The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-03-12
u.rnirg or Steamer "ST;fiic S'cphens, !" on
- Red Rircr"
The Shreveport Souihresiern has the follow
ing account, derived from John Lodwick, steers

The Shreveport Souih,~siern has the follow
ing account, derived from John Lodwick, steers
man: -..5r
9Th. Mite Stephens Captain Kellogg, ieft3his po~
s,r jefferson on Thursdsy the lith inst at O'Clock y
NJ with over on, hundred souls On boart Soshin
worthy Of notice bapTeoed until u o'clock ut night the
lin. for changing wstrhmeu, about two and half miles
sIow swanson's Iandlpg, In Caddo Lake, when M.
IiwIck remarked W Mr. Swain the pilot on watch, that
he smeit something barnieg, and at the same ne noa
smoke rising from r hay Inward on the hrccard sde
The alarm was al once given the bat headed fr shore,
AMI an hsbds pat IN work cxtinsuish the flames hut
without eject In hess than ave minutes The bow 81 the
boat ashore pear Jetets psoe at Which time he
od nil errss In that direction. The passengers then
rushed 70 the Stern the b.t driven by the nanes. and
with the hoye Of makipg their escape In that drectcn
me stern Of the boat At esst one huDircd AMI txy
itet frm the shore, In ten kst vstrr. The ya.l ".
swampc al ny being oyefoahed and the occupants
mt watsry Ave Here the scene heggarcf description
Nearly one hundred frantic. srrof.uek.n Iserss, s'
with The nsme, Kissing and craekiing behind u,sm AMI
a watery grave bssors them. Every moysbs Thing was
thrown overheard, and many msn jampei cverc".ri AMI
fspd saiery grave fighting &c smethng IN beat al.
lIere fathers cuuh he seen hunting &c their wives AMI
chLiren, wives M usir husbands, nd ehildren br her
parents amid the shrisks and ete. u The esetei efosd.
A, the flames approached al q ,hs me" !s%LF, o,..
themselves by ssmmlngi but not Q lady oum pe IN
J.et IN ,ale DE coli water and they Jsrsbsd In the
6ame. In .s than one half hos IRON the discovery OF
M Are the vessel VS. total wck AMI over % persons
bad r<rsbed fns steamer Dixie, Oad Thornton yscpe-.
espc alongside and reDderv valuable assistance with hr
sam in picking M Ferrous nSatng In the vater Mesr,
sv,n and Iaiwk stsy,A at the wheel until driven away
ly NE nas and verv The last pos 10 leave The huI-
~ me rof at which time the cabin entirely deserted.
They both Iumf>i oaersnarf nom the stern and swan
ashore In act al Who were sayed did The sAme thing.
Az soon a. the nre vas disoverct srre acant 81 Pow
Az, VA, thrown Overheard vel Ill eiss that cous he
"a Al hui the Gre male such headsay thai e,ey eror
pwyri fruItie-s. Capt Kellogg and bis cfhc.n he
hayci with great ccoloess and made evy edut In Their
pos,f % ave their passengers.
The circumstances attending Tie lss ~ Mra Lyon and
her SON Frank are truly heA-rrDtlns. Tsy we're the
las, In III. An b A..te and en nos INIT, pe lame ne
cabin ubere Mr. Lyon made evcsy snsst 10 - his viz
ad ch N 70 step over the railing and Jump into the river,
dI,apcr 4 eighs,su twenty fet Iis ssht sas too
murh r., be, ard bohci and ssycafed By sSe smoks,
abe ,voooed Asay with her ehih elnging 10 bu. Mt.
Iyoo ,tayed win them upt The nAmes soofchci him and
oomp~Icd him 10 leap overheard sfes eli cAapce q saw
Ing his uife ard child had rcoe- lie vas reked up b.
M. Gcorye Remr, the esrt, vss - be t~oPsd over
Mr. T. a. Christian vas enc Of the o,,ess ard ms, re.
sp~ctci ci,isrna q Als psrh. De 70 hoA the ste
phens at Mccsns,Irt sber- be hsd bren waiting too
a,,s sr IN 49, hoar vAtrsy rvavs In sixht
a IRE post fym vhlch he emhsrtsi. Iir~ai
ne stspsr Dtxie, vhih snirrd here yesterday, hay ~
the vrrct All day Sunday, and her ccers snooeiei IN
recovering tbs rvmAios q II psssra. large Srce
stil Il the urck, bpkior ars The bss Of e lost Nc
smr e y pas>euEsr In ne eshtn vss savsa my, eoe
and AL refusing to tsks 10 " vs.es, Ne saAy .veuoe q
s-cars In upic hi. mornins shifsy-sisAs bodies had
brrn recovered and buricd.