The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
STEAMBOAT INSPECTION
Annual Report of the Supervising
Inspector.
Vessels Which Have Entered the Ser.
viee-Casualties -Licenses Is
sued and Lives Lost.

district. to the Supsryisl Ing inspector General
OF the United States is s5 follows:
There have been inspected Ia this district 3bt
steamers ~ al cnsses. " "a au aggregate ton.
mage of 10 1904 tons. ana 1913 licenses have
been Issued. ~ foil vs.: 500 masters. ITO mates.
29b pilots. 657 engineers.
the inspections were made and licenses H.
sued By the local boards ~ follows:
District OF Nsw o 3aps-2ta stsHmers we're
inspected, havin1 d tonnage Of 6is7i 80 tons :.
ito licenses were Issued, a. follows: 415 mus
ters lac mates, l59 ptO ani 416 enginsars.
District of Mubils-59 steHmers in psotet.
having u tonnage Of Ga51 tons: licenses issued
M follows mnstat ~. maEss 10, pilots A. engi-
District 81 aslveston-4o steamers Inspented
having q tonnage OF Gis7.3 tons: Licenses Issued
as follows: masters GIL. mates -. pilots ~. engl-
neers 40 total l6i
District 81 Aapallshlcol. IL ateam Ars In
spected. having u tonnage OF 25oI75 tons; IL
eenses issued a. follows: ma tors 3D. mates II,
pilots H. engineers 2o: t1tal 80.
Five hundred aud nfty.seven boilers and 40
auxiliary boilers w-re inspected: 10 boilers
wore found defective. gtvs way under hyjros-
tatio pressure. and were condemned from iur-
The local boards have investigated 2s eases of
casualties. IS cases of violation of law. aud re-
ported 10 cases.
Nine licenses have bsen revoked. 10 refused,
suspended, and 4 ca tes " Appeal hav5 bYel
made from the deoi+ions NJ tho local boards.
Thirteen steamers with an aggregate tonnage
OF 1888 40 tons have gone out OF service. m
torty.sevap steamers with in aggrnRlfs ton
mage of i0.4g72t tons have boon added during
Fifteen lives have boon lost and properly to
tho amount OF sl43 253 mas. from all CAUSES. been
destroyed.
cAsUALTrEs, ETG.
January 1s-The steamer Texas struek n snng
on Rcd river and sunk, proving total lo3s.
Value OF steamer. 80 900. o.n.,
January 2l-Ehe cabin OF tnefHg y II. " Bflen
was destroyed by fire. LIS unknown,
March 1.-THE steamer Il ,nuie Les struck
snaR on Red river md sunk. Has sihee bean
raised md 10 again 10 service Damage est'-
February 22-The steamer Stella Block WAS
DESTROYED by fire. at Trinity. LII. Value o.
Fsbrnary 2s-stoamer Acme destroyed ~ Ire
in Ouachita river. Value OF steiner. 5000
february 2s The steamer Claa M5D1nald.
with several bargas In tow. cotiIdei With tn
steamship II. u ward. Jr. lying ~ hachpr neAr
Quarantine Station, whereby two bafReS were
lost. Estimated loss. 5000: collision unayoida-
April 4--The ateamer Bastrop struck ? snug
and sunk ia Bayou Bartholomew, and while
settling caught fire Boat and cargo were n
total loss Value of boat, $1,000: OF cargo, $4,000.
April 6-The steamer john A Wool strnck
tho wreck Of the steamship ID Soto and sunk.
Has since been raised aui IL again In SERVES:
April 10 The steamer Bertha Bruner W " de-
stEpyed by fire on Bayou D'Arbonne. Loss on
steamer. $1,000: on cargo. 5000.
May 10 he Steamer fhz valley colllded
with the lngger Two Friends and the latter was
oapslged. No lives lost.
NAV 1.-THE steamer Blanche Porter was
wrecked ut the mouth III Bayou Lafonrcna.
while on her way 70 Grand Isle. One life lost.
July "A d elk passenger on the ateamer
Martha fell or was pushed overheard during .
scnfas and was drowned. a.,,- ,n,ro
wrecked In tn hurricane OF that date Tn.
