The sinking of the ship was reported locally, with articles appearing in the March 27 edition of the Vicksburg Daily Commercial, and the March 28 issue of the Daily Memphis Avalanche. The ship was not found until later, having apparently been refloated by flood waters and carried through a break in a levee, and grounded in a cotton field at Omega Landing, near Tallulah, Louisiana.
Local reports documented the ship's sinking, with articles appearing in the March 27 edition of the Vicksburg Daily Commercial and the March 28 issue of the Daily Memphis Avalanche. The vessel was not found until later; it had apparently been refloated by flood waters and carried through a break in a levee to be grounded in a cotton field at Omega Landing, near Tallulah, Louisiana.