Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-01
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New ORLEANS, September 3O.-Ihe Lee
lad us bs oxeshalfd ana YsgihF ad fHf e.
i've months. She left vicksburg yesterday even:
good LIST OF passengers While opposiisssc Point
Pleasant, a. $3.50 O'Clock am she was discover ed
on fire, and was immediately headed for the
Louisiana shore, and landed at the Yucatan plan
tation, thirty five miles below Eieksburg. In a
few minutes she was completely developed in
lost, including MANY of the crew. The J. NJ.
White passed the wreck about o clock m, and
burg g RanfPs aad Rob snf c Smith b. po
were both burned and otherwise hurt, The fire
was supposed to have originated in the pantry
room. So rapidly did the flames spread that I. was
impossible for the passengers or officers TO save
Capt. W. 5. Cannon states that the steamer was
owned by the estate of his father, Capt. John W.
Cannon, and her commander. Capt. VIM. Camp
bell; she was valued at 100000. and insured for
$4,000 mostly in local companies. The crew was
the river twenty or thirty years. The boat, be
sldes 1he supply-pumps, had a new hre-pump with
a a., IouIteehTnch cynnoer and fVO ieet OF nose.
There were always three watchmen ON deck
PASSENGERS SAVED.
The following passengers were saved:
THOS. ]. SPAIN, Tensas, La.
C. H. CHAPMAN, of the steamer Naomi.
g. 0'ROURKE New Orleans.
MRS. ABRAHAMs, Chicago.
HENRY MASON, Monroe La.
II. W. NEEF Us, New York.
J. NJ. FREEDMAN, Vicksburg
J. B. BERGER Easton, Pa.
w w IRISH, Carlyle, III.
JOHN H. LUDWIGsON New Orleans.
MRS. SEARLEs, Vicksburg.
LADY with eight children, name unknown.
A SERIOUS Loss.
The States says: 1.-The announcement of the
destruction by fire of that grand old steamboat,
sorrow The champion OF the lower Mississippi,
the favorite of all the people from New Orleans to
aud statesmen, her destruct ON lust at the be-
ginning OF the cotton season, and after undergo
serious blow to her owners as We'll as To- the trade
IN which she has been so long and faithfully en-
gagged. The steamer was insured for $50, 0O0."
RUMoRs AND sPECULATIoNs.
Whenever a survivor was seen on the street inn
mediately large crowd would gather around,
eager TO learn whatever he knew about the sad oc-
curience. A number were seen with their heads
and arms bound up, some of them in considerable
pain, while Others were not SO badly hurt. Mr..
Oyice Bell, second clerk of the Lee, who up at
the time the accident occurred. stated; IT never
time. and when l heard the alarm, know
Ing my partner. who sleeps soundly,
in great danger, 1 rushed to awaken them. The
fire followed me so fast by the timaI had them all
stairs from the hurricane Roof, and forced 10
climb over the rail. The boat had just been
L. R. Bell, and a passenger who was interviewed.
think he fire originated in the pastry, rooms OF
former what fire Wss:doing in there 50 early, as
the cooks are not called before O'Clock Mrs: Dan
Sesrles, with heroic presence of mind and motherly
devotion, grasped her sleeping infant and, arrang
ing die-preserver in her state-room about her
person. jumped boldly into the water. By the
thrown upon her bacS and lost her grasp upon
Capt Campbell and. the surviving officers all
leave by TO nights train for New Orleans. They
will bring out the Ed Richardson in place of the
Lee Tuesday.
coRUAGE OF TIE OFFICERS.
The PicayascAs yieksburg special says: Pine Leo
had on leaving here about AIS bales of cotton. She
took on few more at the landing below, and
boat. SO when burned she had about So bales
ssS S 5 81 Glib sand
from points northeast TO NatcheZ and other
points below this city; 10000 feet of lum-
etc, together with large lot of miscellaneous
freight. She stopped to wood about twelve miles
remained some time. The last landing made be-
fore the fire was at Ashwood, about twenty-five
miles below this city. At the time the alarm was
Immediately headed for the shore and struck
saved owe their 'e iives to the admirable
courage of Pilot John Stout. He stood at the
the steamer rounded at Yucatan Landing the
hames were fast enyeloPing the brave man in the
With almost the last hope gone remained at his
the boat had made the, shore, Not unite
minute take his hand from the wheel.
He made his escape by the hurricane, roof,
there ashore Some think the fire was the work
of an ineendiary, while others believe i acct
dental. Engineer Perkins first saw the flames
issuing from the pantry room in which there were
no lamps at the time. Stewart Henry Carnaham
states that no coal oil other combustible mate
rial was ever kept in the kitchen pantry pastry
room. He thinks it was of incendiary origin.
the fire, notified the pilot, and the boat was
headed for the Mississippi side, and plunged with
such force against the bank as to become firmly
wedged. Passengers not cut OFF from the bow es-
capped to the shore. The casualties occurred
however were rescued after jumping overheard.
Those who succeeded in getting ashore were
many OF them half-clad, some hatless,
Others shocless, and others still with
scarcely enough clothing to cover their nakedness
Much credit was given William g. Perkins, who
was in charge of the engines at the time of the
disaster He stood nobly bis post until the BIO al
landed and Pilot Stout told him he could go. To-
tai loss by the burning of the Lee and cargo, S75,
600. The merchandise was fully insured