, 1869-08-20
THE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Additional Isatticulnrw.

From he Eea,l>ri&'t ,f,.d., Journal .tu2u.t1a
The steamer Cumberland, plying In she Egans
Vile mud Calto pacsct t.atic, commanfed B.! tap
tam Wu. Luwth, with Marion Wright and bruce
liunser, clerks: James Matkeny anti James Dau-
ron, pilots; Rotcrt lte'i1an anu Thomas Greru,
engineers: na'tn reaZson, mate; George nllcb
anssilIe between and o'clock Friday evening"
Tor Ca,ro, With tair cargo Of Eratn and pAckpt
freight At SIT. Vernon she took Atoit PIN
taI sas1' oa1set ase taa "a sa,af,, s% mnsts. ts
ns wh!e The hs ha1 ~
hcAvlcI thr 1rai!, her lArh1hru b,flet exploded
With terrible crash. tcnr,or the bout complete
wreck. Atd killing aud w0undinv lasye uui,lLor
of her deek crew. few passengers, aud tho mail
Jim l'nnron i,a4t left the pilot houss ~ tue boat
landed u 1taieuh. AMI fllut 1talhcur, secIhx
ov. backed ,tuw i. supposlta !. was s.hai, but
fn1nG II Maa not, had straixhcne'l tho boat ftown
the river. aud, ~ RJoy1 stated, had struck thr
hell fuF sae leat but Ind not ch1ngcd thu spool o!
HEug!nrcr Nclnan, Eho ras IN xnich, hoaf1uE
tho call for thu lcnI', 1t omc tried tho HhleF III
c tc r,,'s ~ a m lea9 IL y ss.cr h LIT z
whIch hu expected, an, hal Just inkcn lila POSI-
tim ny tho ENGINE Whc, Tho lol!nr tx1'iodci* II
board ard iSilrr cSrIolci, Sat nil lid bSsrs. I'll thrS.
III nu1nier, HrfT b.Ixu nscstuarIl, tInty Aus
pcer III tho eaplodc Lol1cr, at.i two xnat1 plocss
ot itu fltlta attached 10 the lUIInr irn.1, wrrr
guln1. jim MRthrny, who naa Al tho whcnl, wlLs
hloen atrilourL. ~ waa alYu iHuce lIGnttr
SECOND cacfk, ~hn ~aa On thr witch Whit thu
neil. hn'i Max not onl, at!r 10 rayc h!uasr.f t,t
also aided l!untrr. ~llufu ln folnh hrirlpsk nIi thu
waller, y rl.nYilR IN Iortiol* .! tho wreck, TIL
iiay,d lfrnrpon; ,he mafc, was ascending 10 tn +
hurrann tlrcA. tu ttsH thu word from thu ical!s-
inuR 10 tho ti!G'. when no ma. 1stcl up tuto Thu
air And let nnii1cDly duEn, falling Into tho hn,
beneath where tir t.Illtfs nhsl hccb, alnofE tonla
Vi fire. l1r drew himself up t,y thc kctst,n, hut
.,enR blinded by smoke and asca no toll through.
thr llaa.i nInn the other r,lc. IA he ftl frs'n
he hurricane deck ne waa caught l,Y the fcspi hy
two sections of the fslltDg chimney, AMI hrli!
Srn'Hn HSr 1T 81 Ts %ha
uA&lng his wny cut Of the wreck stepped upon
the chiuincy, Separating the p0rtians 10 that
described, INTO thn hold. Afier having worked
hts NaE Gl,t OF the hold he discovered that the
suat was on f1rc. att1 though hntlly stunned.
~ he con!i tlnt uie for uty and. viii, their ali,
succeeded in cxt'nEuisuinv the IRE. which brult
ont Ia anothcT p.ncc. hut y the tlme1J efforts Of
Captain I.owth and othcrs, 1t was again c1lln.
eu!.!,ed, aud, 10 doubt, many lives saye, IN
the Mcanflttsc the anchor was cast ont, aud The
J. l. GEahaM cane UP ami towed the wreck to
Shawut+'owu. When the hunk gradually, her
II butts ..ha,sn been Started n} lhc explosion.
When tie capsoslon tooE place, CAPTAIN 1owth
trxRa, nnd had 10 burst their way out, which, with
uiuet eaort tacy succcctit'l In doing. aul ulntti
the mate nld cycR 10 thtlt efforts 10 save tho boat
anll Alsslat the wounded Captain Lowth wa es-
peclaLIy ACtlyt nnd efficient IN securing the cotn-
tnrt Of The wounded, and was nchIy seconded IN
hts enoE1a BY Captain Lowell Anl Ar. Danlei Ja-
cots, Of Shawnee.0wu, md the people Ut SlaM-
nCeoTp were earnest IN their Efforts ~ render
slstsHce aud relieve The suffering.
Manon Wright wass asleep II h!4 room, With
Bruce Hunters lttc 10y IN the upper berth, and.
although the sIie nuf tsooEs we're biuwn oEertu4ni
from tnc Dftc, ,E.,nctarCtE in trout, theY wcn,
but lMfte Injured, Ma1tons injuries tclng caust,l
t,v S1,,1A
BlrclI, ltc STEWARD, had hts Tight hand badly
snashcd and slightly buried, but will suon be ali
right
: sAnrtl Copeland, the mall agent, II ts eupposci
was making up his nlail at ShuNne~town. and was
nor seen atttrWard. Tbs oNiceSS Of the Lornnh.
t,o,ies hal heen recovesej, lnc,udlug the body Of
the mail aeeEt and one Of the caIore.i portcrA.
