New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-24
THE FIRE RECORD.

FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE AT NEW-ORLEANs.
THREE RIVER STEAMERS BuRNED-MANY LIVES BE-
IIrycp TO HAVE BEEN LosT-THE NUMBER A
NATTER OF CoSJTCIURE-NARR0wE ESCAPES.
Nrw-OpIE,Ns, April 23.-AbOut o'clock
this afternoon Gre broke out IN the blacksmith shop OF
the steamer John Kyle, which was lying al the it vi
Poy,ras st. The Ky lie lay between the Jessie lor NC
low and the Exporter, above. William Brown, ehie
clerk who opened the safe aud took ont the money ha
papers WAS the last 10 leave the Kyle, which had 10 the
mean tne been set adrih In escaping he was enve'.
opcd I'm fames ami severely burned over the race ana
hands exc ashes and mustache. He, however, jumped
into the river and swan ashore.
Can't Hutchinson says The cabin OF the Kyle WAS en-
veloped in flames in less than ten 1ones rom 'ne 'o
the first aai given When the Kyle waS cut 'oose
the eddy dred her up stream, and those Oh ehcre see
ing the danger, east OF the hswsers by ~eh Tue EA
porter and Bodnan were tied up This act proved di's
o,s Tn, KYLE driftei against the Exporter and Bod
man. and all thres boats dritted into the stream.
go rapid WAS the progress OF the hdhes
that the Exporter took fire the moment the kyle toucbe"
her, The people board the Exporter haNpg no o.her
refuge Jumped on the B0dIuan. This boat IN less imam
minnie aso caught fire. and the three burning vessels
dr.d together into the stream, where they soon burned
70 the waters edge Many persons who had goneon Doa
,e l. norter and BOdman spectators we're on DOard
when the boats rfted into the stream and had 20 Jump
overheard sopie OF them were rescued, but s' mum
her are believed been lost The nunocr sl Ii cs
tmated at from 20 to 100
The commander OF tho United States steamer Kansas
promptly sent out his boats Of hl'h received Is
pe,ons The jobbny tug boats made No effort to rescue
those the burning boats.
There " as an excursion party from Cincinnati or Puts
burh Oh ON. Of the boats. many vi whom 1t L. feared are
lost.
Ibe Bodnsu arrived this morning and he'd discharged
most of IN. CARGO Exporter Ia leave tbis even
iu, and hs, about 400 tons Of freight Oh board, all OF
which was lost.
Among the lost Is the daughter Of Capt Reesc OF the
Exporter.
Cant shlpkle of the B0dman was ha'Dy burned about
the face and hands His son IL reported lost
Tn, xporter was owned by James Reese, sr OF PITTS
b,rah and was valued al $4,000. The John Kyle was
oancd NV Capt KYLE and p. y Il W. I. Da, idson, and
WIS valued al 100000 The Charles Bodnlan was owned
bv Cant snklo aud others Of Cincinnati and was valued
at $4,000 All the boats supposed 10 be insured In
esi,rn companies.
ON hoard the Exporter was Capt. Reese, the owner,
from Pittsburgh, Who with his family aud Number OF
,riends f,om that city, here pleasure efeiu-
sion The ladies Of the party were all ashore, except
Mr Reese and daughter and other LAZY. Mrs Reese
and The other lady were saved, but the daughter was
drowned.
Il is impossible tonight to give the names OF the
lost.
The hul,s of the Exporter and Charles Rodpan wero
flowed across the river to Coyes coayar ~hue mat OF
,be John lie hoa,ed down couple Of miles and SUM-