New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-04
Local Intelligence.


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THE RECENT STEAMBOAT DISASTER
Local steamboat inspectors. Messrs. Elan
ders and Moffat, Yesterday resumed the;,
investigation concerning the burning of tbe
steamboats John Kvle- Charles R.Sm. vnu
aud Exporter, which occurred at onr whart
on the twenty. third of AnriI.
w, III. Wrielpy-I am master and n;,ot n,
the tugboat Dime and was On emnlavsS o.
the time of the steam hoat ire on the twsntr
third ultimo at the ievee in this c;tv and
witnessed the same: we were wing at tho
head of Julia street when the alarm of ;re
was given: Immediately went tn the scana
of the fire: the tug TYLER was living ahont
two blocks above us: she did NOT start when
we did; we arrived at the fire about two
minutes in advance of the TYLER: did not ace
ANYTHING of the steamer Trade Palace at anv
time during the day: do not know of any
harbor tug which answers the description in
DR.. Brashear's testimony. executing the
steamer Trade Palace, which has red hull
and white upper works; we arrived at the
Charles Bodmann shortly after the fire.
broke out on the KYLE. and We
remained in the vicinity of said
steamer exclusiveIv until loan p NJ.
ahout $40 or 6 p N va n.ssad
the stock LANDING mar tho Un;tad $751;
Rarracks and saw the steamer Trade PsIaoo
wing there. did mot notice whather she baS
steam mn or not: we landed on the starhoard
snIash door of the wheelhnnsa. the T,lar
went to the larboard of the Charles Rod.
mann: did not see anv more of the tuo TvIer
until I landed nv neonle at the head of
Grayier street.. and on the wav hack at
which time she was in the vicinity of the
Charles Bodmann and throwing water at
her: | saw no people on her stern or on that
of the Exporter: after landing nv neople as
before ssated. | started for the Charles Rod.
mann: saw a man hanging to the ring holt
on the starboard side forward: told nv
engineer to drive her "A there was a man
han ring tn the ring hoIt of the Rodmann
but man in a skiff GOT there before did
and rescned HIM. then fnllnwed her over tn
the AIgiers s;de and enmmencaS nlav;no
water on her. ar this time She was at thu
coal ward i'm Aloiers: Jaw On NV retnrn with
tbe tn0 many neonle in tho watar. was than
in the neiohorhoof ot Povdras sIraat whara
I picked up two white men and a negro:
these neonfe vera n;cked nm about io5
or $50 wards from the New Orleans
shore. at the time of nickinu the neonle
M the Bodmann was ahouf the middle
of the river. stern pointed to the Alpiers
shore, and the Exporter was about
iftv wards below the Rodmann and
about the same distance from shore. lvino
about parallel to the Bodmann: the greater
number of the people in the water were
between the burning steamers and the
wharf distant therefrom about 100 Yards.
at the time 7 saw the neonle in the water /
was distant from the Rodmann ahont fiftv
or sixtv Yards. think there ware thirty or
forty neonle in the water in this Iocai;tv.
soma of them had life nreservers. some
after nv return from LANDING the neonle i
din not notice the tngs Nellie and Tv!er. in
reference to the sltitfs. I think there were
from twelve to tifteen engaged in nckino
an reople: noticed no wards belonging to
taamhnats. on getting over tn the AIgiars
aide made fast to the 1arhoard ring holt of
the Bodmann and pIaved two streams of
water on her: then. assisted by the TYLER
towed the wreck to the Magee plantation,
to the Rodmann ~ the ' Exnorter was lvinr at
the stern of the Bodmann: when the boats
left the levee the Exnnrter was the MINER
most boat. and on getting ont into the river
the Rodmann sh;ftad from the Exnorter
and abe hecame the MINER most boat. sawno
,arsnns m either of the heats excent those
On the stern of the Bodmann: all of whom
TOOK off about eighteen or twenty, one of
ham WAS a coloreG nerson. I tooi all tho
neonle off the stern of the Bodmann who
were in SIGHT and offered no resistance to
anv one corning on hoard. soma one on orr
tug from the Bodmann called from the
looi "a ou. .us ~. W. W. 80 aaa
Inv ~ on w, &c. I p,d, ~. Ill .hara sa
ono on 'no MA a;nh. n;ne Uaors Ga
.hn am pas .f 80. o INV fra,, +Sa Rndy,sn~ saw
!. :, 80 =" af tho Fla anS Ala not Lnow hnt
~ no.I u Uno 0 ~ "1 49,, ua III 30 80.
'a 10; 81? :. w". On a .no 20 aaua wnrn.n
~ nh;iS ' LII 20 aana tor ,non ond T
:. e III 'na nou;ornod ,,nra sot;,fant;or
~ouiu n". - IT, nI;IJ LIZ - $50" al
d;S sago. WI. aS far cow I think the fu~s
~: w SAY. so % ~ e.. $780, 80 sauo i;fs.
no o., ."S Dno 90 w. n prashaar.s
u .no .h ass, o. La;nht fr"r, To daot
es.inivny, 'no " ~. - ~ Ton5nn :. S;
= INC ing ing :" .nJ wy y. III Gd Of tha
ees olsu' iHonos' ;uoho, ro;,;n~
, >. ni,;n~ =, III |
a sano ..oI soot. a'm sat;stiad tbat
. VI Sm t, oi,;,d af p;na raars Of
,a ~ Phs thrown inward that distance |
nd be caught by one nanu' as LIZ. Prashea1
tated ne oid, IN MS testi"ony' shouiu
ave SAID that dld not see Inc s!eaner
,rade Palace during the day IN inc vlci1ity
I the IRE; 1, at one .iihe' enCer so
ious douoIs OF tne SAFETY VI NY 'us' ""u
ontemplated leaving ner.
rms was all tne lesllnony 'ahe h sos'.
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