The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-02
FEARFUL LOSS or LIFE.
SINKING OF THE RED RIVER STEAM
BOAT COTTON VALLEY. ~
She COliIdss with the Cincinnati Packet
Charles Morgan One Vile below Don
aIdsonvIIle and sinks Out of sight In
Ten Minutes

The Charles Morgan, Capt. Albert Stein, ar
rived yesterday afternoon from Cincinnati and
from her officers and passengers We learned
that while on her way down yesterday morning
at about o'clock she Collided with the steamer
Cotton Valley bound up. while In the middle Of
the river opposite tho first left hand point be-
low Donaldsonvllle. striking The Cotton Valley
Just forward of the cylinder timhers eaus ing h
to sink In a few moments out Of sight. The Cot
ton Valley left here Saturday evening for Shreve.
port with twenty-five passengers aud a very
largsssliscellaneous freight. She was owned by
Capt. III. II. Kouns. was on her first trip to Red
river, cost SIS 900. and was insured for e1o 100 In
| offices In this city. Among the lost are Henry
Levy. Daniel Gehr. Sol Meyer and Miss Sand
ford, all OF Alexandria: Mr.. Sudgen Of
Shreveport. and one other whose name we could
not learn, thirteen colored roustabouts and a
white boy. n deck sweep. The night was bad
one. the river rough and cold, the warning a
short one, and II is almost marvellous that more
were not lost The deck sweeper was rescued
and taken ashore. but died soon after from OK
posure.
Capt Albert Stein and his two pilots were in
the plot-houss at the time. and Andy Swain
one Of the best pilots on the river was at the
wheel Of the Cotton Valley when the collision
H''uti6u. 10 "pfEHu Drought hi OF Inc
rescued except Capt. Mart Kouns and Mate
VIM. Duke. who remained behind 10 save all the
freight possible. large quantity of which was
floating In the river Mr.. Sam Gwartney the
head clerk was the last one taken out tho water
and was very nearly drowned. Mr. Hurry Stein
the head clerk Of tho Morgan was in a awl, and
distinguished himself in his efforts to save life.
The Cotton Valley was in tho service or the Red
River Transportation Company was not two
years old, and was considered one u the best
light dfaft boats on the river
Those Of her crew and passengers who came
down on the Morgan prase the officers Of that
boat for their Kindness, as they lost everything
except what they had on at tho time The fol-
lowing card OF thanks was signed by them:
We. the undersigned passengers. officers and
crew of the l-fated steamer Cotton Valley do
hereby extend to the officers and crew OF the
steamer Chas. Morgan our sincere thanks for
tho sympathy and kindness shown to the
save II lfe and mako us cornfortable and We wish
20 make especial mention Of David Minms tho
porter. whose efforts 10 render US comfortable
were nntiring.
Gnns. Philfppi. = g. Cooley
A. G.. Swain, pilot: John w. ODg clerk;
VIM. swain. Gus. Brill. barkeeper
~ ~ i f$%iSsd $"niod 6H~s!Ls"Sdy pis' fsFt
Mrs. M. II Kouns, JOS Scharff,
Mrs. J. T. Sudgan. D. Lehman a
Alfred Raine, steward, L Uuckin
d. e, Nugent, W. II Case
The reporter, in hopes Of getting further par
ticulars. Interviewed the officers Of the Morgan
separately, and the following are their state
ments: