The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-22
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Terrible Steamboat Dis
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Burning of the Emma No. 8
Heavy Loss of Lifs.
Heavy Loss of Lif,.
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Burning oRthe Steamer Emma NO.3-
Heavy Loss OF Life-TerFible Az
faiF-PaII Particulars, and List of
NGmes.
MEMPHIS. Feb. 2l.-The steamer
Emma No. 3, which left here on Fri
day evening, for Cincinnati, while GO
ing through the chute at Island 35,
struck a snag and csreened. The
stove in the ladies' cabin upset. setting
the boat on fire. totally destroying
her. FEN or twelve lives are report
ed lost. but nothing definite is known.
A terrible gale prevailed at the time,
and the water was intensely cold.
She loaded 400 bales of cotton here.
The arrival oil the Alice Dean. with
particulars, is anxi0usly looked for.
The officers of the Mary ForSythe,
who brought the news. could give no
further intelligence. She was from
New Orleans, and had full passen
ger list.
CAIRO, February 21-From the
clerk of the steamer Columbian we
have the following:
The steamer Emma No. 8, from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, when In
the chute of 80, about fifty miles north
of Memphis, on Saturday, the 18Th, at
TO AN, struck snag eighty yards
from the Tennessee shore, the coucus-
sion thereirom causing the overthrow
Ing of the stove, from which the boat
was speedily enveloped in flames. She
had left Memphis with about forty
cabin and fifteen deck passengers.
| The boat hung TO the snag, sinking
gradually and burning till all above
water was consumed. The following
are the names of those known or sup
posed to be lost when the Columbian
left: Otto johnson. of New Orleans !;
JOS. Chuter, Of Lexington, KY; j John
Coyle, bar keeper, Of Cincinnati;
three Freuchmen, names unknown,
of New Orleans; Lyon Berger, first
engineer. died from exhaustion
shortly after reaching the shore
Mrs. Lewis and daughter, of
Covington, Ky; second chamber
maid (colored). New Orleans; Thos.
Flynn, st. Louis; one lady from New
| Orleans. one from Memphis and one
from Vicksburg; names unknown.
| Walter Marratta, he first clerk and
about twenty five othere, including
Thos Truwell, pilot, is supposed o
be lost. Walter Murratta, loss his
life while nobiy endeavoring to res
cue the ladies. The list of saved, so
far as known, are as follows: John
Fawcett. of Cincinnati; Dan. Pincott,
of Cairo; VIM. Boogh. Of Cincinnati
j. L. Gotten, St. Louis; jos. George,
CaDnelton; Peter Miller. Lawrence
burg; VIM. Rodenbach. Wheeling
Abe Howard, Day on, Ky /; James
| Blentenger, Cincinnati; Adam Pfeis-
ter, OWensborO; George Casey, Otto
wa, Canada; Jacob Sloss, Cincinnati
A. j. Morris, Gayoso, Mo; j. @.
Cameron, Mt. Vernon; Thos. Sloss-
ford, Mt. Vernon; Thomas English,
Cincinnati; Michael Murphey, St.
Louis; John Derricks, Cincinnati
ALE Mcfarland, GayosO, Mo; Chas,
Wesley Gayoso, Mo-; Jas. Marratta,
Capt, Caleb Marratta, mate, David
Porter second clerk, Charley Charles
ton second mate, Ed Wills watch
man, the head chambermaid, Parker
Thas, Cook, Chas. Brown, porter
and VIM. Attenburgh pilot. Mr..
Attenburgh came here on the Colum
bian, which brought all desiring to
come, and all the suffering are loud
in their praises of the kindocss of hel
officers.
CAIRO, February 2l.-The follow
ing are the additional names of the
Emma No. 3 disaster, furnished by
Mr.. Attenborough, pilot: VIM. Eos
ner, second engineer; Jas. Scaley, o.
Lexington, KY; second cook, un-
known; White Dayy, a rousta bout
james Chapman and two others, fire
men. names unknown; Mcfarland, {
passenger, died after reaching shore
Geo. Webster, p1ntryman, 10 the hos
pital at Cairo, badly Duracd, but viii
probably recover.
The following are additional names
of those saved; James Lyrich, st
Louis; Joseph George, Cannclton
james Ruedrecker, Dayton, Ky. Chas
Charleston, I'd mate; Edward Wylie
watchman; James Ford, John John
son, Q. Collins, Frank Burns, Il. Ew
ing, Ben. Baker, VIM. Foes, decl
crew, Henry Nelson, fireman Th'
boat was loaded with pig iron. wines
, &c, and 400 bales of cotton, all 0
! which OF course was lost.