Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-21

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YAxkros, April 2otb. 1877.
Editors Preas d Daketaian.
The atesmsr Carroll, which, ,ou Wednes.
day aigh. last was coaJ ed b. the Are
ssad, bsins owned sad Bsrsd By Ysnk.
soaianss Il is> bat nainjH that our neonI.
should manifest the .1tesest sveryw here
seen and heard u cosssctiou With u. la,a
unfortunate Upper Missouri floating p.l.c.
The manner Of her destruction differed
from ali other STEAMBOATS, that have her,,o.
fore been bursed on the Missouri rver 4
the fact that At best but few mluutaa nan.
ally elapse between the tine fre [, di.
covered and that Of their being wrapped in
flames. In the case OF the Carroll Il would
seem - II Divine Providsnce in shanl.o
the catastrophe had 30 ,willsd i, tha, no
lives were to be lost. While rscosnlzins
the mercy OF Proivdence in allowing the
passengers nearly Two hours or an intarim
between the tim, the discovery oil fre ~.
made u TIE hold untl /, reached the upper
works Of the vessel, the noticeable cool and
heroic conduct OF the officers and crew are
ampy deserving of msds of praise. The
Carroll At tho time OF, and for several
hours previous 10 the nrs bslng discovered
hau, owing 10 the threatening dark ana
stormy appearance the weather been tied
up to the shore for the night II .o h.n.
peaeo ,hat the bank along side whsre Abe
was moored was unusually high and pcr.
pendicular, The latter caused by being
wash.d and cut into BY strong current
making IL even under favorable circum-
stances, well HiIh impossibls TOR any Der.
SOD to ascend or descend the stage plauks
without assistance. The fire being discov.
cred At an hour whom every person on
board excepting the fireman and the en-.
glnser on watch had retired for the night
the reader can imagine more YixidIY- than
our limited descriptive powers can portray
the confusion, excitement and struggles Of
Two hundred men, women and children
each having seeming life stake ia besnp
nrst TO leave the doomed boat To allsy
'has excitement, to remove their fears and
70 animate them With hope, patience, cool,
ans courteous conduct 10 each other. re.
quired God given attributes on the part OF
some Of the officers which Is excsp,ienally
scarce and rarely found While the late
CAROLS commander Captaia James L.
Kelly, ably seconded by his associate ofti.
GERS OF the boat done all that human power
and ingenuity could do under the circum
stances, TO save the beat and her living
freight, it remained for the chief clerk Wal
ter A. Burleigh, Jr., a worthy son Of Da.
kotas greatest and best living citizen, to
tighten the tsrrors and overshadow the
thoughts and scenes which the occasion
naturally produced. by pleasant saneuine,
selfpoised speech and action that robbed
the fire demon Of his usual quota of des.
pondent votaries. Previous to, and while
the flames were licking up with demoniac
fury the boat to which We had all become
endeared, Mr.. Burleieh had pleasant
word and smile for all Seemingly ON.
nipresent, his cool judgment, activity, and
entire absence Of authority, or being sx-
cited his conduct evoked sncominms from
all, although his family were the owners of
ihs boat and much Of her cargo, fact
which would stimulate most mea under
similar circumstances to sel6shly neglect
al else excspting the saving of property.
Mr. Burlelgh seemed to have only one
great prsdominating impulse, that of scsins
that every passenger was safely landed on
ths shore and Afterwards that sufficient sup
plies of bedding and food was secured 10
keep Them from want until they could be
otherwise Cared for. This done, be was the
/ first to call for =. crew to man the steam
boats yawl'iha the news might be quickly
conveyed to friends that the boat was lost
but the passengers saved. Starting of
from the burning steamer in the dark ness
of the night, In the yawl, he and his gal
liant crew meyer stopped until they reached
YanktoD, making the voyags Of l54 miles
In the unprecedented quick time Of eieh.
teen hours. The Burleixh family have
heretofore made their mark in everything
that:tended 10 advance the Interests and
growth Of Dakota and the welfare Of It's in.
habitanis. This last demonstration of the
junior Representatives Of an honored name
adds new lustrs to the fame of family so
universally esteemed By the people of Da.
kota and
ACAnRoLL PASSENGER.
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furnishing goods ever displayed in Ylnk-
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