Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-06
Riots i'm Paris.
RumOred Killing Of the FreHcl
Emperor.
Destruction Of Steamer Rich
mOnd.

Special to the Union and American. by the
Southern and Pacific Telegraph Line.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 5-10;40 A. Mt is
reported that both Mail boats burned last
night between Louisville aud Cincinnati
occasioning great loss Of lie. Great ex
cinement here and al Cincinnati. Will
send particulars as soon as received.
Associated Press Dispatches by the lWestorn
Union Line.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 5.-The stesme s
United States and America, OF the Loui.-
vile and Cincinnati Mail Line, collided
last night two miles above Warsaw They
afterwards took fire aud burned to IA I.
wate.'s edge. One hundred and L n
persons are reported lost, among them
mauy ladies' No particulars az yet. The
UGi,ed States was from Cincinnati,
and The America FROM Louisville.
LATER.
Allie ladies' on board tie America were
sav,d Thirty ladies and a number of
gentlemen on board the United States
we're lost. The officers of both boats were
saved. except the third clerk OF the
United States A deep feeling of anxiety
prevails 10 get the full particulars The
accideyl was caused by mistaken signals.
The Madison Courier says of the terri
BILE accident on the Ohio river last night
at bali past IL o'clock: The magnificent
steamers United States, descending, and
America, ascending, called at Rayls Land
ipF. about two miles above Warsaw, on the
Indiana side The United States had a
quantity of petroleum oil On her guards.
The america struck the United States on
the starboard or right hand side, forward
of the steps, cutting into her considerable
distance, sinking the United States to about
the main deck In two minutes fire was
communicated in the lower way 70 the pc
troleum oil, and as soon as the boats col
lided they were 10 flames.
Ii is said that some mistake was made
in the signals. The America blew her
whistle twice, which The pilot on the
United States apparently did not hear.
The America again signaled by two blasts
of the whistle. Then the United States
answered, but il was too late. The steam
ere were at the point Of collision. The ex-
citement was terribly intense. 1t is sup
posed that seventy five or eighty persons
have lost their lives. Several of our citi-
zens were on the United States, returning
from Cincinnati. Three of these Mr.. Steele
Bright, Low Vance and o. P. Sappington
are among the missing. James Johns, of
the United States, is also missing, Ii is
estimated, but under the circumstances
this must be a mere guess, that thirty-lhree
women on the United States we're lost.
e he, A
after securing the boats register and valu-
sbles. went through the cabin, kicking IN
the doors Of the state rooms. OTing TO
this precaulion, aud the cool intrepidi'y OF
Mr.. Taylor, 10 lives we're losl on the
Ameica.
Our townsman, Harvey Foster, was on
The United States, returning from CInciL-
natl. He informs us that he and a party
from this city had just left the ladies' cabin
where they had serenaded Mr.. InskeeP
aud lady Mr.. Foster was standing IN the
cabin. near the clerks Office. Mr.. Bright
wgs on the outside. The latter came run
ming in, saving the steamers were coming
together. They felt the shock. Mr.. Eos,
Ter looked around Immediately, and all
forward was in flames. He ran aft and
with the help of deck hand, lowered one
Of the Tenders, on which both tioated
ashore. Mr.. lnskeep and lady Jumped
from the United States 10 the deck OF the
America, a distance Of fifteen feet, anC
were saved.
The survivors Of the terrible accident
. unite in praise Of the management OF the
America after the collision. 1t was no
80 seconds after the boat collided before
the United States was a mass OF hsmei
frou, STEM 10 stern. The America nigh
have been saved had she not attempted Il
save the passe, gers on the States, which
was her du,v 10 DO. Those saved oW'
their lives TO the GOODNESS and courage c
the officers and crew Of the Americs. tie
engines were kept moving until the boa
was made fast 10 the shore, and the pho
stood al his poet until the pilot house wa
burnipC around him and then left TO avoI
sufIocation. The destruction of these no
asd costly steamers, and the more tsrribl
result in The loss of life, and the fate of mia
sing frieEds, have cast a gloom over th
community We still hope that our mist
ing friends have made the shore at som
roint below, and have been saved.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 5-Midnieh t.-As q
10 list Of casualties has reached this poln
lie. hca ever, known that several prom
uent citizens Of Louisville have been los
among w IN are Mr.. GaTvin, of the fir
A Il Garyio, Bell & Co. Boats from Il
wreck are hourly expected ct NJ adlson IN
Cincinnati.
The Co..!iel's Madison special gives Il
names OF few survivors, bnt no Tenne
seans aptcsr on the list.