The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-24
Turning Of tho steamers John
Kyle, Exporter and Charles
BOunInnns.FFOm 20 10 100 lives
kuNnOSnd 10 haVa been Lost.

Supposed 10 have been Lost.
CINCINNATI, April 23.--Tt Is reported
that the large steamboats, Exporter,
Charles Bodmann and John Kyle are
now burning at the wharf in New Orleans,
No particulars.
NEw ORLEANS, April 23.-The steam
boats John Kyle, Exporter and Charles
BOdmnnn took fire at 4 o'clock this after.
noon, ut the foot Of Poydras street, and
burned to the waters edge. Many lives
are said 10 be lost, Particulars soon.
LATER.
NEw ORLEANS, April 23.-About A
o'clock this afternoon fire broke out In
tho blacksmith shop Of the steamboat
John Kyle which was lying ut tho foot Of
Poydras street. The Kyle lay between
the Bessie Taylor below and Exporter
above. Tho BOdmann lay above and
next tho Exporter. Soon after the alarm
was given the tug boat Ella Wood came
up and commenced throwing water on
the burning vessel, but without effect.
Captain Hutchinson, Of the Kyle, was
standing Oh the front deck when the fire
broke out, and hc notified oil oil board to
leave as II wns apparent from the first
that the boat could not be saved. Captain
Hutchinson thinks that everyone OH the
Kyle was saved. Wm. Brown, chief
clerk, who opened the safe and took out
the money and papers, was the last to
leave the Kyle, which had in the mean.
time been act adrift, and In escaping he
was enveloped in the flames and severely
II not dangerously burned over The face
and hands, and his eye lashes and mus.
tncllc were singed OF. lie, however,
jumped into the river and swan ashore
and was taken TO u hotel where he was
attended by = physician.
Captain Hutchinson says the cabin Of
the Kyle was enveloped In flames In less
than two minutes from the time the first
alarm was given. When the Kyle was cut
loose tho eddy driited her up stream, and
those on shore seeing the danger cast of
the hawsers by which the Exporter and
l|odmNnn were tied up. This net proved
disastrous. The Kyle driited against the
Exporter and Boddmann and all three
boats drifted into the stream. 80 rapid
was the progress Of the flames that the
Exporter took fire the moment the Kyle
touched her. The people on board the
Exporter, having no other refuge, jumped
on the Bodmann. This boat, In less than
n minute after the Exporter, also caught
fire, and the three burning vessels drifted
together into the stream, where they were
burned to the waters edge. Many per.
sons who had gone on the Exporter and
Bodmann as spectators were on board
when they lriited into the steam, and. had
| TO Jump over board, and some Of them
were recovered, but d larger number are
believed to have been lost The number
lost are estimated at from 90 10 100. The
Commander Of the United States steamer
Kansas promptly sent out his boat
one Of which rescued 10 perssns. The
jObbing tug boat made no effort to rescue
those on the burning boats. There was an
excursion party from Cincinnati or Pitts.
bufgh many OF whom Il Ia feared were
lost. The Bodmahn arrived this morning
and had discharged most OF her cargo.
The Exporter was 10 leave this evening
and had about four hundred tons Of
freight on board all Of which wns lost
Among the lost is daughter Of Captain
Reese, Of thoiESporier. Captain Shinkle,
Of the Budmann, was much burned about
the face and hands. A son Of Captain
shinkle Is reported among the lost. The
Exporter Is owned by James Reese, sf.,
Of PittSbufgh, valued at $4,000. The
John Kyle Ia owned by Captain John Kyle
and p. s. and W. +. Davidson, valued at
100000. The Charles BOdmA6n IL owned
by Captain y. p. Shihkle and others, Of
Cincinnati, valued at $4,000. All are
suppose to be insured In western offices.
On board the Exporter was Captain
Reese, the owner, from Pittsburgh, who
with his family and number Of friends
from thatcity we're here on a pleasure
excursion. The ladies Of the party were
all ashore except Mrs. Reese and daughter
and one other lady. Mrs. Reese and the
other lady were saved, but the daughter
was drowned. II Ia impossible tonight
to give the names or ascertain who are
lost. Tho Exporter and Bodman were
towed across the river, while the Kyle
nnnIcd down The river and sunk,