Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-12
a St8amsr Blows Up with a Cage
Of Wild Animals OH Board.

From the st. Louis Democrat
The wonderful stern-Wheel steamer
Henry Nergar made her first appear
ance In this port yesterday, a portion
Of her cargo consisting of Van Am
hurg's menagerie, which she brought
all the way from New Orleans, and
which was on its way TO Carthage,
Illinois. A packet was wanted on
which TO tranship the material and
the company, the four-tOOted and two
footed animals and birds-the camels,
Ostriches. etc.-and the cages which
contained them. Fortunately, it was
thought (but the result was at vari-
aucs with the expectation, the Rob
Roy was 10 leave promptly at 4 pm,
for the desired port, and accordingly q
bargain was struck, the reshipment
made and the boat started on the trip.
There. we're eleven wagons, RWith TWO
horses TO each, and in all ten passen-
gers connected with the show. The
Rob Roy reached the foot of Wash
ingt0u avenue, when a large report
was heard on board and a column Of
steam flew from the starbOard side, IN
tine direction OF the Illinois shore. 1t
was evident to the hundreds on shore,
whose attention was attracted by
the explosion, that a serious 8c-
cident had occurred, and the
next moment two Camels were
seen hOunuering in the river, in the
wake of the boat. The Rob Roy
quickly gained the shore, landing
along side the RubicOn, and an eX-
cited crowd rushed on board. Ii ap-
pears that the starbOard head of the
steam drum, which is reported TO
have been cracked previously, had
blown out, disappearing in the direc-
tiOn Of East st. Louis. This caused
three rooms in the cabin overhead to
collapse, but it was very lucky that
the rooms were entirely unOccUpied.
West Robinson, a cOlOred man, who
belonged % the crew Of rOUstabOUts,
was fatally injured-his neck being
broken. Instant death was Of course
the result. Two camels were forced
overheard. Captain Il. S. Lee, COM
mander Of the Rob Roy, reports one
gf them recovered. Mr.. Nash, keeper
Of the camels and elephants, was pre-
cipitsted into the river, landing be-
tween the two camel5. He Was taken
Out by a bridge boat. His head is
pretty badly cut and he is bruised on
his person, but it is thought no bones
were broken. Nash has been in the
Suimal and elephant keeping line for
Ov9r thirty years. During his career
he has been in many tight places, but
the tightest place he ever experienced
was between those two camels in mid
river. A spar was forced against a
wagon or cage containing an ostrich.
and killed the gay bird. A passenger
named Modat, carrying his child on
plank to the RubicOn, after the acci-
dent, fell into the river and would
have been lost but for the courage and
energetic action Of a bystander.
Ness from the D8mlHlsn.
OTTOWA, March 1.-THE Minister
OF Finance introduced a budget to the
House, stating that Canada now stood
the eighth instead Of the eleventh, as
last year, on the list Of countries trad
ing with England, taking, in proper
ffCn to her population, more goods
from England than any other country
in the world, and three times as much
As the United States. He looked for
a surplus Of three hundred thousand
next wear. Notwithstanding this pros
pect, he warned ne members not to
expect any large reduction of taxa
tiop. He consented to take of five
Der. ccut of the duties imposed last
session, but she duties on flour and
coal must remain.