Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-22
THE LATE DISASTER.


The LrDerR's account Of the complete
| loss of the steamer Emma No. 3Saturdsy
morning, at the foot OF Island IS, as pub
lished yesterday, was substantially cor
rect, and was confirmed by the Asso
ciated Press dispatches received ias'
| night. From this source and others We
CLEAN o few more particulars. and sum
them up with those heretofore received az
follows:
THE CONCLUSION
took place at ten o'clock Saturday morn
ing. The steamer struck snag eighty
yards from the Tennessee shore, causing
the overthrowing of the hot stoves, from
which the boat was speedily envelopsd in
flames. She left Memphis with about
forty cabin and fifteen deck passengers.
The boat hung to the snsg, sinking grad
ually, and burning till all above the
water was consumed. -, s,er ~ 4
The current wss swift and there were
no skiffs nearer than two or three miles.
Captain ]. q. Marratta lowered the yawl,
but il was swamped and several lives
lost in that way. The Columbian came
M in two or three hours and rendered
all possible assistance to the Survivors,
who had escaped on RATS to the shore or
were cliuging to parts of the wreck, and
carried most of them to Cairo.
THE LOST.
The following are the names Of those
known or supposed to be lost when the
Columbian left: Alto. johnson, New Or
leans: James Shuber, Lexington, Ky;
John Coyle, bsr-keeper, Cincinnati;
three French men, names unknown, New
Orleans; Lyon Berger, fret engineer,
died from exhaustion after reaching the
shore; MIRA. Lewis and daughter, OF Gov
ippton, XIV i: second chambermaid. col
ored, from New Orleans; Thomas Flynn,
ST. Louis one lady from New Orleans,
one from Memphis, and enc from Vickt-
burg, names unknown; Walter Marrstta,
;rst clerk; William Foster, second engi-
peer; James Scaley, of Lexington, Ky;
second cook, name unknown; Daily,
roustsbout; James Chapman, and two
firemeu, names unknown; Mr.. MeFar-
land, a passenger, died after reaching
the shore; and about twenty-five others.
Total, forty eight.
THE RESCUED.
The list of saved. as far as known, Is
AZ follows: John Fawcett, WIN. Brsugh,
James Blanteger. ]. Scloss, Thos; EGG,
lish, John Derricks, Cincinnati; Daniel
Pincatt, Cairo; ]. L Cullen, Michael
Murphy, St. Louis; ]. g. Caunelton, T.
Miller. Lawrence, Ind; W. R. Allen
bach. Wheeling, Va; Abe Howard, Day
ton, Ky; A. PhiIter, 0vsnsboro, KY;
q. W. Carey, Ottawa, Canada; A. j.
Morris. ALI. Mcfarland, Gayoso, Mo-;
]. @. Cameron, Thos. Stafford, Mt. Yer
non. Ind; Capt. James Msrrstta David
Marrata, mate; David Porter, second
clerk, Chas. Charleston, second mate;
Ed. Willis, Waterman first chamber
maid Parker; Thomas Cook and Chas.
Brown, porters; VIVA. Atteuburg, pilot;
James Lynch, 81. Louis; James George,
Csunelton, Ill; James Ruedecker, Day
ton, KY; James Ford, John johnson, G.
Collins, Frank Burns, Amos Burns, y.
Ewing, Ben. Baker and VIM. Ears, OF the
deck crew, and Henry Nelson, fireman.
George Webster, the pantryman, is in the
hospital ct Cairo, badly burned, but will
urobsbly recover. Total, forty.two.
THE BOAT
was built in Pittsburg during the war, in
'ss or 's4, and was owned by Captain
Marra.ta and bis brothers. She was the
same kind Of beat as the Maggie Hays,
lost by an explosion Of her boilers few
DAYS ago, below Helena. aa