The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-18

The weather on Saturday morning
was clear and warm, intentionally
SO. Towards noon it began to cloud
up, and the> indications favored rain.
The river rose right sharply during
Friday night, but a it is falling at
Cincinnati and Louisville, a decline
may be expected to take place here at
once. All the low bottoms along the
river are overlooked.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures
up to 3 o'clock Saturday include the
Armada, Cairo to return; Mollie
Norton and Newsboy. Henderson to
return; Ada Lyon, Green River to
return; Rob Roy, to Cincinnati; Oh
lie Sullivan, to Cloverport; Clifton,
Memphis to Cincinnati; Tarascon,
Louisville to return; J. P. Webb,
GAINESVILLE to return; Crescent City,
from Louisville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Havana, for Nashville, Nightin-
gale, for St. Louis; Darling and Min
nicola, for Memphis; Empire, for Ar
kansas River; P. w. Strader and
Belle Lee, for New Orleans; Tennes-
Zee, from Cairo; James Gray,
from Green River; Alice Dean, West
moreland, Dexter and Indiana, from
New Orleans; Fanny Brandeis, from
Nashville; L wellin, from Eastport;
Silver Moon, from Memphis; Cora
s, from White River; Louisa, from
Wabash River.
miscellaneous.
The wharf looked quite lively and
business like, on Saturday morning
1.-THE J. 2. Webb had a big trip
from the Cumberland, including 175
hogsheads Of tobacco.........The Ar
mazda had 81 hogsheads Of tobacco,
and much miscellaneous freight and
many people.........The Mollie Norton
had also a large cargo of tobacco, and
the wharf was covered with that great
staple 1.-THE Rob Roy left at II
o'clock, with an excellent trip, and
with engagements above for all
she could carry.........The Minneola,
which passed down at mid
night Friday, had a good trip
and had made splendid time.......-The
Clifton passed up before noon Satur-
day with good trip. At four o'clock
Saturday morning, a few miles below
Henderson, she burst her starboard
steam-pipe, with a startling explo-
sion, tearing up a portion of the cabin
floor, filling the cabin with steam,
and causing the greatest excitement |
and CONSERVATION among her passen- |
gers and crew. Women rushed from |
their state-rooms in their night |
clothes, and the men rushed out with |
scarcely any clothes on at all. Joe
Mccullough, one of her pilots, had |
just risen, and was but half dressed,
when the explosion occurred. Panic:
stricken, he rushed frantically over
the hurricane down the back stairs to
the ladies' cabin, where the sights he
saw and the sounds he heard froze his
modest young blood, and he swooned |
away, and was carried back to his
room 10 a state of insensibility. He
revived, but had to use light stimu-
lants in moderate quantities. Capts.
Stein and Hunter kent cool, and soon
restored quiet and confidence. One
Of the strikers received a confusion
between the eyes, but was not Sc
riously injured. A gentleman pas
senger had one hand slightly scalded.
Had the accident occurred when
the cabin was full of PEG
pie serious casualties would
doubtless have been the result. The
rent in the pipe was nearly four feet
long, and the pipe was rolled out
almost fat. The engineer was fortu-
nately on the guard Of the boat, and
escaped injury. The Clifton proceeds
to Cincinnati on one wheel.........The
Crescent City arrived from Louisville
afternoon, with full cargo
Of cement and lime.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The feet and popular
is the regular packet for
Cairo and all way landings, at four
o'clock to-day. Capt. H. T. Dexter