Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS,

The Phil Allin yesterday brought up
seven survivors Of the George C. Wolff
disaster whose names are W. Solomon
sky, Miss Beckie Cohn, Mrs. Freeman
and two children, L. II. Ellis and Miss
Springer. The two first named left on
the noon train for St. Louis. The Julia
came up about noon with several more
survivors, and the wounded officers and
crew. Among the former were Mrs.
Frisbee and daughter and Miss Files OF
Shreveport La, who, with the exception
of the little girl we're not hurt. The
girls limb was badly bruised by falling
through the floor to the lower
deck. OF the officers and crew, Capt
H. S. Carter was severely bruised
about the head, and his left thigh.
Joseph Widen, clerk, badly burned on
the back and limbs and bruised about
the head, but will, it is thought, recover.
John Courson, chief engineer, slight hurt
James Donohue, pilot, thigh crushed.
= Bowen, pilot, bruised. Eddie Widen,
second clerk, left arm and hand bruised.
Mr.. Oror, of St. Charles, Mo-, slightly
hurt. George Shyers, fireman, safe.
Alex Julian, fireman, safe. John Cous-
ms, fireman, safe. Mccarthy, barkeeper,
safe Willis Woods, rouster, safe. Aack
Thorp, rouster, safe. James Dawson,
rouster, safe. George Harper, safe.
James Jones, rouster, safe. VIM. Bur
gett, reuster, safe. Ben Banks, rouster,
safe. Charles Johnson, rouster, safe.
Chas. Tyler, rouster, safe. L. ]. Bowers,
of St. Louis, safe. Larry Senter, cook,
safe. Charles Tweehouse, barber, safe.
Ed Hogan, lamp trimmer, safe. W. B.
Williams, texas tender, safe. S. G.,
Bowers, pantryman, safe. Jas. Moore,
berth maker, safe. NJ. L. Saville, safe.
Eliza Thompson, chambermaid, safe.
Joe Becker, deck hand, safe. Sing Jack
son, deck sweeper, safe. Three men
from the Transatlantic circus were also
on the boat. As far az now known, the
following are lost: Lorenzo Dow, deck
passenger; Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. I. II.
White, circus men; four rousters buried
and three missing; Mr.. Dawson, wife and
two children, lost by burning Peter
Helper, second engineer, lost. Henry Bush
(mate), Ed Black Second clerk) and
Hiram Mahaffey (steward), with sew
eral deck hands, remained TO take
care of the wreck and bring it
up with the Lady Lee. There we're sew
enty persons, passengers and crew, on
board at the time of the disaster, and it
is a miracle that any escaped to tell the
tale.
The Mississippi Valley Transporta
ton Company has seven towboats and
over fifty barges, averaging 1000 tons
each These barges, if placed end to
end, would form a line more than three
miles long The company has several
new barges on the stocks, and contem-
plates building another towboat.
A Memphis telegram, sadly botched
by the handlers Of the wires, says, re-
garding the Howard: "She is nov
drawing eight feet forward and eight
feet three inches aft, but can bum on
eight feet" II the Howard can bum
on eight feet, how many feet would the
Great Republic require to bum onf
and would there be Eve toes to each
pair Of feet2
The James d. Parker leaves Cincin-
natl for Memphis, and the Arlington for
New Orleans Wednesday.
The Charles B. Church has gone TO
ST. Louis from Cairo TO load for New
Orleans.
The gauge at Newport, Ky, has been
changed 10 indicate the space for pass
ing boats under the railroad bridge, in
stead Of the depth Of water.