Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-29
BY TELEG RAP H
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
Burning and Total Loss OF the
Steamer stonewall Yesterday,
Near Tea-Table Bar.
Upward OF One Hundred and
Fifty Lives Lest.

CnRo, October 20. = The steamer
stopewalI wss totally destroyed by hre
at seven o clock last night fourteen miles
bslow Grand Tower. There was fear
Sul loss of life, variously estimated at
from one hundred and fifty to two hun
dred Mr.. A. Schultz, of New Orleans,
ono of the survivors, came down on the
Olive Branch, and gives an apparently
exaggerated account of the loss OF lie
Ha eliminates the number of cabin pas
,engers on the boat at fifty and the deck
nassepgers ct three hundred. Of this
number be thinks not over thirty we're
saved.
The FIRE broke out while the passengers
we're ut supper, and was caused BY
deck passenger placing candle on
hale of hay. Mr. Schultz sought the bur-
r;cane deck TO avoid the crowd, and re-
manned there until the FIRE drove him to
a desperste leap to the boiler deck, and
thence into the water. He seized young
lady at the moment of his jumping into
the water. aud swan safely TO the land
with her and returned to the rescue OF
others, but being seized by two drown
Jog men was dragged under and lost
consequences till rescued by q party 10
a skiff. He thinks the young lady he
saved was a niece of Captain Scott.
Among those he reported lost are Cap
tains Scott aud Dolly, Mr.. Phelps the
pilot, the frst and second clerks, and
81. Louis merchant named Phelps. Gao.
Fulton was the only engineer saved.
The lowest estimate Of the loss OF life
that we have heard is one hundred and
fhy. Mr.. Schultz states that there we're
very many laborers bound for Arkansas
10 work on the railroads. This fact
would lead to the belief that the estimated
loss of life was not greatly exaggerated.
The arrival Of the steamers City OF
Cairo and Mary Houston are anxiously
awaited for further particulars.
The following are the names OF the
passengers known to baye been saved
from the Stonewall, which are furnished
by W. s. Cook. Of Texas. who was pas
senger on the boat: N. N. Masheress, ).
S. Joan, N. Marx. NJ. Breny, j Swain
and D. Jones, Of New Orleans; V. Cook
McSweeness, P. Hmm, j. Stsvert, j.
Conway, Mike Conway and Brother. q.
Helmmsuss, Louis, George and Nick
Peret, B. Peres and wife, N. Fl. Masheny.
s. Swami, James Schwsrz, and Hermnu
Phillips, of Shreveport, La; j. Conross,
James Critic, John Pierce, Dennis
Moriarry, DR.. A. W. Wasbham, DIR. s. B
Jones, H H. Carroll, J. b. Lyon, second
engineer Z. rulkerson, pilot; @. w.
Fulton, first engineer. OF 258 passengers
on board, including the crew, only thirty
eight are known to have been rescued.
ST. LOWS, October % Mr. Phillips,
a planter Of Shreveport, Louisiana, has
arrived from the wreck Of the Stouewali,
aud furnishes the following brief psrtic-
ulsrs Of the terrible disaster to that boat:
The boat caught FIRE at half past six
o'clock Wednesday, evening, ct point
little below Nicely. one hundred and
twenty-five miles below St Louie, from
candle which the deck passengers had
near come hay while playing cards.
The steamer was run on gravel bar,
the pilot supposing that the passengers
could wade ashore on the bar. Unfor-
tunately OF the end of the bar there was o
slough, and here It was that the larger
number we're drowned. The boat was
not run on the bar bat two feet, and the
shallowest point about her had Eve or
six feet OF water The boat bad go much
hay aboard that she burned like finder,
and oil Efforts to put it cut were unavail-
Jog The Belle Of Memphis came up at
halfpast nine o'clock, three hours sf er
the accident, and rendered all the assist
ance possible.
Dat Of two bubdred and hfiy-three
passengers and crew, only thirty are
knnwu-to be saved.
Jhe1asi seen Of Captain Scott be vas
floating down stream on log The peo-
pie 81 Neely's saw the light and hssentd
20 assist. One man rescued sixteen pas
seueers with q skif. Had il not been Tor
their hello al would have been lost.
A gcr;;rs:=.. :=--a= Psducah. KY,
swan sshore With isiy, and, st her en-
treaty, returned TO save her child. To
swimming ashore be Was Grssped by q
drowniug nan. aad would have been
deowued himself had be no. shock him
CO
one men EAs taken from the Vr,e1 so