, 1876-03-04
CASUALTIES,

THE BURNING OF THE STEAMER MARY BELL.
Fitksburg 8fntjnel, trb. a9.
The Mary Bell landed hero yesterday at II M,
With 1d9 cabin passengers, excureloniats for
Masdi QrAs, I,72o bales OF cotton, and al1ont
II, 600 sacks Of cotton seod. 1he look on forty
cabin passengers horo. AMI backed down to tho
cotton yard 10 take on 1000 balos Of cotton
Alter about 900 bales had boom takon aboard,
nj thalf,paat o'clock p, tn., fire was discovered
shooting up from tho roar Of tho front ,stopa.
Tho ftnmes spread rapidly, and soon ,envatopcd
tho front part Of, The boat fortunately Groat
timo,. or tho loss Of fs would hayc boon.fsarful.
It is lclfeved that 1evsEy Quo .un board oa-
ca,,nd. although tho boat was onsetoppsf in
flames III ifteeu r1inntoB afsor tho fire was it!s-
covered. Tte.paaaengora. lost att their baggage,
and tie boat, 1t In thought, :uillbe a toteliosR.
Tile origin OF tito fire Ia mystery. tbnt 10 Hup-
posed to ho to vol. Of .an inosnttlary. bho cost
hbont $780, ,000 md was insured for eoS0o0.
Tou-sixtoonthH OF licr was owned 1alpll 1lieka,
son Of Capt, J. i. Hicks, aud tho balance By tho
ctork, htr. Alfred drisson, ana!Kicha,1l Binton.
Of Nav Orleans. Bhe iaft 81. Louis on hor first
trip Oct. 1G, 1876. Rluoo that timo sho has beon
a po1fect a1iccoss. this being her tenth trip. bho
'baloa Of cotton aud seea, tho largest load e7or
carried nto tho Cresoous City by any
steamboat. Bho had the baat.rsyiug trip
.nbonrd whom tho accidont took place that
8hp ovor had Wllon the fro broke out tho Par
tsot Limo r'lallahhtchie uaa lying along
Btdo loaded with cotton which, WAS botng trans.
.fctretl to tha Mary 'Uoll. 1t WAS taorght for
aonne tlme that this boat could noteacapo, a1it.
whom tho chimney Of tho burning boat fell. tt
cruahet1 portion OF tile front part Of her boiler
cape; sllo was cut 1ooto and with tho nsaistanco
OF tho tug Higloy aB'towod bcyona the reach Of
Of the CONFEDERATION. Iu front Of tho burning
boat wua tho Big Sunanwar, Of the Pariaot
AA,4 hfatS ,hnna a1r1 ttf HIM
tlamea without any injury. Iho Fire, Do
paytment arrived soon .aftor tho hameB
broke out but the boat burned 80 'rapidly4that
thoro VIA no hope Of sewing :hnr They
save ubout 1000 balaB Of .cosson In nbadly dam.
aged condition, About p. m. they .Blcceetied
tn sautsling tho huii tho stdrn SWUNG out from
the'bank anti sunk In deep watar the bowls up
aeatuet tho 'hank and aoose water. tovos tue
buck part of tho ill-fatel steamer was = lot Of
Ebbof Cattle; ao1no young mon in d stiff mauo Otl
effort to out them out, bit wore drvono OF hy:tl,o
1ame8'bofoEo they could complete tle3F oh}oos;
they succeeded, However, in asving n foH, thu
,o&hnra woEo oil on '1ro whan tho swhoa-houao
tt1mbiod into tho i1vcr; fow. moro got Into tho
r1yor. but 80 badly burnt they could mt mako
tho sllo1n. :Eho.totM loBs Will probably amount
to over 9g00000.
FOUR PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.
Ahotol full ,of people In Ii Mars, H., 'camc
worry near being ,roaatod the, ,othsrni9ht. Tho
hotel WAS small frnmo building in tho suburbs
OF the town. Bono late ,peuostrians saw the nro
ttree.quartors Of mile off, and went to it as
rapidly as possible. Whom they got thoro oycry-
body iu tho iouao WAS asleep yot, in iguornuoo
Of tho fnct that their passage to tho ground was
arcady cut oil by tho llamoa. Tho pedestrians
alarnal tho house and broke in the dooEa. Sow
eralpoople cHcapo1 NTH painful gcorohoB, 4 FAM
lily named Niermoyos, cuusstinB OF. man mud
wifo aQd a1 small ohil1tan, .hoarlad tn tho
honBe. Thrse Of tho cbdron. .the o]tlast 81 years
old, Woro sleeping with their father and motlar.
Two Of ttiotn vero slpopiug With Atr, Nier-
1neyors bind brother In tho house, and ono
was spending the night away from homo. Mr..
Nla1noyor jumped ont of bed md got out Of tho
house III q delirium OF fright. lila blind brothor,
with great presouce Of mind md noble deyolion.
picked up his two litslo hed-foIlowB, aud taking
ono undor oach arm nado Ills way 10 Tho burning
stairs. Tho stairs fell with him In his descent,
but he hold faat to tho chilnron aud brpughs
them Hafey out OF tho fire. All thtco Of thom
Wero burned but not aoriouhty. Mrs. Nieemeyor
and hor ttlroo laiploas lahiea poris1lea IN tho
uamos. Thor remains woto found all In \ heap
among tho clndera. Mr. Niesmoyer Ia now q
hopeeas maniao, It IL supposed ho wpB bnwf-
terod By the alarm andlaft hla wito and chiklron.
not knowing what ho dilI. Tlo blind brothnr
WHO saved tho Iirca OF his little charge Of chill
dren is an object Of uniyorsa1 admiration In Lo
Mars.