The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-16
Great Fire At C4rOndelet-Steam m e T
Jeannte Deans B4ENed.
Great


Jeannte Deans BurAed.
There was destructive FIRE in Carondelet
near St. Louis on Saturday. Among the
property destroyed was the steamer JEANNE
Deans, belonging to the Keokuk Packet
Company, and by which the company Is loser
to the amount Of some sixty thousand dollars
The Democrat gives the following account
Of the FIRE:
Attventy minutes before O clock in the af-
ternoon of Saturday last, flames we're seen is
suing from the moulding room OF the works Of
the Carondelet. Marine and Dock Company,
In the southern part of Carondelet on the
bank of the rlyar just below the Union Iron
Works and beat yard Of Captain Eads
Notwithstanding the large number of men
who were at work in the yards. the efforts to
extinguish the flames were unsuccessful,
owing to confusion, negligence and bad man.
sgement A good supply of gutta percha
hose was brought out, but there being no
water in the tank or water barrels, the hose
was dropped and left to be melted by the
heat.
In q few minutes the long line of wooden
sheds covering the machinery, &c, was in
flames, and the steamer JEANNE Deans, lying
on the ways for repairs, caught fire, and was
soon reduced to ashes. She belonged to the
keokuk Packet Company, and was valued at
$50, ,po0 She was not insured. In 1860 an
other sLeamer JEANNE Deans, owned by the
same company, vas put on the same way tor
repairs, and shortly after being dropped into
the water she took FIRE and vas destroyed.
The steamer Schuyler was on tbs cradles,
nearer the water, on Saturday, and was saved
from destruction by the untiring and well di
rected efforts of her crew. The Captain
should give his men an extra month pay.
The hull of the steamer Leyiathan, destroy
ed by fire last winter at the foot Of Marke
street, was lying In the water just below the
ways, having been fitted up as wharf boat
and narrowly escaped q second burning. Th'
men of the yards worked hard to save her
one of them abandoning his chest of tools t.
destruction in order to assist in getting thu
Leviathan out of the way.
The steamer Clara Dolson was lying shor
distance below, and escaped injury. Tn
keel Of Captain La Barge's new boat was o.
the stocks just above the ways, and was nc
injured.
In addition to the destruction Of the sheds
the saw mill and planning mill were burnt
Four of the cradles were greatly damaged
the others, from being in the water under tn
Schuyler, were not damaged. The new sa'
mill at the south side of the yards escape
entirely,
The damage to the machinery, etc., is est
mated by Mr.. Emerson at S12o.0o0. Iher
was no insurance on anything.
The works belong to FIVE packet oompanie
and Mr. Emerson. the Superintendent, viz
Keoknk Packet Company, Atlantic and Mis-
issippi, Northern Packet Line, Illinois Packt
Company, and the Johnsonvllle Packet Con
pany.
While the FIRE was raging one OF our ferry
boats went down, but after getting there on
one short section of hose was found on boart
and she returned without doing any goost
With an adequate supply of hose, she migt
have saved a considerable amount OF proper
from destruction
Mr.. Emerson is satisfied that the fire VI
the work of an incendiary. He had receive
IN anonymous letter, warning him to loo
est Cor torpedoes and explosive missiles, an
the probability is that some enemy of Il
company ser the building on fire.
The yards gave employment to larf
number OF men, a Hajority Of whom will
thrown out of employment tor short tim
The works will be rebuilt without DELAY.