The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-29
BURNING BOATS.
THE RESULT OF CRIMINAL CARE
LESSNESS.

LIE RESULT OF CRIMINAL CARE
. LESSNESS.
THE FIRST REPORTS OF THE D1sAsrEa TX
AGGERATED-LIsT OF THE KILLED, INJURED
AND SAVED.
The Sentinel, yesterday morning, startled
the state with the Geographic report of an
appalling accident on the Mississippi at
New Orleans. The following are tbs fuller
particulars from the St. Louis Republican.
| by special from the scene of the terrible af-
/ fair: ''fhe loss by FIRE of the steamers John
Kyle. Exporter end Chas. BOdmann this
evening has already been reported. but the
loss OF life mentioned in other dispatches
| is greatly exaggerated. Up 10 this hour
midnight, the list of thosa known
to be lost is as follows: Mrs. Bette Mus
grove OF Pittsburg; Joe Case, euginser of the
the Exporter. The fire originated in the
blacksmith shop of the John KYLE. az four
O'Clock, and in five minutes the entire boat
was enveloped in flames. The strong eddy
carried her, after being cut loose. out
INTO the river and up fully two hundred
1eet, when she struck the Bodmenn, setting
about two hundred bales of hay on the
boats lower deck on fire. Thence the
flames swept to the Exporter living inst
above, and the three boats, developed as il
were IN one sheet of flame, began to drift
slowly out into the stream, unaided by the
half-dozen tug boats which had Just arrived
and which might easily have saved ali the
boats but for the cowar6ice of their crews.
The boats drifted a short distance down
stream when
THE HIGH WIND SEPARATED THEM,
the Kyle floating down the river some two
miles, barely missing the United States
steamer Kansas. The wind carried the Ex-
porter and Bodmann over to the Algiers
side, where they were burned to the waters
edge, and the Kyle burned until her deck
framework gave way and her hull sank.
The John Kyle was loading for St.
Louis, and was to have Left to-mor-
row, her principal freight item being
400 barrels of oil, which began burning
soon after she got into the river, and the oil
running out covered the river for-yards
around with sheet of flame. Capt. Hutch
ison was on the stage plank when tire fire
broke out, and had just returned from the
after part OF the boat when the cry OF fire was
raised. He rushed to the texas, where he
thought his family were, but they were in the
cabin and rushed out and down the stairway
escaping with their lives only. The fire then
cut off Hutchison's escape, and to get to the
lower deck he had TO swing himself down q
rope through portion of the flames, burn
| ing Lis hand slightly. The clerk, William
Brown, in his endeavors to save the pas
seDsers and crew, was burned badly but
not seriously about the head and hands,
4 bUG Is OOiHE wei, together With Mrs.
Hutchinson with her two children, Mrs.
eIetcalf, Miss Metcalf Miss Hank and Miss
Dennis, all OF st. Louis, and they are
AT THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
The Exporter expected to leave tomorrow,
and was over half loaoed. All of her pas
sengers were saved but Mrs. Musgrove, who
was seen to jump into the river, and Sec
ond afterward a negro roEster jumped on
S<.K1 Of v,d e., voI
to sink. Among the Exporters excur-
s s0. were we're, the following. all
nately were out visiting the city. The
Pittsburg excursionists were Capt. James
Reese, sr., Mrs. Reese and two daughters
Florence and Clementine; Mrs. James, Mrs.
o. II. Allerton, Lizzie Harlsnd, Mrs. Thos.
were the following: Mrs. Richard Ford,
Mrs. John Pulley, Mrs. John Corbin, Mrs.
Vandergrift, Mrs. Collins. Miss Alice E.
Robson, Mrs. Balton, Miss Eliza Litch-
enberger, Kate Drausfield and Miss
Emma Vawter, all of these are
nearly overcome with grief at the loss of
their daughter, Mrs. Musgrove Capt. Con-
ley slightly burned, as also was Jas.
Rees, Jr., and Clerk James Darragh. Among
Others who came on the boat and ara safe are
Wash. Floyd, Mr.. DowliDg and Cliff. WOr-
sham, of Memphis; Col Brown, Pittsburs;.
Pilots TenIey and Carroll; Steward Smith,.
and q brass brand from Louisville.
THE BoDMANN's ExcUEsIoNIsTs
were nearly all out in the city, number of
them being up at Csrrollton tonight. They
are on the steamer Louisville. The list is as
follows: Capt. Shinkle and wife, slightly
Burned; ALI Stein, clerk, slightly burned on
the head Eugene Shinkle, clerk; Pilots
burnell and Owens, Engineer Ferrard,
| Strikers Fitzpatrick and Butler, both mates
Waterman, carpenter, bar-keeper and stew
ard, Mrs. Capt W.NP. Walker, Geo. Halter,
Mrs. Thos. Peter, Mrs. Graves, Mrs.
E. M. and Miss Florence Hunt, Mrs. VIII.
However, Mrs. Ward of England, Mrs. Chss.
Owens, Mrs. Smith OF Milford, O.. Miss
Whilemore, Mrs. Ed. Benham, daughter
and son; Master Willie Peter. DIR. Allen and
wife, Wheeling; Mrs Tarr and Miss Benseg-
haus. Wheeling; Mrs. Hoffman, Cumber-
land, Nd; Mr. and Mrs. Stshl, Memphis,
+. d. Parker, Capt. Nal. Paduck, Lieut.
Guthrie, 18th u. s. infantry, all of whom
except the three last named lost all their
baggage and effects, as did those of the
saved from the boats. Some
OF the Bodman's passengers will
| leave by rail for home tomorrow. and 9TH
| ers remain and return the Louisville.
Capt. Stein had the books under his arm,
but was compelled to drop them to save his
life. The Bodmann had about 5000 sacks
and 200 bales of hay burned. She was in
sured for 81, 600 in tire, Kenton Company of
Covington, Ky. The widest excitement
prevailed on shore when the boats had got
out in the stream. Over 5000 persons gath
cred on the levee 10 see them burn, and
could distinctly see tn SO who jumped over
board. Mrs. Rees and two other ladies'
were brought of in yswl after the Ex-
porter had got cut into the river.
Blifkins's young wife bad an idea that the
Millerite theory of the second advent might