The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-18


each. Most Of the sugar on board was insured
in the Factors and Traders Insurance Com
pany, a-smau part in the merchants, while all
OF the rice was insured in the Peorles In
surance Company.
The consignments, as nearly as can be re-
membered by the clerk, are as follows:
y bids: sugar to r. Milliken. insured in Fac.
Of DO to Bradish johnson, insured in Factors
L Traders.
Is do. to Henry Sheppard, insured in New Or
leans Insurance Company.
!, q hhds. sugar to H. B. Kernochan. insured in
70 do: to 9. Gar, insured in Factors & Traders
az. 70 Lesseps. insured in Factors & Traders.
, ~ hhds sugar to Burbridge l. Co. Insured in
Faetors and Traders.
81 bGls mOlasses to Burbridge & Co. Insured
in Factors and Traders.
80 bbls molasses to Bradish johnson. Insured
in Factors and Traders
- hhds molssses, r. Bertrand. Insured in N.
U. Association
122 bbls rice to R. Soccola.
~ bbs rice to sundry consignees.
7o5 sacks rice to sundry cOnsignees.
1OO boxes oranges to sundry consignees.
sacks cotton to Llambias Doctor.
bbls sugar to order.
INCIDENTS.
The hurry and excitement Of the. sudden
precluded the sleeping passengers and
crew from receivsng warning Of the approach
of danger. The leyee was, at that early hour,
almost deserted, and but few witnessed the
sudden sinking of the ill-fated steamer. Mr.
Barrois, one. Of the clerks Of the boat, was
among the first to render aid to those who
were struggling in the water. By his exer-
tons and gallantry he saved q number of lady
passengers, and with the mate, Mr.. John
Develin, brough to shore many ladies, who
but for this timely assistance, would have
persisted.
Among the passengers was bright Ger
man Lad, whose pleasing appearance and
gentle manners had attracted considerable
attention. He was put in the state-room of
Major Freely. When the hurricane roof was
cut away, he was found tightly grasping the
arm of the Major-both dead. He was on the
way to the city to be pat in charge of friends.
There was q little colored boy on board who
seemed by some intuitlve knowledge to feel
that the boat was in danger. He kept awake
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fatigued, he went to his room, only to roll in
disturbed slumber. When the alarm was gwen
he rushed on deck, and by great endeavor
saved himself.
One Of the most touching incidents con-
nected with this terrible disaster was the
action of lady, Mrs. Julia B. Pomeroy, re-
siding at No. Is Marais street. When it was
thought it was absolutely necessary to call in
the Coroner to bury one Of the little infants
found, and when she learned that the poor
lost one would be consigned to q common
grave in the Potters' Field, Mrs. Pomeroy,
although stranger, requested permission to
take charge Of the body, and carried it to her
home.
Mr.. G. T. Horner, Les Arroyo, Mr.. Baldwin,
VIM. Gibson, Capt. Jack DWysr. Mr.. Gale, Capt
Jeaufreau, wife and child, Mr.. Wehman, Mr..
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Seghers, four children and
two servants, Mrs. Carlo Riggio, August Leile,
Richard Mackin, John Deylin, Jim O'Bren,
Frank, stewart, Sam White. Louisa, Louis Mi.
chon, Patrick Newman, G. Tremoullet, Charles
Goffaly, Henry PABLO, Charles Hollyhan, Charles
Watson, Alexander johnson, Jim Peppers.
Henry Jackson; Numa Robert, Carpenter; VIM.
Green, first engineer; Mr.. Maddox from Beair;
Antoine Barr, from Buras; Mr.. and Mrs. Hamper,
from Buras; Mr.. Landry. from Live Oak Store;
Capt. Jeanfreau's two children, Mrs. Martin,
from Pointe La Hache; Mrs. MaZelly. from Union
settlement; Rose st. john, stewardess; Charles
Williams, pantryman; Charles Ward, from Cohen
Bay; sman named John. from Cohen Bay.
BODIES FOUND.
M. Freely, aged g. pears; Mr.. NIX. Hampers tw9
son Robert.
CAPT. A. JEANFREAU's STATEMENT.
arrived exactly at IL o'clock, and made
fast at the landing. Cooled down and made
everything all right; then turned in, in my
room in the texas. My wife and little son
Walter, months old, were in the room with
me. Three of my children, Fannie, II years
old. Johnny, IL years old, and Ada, years
old, were in a room in the ladies cabin aft.
About o'clock was awakened by my wife,
who cried out that the boat was sinking.
sprang up and rushed out to find that the
steamer was sinking rapidly. The water was
by that time up to the boiler deck, and 1
found there was only time to save life.
found my little daughter Mary in the guards
aft, and I pulled her up on the hurricane
roof.
The boat went down so suddenly that
found myself, with my daughter, in a few
moments in the river, and fortunately sue
ceeded in gaining the Bradish johnson and
was hauled on board by parties on that
steamer. Subsequently found that my wife
had been saved and was in the wheelhouse of
the Bradish johnson. Four of my children
were drowned. Ny wife and little Mary are
all that are now left to me. am overwhelmed
with grief, and can scarcely realize the hor-
rors of last night. The boat did not break
in two. but went down stiff and solid.
1 cannot account for the sinking, as she was
not overloaded and there was no unusual
water anywhere when l retired at night.
cannot tell how many passengers there were,
or who they were as the books are in the safe
in the clerks room. Many Of the passengers,
Of whom suppose there were about thirty
five, were strangers to me. Among those 1
knew were Mr.. Antonio Ban, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Martin, and Mr.. Frisbee, engineer OF
Magnolia plantation. Mr.. Antonio Ban is
supposed to have been lost. Mr.. Martin was
saved, but his wife was lost, and MIR. Frisbee
was lost.
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