Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-26
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RIVER TNTELLIGENCE.
The kilograms Tor several days
past have been furnishing us with
news Of The destruction Of tho
Emma No. 8, but only OF
meagre Information. We get the
following particulars Of The terrible
affair from our exchange, which
show that the disaster has been
more appalling than has been repre-
sented by the wires, Some twenty
or thirty lives are supposed to bave
been lost among whom Il said TO
be q lady that got on the boat at
this place. We made inquiries yes.
terday regarding her, but were un-
able to learn who she was. The
boat passed here last Tuesday
morning one week ago, we believe :
The steamer Emma No. 8, from
New Orleans to Cincinnati, when
In Chute No. 80, about 30 miles
above Memphis, on Saturday, the
10Th. at ton, A. M, struck a snag,
SO-yards from the Tennessee shore,
the conclusion therefrom causing
the ov%erthrowing OF the hot stoves,
from which the boat was speedily
enveloped In flames. She left
Memphis with about 40 cabin pas
sengers and 10 deck passengers.
The boat hung to the snag, sinking
gradually, and burning TIL all above
tho water was. consumed.
Capt. Maratta aud his mates
launched the yawl aud kept back
the crowd until the ladies were in
Il, but were unable to keep II clear
untiI out of the reach Of the boat,
and the crowd jumped In, swamp
ing Il and probably drowning all
It's passengers and a son Of the
Captain who was put in charge.
The Captain aud officers then as
!, sisted the remainder In obtaining
fats, bales Of cotton, planks and
!, doors, and started them padding
to shore, which most Of them
reached.
The Columbian arrived two
= hours afterwards, and brought tn
: survivors 10 Cairo, treating then
I with such kindness that they arI
loud In her praise.
= The Emma No 8, was built a
, Pittsburg In the year 1854, aud wa
owned BY the Messrs. Maratta Q
that city. She was valued at SIS,
: COO and IL fully insured In Pitts
0 burg Offices. She has been in th
Cincinnati and New 0rleans trad
Il for the past two or three year,
G and was the exact counterpart Z
i; the Maggie Hays, lost Q few day
n ago above Vlcksburg.
y AT the time Of the boats destru'
y ton, q terrible gale prevailed, wit
!, the weather intensely cold.
y, At last accounts, the hull Of q
y boat was clinging TO the snag I
the bow, with the stern IN thre
T. fathoms water.
e The cargo Of the boat consiste
IF OF pig iron, wine, and four hundre
A. bales of cotton.
The following are the names
those known or supposed to
a Loaf
~ First clerk Walter Msratta, OF
10 John ON, Of New Orleans; Jam
0f t. Shuber, from Lexington, X.
Of John Coyle, barkeeper, Cincinnati
IS. three Frenchmen from New 0
K leans in charge Of a lot Of irol
n. Mrs. Lewis and daughter, Gown
ton, Kyi ThOmas Burnell, piio
threo ladies' -one from New q
"" lean. Que from Memphis, and o
las lrom Vicksburg. William FOstt
he second engineer James *
lu' ley, Of Lexington, Ky; qeco
cook. name unknown; Daily,
The roustabOut; James Chapman, q
re- two fireman, names unknown v
Foster, second engineer; Thorn
FLYNN, 81. Louis.
Died OF exhaustion, afler reaI
'as ing shore, second chambeFma
cOlored, Of New Orleans; jar
Of Chapman, No; tirman, unknov
KS Davy, rOustabOut Lyon Beers
amt first engineer and MI. McFarla
ex. q passenger.
-, George Webster, the pantry-I
ieVs IL in the hospital at Cairo, ba
burned, but will probably rec0'
lets Jas. Ford, steward, badly bur
pro and chilled, not expected to liv
niul PIrrsBuRa, Feb. 22.-The rive
} be falling, with eight feet scant In
sim channel.
los. CIscfNEATi, Feb. 22.-Riyer
hey ing, with thirty-seVen feet In
heir channel.
80 LOUISVILLE, Feb. 22-The T
late yesterday evening was al
A,ic stationary, with 15N feet In
,eOy canal, 1917 feet in the chute,
! be feet on the rocks, and 73h
hat space under the bridge for pas
slow boats.
lime ST. Louis, Feb. 22.-The riv'
sale rising slowly. The leo is thinI
nor. out and getting sOfl. The
tha, spell will cause the upper riveI
4 ho fall again.
W CAIRO, Feb. 22.-The rive
elec' nearly half way between high
ven low water, aud rising fact.
osed NASHVILLE, Feb. 22.-The
and is falling, with ten feet on bar
from Shoals. II was showing this m
cted. Ing but has been raining since.
tha MEMPHIS, Feb. 22.-River roi
tSo inches. White river rising.
.u kansas expected TO rise soon,
P. recent rains.
~ A New Orleans exchang
,wels Wednesday says;
The flags Of the various steai
a0n a. rnrt WARE dfanlaVad AZ haff