The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-30

ST. LOUIS, BetoEer g. The steam
er Rubieon arrived this morning from
below, and brought up John "a. Iy-
sons, the Second Engineer Of the
steamer, and young woman of st.
Louis, whosw was rescued on a floating
spaE Lyons reports having seen sew
eral charred bodies on the wreck, but
adds very little to the information al
ready obtained. Several steamboat
captains andt citizens. constituting a.
volunteer committee, will leave this
evening for the wreck and vicinity,
to search for and bury the bodies of
the lost. ..--.. .-.---..--.-
ASsabsoription ofhearIy athousand
dollars was raised in five minutes on
'ChaDge, at noon, to defray the ex-
penses of this committee. and other
subscriptions will be made for the
benefisof destitute families. .bossa
The following is as complete a list
of the saved from the terrible disas7
ter to the StoneWall as can be ascer-'
tanned at,present: George W. Fulton,
John FL. Lyons, Edward Fulkerson,
E. p. Watson, aud Charles Williams,
allHof St. Louis; R. A. Phelps, of
Shreveport, La; David Schultz, of
Maysville, KY; Miss Hugonson. of
Jefferson; W. s. Cook, of Texas :;
N. NJ Td6sbeFs aad JElaschresss1g L.
Joan, NJ Marx, a. Breny, j. Swan,
I'D. Jones, and Mr.. Bowers, of New
Orleans; V. Cook, w. Leveness, 2.
Huruen, j. Stewart, j., Conway, Will
liam Kipney, Michael Kinney, George
/ HelmerousS; Louis, George, and Nick
/ Peret; b. Peri and wife; M. II.
(; Mcoheny. l.. Swain, James SWartz,
Mr.. Hannah, j. ! Oonrossg james
Grifinq John Pearee.g Dennis Mo-
riarty. DIR. A. w. Washburn. DIR.
i S. B. Inais, S. T. Carroll, Mr. NJ. @.
Sweetness, Mike Bresner; w. s. Cook,
of Vir9inia; =. Sisone, and George
Edinburg. .s11a1fAt aug EtoAa Els6Bl2--EAa
Among those wnorare known 20 be
missing are: Mrs, Gregg, Of Texas;
Miss Cabep, Capt John w. Doty, OF
Rapides Parish, La; Capt. Thomas
Scott, Of st. Louis; Milton g. ElbeTt,
first clerk, of ST. LouisY AVm. Chick,
second clerk, of St. .seLouis; Frank
| Murray. pilot, ST. Louis; Willis
Beebe irsb mate, st. Louis / Isaac
| Mooney, striker; Henry Brown,
steward; Joshua Lester, bar keeper,
| st. Louis; john Hoover, bar keeper,
ST. Louis; John Garret, watchman,
| st. Louis; O. B. Divenny, wife and
| two children, six and two years old ;
/ John MeIntire, st. Louis Owen
| Daily, Geo, w. Blackburn, conductor
/ on the North Missouri Railroad !;
! .Chasa Brennan, dead. sgCoG Holg
The niece Of Capt. Scott, mentioned
in the dispatch. from Cairo, was not
/ on board. She is the daughter of Wm
S.q 0ozzens, q we'll known civil en-
| gtueer, Of this city, and was all ready
to start, her baggage being on board,
| when her father, obeying an impulse
which he cannot explain, and which
| seems to have been a premonItion OF
danger, conclEded that it was best for
Iqler' to remain at home. AC6 E4Aa33
ST. LOUIS, October 29-John Fl.
Lyon, the second engineer of the
| StoDegaH. ,Yhoa reached here to day
on the Rubicon, reports having helped
Captain Scott to lower a ladder from
the hurricane roof down which the
Captain descended, but Lyon does
not think Scott reached the foot of it,
as the smoke was. so dense and the
fire so shot. - Lyon IS subsequently
dumped overheard, and with the aid
ola Wheelbarrow, succeeded in getting 3
ashore sUme distance below the burn
ing boat. he then went nto Vanen' S
Landing i've miles below where he
found the head cooke colored
man, and two other men, names not
known. Lyon does nota3 think any
were. saved below this point He also
says that after the yawl, menti0nedain q
previous dispatches, reached the
shore one of the men an 1T returned
using a board for q paddle, and
rescued FIVE men who were in the
water, While Lyon was in the water
4 he saw osh lester, Que of the bar
keepers, clinging ito bale of hay
supporting q little girl IN his arms
ISL "A short time afterwards four negro
roustabouts were. seen attempting to
get on the bale of hay, and Mr.. Lyons
Isthip ks they were-aH drowned. s3l0
| Capt. John Shaw, part owner and
4 lcommander0fth the Stonewall. andCep-
tains Dan. G. Taylor. j. b. Weaver
and John Conley started for the wreck
this evening, and will 4dsyote them
selves to finding aud giving decent
| burial to the bodies Of those who per
, lshed lnlthe DISASTER oE4a4t0M
(. ST, LoUIsg October 29-An inquest
I was held at Neeley' LANDING. yester-
day upon the bodydof Mr. Brennan,
sIwhoIdied Just after reaching the shore
sb Papers found on his person identified
him as francis brennan, Of Galveston,
Texas. 1.-The result of Ethes INQUEST
his not known here. ~ Iauaasn -
The Peri family, consisting oi
II twelve persons, q only five Of whom
II were saved. Michael and Geo. Kin
I'll ney. who were repoFteds saved, arr
now believed to have been Ioet,i as nt
Il tfdings of them have been received bJ
/ theirfamilios.l they were WellskhowI
II stock men Of this city, aads had
large lot of cattle on board the boat
, InSadditienl toftae gentlenenamen
Fl toned III the previous dispatch. Cap
. tains Vincent YoTe- and Griffin Pra
ther left this evehing for Neely1
, | Landing, TO- assist in recovering ths
bodies Of those lost. The party tooA