Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-10

Do1tS, OF Wnlcn she mad four, besides
lie raft. Persons who went nesr tn
burning steamer this morning repCr
that her bosts were all cast loose eXcep
one, which was hanging to the ship
SIDE, one end OF the boat having caugh
IN the rigging, preventing its beinl
launched. The mate of the ship Fusi
guna, which was lying about quarte
OF mile from the City of Waco, report
seeing boat with persons in it pass hi
vessel at three o'clock this morning
going westward. He could not say ths'
there were other boats. The sea was run,
ming very high at the time. The stesm
tag Buckthorn was dispatched outside
tdis morning, and has been cossting in
sight of land all day. She is reported
outside at half past six o'clock this even.
ing. Parties who have been cut on the
gulf shore to the western extremity OF
the island have Just returned, and bring
no Intelligence of the missing boats.
The agents Of the line have telegraphed
to Indianola and Brownsville, notify
ing vessels to be on the lookout
for them.
p.m.- One Of the pilot-boats,
which has Eesn outside all day,
has just returned, and brings
no tidings. Parties from down the
| leland cav farmer from near San
| Louis pass, who reports having seen o
email boat pass down this morning,
which, from his description, is thought
may have been one OF the boats from
the City of Waco. 1t was some dis
tance out in the gulf, and he could not
distinguish the persons in it, but saw
whst3s fpeared to be temporary sails,
The Plat was drifting rapidly to the
westward.
7:30 p.m.-The steam tug Buck
thorn has just arrived and brings
the following particulars: Her officers
stopped at the fleet, when going cut, to
ascertain from the different vessels Iy-
ing near where the City Of Waco
burned, all the information possible re-
lative to her passengers and crew. Only
one OF them, the steamer Fus;gumR,
could give any information. Her offi-
GERS report having seen what appeared to
be raft pass them. They made an
effort to launch one of their boats, but be-
fore it could be done ther raft was los! sight
OF in the storm and darkness. The Of
ficers OF the Buckthorn report that about
twelve miles west and five miles from
shore they passed the foremRst and fore
yards of the Waco, with sails attached,
which had burned eff just above deek,
and they think this is what was taken
for raft by the Fusiguma The Buck
thorn went twenty miles west, and
could find no trace of the missing bOst5
Lster-S p.m.-The steamship Cl,n-
ton is just in from Indianols, and brings
no news. The agent Of the Mallory lire
is arranging tonight to dispatch an
ether steamer at daylight in the morn
ing, with hopes of finding the Waco's
boats lower down the cOssi. The WirG
changed to the northwest about two
O'Clock, and it is thought if the boats
had not made landing on the western
coast they have been carried out many
miles to sea. 1t is stated that the life
boats are all supplied with water, tut il
is thought the officers or passengers did !
not secure any provisions for the bOats
There is no reliable information to be
obtained as to the origin of the fi!e |
There were heavy showers Of rain |
early in the night, with occasional |
lightning. Some think the ship was |
struck by lightning, and having a con- |
siderable quantity of oil on board, tie |
flames could not be extinguished. The |
following is list of the cabin passen-
gers: Miss MoEeling, G. Rogers and
wife, 81. Meyer, Mrs. Horsety and
child, Fanny Heiss, B W. Edemyer,
and eleven steerage passengers, whose
names are not known. The agents Of
the line state that there were forty seven
Or ferty-ejght persons on b. ard the
Waco, including passengers, officers
and crew. Crowds gathered at the COM
oany's office during the day to learn the
atest news. There is much dissatisfac-
ion expressed at the conduct OF the
officers and men OF the other vessels,
which were all lying in sight, and
number very near the burning vessel.
With the exception OF the efforts made
ly the Fusiguma, there does not appear
% have been anything done toward say.
ng those on beard the Waco. Their
excuse is the terrible sea, which WClld
lave swamped their boats had they sue
,eeded in launching them.
New ORLEANS, November 9.-FOm |
III Information possible to obtain uD 20
en- O'clock tonight, it seems tie Waco
vas lying with her head to the gale, and
he fire, which first appeared forward on
leck, had caught in the large quantity
Il oil, and swept over the vessel burn
ng everything before It. Fifteen vessels
we're lying at anchor, thirteen Of which |
he supposition is that il any OF the pas
'essePs deck, or any of her boats had |
een launched, they would have been |
cen by some of the other vessels-none |
1 which can confirm the first rumOrs of
eeing boats pass through the fleet. The
is now gaining ground that
ot soul on board the iil-fated vessel