Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-15
MEMPHIS, TENN FRIDAY. NovENfBER IS. 1879.

ard, were about 10 lower the Jlte DOa
when the st. Marys again began tC
foat and floated down the river 6
distance Of nearly two miles, the cotton
and rags as well as other light freight on
board buoying her up and preventing
! her from sinking deeper, until she reach
ed the head Of Brandywine bar where
she grounded and now lies with the wa
ter almost touching the cabin floor OF
twelve feet above her lower deck, max
ing eighteen feet in all, and lies nearly
straight. After she had struck the bar,
Messrs Morgan and Howard, hearing
cries for help coming from under the
cabin floor guard, at once searched for
their origin and found that one of her
deck passengers was directly under the
guard mentioned with bis head against
the cabin floor and had just enough
space left 20 keep him from drowning.
Taking the situation at asec0nd's glance
Mr.. Howard Immediately procured an
axe, and cutting n hole through the
floor, rescued the almost exhausted pas
senger from watery grave, and then
| turned their attention to the removal to
the bar and shore of such passengers as
I desired to leave the boat. This was
/ done quickly, and soon the City OF
/ Chester on her way up came alongside
and took Off the remainder of her pas
sengers destined up stream, and also
| took to the shore those who for safety
had been placed upOn the bar. The
John +. Tolle coming down later, Mr..
Morgan took passage on her and came
to this city, arriving at about ten o'clock
yesterday morning, and related the
facts as above stated. He thinks the
st. MaTy's can be raised without much
difficulty, but great portion of her cot
ton-325 bales, shipped by S. NJ. Ander-
sOn-will be materially damaged, but it
is covered by insurance in Eastern Com
panies. The st. MaTy's was valued at
about thirty thousand dollars and was
insured in five companies at Cincinnati
for sixteen thousand dollars. This was
her first trip for the season in the new
line, and her loss will be deeply regret
ted by all. AS far as known there were
no lives lost, and but one person, a col !
ored fireman, named Williams, is miss
ing. He, it is thought, was left here
when the boat backed out, |
as he had shipped from here
and was not seen when the |
boat left. Captain w. P. Walker, upon |
learning Of the disaster, at once tele- |
graphed to Captain Reese Dugan, of the |
hItthtI L. T. LlthtlNs dl IltitIdt 70 /
come and go to the st. Mary's, and re-
ceived a reply that the Eckert would be |
up at daylight this morning, and pro- |
ceed at once to the relief of the ST. |
Marys. We trust she may have as good |
fortune in raising her as she did the
Katie. Captain WoOdburn will enter |
protest here or at Cairo.
On her downward trip, the LaBeIle |
passed Vicksburg with two thousand and |
twenty bales of cotton and three thou
sand sacks of seed.
The engineer Of the Katie started |
down to New Orleans on the Emile La
Barge, but turned back from Nicksburg, |
upon receipt of a telegram from Captain |
Cannon.
The Hesper, that sunk one day last |
week in Red river, has some notOriety |
in these waters, and won considerable |
fame several years since by being cap |
tured by party Of urchins, who want |
ed to provide themselves with smooth
bored muskets to hunt ducks with. The
muskets, although intended for the mi
litia of Arkansas, were accidentally
lost overheard in the excitement, and
have never yet been wrecked, but the
Hesper will be now.
The great BretZnan case, in which
the complainant wants to borrow, with
interest or notes, twenty-five thousand
dollars from the st. Louis Packet Com
psny, has not yet been decided, and
new trial will result, as it is understood
that six of the jury are in favor of Civ
ing small amount Of damages and the
other six won't give a cent.
There are at least four million bushels
of coal at Louisville, which arrived on
the late run from Pittsburg, the most of
which is destined for lower ports, and
will be sent forward as soon as there is
sufficient water.
The Cincinnati Commercial says:
Now that the elegant Katie is total
loss, the magnificent Thompson Dean
is the steamer to take her place in the
New Orleans and Memphis trade. In
point Of accommodation and passenger
outfit, the Thompson Dean has no equal
on the Southern waters, while her speed
is all that is required in the trade"
The Anchor line have laid up the
Marble City, Belle Memphis and Julia,
and will lay up the City ofVicksburg, City
Of Chester, Grand Tower and City of
on their arrival, during low
water. The rest of their boats will con-
tinue to run, while outfide boats will be
brought in to fill the vacancies in the
line by those placed in retirement.