St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-07
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Eight Persons Drowned by the
Sinking of the Paris G. Brown.

Eight Persons Drowned by the
Sinking of the Paris G. Brown.
Special to the Globe.
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. Ga mes
sage received from Bayou Sara reports
that the steamer Paris c. Brown sunk
at Hermitage plantation t9O'clOck last
night to the hurricane deck. Five of the
cabin crew, two fremen and one passen-
ger are missing. The Paris G. Brown
left this port Friday night with 800 tons
Of freight, to which was added
$50 tons on the way up. Her cargo con-
sisted of 10 tons of car wheels and the
remainder of sugar, molasses, old iron
and SundrieS. She was registered at
1,4OO tons and owned by Capts. A. NJ.
Halliday and G. G. Young. She was
valued at $4,000 and insured through
George W. Near'S agency of Cincinnati
fol- $4,000. Nothing is known here as
to the insurance on cargo. The Paris G.
Brown was built at Cincinnati in 1878 by
the Marine Railway and Dock company
for the Cincinnati and New Orleans
trade, in which she had been running
ever since, making over ninety trips
without mishap of any kind. She had
been for number of years in command
of Capt. A. IL. Halliday, but at the
time of the disaster she was COM
manded by Capt. G. 6. Young, native
of Cincinnati. She had on board ten
cabin passengers and few deck
passengers. The Browns officers
were: Captain, c. &. Young; Chief
clerk, Pres Ellison: second clerk, l. M
Young; chief engineer, James Steen;
second engineer. Samuel Newkirk;
pilots, George Tunnel and Wash Kin
ley; mates, L. McGeary and Peter
Baumgarden. The Brown had the
usual complement of tiremen, stewards,
deck hands and sailormen, nearly all of
whom reside in Cincinnati. The officers
of the Hanna Blanks, down which came
this evening, report that the Paris
G. Brown is a total wreck, with only
the pilot house and a small portion
of the decks appearing above water.
Hermitage is only twenty-five miles
above this city, but owing to want of
communication with that point, nothing
definite was learned to-day as to the loss
of life and property. Two roustabouts.
who passed down on the Oliver Bierne,
say that six of the crew and one passen-
ger were lost, but they could give no
names. A large part of the cargo will
be a total loss. This morning many
barrels, etc, were seen floating in the
river. Some of them were caught by
persons in this city and West Baton
Rouge.
The Brown sank within a few minutes
of the accident, only the top of the pilot
house and portion of the Texas being
visible. She is a complete loss and so is
!hc cargo, which lies at the bottom OF
the river OF is floating down stream.
The following persons on the steamer
WERE lost:
WILLIAM MITCHELL cabin crew, Gal
III Oils. o.
Ladies Cabinman WILLIAM MARSHALL,
ef Cincinnati.
Barber and porter, names unknown, flom
Cincinnati.
JAMES HARRISON, second pantryman,
from Memphis, Tenn.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, night watchman,
fIom Cincinnati.
SAMUEL. GRAY, fireman, OF Cincinnati
ABRAHAI MITCHELL, trem&n, of New
Orleans.
The cabin passengers cayed we're: DR..
Grayam and wife, cf paNtucAct. Il. l.;
Messra. Denly an1 sAkser. aud snetfer
cabin psssange, Snd 1ife names al
known, OF ansto0l May sas een acily,
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