New-York tribune., 1871-01-16
ANOTHER DISASTER on THE MISSISSIPPI
BURNING OF THE STEAMER t. L. MGILL-MANY
PERSONS EITHER BURNED OR DROWNED
NAMES OF THE SAVED.

BURNING OF THE STEAMER T. L. MGILL-MANf
PERSONS EITHER BURNED OR DROWNED
NAMES OF THE SAVED.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 15.-Steamer t. l.. McGllli
from St. Louis for New-Oreans, was burned on "shoo
Fly" Bar at o'clock last night The fire broke out art
Owing to a gale prevailing the flames spread rapidly
and the passengers had barely time 10 rush TO the bow
and plunge into the water before the fire upon them
The weather was intensely cold and many who punged
into the river were chilled and sunk 10 rise no MORE Tue
survivors give imperfect and conflicting reports lhe
had been aground for two days and had unoadeo
200 OF her freight in order TO get over the bar se
was laden with tuns OF general merchandise, IN
cu,fing pork and coal OIL Just the passengers were
preparing to retire, an alarm OF fire was raised and
general stampede ensued The steamers 81. Francis ana
Ann White which had passed her, were several miles
above but seeing the fire. turned back and arrived IN
time to render valuable assistance. The H. e. Ierger
lying near by rendered assistance The Ann White
brought up the ionowingpersons pcAeu up along 'Ne
shore
oliver Cottre first engineer, ST. Louis Isaac Austin,
stoker; Jerry Larry and H. Crane, cookt Pat Collins
deck-sweep Moline ILL.,; WIN o Brien, r01ster, ChlcagU
David r. Jones' L. Sherman Ohio; Frank Green, BelvI
dere, Wis., Thomas Rogers cabinboy; Veks6mGrg; Johu
PasSsngers-T 5 Evil, St Louis, Mo-; Peter McGiven
st. Louis MOI a French ,s0 MSSeoT dSdty K JeEy Ky D1v
entne Fox st. Louis; VIM. johnson, boy New Orlean,
Mr.. shingepreex Milwaukee; C. L. Barnes Bartlett
Coiored -Rousters2Dennis Lewis, George Malone
Jones, Y.
Henry HUDSON Frame Nelson, Charles Brown (No. ~
Henry Clay, Moses Hll Richard Hill, Samuel Willing
1t was hoped that Capt Tomphns, and VIM. Mcfarland
the first clerk were saved, but the arrival Of the 81
Francis tonight gives little encouragement TO the nope
that they still live.
90 confused and contradictory are the reports II If i'm
possible TO give an estimate OF the number OF
persons lost but is probable that 80 of those ON boafo
the steamer when the flames were first discovered are
now dead and that the number includes f0ur women ahd
three children. Thomas F. Evans, barber OF ST. Louis
died after he was placed on board the ST. trahe'
from wounds and exposure.
In addition to Capt. Tompkins and VIM Mcfarland,
the first clerk who supposed TO be lost, German
and his wife missing; Also a carpenter from 81
Louis who was bound for Greeneve, Miss, two women
three children, the colored chambermaid, and Phhp
Lock of Philadelphia, Penn.
Mr. Everett of st. Louis, who came here on the IT.
Francis, says that man and his wife, who were CABIN
passengers oated past them, holding on 10 the stays
plank As they went by with the current the woman
said 10 her husband am freezng-lets die together
She then let the plank and her husband grasped her
but he was too exhausted TO maintain Der above the
water and both sunk, locked in each others embrace
Cotre the engineer. thinks that at least Is persons
were lost The pilots tKely and Murray were saved.
Kelly badly frozen Vim. Woodruff second clerk John
Groanig steward, and George i. Brussel, COOK lhe
former was saved by exerons Of the officers OF the
ST Francis and was badly chilled when found. Mt
Woodruff remained with the freight. Capt. Tompkins
and Mcfarland were last on the boat using every
exeron to save the passengers II is feared they are
lost though hopes are entertained that they may have
reached Shore
LArER-By the arrival Of the Alice, tonight Pilots
Murray Kelley Clark, and Woodruff report the follow"
ing persons as being lost
Nelson Brown, second engineer John shoekey, car
penter John Snyder, deck sweep; the slcohu -teW"u
Porter c. Cayanaugh nephew Of Capt. Dave silver. Of
the 80 rousters only Is were saved
Charles Hazlet bookkeeper, was the last 10 leave the
boat He jumped cotton base, ana the
wind blew him ashore The passengers ana
crew late lost everything Only one hundred tuns OF
freight were taken Off This was LETT III charge OF Tue
acting mate and two deck hands.