New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-14

LOSS OF THE EMERALD,
Addltionai Delalls.

A passenger who was on the steamer
Emerald, that sunk lately near Morganza
bend, writes to the Springfield Illinois,
Journal the clearest statement of the affair
that has been published. We have room
only for extracts After she struck the
snag, he says;
She was immediately headed toward the
east shore, which was about one hundred
and fifty yards distant. When she struck
the bank, her hull was full. The en-
gineers had put on all possible steam, and
left her running, and Hed--but she could
not be held to the shore. The water was
very swift, very deep, and full of eddies.
Some leaped ashore, and 10 an almost in
credible short space of time plank was
run out and cable made fast. The shore
was treaeherOus, washing, land.sliding. Il
was about ten feet from the water
to the top Of the bank, and was
straight up, where we struck, but Just
below a Large piece had caved about
halfway down to the water, md on this all
crawled up that got out after the plank
fell. But to go back to the time she struck.
When came to the front saw the bow
stove in directly In front, but could not see
the main hole, whiek was under the guards,
and was said by these who saw it from the
shore to be about thirty feet long and
seven feet deep. A large lot Of barreled
molasses was on the bow, three or f0nr
tiers high; the snag entered the hull and
passed through The first deck and stove in
the heads of a number Of The molasses bar
reis, and passed On back ripDiug her open
as it went. Every one felt the shock. and
those who we're aeleep al the time came
RUNNING iF3iH F5ff ssdssF f9viHa, 5Oiii5 win
life pGeservers, aud saAla without; some
terribly frightened, while others seemed to
have perfect eentr0l of themselves. En-
The lady passengers at first came running
TO the front, but we're tald by several there
was no danger, but now they were running
to and fro, crying & Oh, whats the matter;
what's the matter ~ us she going to sink ~
"Oh, we'll all be Lost. etc.
All was excitement now. Mothers call
ing their children, children calling to tathel
and mother friends calling each other
everywhere Seeing q little boy standing
on the tiers of molasses / grabbed him BY
the arm, dropped him Ia front of the bar
reds, and told him % run to the plank quick
which be did. The steward pfcked him up
there, little RiFl and ran up the plaaA
with them, and as bis foot left the plank il
fell into the river, the cable snapped, and
the current pushed her frshn the shore in an
instant had got of tho barrels by this
q Hne aud stood Oh the bow. Ia twinklina
| saw my situation and jumped. at the same
time bringing my Saliae partially under
me. This assisted me Ia keeping up and 4
short struggle brought me To the shore.
turned before, climbing the bank to look Al
the awful scene behind Shewas hundred
feet from the shore new she is caTeeains
to the larboard side SID
Mrs. Dr. Richardson and her daughter, !
very Interesting, heanafulg and intelligen
young lady, are standing down on the low
&c guards, just outside ths barrels; nov
the tier Of barrels roll on them, ant
dqwp they 90 with bnlh arms raised up
ward, as though depaifing of help here
they we're reaehiRg lsr help from Heaven
Tue cage Of wild aninlals-a side-show o
john Robinsouss sircns-was aboard, con
sisslae af learned aog, 3 bear, 4 tiger
f0er monkeys, q hox Of snakes, and a dog
are on the hurricsAe root over they 90
the ehimneys are blealziuR down they 20
eFushiag Is Rhs entire front Of the cabin
they are broken clean of and gone; pee
pie aFa dreWninR AK Ienbling for litl
every here. NoSs, 81 lana. elaakina. crush
ing NOISE, The cabin loken from ID,
milh and with several 1lsoHs on, DRIFT
rapidly sat OF sight tang was los
save 4 litsis baeasee. rls.. aries and ea8l
ing of theae on shQre "a their drowning
friends and those clipgiHg to the wreeli
prbduced an impt An which viii las
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