, 1869-04-02
THE FIRE At ST. LOUIS,


speesaly.: 4 '''1 put 's' Lie OF u fCa5s GaSn 70
THE FIRE At ST. LOUIS,
seven Steamers sBurned-Nartpw Es-
caps OF H;Fnss1nEer-The Itpes Ezxi-
mated AT Not Less than 100000.
Fr''s u 81 Eo.as Repssalleaa, Nar1h 70,
saos 1 ssoe1 ~ sTsntne Of saoss es
9uset 0! ne eommuntry srznspirtd 1t our whar1
osseo ~ tainao!e sseamers Kete consumed IN tne
spees o. anoat "a nonr, Involving los Of nearly
Johnson, cat14e :. kouniz, Ge1ard Il AHeo' Jea.
The or1Etn OF no nre Il unsnoWn 1 ~ - the bonr
meruuHed r. II Vas Int discovered Ia tie dectroom
o. o. ae Yen johnson lytng Il the FOO, of Waahins.
!on Nea1e- The Joha8on Ess enttfeiy 1Fht haY.
Ing lust bean cleared for ea1Eu Tor porf Nantm
Inefe - 20 one aboard but = xatcnnsn, sad he
a1srn ~ q sne atss. r. 1ns1 h ssIenon
house, The johnson burned raplil1. no and soon
Sotnnnnlcated nasaes to both the Henry Adflns.
btsow The kpunt1 VIA tunedlattly cast loosc
and roated out Into the stream not hoveTc, .,nffi
s.iFiI o9 IT. r, letting The 1ohnson dni. DOM aud
utcs f1Specd until four bosts werr cnyslor,ed ia
aAsnas. Heswesn the bnsutax boats and tae hitens
p,. Ell IT u1 wnance ant Faonis Scott
out damase a AS tine, alshoa9h soon % shaze TIC
ioeS4oa ;es ~ nd en E1 rr,t s ;esa 1s,ow The Adn
Ind burned 70 The waters edge
Tbs hoantz- - ahe dsifted a1oav. vsa wsfxad
clear Of TIE rnoo1rd .eatuera which isy below. bT
va1 borne acroas the liver 10 4 iIsF Wh.gr ~ M
luck would hare II, The Jennit Levin Armenia Ind
noa.ed nd Isdgrd uerr tha nr2un1t pn 1ns sde hsd
seli Agnin1t the Fanntc Bcott md jennie Ir1is
and these boats reIt aoon bhlaxe ana hnnef -
the Nstes . edXu IN q ltw mtIur.A "
When It bEE.HyfE known ht,1 rs
-. Ereat anxiety fur she 1atesJ Of tie pAssenae1.
boat Fisher CAME over having tie univ tnaoes - II
row. II wM then ascettatned that "a peEcn a,rs =
- 10 " " essap1 ts nnn1' sustaining however, IS
A hA@ teen htaseh, the towtoss F1saef brought
over thc Only Glance and landed her al iaS foat
81 Ei1n Htseet Sour alter lhc Lizzie GIN came ia
With the ". ]. Levin IN tow. Aud 10th toats found
snnd.nE 1t the SsH Orleans packet Whs.rIo.
~ MOD ~ the Fisher had taftIy anaed be- chArro
fnG pns Sn again 1of TIC burning wrecks Tho
50 fsr a. ue vere able to learn unia the coufu.
slbn Iant night thc c0n't,Erluon wAs unattended
u Eatd 10 15e tnl4h!n4 f1QM the Jcnuls 1swis
Ii!c Nhan raa lined fot many bloeks with
asnssg a,a1 psHket s.9"a e neope ii, o. wnom
1cnt ana tesE; Attcaiioa rsn mainly directed to
Nashlngton sycnne; no thought Of the glowing
hulk Of tho Carlo Y. kuuntk, CT anY d1nsrr
u might do. te,nR entertained; her doas-
eErd perfect security frum that source, I,vt tho
dim tight Of her burning tlnberz on 1 ieyej with
nef lower deck eoon began 10 attract a.irution
from IL ANpafsnt Ac1paae, and tho yakt cruw,{
commenced = gradual Increment down Inc Inycr
And q look kcFoas disclosed tho ssrt thst uthc4
1San were on f1c on ne opposite s4ie Of the Etytr
that sustained on this Aile.
TIE arKAAKAs AND ruKln cAKGoEA
The Hen j0hpkGp had Ct+1ht
Tne O. Allen W. taking on freight for Fort
Tse ean na Xdtlas IN n 80 sa ton. % toa
chAod!Se for ifcnton, An'l would hare le(I Thur.
oAy next She wsh v1lued II f9&,NO and wA H.
