The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-11-11

boats. Agents of the line have tcle-
graphed to Indianola and Brownsville
notifying VESSELS to he on the lookout for
them. III
Seven p.m.-Onc OF tue pilot boats
which has been outside all day, has Just
retained, and brings no tidngs. Parties
from down the Island saw farmer from
near San Luis Pass who reports having
seen small boat pass down this morn
ing, which. from his description, it Is
thought, may have been one Of the boats
from the Waco. Ii was some distance
out In the Gulf. and he could not distin-
guisli persons In 1t, but saw what APP
peared to be temporary sails. The boat
was drifting RAPIDLY to the westward.
40 TrDIN1s OF THE BOATS.
7:3O p. m.--Steam-tug Buckthorn has
Just arrived, and brings the following adj
ditional particulars: Her officers stop
ped at Fleet. when going out. to ascer-
tam from different vessels lying near
where the Waco was burned all infor-
nation possible relative to her passengers
and crew. Only one Of them. the steamer
Fusigama. could give any information.
Her officers report having seen what APP
peared to be q raft pass them. They
made an effort to launch one of their
boats, but before IL could be done the
raft was lost sight of in the storm and
darkness. The officers of the Buckihorn
report. about two miles west and five
miles from shore. passing the foremost
and foreyards OF the Waco, with sails at
| tached. which had burned uf Just above
the deck. and they think this was what
was taken for raft by the Fusigamn.
The BuckthOrn went twenty miles west.
and could find no trace of the missing
boat.
| An OMNIBUS OUTLOOK
Later--S p. m.--The steamship Gin
| ton Is just in from IndianOla. and brings
no news. The agent of the Mallory line
| Is arranging tonight TO dispatch another
steamer ut daylight in the morning. with
hopes of finding the Waco's boats lower
down the coast. The wind changed to
northwest about 2 o'clock. and it J.,
thought If the boats had not made u In
ing on the western coast. they have ban
carried out many miles to sea. II i stat 81
the lile-boats are all supplied with "
ter. but II Is thought the officers or o
sengers did not secure any provision. 'Jr
the boats. There is no reliable iniorma-
ton to he obtained as the origin of the
fire. There were heavy showers of rain
early In the night, with occasional light
ming, and having a considerable quantity
of oil on board. the flames could not be
eXtinguished.
The agents of the line state that there
were forty-seven or forty.cight persons
on board the Waco. including passengers,
officers and crew.
CROWDS HAVE GATHERED
at the conpany's Office throughout the
day TO learn the latest news. There is
much dissatisfaction expressed at the
conduct of the officers and men on board
other vessels which were all lying in
sight, and a number OF them we're lying
very near the burning steamer. Except
the efforts made by the Fusigama. there
does not appear TO have been anything
done toward saving those on the Waco.
Their excuse is the terrible sea. which
would have swampcd their boats had
they succeeded in launching them.
rRGuTrrL IMPRESSION GAINING
GROUND.
From all information possible 10 be
obtained up to the present hour, 10 p. m,
it seems the Waco was lying with her
head to the gale. and the fire. which APP
peared forward on deck, had caught in
the large quantit: OF oil. II swept over
the vessel, burning everything before 1t.
Fifteen vessels were lying at anchor.
thirteen Of which were TO tie leeward of
the Waco. The supposltion is that il any
OF the passengers or crew had appeared
aft on the vessels deck, or any boats bad
been launched. they would have been
seen by some OF the other vessels, none
of which can confirm the first rumor Of
seeing boats pass through the fleet. The
impression now gaining ground lie. that
not soul on board the ill-iated vessel is
alive.