Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-04-27

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. when under good headway, she was about
= hundred yards in the rear. He says that whe
a. The OceGs SprGg was within about mil
where she took FIRE, she saw the hdHt5ai CT
? gaining OF her. asd the command was given {
10 put turpentine in the furnaces He says be ha
been very much interested in the race, and hs
- taken position In front, where the steps CON
d down together, 50 that be could see then trim
up. They first threw IN rOsin, and then n
Ne mate suggested turPeHiine. The captain wa
cd BY when the order was given, and some Of to
Cd men went down iato tte hold and brought u
r. barrel OF tgrpentine, which had been con
hr signed 10 some persen in Peoria. The me
Cd took an axe and split hole in the head Of tn
barrel, ard then, under orders Of the mate
dipped the fluid out and threw it over the Goa
,- that was lying by.
, This was not expeditions enough, and tn
= bead OF the barrel was knocked in, and buck
: ct with piece Of rope to II was ussd to dil
!, cut the turpsntine. The barrel at this tim
!, vas Standing not more than six feet from thl
4 furnace doors. -7ffer dipping tvith The bHces
! aHd spriakiiug The eJai, sticks Of rood ter
: taken AID fhsiT ends plHaged iai0 The barrel
, and then lad d5tcR beftgeen the baTrei dHf fur
: Hace. While lying there, one Of the fremen II
: pulling out his rake jsrked a live coal, So Is
: { supposed, on the wood, when il was immedi-
aleiy igui.et, and blszed up furiousv.
, The mate swore at the men aud ordered then
!. to throw water on the ERE. The water seemed
, TO drive the flames 10 The barrel, which was
soon all sblaze. The mate grew furious, and
eursiEg the hands, ordered iheE 70 cast the
+ barrel overheard. In attempting to DO this thu
barrel ,eas upset, and The burning fluid in an in-
slant spread all over the deck and poured IN
fiery TORRENTS down into the bold. At this the
cry Of FIRE was shouted aud the alarm became
! general.
Mr. Deniston says be Immediately ran up
stairs for his baggage, which vas in state
room No. 26. he dragged bis trunk and car
pet sack as far as the clerks ONCE, when be
saw the flames coming in at the door in front
Of them. He dropped the trunk and umbrella,
and made a dash for the stairway through the
danes. Somehow, be says, be reached the
bottom Of the stairs, but not without having
his hair and eyebrows pretty badly singed.
Here, at the forward deck, he found crowd Of
men al waiting for the boat TO strike shore.
He Jumped when the rest did, and landing
safely be began to throw in the river all the
pieces Of wood or logs be could gather on the
shore. While on the shore be saw the women
rushing over the top Of the boat, some on the
hurricane roof, and some, even, with their
children up on the texas, all imploring for help
aHd scresm ming from the fright Of the moment.
Z He saw one mother bring three children to the
{ edge Of the hurricane roof, the Oldest being
/ probably about ten years old. she first caught
/ her youngest in her arms, and gave it a des-
peTate fling. 10 struck the shore with great
I violence, and must have been seriously injured,
/ The second child she could not throw so far,
and it fell in the water where its little hands,
/ padding above the surface, arrested the atten-
tion Of soms gentleman who reached ia and
saved il. The third child, being 20 heavy, fell
I farther from shore, and would probably have
drowned bat for some noble hearted man, who,
having witnessed the Efforts OF the heroic
mother, plunged IN head foremost, and brought
I the child 10 the surface and 10 the shore. The
mother afterwards lssDed in the water and
Wss rescaed-
Mr.. Dsniston says some four or five women
were found clinging 70 one woman ShO was
holding on to the rudder Of the Star Of The
Wcst
The captain, clerk, pilots and mate, were
saved All the cabin boys but one called Hank.
were savei. MT. Denistoa says that one of
them saved all is clothing, aud the others
having lost all, he generously offered his entire
wardrobe, and took them out behind the trees
to change their clothing
He saw some po r IrisbEan sitting on a log
ewing over the loss Of his brother
Mr.. Dsnis,Oa relates that while the flames
were raging. be saw some poor woman ar the
railing idsl IN front Of the Wheei-huuss Those |
90 shore Shouted 10 her TO jump, which she at /
tempted TO do, hut vas caught by her clothing, |
and swung ia under the railing, down into the 4
euEIne-rOUm. where all was one blaze Of IRE.
Mr. Dsnistoa thinks there cannot have been |
less than twenty lives los He thiaks there /
were some sixty or seventy passengers In all, I
ana good nam Of thcss'sck passengers.
lie and Mr. Brandon, with many others who
were saved. came down 10 the city by the North /
Missouri Railroad and the Broadway omai- |
buses.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS.
