The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-23

cony, feaped to the stage below. He
was slightly scoreb ed about the head
aud neck, but not seriously injured.
Although the engines were quickly
on hand, yet the entire boat was
wrapped IN flames before they got to
work, and the scene was terrifcally
grand The flames shot high upward
and the air was dense with burning
cinders A pile of hay-116 bales
was lying on tAe wharf covered with
tarpaulins. This quickly iguited aud
added to the heat and glow. Mr..
Archer, engineer of the Vine Street
Engine, informs US that not single
policeman came to his assistance,
either at the engine-house or at the
river, and he had to go into action
with the assistance Of a lad and a few
volunteers from among the spectators.
When the engines got fairly to work,
the fire was rapidly extinguished, and
the hull Of the wharf boat was saved
with only the floors, where exposed,
charred. The cargo box and all the
upper works were almost totally con
sumed.
There we're on the boat $50 sacks
of corn, belonging to Brandeis 4
Crawford. and 800 bags, belonging to
Yerheoff & Niblack.
There were also 200 bags wheat be-
longing to H. H. Umble, 20 barrels
of Henry Ayres's whisky, and a small
quantity of miscellaneous freight,
moving plumber, &c
Workmen were engaged in select
ing out what grain was not utterly
destroyed, and it was thought that
one-half the wheat aud one-half of
Niblack's corn would be saved, but
Slightly damaged. The wheat had
been hauled down to the boat Tues
/ day evening to be shipped on the
Kenton, but she being already full
declined taking it. There was no in
surance on the freight on the wharf
boat The damage done to the wharf
boat, including the hay, tarpaulins,
&c., is estimated at over $4,000
TA,Rat was insured in the Loril-
lar International Offices, repre-
.se9tsd by Messrs, Hallock g Drew,
for $4,000. Hubs, Patrick & Co.
lost many valuable papers. Some
were saved, badly burned.
The pile of hay was thoroughly
saturated with water but continued
to burn until the afternoon Of yester-
day, when it gave indications Of burst
ing out into a dangerous confagra-
ton. The engines we're again called
out, and, after protracted efforts, the
fire was totally extinguished. Only
three bales Of hay was saved. One
tarpaulin was saved uninjured, and
another burned but a little. It is a
serious disaster to Hubbs & Patrick,
who have opened an Office temporarily
over Hayhurst. & Whittakers
4 When the fire broke out, the Ollie
Sullivan was lying along side the
wharfboat, the Chattanooga at the
lower end of the wharfboat and the
Ada Lyon Immediately below her.
These were speedily cropped down,
/ and lay abreast outside W O. Brown
! & Co.'s wharfboat. The Louisa was
7 lying alongside Brown & Co. s
wharfbcat with steam up She
steamed out into the stream, and
waited ready 20 render any assistanc,
that might be required, but her ser
vices were not needed, as the burning
boat remained securely fastened to
the shore. Had the wind been blow
1 ing down stream, the whole wharf
must have been swept clean, as the
shore was lined with boats, none of
which had steam up except the
Louisa Fortunately a dead calm
prevailed at the time Of the fire.
CIRcUT CoURT The only case Of
interest in the Circuit Court yester-
day was that Of the State rs. Thomas