, 1873-10-20
DISASTERS.
Burning Of n HEissinalppi stcalncr.
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Burning OF a NElsslnAlppi Stca1ncr.
Special Dispatnh 10 Ths Chicago Tribune.
h1EurnrB Oct. 18.-Tho Mary Z. Poo, Of the
Cartor Line Rad River racketn, was totally do
stroycd by fro ycatortlay at4 o'clock p. M, ut
Daniels Point, 100 milos nbovo hero. Blk lyea
wore lost. Tie officers are all aafo. Tho City
Of 1Iolona in sight At tho time, rendered nhsiat
arce, and brought number Of pasgongora
'1'&' 'S''''' fTu eao dssoctated 1'rsss.1
MEMPHIS, Oct. 18,-Ton milaa above Oacoola,
Ark, Oh tho Mississippi Rivor, above hfomphiH
at P: m. yoaterday, tho steamer Mary y. Poo
wnH discovered on fire noar ono Of her bollera.
waa run on O bar, and tho deck passengers wero
forced to 8win to gavo tloir livoa.
s1x PERSONS M1ss1Nd.
TN. Ihe o. oiork III, Ioportb sxty-ave passengers on
one cahin-pnsaonger, two fomalo and ono malo
deck-pasBongera Rro missing. Tho pi1ot. Hana
cowan, was badly burned before ke T lift his
post segera! passengers woro badly burned,
Tho Poo waH large btern-wlioel boat Of tho
st. Louis d 1sod River Line froight carriors.
The City Of Holcna arrived at tho scone BOON
after tue catastrophe, rendered NIL the assist
nnce possible. and brought tho survivors to this
City. Tho ciork Of the Poo, John W. Poo,
loayos for St. Louis this aftornoon, Tho Poe
was on hor down-trip.
EXPLOSIVE on..
Part OF tho cnrgo Of tho Mnry e. Poe was
sevcnty-are barrols'of oil. which burst, sproad-
ing over tho eurfaco Of tho water With q sioet OF
tho boat.
Br. LOUIS, Oct 1s.-The steamer Mary E.
Poo, reported burned at Daniois' Point yeHtor-
day, WAS owned hero by Carter L. Conn, John
N. Bulflnger, and ThomaB and John ". Poo,
yalaod at $50, 900 insured for $50, o9o,-oartor
John N. Dullnger's, for $4,000, in St. Louis
companies remainder unknown. Tho Poo loft
hore on Sunday with 20 passengers and 800 tons
Of freight. valued at about $4,000. Floight list
insured for g., 600.
Tho Propeller SusqucAnnnn Ashore
Abovo Qiisvua.kcc-Accidcn to tho
Propeller City Of Boston.
M11wAuKEE, Wis, Oct. l8.-The propeller
susq9'olanna, bound from Grand Traverse Day
aud frowood. for ]. Il. siilkman, BY whom sho Is
owned, ran ashore ut o'clocl, this n,oruing on
Fox Point, md soon began to loalt 30 ballY that
her Aros wero put out. Tho tugs Hagernan and
two ateam1pplnpa and liglter aeow. 4 donsa
fog prevailed on the lako at tho time Of tho dis
aster. Tho Susquchanna ia insured in AIlwau-
keo ngoncios. 4 is thought she will got on
without Serious difficulty.
podltion which loft hore to rondor assistance to
| tho propollor 8usquehanna returned this evcn-
ing, having been unable to lind tho propeller on
account Of fog, or to approach the shore, because
h o% ast e aoa to s v TF Fas psoSabs s
| cause tho propeller to 70 to picccH.
Tho propeller City Of Boston, which left hero
at Q o'clock Monday evening. fortho lower lakes,
broke hor cylinder head md piston rod early on
Tuesday morning, mud driftod helplessly until
night, whom Hllo was picked up Off Muuistoe and
towed to South Mnnitou harbor by the Canadian
propeller Glasgow. The propeller Oswegatehio,
of tho samo line, took hor IN tow for Detroit on
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