Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-27
Destruction Of The Steamboat
MITTIE STEPHENS, BY FIRE, ON CAD.
\. J. GouRFE, TRrsuREa,


DO LAKE-sIXTY-oNE LIVES LOST.
We gave last week, short statement oil
the burning of Il steamboat on Caddo Lake.
below jefferson. Since then we have the
full particulars Of the terrible calamity,
which took place at midnight on February
18th. The boat proves to be the Mittie
Stephens one Of the largest and finest pas
senger packets plying between New Or
lean. aud jefferson. The Jimplccute Of the
18th and 10th gives full reports Of =" ter
rible calamity, from which we ooLdense
the following:
About 81 of the officers and crew we're
lost, among them the lst clerk, and the frs
and second Engineers. Seventeen of the
cabin and thirteen deck passengers were
lost. We find no names of persons from
this part Of the State. The following is a
list of the passengers lost;
CABIN PAssENGERs.-Mrs, Jack
son and three children, Mrs. II. l..
Lyon and son Frank, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis and three chill lren, one I'M
known lady from Grand Ecore, W.
A Broadwell, New Orleans, Mr.. J.
c. Christian, Mr.. Boynkin, Mr.. Ash
and Mr.. New.
DECK PASSENGERS James John
son, Nancy Bradford and child, VIM
Morris, Amanda Morris, Martha
Williams, Henry Ashley, Sidney
Ashley, Robert Phillips, John A.
Phillips, james Phillips, Martha A.
Phillips and Alexander Phillips.
From the Jimplecute of the 10Th.
Our citizens have not yet recov-
cred from the shock of one Of the
most appalling occurrences that has
ever happened to steamboating
west of the Mississippi. The fine
side wheel passenger steamer Mittie
Stephens, Homer Kellogg, master,
left New Orleans for this port on
the evening Of the - inst, She
proceeded on her way with every
prospect of a speedy and safe voy-
age, until the hand of fate fell upon
her and the unfortunate crew and
passengers. We hereto append the
statements, in substance OF passcn-
ger and the Waterman bf the boat,
as sworn to before q Notary. 1t is
proper to state that all Che atfidavits
made by passengers and officers
coincide, and do not materially
differ.
STATEMENT OF A. PACE, PAssEN-
GHR.-Mr. Pace states that he was
passenger on the Mittie Stephens,
from New Orleans TO Jefferson,
Texas. That during the whole
voyage TO the time and place Of the
burning of the boat, he was careful
to observe the constant diligence,
watchfulness and attention Of all
the officers and crew., AT II clock,
on the night of the 18th inst, he
was aroused from sleep by the smell
of fire, and the ringing Of the alarm
bell. He Immediately proceeded to
the stern of the b ,at, at which time
the passengers were given the
alarm by the crew That the Pilots
remained at the wheel until the fire
drove them away. The officers and
crew did all that could be done to
save the lives of the passengers.
The fire broke out in the hay on
board as freight, and the bow of the
fboat was in flames in from two to
three minutes after the fire was dis
covered. The hay was kept cover
ed by tarpanlin during the trip,
and the officers and crew used every
precaut:on to prevent the hay from
bei.g exposed to the fire. He was
sick during the voyage, and was
frequently up in the night, and
found tie Captain up at all times
Mcssrs. Seuzaman, Bjirke and )
J. SOhnson, the latter Of whom had
from seven to eight thousand dollar'
worth Of goods aboard, concur ia
Mr.. PAGES testimony. as regards thu
unremitting vigilance and c.utioi
on the part Of Capt Kellogg ant
bis men.
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