gen. s. w. Pc rguson, Grce;i vile
fffss Tohu brooks. saloon tender Jacob HOa-
nsr. Cincinnati, ONO; Miss Llzzic Cauns.d,
Cincinnati, ONO J. y Bishop ana lady,
Injured.
Townsend, engineer, badly .scal4sG W, AiEeai
( engineer bruised j. II. Carrier, Harrisburg, Ky.
scaldedl: ThOmas COnhnj H. c, Grey, Express
/ AGENT fscaldefl; MAJ. johnson. Of Kaufman
Ieras lscaIdedl ca rried 10 The residence Of Mrs.
Reading, and died there -Ars. Aary Raymond,
Cleveland Ohio, leg badly fractured; John
Z Elllyarj and two Others badly scalded, names
unknown. About twenty Of the deck hands
HEu crew saved.
Names OF those Known 10 be Lest
Mrs. Dr. Richardson and lhIee children OF
I eter Orl. ans; Mrs. Hoffuer oT Cincinnati Mr..
lsymond, of Cleveland, OAioi Mrs. Gi5bouS
Mss Wolfe OF Cincinnati; Mrs. Osternan y ni
Texas; Mrs. Moore, wife OF minister ColuLl-
fuF Ohio. Mrs. Morris. Mrs. NOisn, Mrs DIR.
ErW Castle KY; --- smith, j, Thomas " IL
Iatus, OF NicKsDurg.
In the great excitement, confusion and
suffering gconsequentupon sucha disaster
il is impossible to arrive at much definite
information respecting the lost. Wesaw
and conveFsed with the first engineer,
who is very dangerously scalded, also the
7ecoad engineer, who is badly bruised.
The first engineer says the boat was run
ming at very moderate speed, and al
seemed 20 be working well, when, with
out moments warning, everything was
living in the air and water, and death
md destruction dealt on all sides by the
kissing steam and the flames. The other
engineer was asleep; says he knew moth
ing till his head emerged from the water.
gen. Cane, late of the famous Indian
Brigade, is very dangerously scalded.
The Carter was comparatively new
boat, having been built IN eighteen hun
ired and sixty-f0ur Shewas thoroughly
overhauled and repaired, and her boilers
inspected within the past three months.
The value Of the boat was about one hun
dred and forty thousand dollars. There
was not one dollar of insurance She had
a full load Of freight and over two hum
5red mules aud horses, all Of which We're
lost.
Portions Of the wreck floated past the
city last evening, among which we no
ticed the entire outside Of the larbOard
wheeihouse. Several bodies, supposed to
be victims of the explosion, were brought
ashore yesterday, and inquests held.
Too much praise cannot be awarded 70
Capt. Murphy, AIr. MeuBhaus, first clerk,
and Mr.. Brenhmul, first mate, of the
steamer Evening star Had it not been
for their heroic eXertious, no one would
have survived this terrible disaster.
Many affecting incidents occurred which
we reserve for another issue. Ii is our
intention to publish a roll Of honor and
one Of shame, for we know all VINO did
their duty and those who saved their
lives by the sacrifice Of the helpless and
feeble. One of the bodies caught here
has been identified AZ Maj. Brewer, Pay
master OF the United States army. The
other two were the remains of lEdies;
one supposed TO be Mrs. Ostermann, Of
Texas: the other is not known, bat the
editor Of this paper has, in his possession,
articles that may lead to her identifies
ton A full description viii bs pub
Iished tomorrow.