Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-29
TEN RsRLE CALAMITY.
RNlNG oF THE NTEAxER sroNEwaLL.

bthAIAH Dt IHb AfEAHER STONEW1Lf-.
More than 900 Live. Lest-wsmeu aud
ebtiorrn Harmed 20 besth-HeartreLd.
ing S,eses aud 1scidenss.
The steamer Stonewali was burned Wed
needsy evening near Neeleys landing. ON the
Mississippi river, about forty five miles above
Cairo. Sue left 81. Louis ON Tuesday heavily
laden wi passengers. horses, muIss, hay and
other freight and was on her way 20 New
. Orleans. She was oarned 10 the waters edge.
When the nre orcke out every effort was m ads
10 lsnd, out the boat was 80 aeSy.Iv ladea
that she could not b. brought nearer tan on.
hundred yards OF the shore, aud great cbnfa-
siop tnd terror prevailed. There were fo-ty
caoIL and one hundred and ifIy deck passen-
gers, ano q crew Of sixty, IN AL abSu: Two
hundred and hfty souls, a large humber %
whom were women and children Sixresa
ss,,ssn wnrs ssso oy eineins % plank. ana
OF between 80 and 2GD souls that were ON
ooaro OF whose positive safety there is auy
SsInInty One man named Bennett was picked
Up ana brought ashorr. out ne died soon a; er-
wards Ihe oEdy officers OF the boat rh,t ar.
Known 10 be saved are Geo. W. Faltsu eh,.
VI Eawd- Fuikerson, pilot, aud T. y.
he boat caught IRE at s:so on wesns.s,,
evening, at point little below Neeiey,s lsnd.
miles below 81. Louis. The fame osaess
from candle, which some OF the deck pa..sn
gers mac near some hay, while playing cards.
The STEAMER was run on q gravel bar toe MA,
supposing hat The passengers couid vxas
ashore on the bar. Unfortunately, AZ rhe and
OF tne bar was slough, and here u was that
on the oar only two feet aud the snallows.f
water about her was I've or SIX feet deep. Tn.
boat being loaded with hay burned very uics-
Iy; all Efforts TO put out the fire were uuayn,I
ing, ana scores OF men Jumped INTO tns rssar
and attempted 10 reach the sh ore BY win ming.
but nearly all there were lost.
ne captain, clerk. and other onicers ara
many OF the passengers were lost An m.
DOCKS and papers OF the b,at were DESTROYED:
also all the cattie and other freight. Many
shore. All the women and children were los.
nearly, II not all, being burned 70 death lis
tald me conduct of the passengers and oficers
bSn witnessed on the MissIssippi for mrny
years. The persons saved were kindly cared
ior oy The oHcers OF the steamer Belle OF Mem.
reached the scene during the nre, and picked
mp mp from the water ali but one known 20 be
saved, and carried them 70 S;. Louis.
steamer resulted in the following staIsrnene-
The alarm was given AZ 30. and in ten min
otes tne soaf was IN sheet OF name, and every
person bad deserted her, An that were lost
were drowned. and none were ourued. OF
eleven women on board only three we're saved.
6ut one yawl was seen, and hat was taken
last seen Of Captain Scott he vas fiosiinS down
ne stream on log. The people at Neeleys
saI the hight sed hasrsned 70 assist One win
BEEN Tor ais 4. I %osi n:s. s... a.G ,os nSt
gentleman nom PaducAh swan ashore With
eS anS 10 :. eeI sss:so:a r. . her
oy drowulng man. nd was compelled 10
shake HIM on. One man Was takea from tne
wreck 30 badly burned tnst he died ON reaah-
Ipg the seore Captain Dandy. of Shreyeport.
Loeeaana, was saved. There were thirty,nipe
caoin paseenGeFs. An the ladies on board Wers
Lost bat one =
TIE boat was owned by Capt John shaw
ana Dennn Long, and was vslued NJ Sa0NSD.
insprance SSnnt She had on board go IONS
OF freight, including 40 head OF horues AND
% muies, which were insared. Oaptaiu ShaW
nae stopped on thie trip, aad Captain Ton
Scott wac IN conUana.