TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
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FROM THE NEW ORLEANS PIcArUSE DECEMBER "a.


From the officers of the Diamond arrived yes
terday, we learn that the night of the 18th in
slant the steamboat Belle Zane, Capt. BRAzIER,
while on her way from GAINESVILLE Ohio, to this
city, struck snag about twelve miles below the
mouth of White river, on the Mississippi, and i'm
mediately turned bottom up 1t was about IL
o'clock when the accident occurred, and the night
was bitter cold. Out of some ninety souls on
board at the time, upwards Of fifty perished by this
terrible accident, of the unfortunate victims
only escaping being drowned 10 freeze 70 death after
reachng the shore AT the time Of the disaster, Of
course, the passengers were all asleep in their
berhs, and so suddenly did the boat careen and 60
that such made TO release themselves only
able snatch blanket counterpane from their bedshey
had time to save, much less put on their clothing


The Diamond along short time after the accident,
and discovered the wreck Of the Belle Zane bottom up The
officers Of the former boat picked up sixteen Of the passengers
of the latter, different points the Arkansas side
The unfounates after suffering incredibly from the cold
finally landed Napoleon where the balance Of those
saved on the Arkansas side had previously assembled Il
that Immediately after the accident the cabin separated
from the hull, which those who saved foated The
of those lost could be asceraned further
Of Mr. Bowen, lady, and child, of GAINESVILLE. There were
five ladies board, all Of whom fortunately saved
cept Mrs. B.





from Louisville Memphis and meuth Of the Ohio river, toge-
tIer with the boat and futures a total loss.


Several Of the unfortunate passengers down the
Diamond to point above and six others far this
city The of the latter John Nese of Albany
New York, James Sheridan, John Mick, Robert H. Foster,
Gibson, and Henry Platte The feet Of of them
so badly fost-b bitten that they unable to them


Such the particulars, far have been able to
gather hem Of this sad and most deporabc disaster For
long time have been called upon record story
full of suffering and of death.