Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-12
THE SOUTHERN BELLE.
Further Particulars of the Disaster by
which She Proved a Total Loss, to-
gether with Valuable Cargo.
Heroic Conduct Of the PilOt-A Great
Many Lives LOst-Statement Of the
Notwithstanding Story.


NEW ORLEANS. October i1.-Many
lives were lost by the burn ing of the stea1n-
boat southern Belle. Among those known to
Le lost are VIM. Won PhuI, Mr.. Drosse. Miss
Fanny O'COnnor, and another lady, all of
Baton Rouge; Mr., FRANKS of Port Hudson;
Mr., LaDgum, also FRANK an 5nplCyej and the
stewart III ana nc ms crew. II Is supposed t9at
after part of the boat were burned to death,
IS after the fire had once got 1airly under way
1t was almost impossible to get To the bow Of
tie boat the only way Of escape to the shore.
Her cargo consisted Of from five to eight hun
dred bales cotton. The boat was new and was
valued at forty-fve thousand dollars; insured
Tor thirty thousand dollars mostly in New
Orlt ans companies. Mr.. Herbert, the pilot,
held the bow Of the boat against the bank un,
tll sn who coul had escaped. He then leaped
from the pilOthOuse to the lower deck, and
was severely injured.
LATER.
James P. MEIroy, captain, and ]. c.
LiOano, clerk, of the burned steamer Soul hern
Belle, with several OF the crew. arrived here
today by rsil nom DOnaldsonville. Captain
NIL oy is considerably scOrched. Mr..
when the boat Landed at Mrs. WHrTineaux's,
to take toat lady on board. went and escort
ed her back into the ladies' ca Uin; at that
time the boat was backing out from the land
ing; went TO the off1ce to get the key of the
stateroom for MrI. Warrineaux, and on re-
turning TO give 1T 10 her she met me half way
in the cabin and said the boat was on fr and
20 take her OFF; 1 saw smoke coming up
through the carpets ana through the state
landing, and to go ashore as was then en-
gagged in breaking in stateIoOm doors to
awake passengers; after Ooing this ran to
my own room TO awake young Willie Great
house, who slept in the same room; when
[ thought had awakened him
ran to the Ottice, wnere
my bucks and papers were, with q view to
saving them, il possible After a moment
lOokt round, and did not see young Great
house, and Immediately running back again
succeeded In bringing MIN out of the room,
and told him to go ashore, after which |
turned to The office second time, and was in
tue act of trying to recover a small amount
Of Cash in the drawer when the flames
nearly surrounded me, and l was forced 10
leave my books papers, and other vaIua0les
10 the flames. L hen rushed out of the office
with my face and hands scOrched, and found
that the stairs were in a full blaze, and l
jumped from her boiler deck on to tier of
cotton on the guard, and from that Op to the
stage to the saOre, where, on turniL 6 round to
lOOR at the boat saw she was burning from
s.em to s,ern. Boats, books and papers
all burned; in fact, everything except what
was in the cabin. 1he Belle had eight hun
dred bales of cotton on board, and fifteen
hundred sacks of seed. The following add.
uonal are known TO be lost: A Catholic priest,
name unknown, from Bayou Sara; A. @. Grif-
ntn, George Thomas, chief steward, from
LouiEvilIe; Gus Davis, hall tender; Carter
ROan, guard tender OF the cabin, and Louis
rhorne, texas tender. The four last named
jumped overheard and were drowned, while
Won Phul DrOz, Griffith and the priest per-
igled in the flames.