9:opelald leaves . ,9ans vile Al Metropolis,
since t1krn ont u He po!!cs for a,yDu-
4 }0nnR man, who l!ycd Hetxeen Shawneeto IN
and Equa.,.!, 4! nAssenser was terribly man-
ctEtalne1. Portions uf the mall matter, aut OF
The tolts pspe5s we're p.clsd up @ u tne river.
knt..l thieves went 8board and commenced rIuu-
ierinr. They were caught and made TO d!sSorSe
some 50 Or so Of money, supposed to hc1ong 10
the boat. which they nA1 picked up from the deck.
Nine OF the negro deck crcw were at Shawnee.
town, wounded, three or four seriously. -Four Of
i've wire very slightly wounded, but were able
to asE:st 10 saving the *.ecE. There weEe twen.
~ deck haniB and four nIemen on the boat, OF
whom not more than fourteen or fifteen arc aE'
counted for, and It - snrpose'i that four or nrc
lest in THE confusion Attending the dtsaster, the
esnct number. OF the names couh not be as'
crrtalntal
Tue Cumberland was hull: at Mlllerspoft, on
the upper Uhio, by Captain Etjl Knight II We
mistake not, In ls52, and tRs called the Rachel
Miller. Shc Was Eota TO the government at1er
nAstIE made tHo Or three trips and converted IT,
10 EunbGat, nul nt tho closu Of the Hlr WAS
rcmoNclleu and named The cumberland. Hel
boilers .d neen gsn7 IN mueh trouble des s9as
dcterr lne.I lss her up when they rcache Cairo.
It grtaiF tn te regretted that theJ did lAt ner
up v eek SOONER. We an. told thst the boat was
insured for sh,uu, aud there WAS s'.Mp or ss,tt1
insurance on her c1lCo, OF which Dr. lia:lock ha!
$3.50. on goods Shipped By Hagun, bickcy j. Car
Iat,cocl. {. K. Drcw. axent for the Security
Insurance tolupan,, tal small Eisks on Etrnts
Ahfppet By Mark Warren 4 70. nnd stockwel1 L
To- She trok ut Mount Vernon about Lou sacks
Ui wllrat anil curn which there vas an tusur-
ante Ct &a,ral. Some Of her cargo WAS thFosn
overheard, iut large PORTION Of It will he s.yc'i.
Was blown overheard. aud the QaicLstep met ri
,1rutes Of the disaster mauy miles hclnw. The
officers ot The GrtcEs:cr, on arriving Mt Shawnee.
town. rendered u! ossitae assistance, and brought
PORTION u tbs crew, Including the lnates t,t+,
engineers an sonc II TIE cabin c.tw 10 tht>rftJ.
At noon yesterday Mr.. Pearson. tnc Iraie. wns
hny.ttR IhnuDefalle slight t1tEFca all oeet III.
pefkuu. liz Will rou1 recover.
\ nf lila iEkEItG H2S [t+GlFGu utIe ~ lt!GRl jill
from Mt Vernon eary sutrr'lAT evening an |
cYeBied RreAi excitement. nlrl when the Qatck-
step arrived. near t2!!nisht, hnn'frcds ruHhe'!
ntnafd tn learn particulars, We Rre ln'1ehfes1 to
.1'n, laEnrnr. onr nj the t'nmhcrlan's pilots for
pastlcu!srs Ut the disaster. |: will prolIabf be
several days iefore re shill ascertain the nuuier
and DAuIes Of those who Nerf lost Thrre wRs
no ranIc nUlnns thc of:lcrr1. passengers nf err~.
anil ali worked rtotiy and snsAsnu'Ir. t'nat..a
iowtE, David FeaEsoE, the fHAte: Mtr.uh Wright.
nrtt errk: Alexander ftnwclI nn'i nsrH
Jscni =, ut &nauuerinwn. arr highly cnEnnrH'1e',
for theif unie efforts to sA.e ttIr wreck fr.n trt
AMI to r1ie,e the .weuatle,l; t'.ttntn, inwth
stays with lhc ~uHpied and IA dong Ill hecat,
TOR theIr en1IiInH+ aAril nol'1 uni r'r'!ia.ly
assisted i,s the Rrst ETHVic Df ehhFucct1Fn.
NJ. ". tAallu, Etg., Ut New hlhRH}. win hA1
feeh .pciltil,It few 'l1ts III ihA rt1I, ~as pas:
prEger III ti,p fs'.fatrH Cumberland. hHt,csTslc'i
with sflfilnv inr1flrA Efr wr1tcs to captain
Lr1Hcks that Ids ankle II ~ ha.llt fpya.hnd thy:
he cannot nix. int thiiks hr will asIon l.r well.
lie Mrs hr fast IN ihs wreck rrar!r An hn1F lHn-
fure eIp traI'&I~l him. Wn ATE InClsett tn ]. II.
II. W1sehtAss. ot pha~ nrrtowr, fur ,lrtal1a nf
thr t'uIaqsianh l...tar. promptly fur~Ar,cd BY
,pa,l. Ito xItrs h~ name Of Mr. CEa1fnf,! II! New
A,tany, hs sponE shC rA'.rnG~r. wiz, wrrr
tnsrtl tn a!lsH!'t injured. Te enttrr cabin fpf'
~aFss 1T thp .,s'Ior rrElHr wna hlnHn IN tles'rr.
II Ia eslattsl HAT Us. Mrfar!atA. nf ihla city.
NM n tstseuxrF iy thr tutn"FlhHh. HART
MaIhrF. II &'niro, was oN tt'nst1. Asl waa saro!,
hl1GhI!} sIJuf''l