The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-17
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forotler River ITEM, see Third Page.

The river continued to rise up to dark |
last night, and drays and wagons were
busy hauling Ruffner & Co.'S salt away,
to keep it from being overlooked. The
additional arrivals and departures up 10
midnight include the Mollie Norton, to
Henderson; Pine Bluff, to Wabash River:
Sallie v, to Memphis; Nightingale, Lou
isville and return; LeWellin, to PASSPORT;
Fanny Brandeis, to Cairo; MollIe Ebert.
Cairo to Cincinnati; Umpire, from Cairo.
All the packets had good trips out except
the Pine Bluff, which went out light.
The SalIie V. left with about all the freight
she could carry, and Captain Martin will
go through without landing, except at
Henderson long enough to lay ia supply
of 4" commonwealth " and say good by TO
his wife. He would also take on wedding
party at Henderson, and would land at
Paducah to put of few passengers,
among whom was the wife OF VIM. Steele
steward of the Inflated Phantom. The
SaIlie V. had goodIy number OF passen-
gers.........The Lewellin and Brandeis had
excellent trips out...............The Umpire
was detained on account OF the
disaster to the Phantom, and did not ar
rive till after midnight. She defers her
departure till O'Clock P. N. to-day, when
she will positively leave. A large amount
OF freight was hauled down for her yester-
day ......... A great many persons visited the
new transfer packet Fayette yesterday,
and all were warm In praise Of the beauty
and neatness of her cabins, the staunch-
ness of her build, and her great
power and capacity to make good time.
Mark Anthony says she is goo1
one" and Mark Is high author
fty on steamboats,. She will be re-
painted and reful nished here and viii en-
ter theTrade in about 8 or 10 days.. Else
where will be found dispatch from W al
ter B. Pennington, clerk OF the Umpire, TO
Captain Jack Grammer, giving some sadly
interesting particulars OF the Phantom
disaster, and which Captain Grammer
kindly permits us to publish. We are
panied to learn that the injuries sustained
by VIM. Steele, the steward, and George
McFaddln, express mes2enger,areo f.a more
serious nature than was at first represent
ed. Dave Pearson, the mate, who was blown
up on the Cumberland a month ago
last Tuesday, and who then received al
most a hundred slight wounds, from
which he has scarcely yet recovered. for
tunately escaped this time without injury.
Captain Dexter, who was on the roof, for
ward, passing the word from the leadsman
to the pilot, fell into the river, we are told,
and escaped entirely unlnJured. John
Cooper, who was reported killed,
was, we are eratided to learn, I'M
injured, and telegraphed to his sister
to that effect from Mount Vernon
yesterday evening. He came up on the
Umpire. We learn that the Phantom was
being run by Capt. Sleeth, one OF the own
ers, with hts own engineers and at his own
risk, Capt. Dexter being on board only In
Il
told, would not charter the boat on any
| other terms. So far as asceTtained the
total number killed was ten, including six
routabouts and one deck passenger.
The J. L. Ga aham deferred her departure
until to-day. get your Cumberland River
freight ready.
The Mollie Ebert did not get up till near
midnight We were honorei with a
call last night by Harry Walker, the dis
tinguished Clerk OF the Mary Houston
who arrived by last nights train. He re-
| turned Wednesday evening from an East
/ ern recuperating trip and found his boat
gone.......CaPt. Archer Frame, a ponder
Gus pilot of st. Lonis, was a passenger by
the Fanny Brandels, yesterday.........Bill
/ Attenbor and. Mr.. Pierce, two noted Gin
/ cinnau Pilots, were also passengers by the
Brandeis.-.......E. III. Wilson, q noted Com
] mission mB1CDAnb anu IOlJOu ACloE VI
New Orleans, well known to many of our
citizens. arrived by last nights train and
| is stopping at the American House,.
| Capt Dunning, U. 8. Inspector ut New
| Orleans, was In the city yesterday, He
| left by the Fanny Brandeis for Cairo.........
| The Mary Houston had lC0 tons OF hay to
take at Newburg, engaged for her by w. g..
Brown 6 Co, OF this city, which would de-
| lay her till this morning. She is announced
to leave here at 8o'clock........Capt. Dexter
| has received a letter from Lolita, Osborne
| & Co., hull-buildeTs, announcing that the
frame OF his new hull was up and was as
/ handsome as he ever saw. They state that
the hull will be at Pittsburg by the 18th OF
| October........The Phantom was built at
Madison, by Charles S. Irwin & Brother, In
1854, was $50 feet long. % feet beam, "a feet
hold. Had boilers % feet long, 40 inches
| In diameter, fues. The Umpire ar
rived ut o'oIock this morning, and brings
| full details of the terrible disaster or the
Phantom, which are embodied in the fol-
lowing card OF Capt. Dexter. or course
we could gather other minute and incl
dents sufficient to I'LL all our columns, but
| this must suffice for to-day: