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STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
The Steamer George G. Wolf
ExplOdes.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST
The Steamers George W. Cheek and
Phil Allln go Promptly 10
the Rescue.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST

Gus lslanu, Twelve VI hitee" ih'e9 ~'N
this city, at two o'clock yesterday even
ing. Twelve persons are known to b
lost mostly deck passengers and rous'
ubouts. One cabin passenger an OLE
gentleman named Nelson, from SbreVe
port for Memphis, was supposed to hav'
been drowned or blown to pieces in thu
wreck.
The lady passengers were all saved
with the exception OF Mrs. Dawson, who
with her husband and two children from
Tupelo, Miss, were killed. The cabin
was blown to pieces.
All the officers are safe. except the
second engineer, who is missing. A
white lady and two children, deck pas
sengers, we're buried in one grave on
the island last night. A fireman and
one deck passenger were put of the
steamer George w. Cheek on the wharf
here this morning. both scalded and the
iiremans leg broken. The number of
killed and wounded is supposed to be
about fifteen in all. The steamers
Cheek and Phil. Allen stopped at the
wreck and rendered all the assistance
possible. Mr.. Dan Sullivan, passen-
ger on the Wolf, passed down on the
Cheek this morning.
LATER.
Special to the LEDGER
HELENA, ARK. August %, II m.-The
following are the particulars, as will be
published in the World this evening:
1t seems that horrors will never cease
and that carelessness will never end.
On yesterday one of those horrors that
shock the human heart took place only
a few miles from US. While in a state OF
security and engaged in the dull routine
of business, we of Helena little dreamed
of the suffering that was going on so
close to US.
About the hour of two p IN. on yester-
day the stern wheel steamer George G.
Wolf passed our town on her way to
st. Louis. No doubt there we're many
on board who, with every turn of the
wheel, we're thinking of home and kim
bred, which happy conclusion was never
to be realized. Man proposes, and
God disposes.' is true adage. The i'll
fated steamer proceeded on her.way up
the river until at point two miles this
side Of Shoo.Fly bar.
When the horrible explosion took
place, we have been told the captain
was ia bed, and was awakened by hear
ing the engineer try the steam by the
gauge cock. He was satisfied by the
peculiar sound that thers was 20 water
in the boilers, and started down the
stairs, about which time the terrible
event took place.
All three of the boilers exploded at
once.
Twelve souls were ushered into eterlti-
iy without a moments warning, and IF
ieea fragments of humanity were at th e
same time writhing in agony, and all
caused by the carelessness of one man,
the engineer, who was the only officer
Of the boat lost
Mr.. Dawson and family, consisting of
wife and two children, were passengers
on the boat from. Red river, and were all I
lost.
The steamer George W. Cheek arrived
At the scene of the disaster about two
clock this morning, and that humane
Captain George Malone, at
once proceeded to do everything in his
power looking to the relief Of the suffer
ers. After rendering every assistance
possible he took on board the wounded |
and brought Their to Helena.
The sufferers have been promptly
cared for by our city authorities, and
are doing as well as could possibly be
expected.
Rev. W. d. MayGeld was untiring in
his exsriions to relieve the. suferings Of
the poor creatures, and by their looks
and words most heartily did they thank
him Tor bis labors.