The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-03

boat but three were saved. But one yawl was seen,
and that taken possession Of by some deck passen
down stream on a log. The people at Neeley's saw
the light and fastened to assist. One man rescued
sixteen persons with ski and had it not been for
this help all would have been lost.
Gen. Leman, from Paducah, KY, swan ashore with
lady, and at her enreaty returned to her child,
and in swimming ashore he grapled by drowning
man and was compelled to shake him off. One man
was taken from the wreck SO badly burned that he
died on reaching shore. Capt. Dandy of Shreveport,
La, was saved. There 80 cabin passengers and
crew all the ladies on board were lost except one.
Fukerson, the pilot and the Carpenter the only
persons Of the crew saved.
Another statement is that the fire originated from
candle wh.h the deck passengers had near some hay
while playing cards The steamer was run on gra-
vel bar the pilot supposing that the passengers could
wade ashore on the bar, but at the end slough
and here the larger number we're drowned. Out oi
$50 passengers and crew only thirty is known to be
saved.
ST. Lou1s Oct 29.-The steamer Rubicon arrived
this morning from below and brought John Lyon, I'd
engineer of steamer Stonewall and young woman, oi
St. Louis, who was rescued on floating spar. Lyons
reports having seen several charred bodies on the
wreck but adds very little to the information already
obtained. Several steamboat captains and citizens
constituting arelief committee, will leave this evening
for the wreck and vicinity to search for and bury the
bodies of the lost subscription of nearly thou
sand dollars raised in FIVE minutes on Change al
to defray the expenses of this committee, and
other subscriptions will be made for the benefit of the
destitute families.
The following is complete list of the saved from
the terrible disaster to the Stonewall as can be
tanned at present: Geo. W. Fulton, John a. Lyon
Edward Fulkerson, E. P. Watson, Chas Williams, al
| of St. Louis; R. A. Phelps, Shreveport, La; Dayie
S Cook, Texas N Marberg, Wash Cress, L. L. Jean
| M Marx, n. Breny, J. Swan, D. Jones, Mr.. Boure
New Orleans; A. Cook w. Leyeness, R. Harris, J
Stewart, J. Conway, Michael Kinney, VIM. Kenney
Geo. Hitmore, st. Louis Geo. and Nick Bert, B. Ber
and wife, n. Il. Mahoney G. Swain, Jas. Swartz, Mr.
mis- Moriarly, Or. A. w Washburne, DR.. D. Benson
E. A. Carroll, Mr.. McSweeness, Mike Bresner, w.
Cook, of Va, j. Simons, Geo. Edwards Among thos.
who are known to be missing are Mrs. Gregg, Texas
Miss G., Capt. John w: Doty, Of Rapides parish. La
Clark ST. Louis; VIM. Check, I'd clerk, ST. Louis;
Murray pilot, st. Louis; Willis Beebe, Ist mate, ant
Isaac Mooney, st. Louis; striker Henry Brown, stew
ard Joshua Lester and barkeeper St Louis; Jno Hoo
yer, book-keeper, John Garrett, watchman, G. B. De
yinney, wife and two children, six and two years old
John Mcintyre, ST. Louis; Owen Daley G. w. Black
burn, conductor on Northern Missouri raread Over
Daley, St. Louis Chas. Brennan The niece Of Capt
Scott mentioned in the dispatch from Cairo, no
| on board.
John A. Lyon, the second engineer of the Stone
WALL who reached here to-day the Rubicon, reports
having helped Capt. Scott to lower ladder from tht
hurricane roof down, which the captain descended
but Lyon does not think Scott reached the foot Of h
ladder alive. The smoke dense and the fire st
| hot, Lyon subsequently jumped overheard and will
the aid of wheebarrow succeeded in getting ashore
some distance below the burning boat. He then wen
to Vancs landing, five miles below, where he fount
the head cook, colored man, and two other men
below this point. He also says that after the yawl
mantioned in nrtvious dsnst tches rerched the shore