The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-09
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CRKscEsr OyvIcn. No. ~ CAnP Sra
Wednesday Morning, Dec. 9. l56;


and Messrs. Lancaster and Dale. May success
attend, is cur earnest prayer.
Shortly after noon, yesterday, Capt. Nat.
| Green's fine passenger packet Mississippi, came
stesming into port with flying colOrs, and above
ALL she had board the largest load Of the great
staple that has been Landed at our wharf since the
termination Of the late little unplessantness. Her
cargo consisted Of Ais bales of cotton. 2262 sacks
Of cotton seed l4ll sacks Of corn and sundries.
The Wild Wagner arrived yesterday from
Naiehez with 2l4 bales cotton, so hogshesds
sugar. As barrels molasses, etc.
-Lafourche, Capt. Heno. arrived yesterday from
! Bayou Sara. with full cargo.
Late advices from Red river report II falling at
| Shreveport
The Golden Era, Capt. Gus. Hodge, leaves this
| evening for Shreveport and Jefferson.
The Gov. Allen, Capt. j. W. Tobn, leaves at
P. N. to-day for Trenton and Monroe.
The Wild Wagner, Capt. W. b. Richardson.
leaves at O'Clock this evening for Natchez and
! all way landings.
The Ida. Capt. wiIloughby, arrived yesterday
| from ST. Louis with full load.
| The Spanish msu-of war Churruco, anchored
opposite the fsot of Canal street. is in her pres
ent position, greatly in the way of steamboats,
arriving at and departing from this port
The splendid passenger packet B. l.. Hodge No.
2, Capt. V. b. Baranco, leaves for Bayou Sara at
| 5P. M. to- day.
The Aloe, Capt. Woods, arrived yesterday from
lower coast fully laden.
The St. Mary left for Camden last evening with
full load.
The Flicker, Capt. Aucoin, arrived yesterday
from Lsfourche with A hhds. sugar, 267 OILS. and
22 half do. molasses, etc.
The Frank Pargoud, from the bends, will arrive
this evening.
The ]. NJ. Sharp arrived yesterday from Donald
sonville with lS3 hhds. sugar and su0dries.
The popular coast packet New Era reached port
yesterday morning with good freight.
The Sully arrived yesterday from Lafourche.
The Minnow proved total loss.
The Peerless. Capt Forgay arrived yesterday
from ST. hartiDsville.
The regular alternate Wednesday Memphis
packet Mississippi under command of that cOur-
teous gentleman and careful commander, Capt.
Nat Green, leaves at P. NJ. to-day for Memphis,
Vicksburg and all way landings. Mr.. S. G.
Creighton. one of the most courteous gentlemen
upon the river has charge of her Office. and will
see that all freight and passengers intrusted 70 the
Mississippi carefully attended to.
The following named steamers left port yester-
day:
Lafourche, Capt. Heno, for Bayou Sara.
St Mary, Capt. Carleton, for Camden.
X. Il. Lee. Capt. Cannon, for Vicksbnrg.
Lizzie Hopkins, Capt Reots for Red River.
Right Way, Capt. ScoveIl, for Red River.
A. G. Brown, Capt. Rsdovich. for lower coast.
By reference TO an advertisement in another
column, Ouachita shippers will perceive that the
fine side-wheel passenger packet Cornelia mot
Camelia as reported in our last issue) leaves un-
der command Of Capt. ]. W. Blanks, at 5 P. NJ.
tomorrow for Camden Ark. giving through bills
lsding, and that hereafter she will leave this port
every ten days, continuing in the trade during the
entire season.
Tie G. A. Thompson, Capt PurseIl, leaves for
Cincinnati at P. NJ. to-day.
The st. Nicholas, Capt. J. C. Dowtv, leaves
positively next Saturday at P. NJ, for Grand
EcOre, Alexandra and all way landings.
