The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-25
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Buynii,g o. lhe Siennier shgrics ROD.
sneI'n, s"hD IL sac ana Exporter
Several Lives Lost.

The following graphic description Oh
thc burning OF the three wcll.huowr
steamers, Charles BOdmann. John Kylc
aud Exporter, We clip from the ST. Loui.
Dsm,c,ot OF yesterday. believing "a, We
do. that it viii prove OF interest to many
OF our readers. a, many on board the uu-
fortunate bYat,-iHciuding Dya- 4. Par
ker, Jf., vi this CITY, Who, q, an invited
guest Of Captain shmklc, oi the Charles
Bndmann, had gone to Scw Orleans ON Il
pleasure tup-arc known, No. doubt. to
many of Our readers:
NLW ORLEANS. April 23.--At j o'clock
uiIi- evening a lire broke out under the
boiler Of the steamer John kNl,, aud m
Uu incredibly .hort time cnyclupcd the
boat 100 flames, the eddy carried her up
tor about 200 feet until she struck the
BOdmauh, which boat quickly caught
nuy. Thence the flames were cuMmuui-
cj.d To- tie Exporter. and tlIc three boats.
all JUliIc from stem To- stern, were blown
ug the high wind tO The middle 81 the
stream, There were many person. on
board OF these boats Who were forced by
,hr nuuy- 10 jump into rhr river. and q
D
/ Tie view OF the thousands OF spectators
| Who lined the lrN,c. \ number OF men
| were seen cinging to thr bows and -trru-
/ IT the BOdmanu and Exporter. In spite
/ OBJ Jii cNorJ.Uu.. Inc lhrec boat, continued
Ju burn, 'i' BuImJuu and Exporter drift
lu-. uN,rlulf tie Algl'r, side, and the n be-
rapidly ilIUIuL down the river about
Two mllu-, where she sunk.
the Kyle va, the first cat loose. aud
dri'fyJ around against the tua.. Bul-
m.uu. which set chat boat un fire. when
>Ir was also cut ipp-c. Sine swung round
py the side Of the Exporter. aud the
flames communicated tp that bout The
prnplr from the other boats aud the lcVrc
had rushed upon the Exporter, and when
she commenced To- burn. some one, ia the
excitement. cat the boat loose, with
about 100 people on board, who drlft,d
on Iu the stream ON the burning boat.
When about the middle of the river the
,ir" hugumt 40 hot that the hlf CrJI.d
creature. jumped overheard aud ,trug-
glrd M ne wpDcr for lite. Many went
down aud some few v"r" saved hy the
cNrrliou, of the ,kid. The scene now de-
prtrl was -lDhcuug. Standing on pile
ui corn at the head OiGrdyl,r street NOur
reporter viewed the fearful spectacle, and
uu' more irighuUliy real, aud electrically
-Nilt i'm It, executions, he hopes
never 10 behold again. When
within 80 icri of the wharf the KYLE,
! separating rom tn" other two. drllrd
I down stream. and apparently raising her
/ self uH.d.uip-, broke. leaving her wheel
| house high above her upper works, BE-
I '''' l''N'tS hi WHIT httth''hrrNs went
'''' y'"IN' "Il' 'ullV''"'C"u'IA h"-l ol
[ i,''p!' W.i' seen 'o reap llIio H. river.
| n sea Oh H1'' nearing hlutn lir It>ghi-
'hdh,t oil burning l'lthl' H1atcd ~ lcl
[ "'N'. N"r q"l'hiy Gl'"pp-altd pchlhu
/ l"e ''h'I >''","'Ia IAHIs ~ We Nh'Il'
| iAu VANISHED l'uh view Inc bouUiiin'
nI"I-'' Iu.p !" !ul l'I'P'c'lN' ny me
I'dun- "I ll' hyl'' MS one mas ~ ilrr
nom ,.,il ~ >''Ili' '' .l' s'1'u w"
,''''"IN "''u. ".' u, ''' "J' ~ ,uI""h's
Z we '.l!''' 'pi'tl'"IS '-'U' mo we Ill'r'
\ N'' ,',i ''''l- wv ..'n WI III H'I
N"h'' n"' U'' ''D-'e par ~ OAR seemed
~ ,.y','',l',,,7 wy current oc,iil'
| '' .'' H''' W. ''!' Wv " 'p,' ~ nv
-N''' one pI EAc men u MM,n hAH lu'i
-'.".'i ,on'o one 80 VN'',, nun ON.
Nv LriI1,t,!t, Mi''e'i ~, WV. ''"., W.
,,'., I,..,, 80, =, h,r ,.r,, " o|
m,rr,,r i,,,J iu .,,,r H., w.. i',l
Ji'i tn.l.,h"r unrl,'n,. tnrrr .,rI. r.,
J., INN. TI.,' a,,,,,.,,, ,.',,,,si H., ,,.,i ~,
i,r,u wi,h Some rnu"I GnnrI. mad .,
rn,nfy ho~.Lran. iur In tbn c,,,,., -,
r,yo or three minute, one man iumpr,l
overheard. then Two. and lLr n,u,..
.,y,,piy,r forward. nil .ur.tuu. INN th.
| river. unn4rrutIy i'm n bn.K. \ rry ol
| horror Irp,. from the crowd pgfh.rrI ON
the shore. and several shrirh.d I, thr
c,uulIu.iur officer of the fu.r Min
then pumping water about Gnc nun.