Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-25

was shallow, and he was observed by 8
passenger and the hRrkeeper, who soon
rasuscitated him. All united in their
praise Of the Captains presence of mind,
prudence, and gallant efforts to save the
boat and passengers. 1t would seem in
vidious to p~articulerizs where all did so
well; but the thanks Of the passengers
are directly due to the meritorious SER
vices rendered by Mr.. HethersOr, the bill
clerk, in presiding "lifs spr~eserVers" for
them. He was tue last to leave the
wreck. Binding on a preserver, he drep-
ped into the cold waters of the lake. He
foated about q while, and becoming in
sensible, was picked up, or rather towed
ashore by the Dixie's yaWl. The Dixie
lay in Jim's Bayou, about five miles dis
tant, tied to 8 tree, with steam down.
Capt. Jacobs, the master, was informed
by the Waterman that he believed there
was q boat on fire. He thersupon dis
patched his mae and q deck hand to
the place of the d saster. Capt. Swaine,
the pilot of the Mittie Stephens,
was the first one of the survi-
in a tree to which he had swans
He directed him to the body Of Mr..
Hetherton, aud afterWard to that of Mr..
T. L Lyon, of the house OF J. W. Bur-
bridge, New Orleans. They then re-
lived lome persons clinging to the rud-
der Of the wreck, Capt. Swayne in the
meantime refusing to be relieved until
the yawl had done all the service posi-
BILE. They picked up the body Of an IN
known wOm9u who came on board the
Stephens at Grand Ecore. The vessel
was but q few minutes in consuming,
owing to the combustibIe material of the
freight. That short time seemed an
eternity to some. The distressing screams
and groans of the sufferers assembled TO
heaven, mingling with the din OF disas-
ter, and the prayers of the dying husband
and wife, child and mother, friend and
foe, were Graded in the pillows of the
lake, which soon rocked them to sleep.
Like the boat on which they but q few
minutes before so peacefully slumbered,
they passed away as it were "a tale that
is tOld.H
Mr.. Burke, g surviving passenger,
having been informed by the officers of
the steamer that two thieves had come
on board st Shreveport, was keeping
watch for them in the cabin when the
fire broke out. Toe thieves were both
lost.
One OF the most signal acts Of heroism
NAo1 AG1 CHI- CAA ~ Eht ADJ W IGCOIGf
was performed by Phil. Hill, the csrpen-
ter, and q deck hand, by name Jacob
Stein. Twenty kegs Of powder had been
deposited in the magazine in the hold.
With tue presence OF mind and q daring
that hss few parallels in the annals OF
s~team6oatiDg, they, in the face of q hOr-
rible death, carried the powder and threw
IT, overheard. A moment lost and there
would have been no one to tell the awful
story. Gallant fellows! Peace hath
her heroes, no less renowned than war.
In conclusion, we have this to say :
With a characteristic generosity our cit
liens did everything that could be done
to slleviRts the suferiug5 and smeliorats
the condition of the survivors but as
public journalists, it becomes our painful
though imperative duty to ~Rnimsdvert
upon the conduct OF the Captain OF the
steamer Caroline. When the crew Of the
Stephens presented themselves to him,
and asked for a passage to New Orleans,
he GRIZZLY replied that he worked for
money and could not take them. He
a~fterward, however, sent them an invi-
tation. Destitute as the poor men were,
they were still smarting under the in.
suit, and would not accept the same.
Capt. Jacobs, of the Dixie, kindly ten
dered the use of his boat, and they are
now on their way TO the city.