The Bart Able, Capt. W. G. Harrison, leaves to-
morrow evening tor Sh eveport.
The Lizzie Tate Capt. Stnde, will be found at
the wharf this morning ready to receive freight.
She leaves tomorrow at P. NJ. for Jefferson,
Shreveport and all way landings
The John Kilgour. Capt Benson, leaves at p.
NJ. to-day for Louisville.
The p. W. Strader leaves for Louisville next
Saturday at PM
The Wild Wsgoner, Capt. W. B. Richardson,
leaves as usual at P N. to-day for Natchez.
Tie Arkansas, Capt. shaw ieaves without fail
at P. NJ. tomorrow for Arkansas river.
The receipts of cotton from Memphis are in
crossing by every arrival from that port week
ago yesterday the Magenta arrived with 402s
bales, and yesterday Capt. Nat. Green's great
packet Mississippi arrived with 4ll3 bales, the
banner trip OF the season.
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT-GREAT loss OF
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 5.-The Madison Nndisna) |
Courier Gays of the terrible accident on the Ohio
river last night "At half-past eleven O'Clock the
magnificent steamers United States. ascending, |
and the America. descending, cOllided at Rsyrs |
landing, about two miles above Warsaw on the |
Indiana side. The United States had a quantity |
of petroleum on her decks. The America struck |
her on the stuboard of night hand side. forward |
OF the steps, cutting into her q considerable dis /
lance, sinking her in about two minutes to the
main deck. The IRE was communicated in the |
lower way TO the petroleum oil. and as soon as
the boats collided they were in flames.
II is said that some mistake was made in the
signals. that the America blew her whistle twice,
which the pilot on the United States apparently
did not hear, and the America again signsed by
two blasts OF the whistle, and then 1t was that the
United States answered, but it too late as the
steamers werefat the point of collision. The ex.
citement was terrible IL ia supposed that seven
~ five or eighty persons have lost their lives
Several of our citizens were on the United States
returning from Cincinnati; three of these NJ
Steele Bright, Lew: Vance and o. p. Sappngton,
are among the missing.
The receiving clerk Of the United States, James
Johns, is also missing II is estimated but under
the circumstances this much is mere g1ess that
thiriy-three women the United States were
lost. Mr.. W. c. Taylor, clerk of the America,
after securing the boats register ana valusbles,
went through the cabin kicking in the stateroom |
doors, and owing TO this precaution and cool in
uepidiiy OF Mr.. Taylor, no lives were lost on the
America. Our townsman, Harvey Foster, was on
the United States, returning from Cincinnati aud
he informs Us that he and party from this city
bad just left the ladies' cabin, where they had left
Mr.. lnDskeep and lady, and standing In the
cabin near the clerks office.
Mr.. Bright on the outside, aud came run.
ming in, saying " the boats are running together"
and just then he felt the shock, and looking
around Immediately saw that all forward was in
danes. He then ran aft, AID, with the help of a
deck hand. lowered one Of the tenders, on which
hey hoated ashore. Mr.. InnskeeO and lady
Jumped from the United State TO the deck of the |
America, distance of fifteen feet, and were
aved, losing all their clothing. The survivors OF
he terrible accident united in praise of the
management, OF the America after tue collision.
{ was not thirty seconds after the boats coiiided
'efore tho United States was mass OF flames
rom stem TO stern.F The America might have
)een saved had she not attempted to save the |
passengers on the Estates" which it was her
iuiy TO do, and those who were saved owe their
ives to the GOODNESS and courage Of the officers OF
be America. II
Her engines were kept running until the boat
vas made fast 10 the shore. The pilot stood at his
'ost until the pilot-house was burning around
i'm. and then left TO avoid suffocaton. The de-.
truction of these fire and costly steamers, and the
sOTe terrible result in the Sc 81 life and the fate
# missing friends, hs cast gloom ov,r the en-
ire community. We suh nope that oar missing
riends have made the shore at some point beloT