Mr. HcCuae, President Of the Keokuk /
Packet Company, saw deck hand who con- ]
firms the statements Of hir. Denis.pn, in regard &
70 the use Of the turpentire-
The stste-rOoms were all supplied properly /
with life prsssTvers, very few, if anv at all, 4
of which seemed TO have been used. The light 4
ming like speed with Ehieh the Asmss sped I
. long the boats, may have prevented any access 4
10 them By the alarmed passengers and crew, 1
who had ran hither aud tihther, in order TO see 4
from whence the flames proceeded.
Nj. Russell, the clerk, made a daring at
tempt TO secure the books, but failed.
He supposss the number OF cabin passen-
gers to have been between thirty and forty
One Of them was named J. N. Davidson, Of /
Lewiston, Illinois.
There sere also J. McCrosksy and lady, Of
RushViile, Illinois; who were saved, aud re-
turned to the Monroe House.
HOW TIE KEOKUE WAS BURNED.
The staTbosTd wheel OF the Ocean Syray,
after she reached the bank, continued to Te-
volve, and brought Der close to the stern Of,
snd a little between the Ksoksls and the shore.
There she remained until the hre WAS thorough
ly communicated to the KsssHk.
The latter was secured to the shore by strong /
chains. She burned to the waters edge, and
now lies sunk. at the bank. There was prob
ably nobody on board bat wstchTaan, and be
doubtless escaped.
ALARE IN TIE CIT.
The floating By Of the burning hull Occa- /
stoned great CONSERVATION on the Levse, and |
a. r ID "a a al .al-Hf
thousands rushed down to the scene. r |
thousand contradictory stories were put in /
circulation, which served TO increase the gen /
eral anxiety, and add to the fears Of those in 1
mediately Concerned. It was nearly six o'clock, 4
when he burning hull was seen floating with
the current into the haTboT, bat, happily, the
wind was SO strong from the west, that the 4
floating ruins kept close to the Illinois shore,
and at d safe distance from everything in-
fsmable.
The safety ferry-boat, JOHN Trsndley, soon
hove uD close 20 the burning mass, and gi-
gaatic water spout, propelled by her power
ful steam-engine, was seen by the thousands OF
spectators to rise up from the deck, and fall /
kissing into the midst OF the burning mass. 4
The ferry-boat at last showed it on shore, op- 4
posits the foot Of Market street, aud IN very i
short space Of tine entirely qusached the hre,
nd leaving scorchsd AID smoking hull.
The HaBibai City having picked up nun
Der Of the passengers at the scene Of the acei-
dent, returned to the city with them and then
departed again FOR her destination.
PERSONS SAVED.
Waldo Marsh, captain John Russell, first
clerk; J. NJ. Salisbury, second clerk; Walker
Leitch. pilot Hugh Davis, pilot Wm. Spar
zoe aud Stephen SpaTgOs, engineers; Daniel 4
Wolf. mate; George Void, steward; Matthias
Consin, bar-keeper - (eOl0Ted,) chamber
maid; -, (colored,) porter, believed to be.
VALUATION AND INSURANCE or THE OCEAN /
SPRAY AND KEOKUK
The OcsGn Spray was owned by Capt. Waldo /
Marsh and was accounted oBe Of the fastest /
boats on the Western rivers. She was butt
one year sgo, at cost Of s36, 900, and was in
sured in Pittsburgh, probably to the amount of
$50 OOO
The KsoIuk was built three years ago, and /
was considered worth $4,000, the cost Of her !
construction having been $50 600, She was 4
owned blythe Ke0kuk packet comPsnys and in /
suFed 10 s.. Louis ofices, for %I5-0o0, against l
FIRE, only. she was laying up for repairs, and |
wsstaken 20 the vicinity where she was burned, I
as place where she would be safe against fire /
AzIZ0EA.
TU.e following article from the New Orleans
Pieayuas Of April Il, on the proposed new
Territory Of Arizona, should be read by every
one who may have heretofore contemplated
going thither:
TIE Territory Of Arizona begins. 10 excite
considerable attention. This district, il some
quarters. has seemed suddenly 90 have acquired
a degree OF political Importance, tf2m the con
lecture that It would be seB osttie hsid foi
Iha autagoaistic fofces OF Fress3iiis.h and the
South. Chis view OF The destiny of THIS new
region has set rGmor sni CONJECTURE az "oik TO
HH.l r.~ ~.-nT Of
the country: out there has az yet but little been
r,-,hl.shad winch has been furnished by eye