Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-31
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when the alarm was first sounded, and he
 rushed through the cabin, bursting open the
 stateroom doors and awakening the passen- gers. So rapidly did the flames spread that
 within five minutes after the discovery of the fire which broke out amidship, the aft part of the steamer was all ablaze, and those that were saved had to flee in their night clothes. 1 As near as can be ascertained there were ] twenty three ladies on board the ill-fated steamer, but two of whom, so far as known, were saved. J. H. Cronk connected with the Stowe circus, is missing and supposed to be lost. John Devouse, his wife and three children, were all saved and are at the City hospital; also Simon Black. Mr. Devouse is slightly burned on the hands.
 The Golden City was five years old, cost $54 1000, and was insured for $50, 900 in Gin cinnati offices She was owned by Captain J. D. Hegler, w. F. Mcintyre and s. c. Mo Intyre. She lies sunk about three miles below here in the chute near the Tennessee shore. When she fioated off from the wharf about twenty of her passengers and crew jumped on board a barge, which foated down the stream, but they were rescued by one of the harbor boats, which lowed the barge into the shore one mile below the city. It is estimated that thirty five lives were lost by the disaster, but at present additional news can be learned Robert Kelly, second engineer, and three AOuSLdOcuIS dl0 GA0 Ou1J 4u0LuDoLS O4 G44o boats crew that are known to be lost. John Dreffer, the steward; Peter Dreffer, the cook; John Lamb, second cook; Billy Lux ford, pastry cook Mart. Whalen mess room tender; John Hill, second mate Charles Harvey, second watchman, and passenger named Bloomfield, were saved.
 The fire was caused by watchman acci- dentally setting fire to lot of jute which was stored amidships The steamer had just whstled to land and the watchman went among the deck passengers to notify them that they were approaching Memphis, and that those destined for the city must get ashore, when the bottom of his lamp dropped in some jute, and before the flames could be extinguished they had spread all over the deck of the vessel
 Bryce Purcell the pilot made his escape by climbing over the front part of the pilot house, the fire then being in the rear. When the steamer touched the wharf the tug Oriole was sunk by the burning steamer in making a landing. Several coal barges, and an ice boat belonging to Bohlen, Huse < Co.,, caught fire and were burned. Billy Hodge, pilot on the Dean Adams, saved the cook who jumped overheard as the boat foated down the stream. All the passengers and crew were kindly cared for by Mir. c. B. Galloway, of the Peabody Hotel, who pro- vided them with breakfast.
 LATER. The loss of life is now put down at sixteen. The names of the lost are the same as already given, no additional ones be- ing reported. Stowe's circus was en route for Cairo, where the spring season was to be opened A portion of the show is at Vicksburg. Among the horses lost was the noted Selin. Three horses promptly obeyed the command of the keep CT and sprang ashore. A buffalo broke it's halter and dashed through the crowd to the bank. Every hair was burned from his hide. John q (Ienroy of Philadelphia an ami mal keeper, was lying asleep under of the cages when the fire broke out, and es- capped by springing on the barge. Mrs. Stowe. wife of the proprietor of the show, was lost. She was formerly Lizzie Marcel Jus, one of Barnum's greatest attractions. The wreck is sunk in twenty-five feet of water at the head of Presidents Island.