New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-18
The Carrie 4. Thorn.

! We were informed yesterday at the Gov
ernors office tina: this steamer passed Baton
Rouge a: zen O'clock Tuesday night last
This information was teieg1aphed to acting
Governor Antoine 10y General Badger. su.
perintendent Of police, yesterday morning,
bu: proved 20 te incorrect. So we are
assured by Dr.. Clarke, sanitary inspector
The steamers c. II. Durfee and Era No. IL
arrived here yesterday mcrning: and as
dispatches had been received announcing
that they passed Baton Rouge about the
| same time that the Thorn did, and .ha, they
! were also from Shreveport. the Board of
Health vas promptly notified Of sheiy
| arrival.
I: was a.ce,ta;neI tia: :hese boats had
I landed somewhere Il the neighboibood OF
the slaughterhouses below the Barracks,
and Drs. White, Russell and Clarke at
once proceeded there tor the purpose Of
finding out their true condition. As it was
reported they were from Shreveport, it was
supposed they brought down passengers,
and the further supposition was tina, many
OF these passengers. coming from an in
feeted place. must be sick. II was these
reports that caused the. landing of these
boats below tie Barracks, where members
Of the Board OF Health could visit them
and determine the course prudence and
humanity should dictate il the premises.
DR.. Clarke informs us tia. these boats
arrived here from Grand Eco:e. and not
from Shreveport: that they brought bu.
few passenger and no sickness. This be.
ing the case. the boats vii! te permitted to
land at the usual landing Of tie Red river /:
boats, and j. is quite likely they are 70 be
found there now by such persons as NAV
have the curiosity 70 see for themselves.
The officers OF these boats repor. tina. tie !
steamer Carrie A. Thorn did not pas. Baton !
Rouge Tuesday night a: ten o'clock, as re- !
ported by telegraph. The steamers Durfee |!
and Era No. - did rot pas. Baton Rouge
until twelve o'clock on Tuesday night, and
the etf!cefs 0. those boats state positively,
we are informed. tina: the Thorn had not
passed that place at that time. They fur.
thes state cha. they passed the Thorn
aground in Red river some time before, and
a. nothing has been heard from ler since
,ha. j. correct. they believe .ie ). ..:.l
aground.
As the reports IN regard 20 thi. boa.
seem 10 have been materially incorrec. and
greatly exaggerated. it is proper they
hould be corrected. In :he first place the
BOAT has 0u: few passengers on board-not |
more than ten or twelve as most-and GU.
# this number there had only been two {
asses Of sickness when the Durfee and Era
'assed her, and Of this number ore had -,
roved fatal. Mrs. Lindsey, who was on
'oard with her husband, Mr.. Lindsey. J
of the Shreveport Board of Trade,
led after a short sickness. Tie other case a
said to have been convalescent. !,
The Thorn was incorrectly reported to r
ave had between three and four hundred | S
on board besides two or three P
undred head of cattle, and, as she is a L
nall boat, coming from Shreveport. it :.
as not hard to create the most IN d
.yOrable impressions as to what might
} her condition when she arrived at b
ew Orleans. We are sorry to see that, ..
ting upon these wild rumors, some of our
'ople have been actually urging upon our
liberties to deny the vessel the privilege