Trenton, near Baton nge; loss on boat and
cargo $4,000; steamer II u. snaro. ~ Plaque;
mine: steamer Daniel Boone Ia Cypress Island
Pass; steamer SOPHIE Of t. b. y, n hnuKe. inc
steamers sammy and u " Fuller wefa pl2 dIl
been got afioat. The tug Little Minnie w.s
sunk Ut Donaldsonvile: has boon raised anu IL
September 4-The ferryboat Nathalie Haml-
ton coildad with the steamsatp Chilian in the
harbor oil New Orleans. No damage resulted.
The collision appears TO nave been uha'oid-
October 10 Ono Of the crew Of the steamer
City Of Augusta fall overheard and WINS drowned.
October ls-The steamer Ell. Richardson
broke her shaft and damaged her machinery to
the extent Of sac 900
discovered to be on fire. The confragratlon
was extinguished without any damage to the
December s-The steamer Horny Frank on
countered n heavy wind storm. which carried
away her chimneys derrick. stag q. &C. and
demoli.h he'd u portion or her cabin. Approxt-
December io--The steamer Danube struck
hidden obstruction, wni"h tore away her star
board guard and slightly Injured her nun; es-
December ID The steamer Assumption broke
her shaft. both cylinder heads, pi-t = mead and
pitman The damages amounted 10 Stabl.
January One OF the crew Of the steamer
Emma No. 2 fell overheard and was drowned
February 1.-The steamer Mary Boyd struck
snag and 500 bales OF cotton were thrown over
board In order to save the boat. a.o.
February 80 -0ne Of the crew OF the steamer
o. p. Smith fell overheard and was drowned
September 20-The steamer Etownh PHI
struck a snag In the Coosn river and sunk. she
has since besn raised and Is again Ia service;
November l3-Ona of the crew OF tho tug Her
eules fell overheard and was drowned.
November 22-The steamer Lille Lon broke
the cam frame OF her starboard engine and
al A OF
thrown overheard to get her afioat.
December 1-One Of the, crew q the steamer
Lulu d. fell overb ard and was drowned.
December 30 The ste imer Maggie +. Burke
took fire at Mobile and was scuttled In order to
save tho hull and cargo; loss on boat ana cargo
May M-The small steamer Ramos was sunk
by a squat on Calcasteu river. and six lives
were Loaf. The steamer has since been raised.
ana II again In service. Loss on vessel and
baggage about $1,000
August 2O%The steamer Flora was blown
ashore during violent gale. and became
August "a ~ The following steamers were
blown ashore during violent gale. but nave
since been repaired aud are Ggain in service:
At Sabine Pass. steamers Laura and NicSs.
burg; mt UalcAsteu Pass, Gamers Pearl Rivers
and Col. Hooker. and near Leesburg. the tugs
Alert and Alama. the total damage amounting
February 1.-The steamers Julia st. Clair and
q. Grimhy Jordan c1l.ided on Chatahooehee
river. Collision unavoidable.
January l. One of the crew OF the steamer w.
y. Holt Tell 0VefD laEu anu WIS ulpWH@I :.
April ls-The steamer I. ii. Mo re was dis
covered TO lie on fire among the cotton. Fifty
nine bales were thrown overheard and the IRE
extinguished.
June s-The steamer Geo "; WHY struck 2
rolling rock at Gilmore School, Knocking hole
in her BIO tom. No damage sns, ntneh. 1,a,
June 2S-The schooner G. Grimby jordan
struck a snag near Owens Island. ana sus-
tanned damage amounting 70 s50:
September 2o-The steamer ". y. II olt broke
Are guard beams and tore off the after guard
on the Chattahoochee river: damage to boat
$780,
October 1.-THE steamers T. I'll. Moore and
Geo. w. WyllY COLL led on Chattehoochee river,
whereby the latter broke her wheel and alter
guard: cost s25-
October 2k-A small boat belonging to the
stea ner 4. "a. Moore. and containiug four men
eapsizad while on It's way to the middle ground
In order to fasten hawser to draw the steamer
from the landing. and one OF the men was
drowned.
December The steamer Hudson Pet took
Are In the gallery and ptlot-house which was
promptly extinguished. Damaga sustained. 81
December a3-The steamer T III. Moore broke
her shalt at Gilmore shoals, on Chattahoochee
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