New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
SUMMERS DECLINATIoN LETTER
INDIAN RAID III g.gxAs
HEAVY SNOW STORM IN UTAH
CONDITION OF HORSE DISEASE
OCEAN HORROR.

Burning of Steamship Ntssourf-Gver
Eighty Lives Lost-List of Passengers
Saved-Captain and Grew Said TO Have
Perished-Other Details-Origin of Fire
UnknOwn-Terrible Scenes.
KEY WEST, October 30.-The steamer
Anna, which arrived here at haIfpast three
this afternoon, from Nassau, brought the
intelligence Of the, burning of the steam
ship Missouri, en- route from New York to
Havana. She left New York on October
II, and burned off Abaco. 1t is reported
that over eighty lives were lost Only
twelve are known to be saved Captain
Curtis and crew are said to be among those
who perlshed
WASHINGTON, October 30.-The State De-
partment has received confirmation of
the burning of the Missouri. The follow
ing are the names of the passengers who
were saved: Gregg Thackery, Enrique Yum
co, w. +. Tunnell, Ebenezer Saunders A.
E. Outerbridg6, James ELMER and John
Rekus. The crew saved are William Jones,
Louis Buhme, Patrick McGovern, Samuel
Conery and Richard Murphy. She burned
at sea on Tuesday, twenty-second inst.
New YORK, October 3O.-Mr Quinan,
treasurer of the Atlantic Mail line, furnish
es the following dispatch, which has been
received by that company, in relation to
the loss of the steamship Missouri:
n AssAU, via Key West, October 30.
To #. ]. imam:
The N +souri was burned at sea- twenty
five mil from Abaco. The following is
the list those who were saved: Samuel
Cain, seaman; William Jones, seaman; Pat
McGovern, waiter; Louis Bohn, pantryman;
Richard Murphy, second pantryman; John
Rihus, George Thackery, Enrique Yanco,
Wilbur Tunnel, James Culmer, E. Outen-
bridge and Ebonezeg Saunders (coloredl,
passengers,
There are but lille hopes of the rest of
the crew and passengers. Particulars by
mail. The steamer Anna is at Key West,
waiting answer t"sough Philbriek.
JOHNSON.
Mr.. eQuinan save che above dispatch coy
ers all the information this company has
received in relation To the loss of its steamer
Missouri
| infer that our rents first learned of the
disaster from tho passengers and crew
saved, who doubtless landed at Nassau.
The dispatch was forwarded from Nassau
to- Key West by this company's steamer
Anna, which service was probably per-
formed by heB only after every hope of
saving life had passed.
The following is the list Of passengers:
George Thackery,. Anthony Hopton, Ger
Mancillas and wife, Colonel Albert S.
Evans, Erastus S. Egars, Enrique YancV,
Henry Francis Fox, A. &. Outerbridge,
Mrs. Mary Jane Allen and infant, Ernest
Sephas, Miguel Garcia, Victor Zerluki,
Miss Malcolm, Mrs. Hepburn and infant, s.
+. Cleveland and five servants, j. w. Cub
rum, Wilbur Tunnel, r. Green; Captain
John, first officer; Lewis Farrell second
officer; w. d. Hampstead, purseE, and crew
numbering fifty eight men.
KEY WE6Ty October 30-The steamship
Missouri was burned in q gale on the TWEEN
ty.sec0nd instant, aboue twenty-five miles
from Abaco en- Goute for Havana and Mas
saU. The fire was discovered about 8 a.
NJ, in the pantry, and suddenly bursp out
in volumes, the flames amdships spre8din@i
rapidly aia OveY che ship Boats were
launched Immediately and all but one were d
sWamped at once. Those remaining on
board were compelled, on account OF the !
flames. 30 Jump snt9 the sea. Chose wh03
were saved landed in one OF che boaus at I
Abaco. about q T. NJ oB the twenty.Becond |
and were HakeR 3g0B %here S1 81 small d
schooner TO Nassau. !
1t was q terrible sight $oS tflose 5Ia fRe 9
floating boat S0 see those ia the water
clinging TO the swamped boats and begging
FOR assistance There were about Cen ladies |
on boardo Il ssmot kRown whether any of
them have been picked up. It is said that I
the captain n8ed every effort to save the |
lives of the passengers working bravey
himself W!tb the hose. Three of the saved
passengers are heSeo The origin Of the Sire
is unknown
Two OF the boats Of fhe Inflated steam
ship Missouri were burned alongside the |
vessel and there is no probability that any |
OF the others ever reached shore. 1t is |
probable that not a single life would have |
been saved had it not been for James Cul-
mer, resident OF Eluthega, who was pas
senger on board
A new boat had been purchased III New
York and place6 on decka but as the
weather had been boisterous she had not |
been secured either by gripes or by checks
When it was known that dhe vessel would |
go down. Eu!mer with few Others
this boaso holding fast 10 the
painter when ne Jumped overheard and
swan 20 the boat eleven others followed
him, and even then had it not been for
CulmeTs who was acquainted with the man
agemenG OF the boat and took charge and
DiIotod neg safely through the surfe she
#ould have been lost with the others. The !
passengers who were bound to Havana will.
)e forwarded to that port by John Jay
Philbricko agent of the Atlantic Mail Steam |
ship Line at this porso who has taken every
neasuge toward securing their comfort.
Further particulars wil5 probably Je ge-
'eJved S0-m0EgoBo