The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-30
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NELSON GOROM. Sergt. dig. Der. q. &. A.
ARnivALs.-Isabcl, Eva, Port Eads, Gso. BpaDe
Ter, X. Il. Lee
70 ARRIVE Ella Hughes, Assumption La
fourche; Martha. lower coast; Charles Morgan
Cincinnati; Lesse Taylor, Opelousas; John How
ard. Ouaohita; Henry Tete. Bayou Sara; st. John
Baton Rouge; Eureka, Mary Ida, upper coast
Tom Parker, Bmuf river; O. II. Durfee, Re,
river
The Robt. II. Lee, leaving tomorrow. connect
at Vlcksburg with the Anchor Line for Memphis
CAIRO and Ut. Louis. most excellent boat il
the Lee. aud she puts her passengers and freight
through in railroad time.
The great fsrorte OF the Western waters, the
renowned CHARLES Morgan, will be found at The
landing this morning, receiving TO leave Wednes
day, without fail, for Cincinnati. ALT. Stein ID
command; the capable and accommodating
Harry Stein in he office.
The Eureka, leaving at 10 o'clock In place Of the
Blue Wing No. 3, will be the only departure this
morning tor the upper coast
:, The New Orleans and Red River Transporta-
tion Uompany's steamer Dawn, Charles Truslow
master, o. W. Drown clerk, leaves Wednesday at
p m for Shreveport and Jefferson.
George, who departed, has returned. aud by
the LORD we're happy.
The Belle OF Shreveport for st. Louis il re-
celving to return to-day.
Attention Is called to the advertisement in
another, column OF Capt. Bsssett's mail. passen-
ger aud transportation steamers Eva Martin
and Painter No. 2. The Martha and Eva run on
schedule tune, have fine passenger accom- moda-
tions and go through each trip TO Port Eads
The Eva leaves to-day at 10 O'Clock, promptly,
John TAYLOR in command. Oapt. John o. Vallette
iii the Off %.
The tii-weekly coast, Donaldsonville and Ash.
land plantation steamer Eureka, in place OF the
Blue Wing No. 8, leaves to-day at 10 a. M, ]. A.
Comstook in command Messrs. Wood and Dean
clerks.
The semi-weekly coast and Baton Rouge packet
~. John, Il. Bergeron master, j. q. Bergeron
clerk, leaves to-day at p m.
The Henry Tete, in pace OF the Gov. Allen,
will leave to-day'at s p. m. + r Bayou Sara and
all mail landings. J. J. Brown master. 8. q.
,Streck clerk
The regular semi. weekly coast and Bayou La
fourche packet Assumption, T. A. Ohariet mas
ter, leaves to. day at 8 p. m.
The Robt Young, In place OF tho Eureka, U. d.
Terrebonne In command, leaves TO- day at 8 p.
IN. for the Lafourche.
The Ella HUI 5hes, leaving at 8 p. M. will be the
only departure tomorrow for the Lafourche,
The Robert L. Lee will leave tomorrow for
vicksburg and all mail lsndings, Capt VIM.
Campbell In command. Capt. John Mossop in
The john Howard, in place OF che John Ii.
Hanna will be here to leave Wednesday for
ouachita City, carrying the United States m al.
:, The Lessi, Taylor in place Of tho Sandy No. 2,
II. II. Broad master, Eug. .Quatrevaux clerk,
leaves Wednesday for the Atohsfalaya.
The Cincinnati Commercial OF the 9th pub
fishes the following letter from, Capt. Shinkle,
relative to the Golden Rule disaster:
VrpKsBuRa Miss, July 22-V. Shinkle ESQ.,
Dear brother: Yesterday morning, at . o'clock, |
having some freight to put off ct Omega land. |
ing, thirty miles above Vlcksburg, In attempting |
% land a We struck stump or suag, and sunk in
three minutes. The snag came up through the
hull six or eight feet above the deck, just aft of
the se-bench, In the stern rake. was told by |
parties living near by that the snsg or stump |
river, and last fail, when the snag-boat came |
along, they attempted to pull 1T out, but failed |
and then sawed il of, thereby making it much |
more dangerous than before. Il lies almost d.
came near einking on it. and also one of the
Anchor Line boats. The pilot Of the Grand
Tower, the boat came down here on to-day. told
me they had hit It once very hard. I re-
Ut all, but l was wholly ignorant OF any
such obstruction being there, as was also
our pilot, MIR. Marion Purcell. who was on watch
at the tim,: The snag lies about one hundred
feet from the shore, aud don't think the stern
moved after striking, but settled down on the
Hnag, and about one hundred feet from the Shore
but fortunately the bow swung to the Shore
allowing our stage to just reach The bank, letting
except two ladies', Brice Purcell. pilot, and Mr..
Shaw, the clerk, who afterwards taken off of
9he roof in one OF our boats. am happy to say !
that not one life WAS lost as no one was found
AnioeiuB tntt VIC KNOW OF. AL or the baggage,
crews clothes, boats papers and books were
saved. We alto got large amount OF the outfit,
such as the bell, safe, silvtrwsre, cabin furni-
Iture life boats, chandeliers, olc.. aad the deck
freight, aa OF which | sent up to you per
crew also went up on her; also my wife and son
Walter. have Green Bundorant, the mate,
second mate, carpenter, Clerk Shaw. Albert and
Twelve men, and we are saving all we can. ]
brought large amount OF freight down here on |
she Grand Tower and will store it on the wharf
boat for the present, it quite Job to take
care OF 1t up there on account Of the negroes.
got one OF Mattingly's large coal flats, and will
be, think, able TO save sll OF the boiler deck
freight don't think the boat can be raised, as
can tell she is broke in two, and seems to be
settling all the time and the water is nearly up
TO the top Of the stern hog-ohain braces on the
has parted from the hull forward and also some
distance back. She may possibly slide into the
river and go out OF sight, as she is very much
eareened, and it is very deep on the outside.
feel the loss Of the good boat, as 1
have worked earnestly and to the best Of nv
ability to make her success, as we'll on your &C.
count as my own, and feel 1t is a severe tinan-
s of the both cost u.s. e. not the only bos
but there was prospect in the next three
or four months of our doing well; but also feel
thst | have very much to be thankful for in the
lives OF passengers. crew, myself and family and
same. The world is still before me, and while
lie lasts, God permitting, am determined to
only try the harder, in whatever position I may ,
De found to succeed in life; but at last, should
without murmur, believing that an Advise
providence has ruled my destiny for the best.
only pray and desire that may then feel that
nave done my duty, Pilot Brce Purcell is on
the Sherlock and will give you further particulars
Yours truly, o. p. SHINKLE. /
Master Golden Rule. !