The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-06
Midnight Steamboat Disaster.

Tax TAZOO CAPSIZED-GEEAT Loss OF Llfk.
A New Orleans special Of sunday gives
the following account Of the sinking Of the
steamer YazoO asfuInished by Captain >uili-
van and others: The NazO0 left this city al
O'Clock on saturday afternoon, on her way
70 BAYOU TenSas and Macon, with two
thirds Of a cargo aboard, and about forty
people among her passengers ana crew
At a quarter to ! O'Clock this morning,
when the steamer was opposite thTfy-hFe-
mile point. Captain Sullivan. who was
standing In the cabin al the time, feli q sud
den and heavy jar. lie rushed on seek,
and found that the steamer had struck some
obstruction. and had stove large hole ID
her porf side. The shore was near by, ara
be ordered the pilot 10 put her into the
bank. This was done, and number roi
rousters and Pat. Clark, the wstchlnan, col
ashore with n line.
SAVING THE PASSENGERS.
CAPTAIN Sullivan then instructed the FIRST
mate, Chris. Kerns. 20 arouse AL TIE pas
senrers. While Kerus was doing this Cap
tain sullivan descended 70 the lower deck
10 assist IN steering the boat 70 the Shore.
When be reaches il be found the water
rushing over the deck from the port SIDE
and he saw that further effort was useless,
a. the boat had caught IN an EDDY ana
dristed from the shore. He reached The
MINER deck. climbed up by the cabin-sian-
ebions. and supporting himself by the
bor-cbain. made bis way 10 the rear Of the
cabin roof. where a number Of the pHsseh-
gers and crew had congregaied.
ExGu1PHED u THE WATER.
Al fbis moment the boat went down and
al who had gathered on the roof IS pace
OF safety were thrown into the wafer sew
eral OF them went down with the boat
which al this time was 100 yards from Inc
shore. Others supported themselves on
blanks and other flooring material unih lie
cabin rose 10 the surface, when nifeen On
them succeeded in reaching II. AFTER n9a'-
inr down the river about four miles they
uVere rescued hv the steamer ST. John,
whose officers and passengers received
them with the utmost kindness, PROVIDED
them with clothing, and carried them up
+ the river until the steamer Bel was Mel;
+ when they were transferred 10 that Fessei
and brought back 10 the city.
CANAAN sullivan Saws that the night was
raw and the water very cold, ana tbose
who escaped on the floating cabin were
nearly frozen when taken on. lie SAYS ne
never saw Mate Kerns after insirucnng
4 lin 10 awaken the passengers. he a placed
among the lost.
TIE CHIEF CLERKS STATEMENT.
The chief clerk, W. b. Foulke, also
.-'oDr the saved. corroborates the Cap
tai,,,s statement. He was preparing 10 80
/ "a work in his Office when the 1azoc strnck
she ohstrucficn. lie rushed Out OF NJ
ststeronu balf-dressed and attempted 70
gave the books and papers. but could nO'
onen inc safe. When be reached the deck,
,Tb,rb he did by sliding down the n0sins'
10 fouoS II under water. The D0al SAM
+, Immediately afterwards and left hin IN the
Tie occurred one end Of plank, rousbeI
! na1Tfue the other end, and they managed 70
keep afi0at until the cabin rose 10 Inc sur
face, when they got on II.
CAPTAIN sullivan and Clerk foulke agree
mon the following LIT OF missing, who are
supposed 10 have been drowned
7 TUE DROWNED.
Mrs. C. p. Lewis. Of Chicago, cabin pas-
senrer: Chris. Kern. first male; Lee Gar
penter, second clerk; John FRANKS, cal
.euter: coIored chambcrmaid, name un'
known: Daniel Lightner, colored stewart
. coiorcd woman, name unknown, passen-
ssr. an infant child OF Pilot K r.. Ceies
sour or five deck passengers, names uh
known; five negro roustabouls' hAii'"S "''
known. r,her n
II is probable that large nnnlper =
! ,ona4rs were lost. About niteen ar
lnoyxn 20 have been saved. There ~er
! twenty aboard according TO Captain sun
vans statement, and tweniy-scseh accolu
inr 10 that OF Patrick Clark, tne sncon'
,,ste. The later was brought more direci
. ly in contact with the rouslefz, ana ~