Another Mississippi River Accident

Mkxii'His, Jan. 15. The steamer T. 9. MoGill, from St Louis to New Ori'juiis, WM buiued ut S!joo Fly bar, at uine o'olock lastnight. Tlie fira broko out aft, and owing to a #ale provailing such wns the rapidily of the ïUuies Ihat tiio passengere had hardIv time to rush to the bow and plursg.6 into tbc water befare tho üro was upou thctu, To add i t!io horrors of the Bceno tlie wealhor was iutonsely cold, nivJ ujany who pluiiLed into the river were chüied and suuk to rise no more. Tlio eurvivors givo but iniporfect and coulüoliug report. The boal had been nqrotuid for two days aud had unloadcd to huoc'rcJ tona of lier freigbt iu order to get over tho bar. Suo was loadod wiili nino hnndred tous of general inerrhaudiso, incliiding pork and coal oil. Jast as lbo pitsseugera were preparing to retire (he aliirm of firp. was raised aud r guneral etanipedö eusued. The stoauieia tit Fiancis and Ann White, which had pnssi-d,. were several miles ubove, but eeeiog the firo turned liaiik nu;! nrrivod in timo to ronder ?aluable usifitance. Tho II. C. Yerger, lying noar by, rsudered assistance. Tho White bmught up nbout thirty persons jikked up alng the shoro. It was hoped tliat Caj)t. Torapkinsand Win. MuParlaud, ürst elerk, were saved, but the a'i-ival of tha St. Franois to-uight lefcves littlo hope of eithcr. 80 confused are the reports that it is impossibio to forro an accurate ostimate of tho number lost, which will probably exeeed thirty, nduding four women und threc children. Tlie following íb a partial list of tbose known or pupposed hv lost: Capt. Willium Toiupkius ; first olerk, VVm. McFurhnd; a Germán and wifj ; Carpenter, of St. Luuis, the latter bouod for Oreeuvillo. Missisbippi; two wosaeu and threc children ; llie colored eliambermaid ; Phillip Soek, of Phila deiphi; Thos. F. Evaus, barber, of St. Lonis ; the latter died on tbo St. Franois. Mr. Bverett, of St. Louis, states that n uiau aud wifo, cabin prssengers, carne fl.jitting by thetn, holding on to a stage plank, the lady cried to her busbond "l am freezirjg, let us die together," and let go the plank. The husband looeed his holJ, clasped her in his arins, and both eank together. Engineer Cottrcll thinkd that at least fifteen were lost. Pilots Kelly aud Murray were saved, the former nearly frozeu. Also, ïïm. Woodruff, decond clerk, Johu Groanis, stewart, and John T. Husselt, cook. The lattor was saved by the exertiong of the officera of the St. Francia, and was badly chilled when found. Mr. Woodruff remained with tha freight. Captain Tompkins and McFarland were last seeu on ihe boat, haviug uaed overy ezertion to are the passenger. It is feared that they were chilled and Bank, though hopes are eutertaioed that they may bave reached the shore. Mümfiiis, Jan. 15. By the arrival of the Alice to-night, pilots Murray, Keith, nnd clork WoodruÉf, report tho following lost: Nelson Brown, seoond engineer ; John Sherkey, carpeuter ; John Snyder, deok sweep ; the secoud steward aud porter, and Cooney Cavanaugh, a nephcw of Captain Dave Silver. Out of thirty-six roustabouts only thii teen were saved. Cnarley Ilaslett, the book-keoper, was the last to leave the boat. He jumped upon a cotton bale and the wind blcw it asbore. Tho passengerg and crew lost every thing. Only. one hundrod tons of freight hfrl Kaan lotor. n(F 'VU a niaa ULt ín charge of the acting mate and two deck hands. But for the officers of the Yerger, few if any vrould havo been saved.