The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-01

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Destruction of the Famous steamer
II. l.. Lec-LOss OF Life and Pro-
perfy.
NEW ORLEANS, September 30.-Thc
PicQytne'S Nicksburg special says This
morning at 3 O'Clock a fire broke out on
the steamer II. L. Lee while on her trip to
this city, and when about thirty miles be-
low Vicksburg, resulting in the total de-
Structi0n OF the boat and terrible loss OF
life. The following is a list Of persons
known to be lost: Cabin passengers, Mr..
Painter Of Maysville, KY; Mrs. McClel-
Ian, OF New Orleans; Miss Adams. music
teacher, on her way to Baton Rouge; also,
an infant Of Mrs. Searle, OF VickSburg, and
two colored women, fireman, five coOred
cabin-boys, the second and third chamber
maids, one rOustabout. Kardo the boats
carpenter; William Mcstmaker, second
engineer, and all the cooks and help except
the pastry-cOOk. The books OF the boat
and the United States mail were lost, to-
gether with 800 bales OF cotton.
[Second DiSpdtch.l
NEW ORLEANS, September Gothic Lee
had Just been ovcrhaulcd and newly paint
She left Vicksburg Yesterday evening for
New Orleans with 800 bales OF cotton and a
good list OF passengers. While opposite
Point Pleasant, at $3.50 \. NJ, she was dis
covered TO be on fire. and was Immediately
headed for the Louisiana shore and landed
at the Iucantan plantation, thrty-fve
miles below Nicksburg. In few minutes
she was completely cnycloped in flames.
Twcnty-Onc persons are believed to have
been lost. including many Of the crew.
The steamboat J. VI. White passed the
wreck about 6 \. VI. and took the remain
Ing passengers and crew to Vicksburg. $.
c. Rawlings and Robert Smith, pilots, were
both burned and otherwise hurt. The fire l.,
supposed to have originated in the pantry
ROOM SO rapidly did the flames spread
that il was impossible for the passengers
or officers TO save anything but what they
had on. Captain W. :. Cannon states that
the steamer was owned by the estate Of his
father, Captain John W. Cannon, and her
| commander. Captain William Campbell.
She was valued at 100000, and was i'll
,urcd for $4,000, mostly in local compa-
mics. The crew was composed almost en-
tirely Of men who have been on the river
twenty or thirty years. The boat, besides
| her SlDply-pumpS, had a new firC-pump
with fourteen-inch cylinder and 700 feet
Of hose. There were always three watch
men on deck. The Lee was insured
for 81. 800 in the 1Etna, OF Hartford; $1,000
each in the National. Enterprise, and Mer-
chants, of Cincinnati; and $4,000 in New
Orleans companies. The following is a list
OF the passengers saved: Thomas j. Spain,
TensaS, La; G. II. Chapman, OF steamer
Naomi; G.. 0. Roukc, Of New Orleans; j.
VI. Farnum, Of st. Louis; Mrs. Abrahams,
OF Chicago; Henry Mason, OF Monroe, La.
j. G. Slot. of New York; II. W. Ncefus,
Of New York; j. VI. Freedman, OF Nicks-
burg, Miss. J. b. Berger, OF Easton, Pa.
! W. W. Irish, OF Carlyle, ILL.,; John II. Lud
wigson. Of New Orleans; Mrs. Scarlcs, OF
VickSburg: and lady with eight children
name unknown. The Lee left thi'
city last Tuesday on her first trip fol
five months. The announcement OF The
destruction by fire Of that grand Ole
steamboat Robert +. Lee will be heard
with universal sorrow. The champion o
Mississippi waters; the fayorite OF all peo
ple from New Orleans to Nicksburg, an(
ihomed after the greatest OF heroes ant
statesmen, her destruction just at the be
ginning Of the cotton season, and hayin!
undergone thorough Oyerhauling, will b'
4 serious blow TO her owners, a. well as Il
the trade in which she has been so Ions
and so faithfully engaged.