7ne Carrie i, Kountz had been recent, ntou.nt
nrpnnu from Pittsburgh, loaded; her cargo for
fon Benton ras 70 ie completed here. She wR1 4
and bad on boas.t about 100 toul wa yaiuetj 4
~, oo and Insured for t1aooo.
The Fsunle Scott Fah loading for Fort Benton,
VA owned b. Aeaara N. 4 Mephsn i Bro aeS of
this city, valued 1t su 00o and not Insured by inc
owner., alshou9h fisk Of ss,oun haa been tafen
Scott has been 1r1y unlpcty ctnfs Il being BAT
i!ste over ono {cAf since she burned II the wharf
and this being her a1bt trip gince being rebuilt
Inc Attntn!a Hns engaged IN the tfade between
this city and Plttaoutuh, and had only been Ia Don
two OF three DAYS, and wsa only clear OF her cargo
shs xas a 10 es9 e, ,ss: a. .aa sas
valued " ~, 90 u 1nEurance no particulars
could ht lcA{DcA.
The Jennie Lexis vas ono Of ITO mort tsyortt,
Q! Missouri tlvef pacfeta, and Ma4 owned BY tho
Mani Psefea Company, and commanded BY Cap
tain Henry AcPhe.son. Al tho tine the counagra-
kAnsaa City. and backing INTO the stream captain
acphsIson, or Nth noble impulse Of genefuaiiy, II
sa a ri IL = s nof e . s.s T, e
Etre the substance Of Tho Captsina own
statement He tay1 that when the
Sae ,ne 81 + R,ss INA oss @ss a
road Iron on tho Lizzie Gl1 TO complete bis cargo.
4 The pRssenxets weto On board, and tha JennIo
The boat backed out, Win steau up, and N directly
| ne ne fAnny scoa and Armenia came floating down
ms passcngc.s On these hoass wero IN areat ter.
rpI. t1d oeezed tae Captain O! the Jennie Lewh to
Eaeeesded Il gesttnF then u % n safety: Al
other ai6e d the Tvcr, and the Jennie LAWS IN
fortunately grounded her stern On . tar near the
this hc3pcn poelttou the burning wreck Of tho Cag.
ne kouniz dI1rted against her bow setting hcz On
Gag Gsgtaisn I. s'crhs.eon;, seeing IA. Il. boz:
essssassss s e. :. .tia n n pos1'ee spesa Tnsrs
g1rates! Peri q ne night Tho Captain reached
passengers crowded forward Io Exclaimed,
only chance for nie" The tef7ur-stTtckcn men.
/ and rftttrNN 7tsrn a1 81
| nf.e~~N the nr,sry - S--@
VI ~ ~ ranfstn mi RIA, x+at,,,at ht,,,u,v ~.
+n1 ~ ths sf1e,-n.n1 snd hsne 9 W sH to snA-
| srnsrrx ans ty nn~ r. stno3s ~, ~hti ne ~,
rG1es-, rtmseif Iii IL a1h. rsn4 ~ ~ ~ ~
who caught them on tic main deck- ny ntm they
s reto 4ap" ~ ~. " tsn.Ea ~ tae 1eSoua maE Mho
oa sh " IN NJ .sa "s oeep Ano thenec We
,nfn ~ ~ u.,aT @ ~ er no YEN
-nt4t ~ @ 1h,s y. n1-1 ~ ao ~ ~ese nsosn est =
Shn atat - .t ~ 49, u escApee
~ "no nan on1 u net 'ees o1ofcn ny AiAa OF
w. ,r1s w. -s:n,:,. II,
Is +; VIZ sts 8ttStn ts a4sS ps9u - tsacn y.
tooM u .ue teAA1 lA ov !uuna u Wrapped
n1I - Aoa i a9n1 NAf ~ tae ta9aaEe eASet
tav.n saa ssaIe e -. 1ew = usse " o sefti
ao.scs " oea,u, S 49, 81 Malen Jampel oVttooafs
~ 10 t7s, a. ~ ma q nn ~ esre Iost
" III, tsnr ..ee" ~ sS""s Al'a "es soPpVset
! Z" " A9A' n%9seM s,s.
! n-.x r,,,sse.G 1.As.1 e Y IL ~ Ls&A -, ~,
| oN SoANeo@-snaes',ooo losuaoc9 8so,ooo
no SE91 -.
~ aknh1 An1S-s anf !SA.oo inaufaoco 4lit
Wy: SMs" ssaea Z. ~ ~. .'a ~. ~
H1eo 90 80 uaeu1 aace s'oooo
HErSs1r S.s.- rt.t, 90, coc. +,.,..,,a x M
IN aann m. esrco = e! IN Aoe s4a"": n'so1Anc