The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-10

Lohtou. IL WAS Will 0luCulGy J. CneCke0
their jumping over in large numbers,
thereby drowning each other. I am
satisfied that nearly all the lives
lost were lost in the stern Of the boat;
the flames moving that way, forcing the
before I left the boat, I heard lady.
Mrs Taylor, OF Alexandria, crying for
help from the rear of the vessel. saw
her hanging to the middle chains, and
sent boat to her rescue and saved her.
l am satisfied the excitement caused
undue loss Of life, and that every pas
senger was saved who jumped overheard
forward. A great many lives were lost
on the life boats, by being over-orowded.
Before the boat stopped, one Of them
was crowded with colored passengers,
and when she was cut loose, the strain
bulged and swamped the craft. About
q dozen small children we're aboard, and
l think five or six were lost. The fire
caught in the hold, but it is impossible
to tell just where. The boat was worry
dry-almost like tinder-and the flames,
when they struck the oiled machinery,
spread like torch. The cargo was Of q
| miscellaneous nature, and contained no.
thing infammable, except two barrels
of whiskey, which were in the forward
hold, and were among the Inst things
burned. It was entirely lost. The pas
| senger list and manifest of the vessel
was lost; it being impossible for the
clerk to reach the Office to obtain it.
At the time Of the accident, but few of
the passengers wore asleep, and none in
the state rooms. Some were lying down
on sofas. The Georgiana came along
on her way from Baltimore, and brought
up few of the passengers. Many went
down through the country, and others
are awaiting other boats to come home.
All were we'll taken care Of. Tho
steamers value estimate at $4,000
WASHINGTON, August 9.-The Wa
wassett horror is fully confirmed.
Most OF the passengers persisted. She
LETT Washington on her regular pas
senger trip for Cone River. She was
burned off Chatterton Landing, where
there is no wharf; the passengers and
freight for tia! point being discharged
by small boats. One boat hal been
lowered when the flames burst out.
The vessel was 200 yards from shore
Nothing remains but the broken shaft
and smoke stack. The passengers re-
gistered, when she left Washington,
numbered ITO, but sue received and dis
| charged passengers at various landings,
of whom there is no record. The crew
consisted OF twelve. The loss is pro-
badly fifty passengers and two Of tho
crew. The cause Of the fire is un-
known. As soon as the flames were dis
covered, she headed for Shore, but
struck on the bar on the Virginia side.
Many ladies and children were aboard,
with visiting friends at sojourning
places and resorts down tho river; also
many colored people. Ten bodies have
! reached the wharf; Of whom five pro
unknown. All accounts applaud tho
gallantry of the captain and crew.
| Probabilities the Gulf and.
South Atlantic States, lower barometer,
high temperature, southeasterly and
northwesteriy winds, and cloudy wealth
] er, with local storms, near the coast.
NEW YORK, August ct is reported
in Spanish circles in this city that tele-
grams from Havana were received hero
yesterday by q Spanish commercial
house and by high Spanish functionary
in this country to the effect that General
Portillo, at the head of 5000 men, had
entered and captured Cienfuegos, with
| out shot being fred, and that he there
proclaimed Don Carlos as King of Spain.
Many of the leading Spaniards of Ha-
vana, including generals in the army,
oolonels of volunteer regiments. the
Jesuits, and several OF the leading slave
traders OF the island, are said to be CO.
conspirators with General Portillo for
the overthrow OF the Republican Co.
vernment Of Spain.
HAVANA, August SET Gorro Tigio,
8 new Republican paper. has appeared.
q Spanish telegram from Puerto
Principe announces the destruction of
large abandoned encampment OF the
enemy near Laranton, in Holquin. Ten
persons presented themselves from the
enemy's camp, bringing the head of the
late insurgent Col. Joseph Earias.
Fears are entertained that the news
from Spain will cause reaction in
Porto Rico. A feeling of discomfort is
manifest throughout the island.
PoRT AU PRINCE, July 24.-The
Chambers of Port au Prince have not
been opened. No session is likely to be
held this yslr, the Government appre-
hending trouble if they meet. The re-
volution on the Northern frontiers Of
st. Domingo is progressing, and fight
ing is Of daily occurrence. The roads
in all tho Northern provinces are i'm
passable, owing to guerrillas.
OMAHA, August GA despatch from
Elm Creek, Nebraska, states that or
Tuesday morning lost, while o party