Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-10

the following statement:
There were in s,l about 100 persons on
board. including eight or ten lsdies and
seven or eight children. About 5 O'Clock
this morning saw smoke arising on the
Main deck below the ladies' cabin. There
were lot OF tubs ano some straw lying
near, and the fire got among them rignt
away. cried fire, and the crew and pas
sengers rushed from their rooms. There
was great confusion. The fire spread so
rapidly 81 to convince me that IL haa oeen
burning long time. Within nve minutes
the after part OF the boat was In hAmee.
do not think all the ladies had time to get
out OF their s,aterooms, and some oil them
and their children must have burned up.
An effort was made by portion OF the
crew Ia reach the small boats but without
avail Mr. Chamberlain states that about
hal nsst six he was looking over the side Of
The steamer and saw the porter come out OF
the ladies' cabin With ecuttle Of Goals and
ashes. and going TO the bulwaSks near
where quantity Of miscellaneous freight
vas stored, throw the contests overheard.
In about quarter Of IN after b heard the
CRY Of fire and saw the flames iesuiog from
this pile of freight. 1t seemed not more
than ten MINUTES before the whole after part
Of the boat was In hsmet. In his opinion
when the porter threw the Goals overheard
the wind drove some Of them back into the
freight. He heard no explosion, and thinks
II the fire had originated in an explosion Of
the boiler IL would have been discovered
sooner
Captain Yates of the schooner Cordelis
states that when he was off Waukegsn be
saw the burning steamer. He was distant
from her four or five miles. He bore down
on her and succeeded in rescung two pas
sengers, one of whom was in the water and
| the other on the steamer; thinksN not pos
| siblc that any Others were saved He
| LEARNED from one oil the survivors that after
| the steamer took fire below i. WAS lashed
| hard aport, causing her 10 whlr, und and
round as long ~ the engines worked. The
Cordelis did not leave the wreck until II
WAS burned 10 the waters edgs.
The following are The names of those on
boari. as iai as sscerIained: @. b. David
ssn. Robert Scott, George;Nieman, homas
Carrcft,r, Peer Sullivan, a. Cess, l.
Lincoln. edwin Neigh,or, II. Cons,ock, Of
Rome, N Y, George w. Emery Of Mani.
towoc. S. G Ws.kiBs, clerk Of the steamer,
uanltowoc, II. A. Gaylord and vile, Wm.
@ Mallory. Mrs L. 4. Shonpie, John
O'Brien. Theodore Stein, d. c. Doggstt
Edward Hennebery, l. Packard, second
mate. DR.. l.. Book. Edward Prcv,nskall Of
SheboygAn. Henry Aldrich Of Glcnbutch
A. G. Chamberlain. Mrs. Sp ager. both o
Sheboygan. F. o Percy, noar Detroit, Mich
NJ. Gallagher. Xenis. Ohio, Mr. Keeper anc
wife, J. n. Leonard Of Chkago, r
Lester aud wife and two chi drer
and n young man frou Sheboyean county
going To Odell. Illinois, two travelling agepii
names unknown, and the officers and crew
The officers were. Captain. John Norris
FRS. Mate, Richard Hacklin; First Eng,
neer, Thomas Hspneban; Clerk, jane
Hodges; Steward, John Morrison.
Crew-M. Morrisey, NJ. Malone, Johl
Glemmon, John and James ORourke, j
Burns. cook. and Billy. assistant, h. simp
eon and J. Brennon, cabin boys, and Ulysse'
Hughes, bar tender.