The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-05
THE STORM ON THE RIVER.
Loss Of the Garry Owen.
NO LIVES LOST.

About o'clock Friday morning the steamer
Curry Owen reached this city from Bayou Des
Ga1es with cnrgo consisting OF 3t5 bales of
cotton. 279b sacks Of cotton seed 10 sacks seed
cotton. ~ bbls molasses. and cabin full Of pas
sengers. She first tried tp land under the stern of
the Gov. Allen. but owing to the wind which Mt
that time was blowing perfect gale. she was
unable 10 do so. Backing out she effected
landing ut the head ~ Gravior street alongsids
Of the Mary Bell. but before her head lines
could be made fast her stern line parted and be-
came ontangIed in tho cams Of tho wheel thero-
by rendering II useless. Her pilot blow tho
whistle for assistance. and the Canal street
night ferry boat Little Jerry Immediately came
10 her. but. from lack Of powor. was unable to
land her. second signal was then given. and
tho harbor protection towboat Protector an-
| swered II. but in trying TO come alongside was
by the force Of tho wind carried forward. head
on. and struck tho Garry Owen on tho starboard
side i,ist forward Of the cylinders. cutting her
to tho waters edge.
The boat then careened and throw Off almost
all her deck load. and. II Is thought hor boilers
also. for though she sank 10 ber hurricane roof
she still fonts. or rather did whom We closed
this report. II may be that the cotton seed in
her hold may hold her up until tho Tyler. Pro-
tector and Charley Wood ran pump her out
otherwise she will prove n total loss Her wreck
lies In the riyor Just above The head of Girod
street.
The Garry Owen was owned by Captain Gill
ham and others of this city. and was only par
italy insured
Fortunately thore were no lives lost by tho
accident. though II WIS rutnored that two deck
hands were drowned
bales cotton 10 Norword Richard % !" Eerani ii
4 Gilbert "a To Nnlle n Carnmack, ~ b. Bush n
Ievert IL 70 i.awlins a Murrue, II to McGches.
Sno@don h voett, "a to J. W Burbridge 4 90.
u 10 o. Chopin. 10 u. T. n Writ Adams, TO
f. fsosi ara sP Msyer %ss Co., aa I" f. Nss
man, to Flash Lewis h Co.. . to Payne Kenue-
dy d o.. q 10 John Cbare Il son. 70 a. Bald
Co.. 60" to o. j. winston 1G to hris.e@ o Moore o. 9e Co..
q to Cnpp Bros. h Co., II TO D. q. Denis, ~ bills
lpolassos to John J. Adams 4 Co. 1 bb rico to 4.
7. Hickman. 1 sack cotton seed. case merchap-
bbls moasses to Briggs, Payne n Co.. 3 bbls
molasses to s. W, Sentell 4 Co., boxes eggs.
box tallow. ba9f hide to Flash, Lewis 4 GO.
rem Atkinson h CO., 10 sacks seed cotton to Clapp
Bros h Co.. bundle t2l hides. / dry hide to +
Cane, 27a5 sacks cotton seed to New Orleans Cot
ton Seed Association. In addition to the above.
she had on board 30 bales cotton. which we're ro-
ported last last.
| THE CAaoNrCUs.-About the same hour Mt
| whic', the above accident occurred this vessel.
which for months past has been anchored in tho
stream directly In tho way ~ both outward and
| inward bound steamers. parted her cables md
went sailing down the river but fortunately did
| not collide with anything; otherwise we might
have had o serious loss Of property to report.
| Somehow or other, .the report was generally
circulated that the Garry Owen rhu into the Gu
nopcus and broke her loose. Of course there
Is no one silly enough to credit such q report.