The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-06

NIich ClHinnUta hnOulu WHku utlI HpPl
cations. II II we're proposed ~ protect tli'
treasury against disloyal claimants thl
manner Of quarernaster investigation
should be kept up. II was utterly impOssi
bio for o disloyal or dishonest claim Il
creep In under the present system OF adiu
dioatiOn. These claimants had run every
conceivable character Of investigation and
had been necced once or twice by claim
agents, and he protested against giving
claim agents another opportunity TO fleece
them.
Debate on this proposition occupied the
time until the committe rose, when the
house adjourned.
Horrible
MEMPHIS, March 3O.-The steamer Golden
City. ofthe Southern transportation COM
panys line, when approaching the wharf
this morning at $3.50, was discovered on fire.
The discovery was made by The second en-
gineer, Albert Kelly, who immedi-
ately notified Captain Bruce Purcell
ST., the pilot on watch and the boats
bow was at once headed for the shore, and
in few minutes afterward she touched
the wharf at the foot of Beal street, where
the coal fleet is moored. A line was hastily
thrown and made fast TO the head of the
coal barge, but the current being swift it
soon parted and the burning steamer Heated
on down the river, a mass of flames with
many of her passengers and crew on
board who were unable to reach shore and
were lost. The Golden City left New Or
leans last Saturday en- route to Cincinnati.
She carried a crew of about sixteen men.
She had on board forty cabin passengers,
fifteen of whom were ladies and there were
nine children. The cargo consisted of 300
tons, among which was lot of jute. The
tire is said to have originated in this COM
bustible material.
Those known to have been lost are: DR..
Monahan and wife, of Jackson, Ohio; Mrs.
Crary, of Cincinnati; Miss Lulu Crazy, OF
Cincinnati; w. II. Howe, wife and two
Kentucky; Mrs. Anna Smith, Of Massachu-
sets; Miss Campbell, Mrs. Helen Percival,
Mrs. L. +. Kountz and three children.
The books of the steamer are.lost, so it is
impossible to get complete list of the lost
and saved. All officers of the steamer ex-
cept the second engineer, Robert Kelly
escaped. After he gave the alarm of fire he
remained at his post. of duty until cut of
by the flames, the fire having spread with
lightning rapidity. Thus he sacrificed his
life to save others.
The saved, so far as KNOWN, are: Captain
S. G. Mcintyre, First Clerk w. f. McIn-
tyre, Second Clerk James Wortklin, Third
Clerk Frank Storm, Mate Doc. Bondurant,
Pilots Brice, Purcell, ST., Marion Purcell,
and Joseph Purcell. jr., First Engineer
Mike Kelly; Miss Iona Waston, Willie
Mckinley of N Nsw oIri ke1Gt5u s1y
Louis; II. B. Howell, Philadelphia;
Robert F. Elbeck, treasurer of Stoves cir
GUS John L. Trenall, business agent; Burt
Stowe. brother of the proprietor; Frank
Stowe, James Dwift, John Filbert, John
Mullar, j. G. Kimpell, John G.. Glenny,
Jas. Bloomfield Jas. Kirk, W. L. Jewett, Point
Pleasant, West Virginia; Geo Green, New
Richmond, Ohio; o. B. Veatch, Evans
vile, Indiana; John r. H. Chittenden,
Ripley, Tennessee. Nearly all of the
cabin and deck crew of the steamer saved
themselves.
Stoves circus was taken aboard at Vida
liza, La, and six cages OF animals and birds
together with ticket and band wagons,
tents and horses were lost.
Marion Purcell one of the pilots, was in
the clerks Office when the alarm first
sounded and then rushed through the cabin,
bursted in the state-room doors and awak-
ened the passengers. So rapidly the
flames spread that within five minutes
after the discovery of the fire, which broke
out amidships, the after part of the steamer
was all ablaze. Those who were saved had
to flee in their night clothes. When the
burning steamer touched the wharf, the fire
communicated to the coal barges and the
tug 0riole, which was also burned.
CINCINNATI, ONO, March 3O.-The
Golden City reside here. The owners are:
Captain ]. d. Higher, Sterling c. Mcln;
tyre and w. F. Mcintyre. She was valued
at S40G90, and insured for $4,000 in
Cincinnati companies. She was built
in 1876. and was one of the best
equipped steamers plying between Cincin'
natl and New Orleans Government in:
spectors say she was extraordinarily well
equipped with every modern appliance
has befallen her. She was 276l feet
long, 40 feet beam, 6 feet 4 inches
depth of hold. She measured GIL tons, but
had carrying capacity of 800 tons.
NEw ORLEANS, March 24.-Captain High
Ter, upon hearing of the disaster, imme-
diately telegraphed to Captain Mcintyre:
"Spare no expense to aid those in distress
or to recover the bodies OF the lost.
. ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
MEMPHIS, March 30.-The Cincinnati and
New Orleans packet, Golden City, en- route
from New Orleans to Cincinnati, burned at
her wharf this morning at $3.50 o'clock. Be-
tween thirty and fifty lives were lost, prin-
cipally women and children.
Two negro deck hands and white deck
passengers were killed;when the tug Oriole
was struck they were caught between the
tug. Anna Boyd. colored, chambermaid,
and her assistant, were both lost. Mike
Malloy and Pat Kinney firemen, were
saved, also NJ. ]. William, second baker.
William says he jumped overheard from the
steamer a. she floated down stream. There
were about ten men on the tan-tail OF the
boat who must have been drowned, as
when he leaped into the river he saw three
men go overheard and drown, and Others
same fate. Felix Lehman, pas
senger, saws there were a merry party
aboard ana nearly all the passengers re-
manned up. until midnight; one or two
gentlemen played the piano and they en-
tertained the passengers with music and
singing. The body Of an elderly white
woman was found floating near the wreck,
but her identity has not yet been proven.
Mrs. l.. T.. Kouhtz and her three children
who are lost, was a wife Of Captain kountz,
a well-known steamboat owner. Those
mentioned as being at the hospital, are AL
injured BY burns but none seriously. Pas
sengers lost all their clothing. Those who
were saved had to flee for
their lives without taking
time 10 save their effects. Abel Butter, o.
Donaldsonyille, Louisiana, with his wife
and child, escaped from burning on the
steamer in their night clothes. A. b.
Neach, formerly river reporter on the
Evansville, Indiana, Tribune, was on board.
He remained long enough TO dress himself
before leaving his state room. j. II. Crowk,
owner OF a side-shOw to the circus, Is sup
posed 10 be lost. His roommate, III. n.
Ackerman, says he dragged HIM out OF bed
10 the foot Of the stairs through the smoke
and is satisfied that be never arose IRON
where he ieft him. J. @. Glenrov, one OF
saved, resides in Philadelphia. He has for
two years been keeper Of animals in stowe
menaeerie. He states be was asleep under
one OF the animal cages on the forward part
Of the lower deck. When the CRY Of IRE
was given. be ieaped forth. looked about,
but saw no fire. Then be LOOKED again and
80 lie whole centre Of the boat was n ma :