The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-23
RIVER NEWS.


The Laura l.. Davis lett Cincinnati
or Tuesday tor Cairo with reshipping
trip.
The Cotton Valley, Just off the ways,
has entered the Cincinnati and Memphis
trade in place OF the John w. Can. She
LETT Cincinnati yesterday.
Captain Ii. II. browns steamer Golden
Crown was launched from the marine
ways on Tuesday.
Captain o. z. Shinklc names his new
boat which is to take the place of the
Golden Rule the "Chronometer.'
Captain Charlie Arthur has sold his
Era No. 0 to. Stewart Gunnison to be
used AS "A Warrior river packet.
Seven feet Of water reported to st.
Louis, s! to Memphis, and % to Evans
vile.
Day before yesterday the Grand Lake
No. 2, coming out from st. LOUIS, ran
one of her barges No. 30 over an obstruc.
ton at Thompson's which damaged the
bottom SO badly that the cargo has to be
put in another barge here. The trans
fer will detain the Atlantic until
this evening. The cargo consisting OF
railroad iron, flour and hay is only slight.
ly damaged, as the syphons were able to
keep the water down.
The &. Anderson brought 1900 sacks
Of corn yesterday morning.
The L. =. 5chenck reships her freight
by the Cairo & Vincennes railroad, and
will turn back from here to New Orleans
She brought 200 tons for the ohio. Ten
miles below this city IA deck.hand named
VIM. Fennell fell overheard, and was
saved by life, floats that were thrown him.
He had q long swim to reach the floats,
but was an excellent swimmer and sue
ccedng In doing 20.
The following is from the Missouri
Republican of yesterday:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug, 2l.-An ex.
| plosion occurred on board the Memphis
and Nicksburg steamer Phil Allen,
Capt. Mark r. Cheek, at o'clock this
afternoon. just as the boat was backing
out tor Vicksburg. A rivet fastening
the safety valve to the boiler broke and
the valve gave way, tearing up the cabin
floor ten feet square and creating a
frighttul panic among the passengers,
several OF whom were more or
less injured. Miss I.a'Paugh, cor
respondent of the New York Times was
most seriously injured. She was sitting
at table writing, Immediately over the
safety valve and when the explosion &C.
Cured she rushed frantically to the boil
er deck, leaped oyer the ratings and
cleared the space between the boat and
shore, landing on the paved wharf break
ing, it is said, both OF her legs, and re-
ceiying other Injuries considered very
serious. AS soon as she landed on shore
she fell back into the river but was re.
scued by gentleman standing by. An
other lady with child in her arms was
in the act of leaping from the ladies'
cabin into the river but was prevented
by the steward Of the boat. Two
colored women also leaped to the shore,
one from the hurricane root and the other
from the boiler deck, both landing safely
and without injury. A cabin boy recev-
ed severe cuts about the face and hands
by broken glass. Mrs. Williams Of Car
sons Ia landing few miles below Men,
phis). aged 65 years, jumped from the
ladies' cabin into the river and swan
about sixty to seventy feet to the shore.
Lou BALTIC, the engineer, was on duty at
the time, but all agree that the accident
was not chargeable TO him. Actual
damage will not aggregate two hundred
and fifty dollars, and repairs were made
and the Allen left tor Vicksburg about
four or FIVE hours afterwards.