Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-03-30

ing this wharf at half past four O'Clock
this morning WAS discovered to be on
fire by Second Engineer Robert Kelly,
who Immediately notified Capt. Price
Purcell, the pilot on watch. The boats
bow was Immediately headed towards
shore and four minutes afterward she
touched the wharf at the foot of Beale
street, where the coal fats are moored. A
line was hastily thrown out and made
fast to one Of tho coal barges, but the
current being swift it soon parted and
the steamer foated down the river mass
Of flames with . number Of the psssen.
gers and crow aboard who were unable
to reach the shore aud were lost.
The Golden City left New Orleans last
Saturday, en- route to Cincinnati. She
carried q crew Of about sixty. She had
aboard forty cabin passengers, fifteen of
whom were ladies aud nine children.
Her cargo consisted Of three hundred
tons, among which was lot of juts. The
fire is supposed to have originated in
this combustible material. Among those
known to be lost are D. Nonehan and
wife. Of Jackson, Ohio; Mrs. Crazy and
Miss Lula Crary, Of Cincinnati; w. H.
Stowe, wife and two children; Oliver
Wood and wife, Of Henderson. Kentucky;
Mrs.Anna Smith, of Massachusetts,; Miss
Campbell, Mrs. Helen Percival, l..
Kounze and three children.
The books of the steamer were lost, 80
it is impossible to get complete list of
the lost and saved. All of the officers of
the steamer are safe, except the second
engineer, Robert Kelly. He it was who
first discovered the FIRE and gave the
alarm. and remained at his post until
driven off by the flames, for the fire
spread like lightning, and he sacrificed
his life to save others.
The saved, 20 far as known, are Capt.
S. G. Mcintyre. First Clerk w. F. McIn-
tyre, Second Clerk JamesWirthlin, Third
Clerk Frank Stern, mate Doc Bonde-
want; pilots, Price Purcell, ST., Marion
Purcell, and Joseph Purcell, jr.; First
Engineer Mike Kelly, Miss Ionia Masten
Howesville, Kentucky;Willie Mckinley,
Howesville. Kentucky; james MoVikers,
New Orleans; Chas. Ross and I. G. Un.
derwood, St. Louis; H. Bodwell, Of Phil.
adelphia; Robert Elbrick, treasurer
of Stoves circus; John H. Trew, Ala
bama, business agent; Burt Stowe, broth
er to the proprietor; Frank Stove, Jas
Swift, John Filbert, John Mulane, J. c
Kembel. John G. Glenroy, Jas. Bloom
field. James Burke. all members o
Stoves circus; W. G. Jewett, Poin
Pleasant, West Virginia; Grow Green
New Richmond. Ohio; A. II. Veakh
Evansville, Indiana; r. A. Crittindon
Consville, Kentucky: W. II. Caruthers
and J. B. Gordon, Ripley, Tennessee.
Nearly all the cabin and deck crew o
the steamer saved themselves. Stowe'
circus was taken aboard at Vldalia, La
and six cages Of animals and birds, to
gether with the ticket and band wagon
tents and horses were lost. Marion Pul
cell. one of the pilotslin the clerks Office
when the alarm was first sounded, rushe,
through the cabin bursting in state.roon
doors and awakening the passengers. s.
rapidly did the flames spread. that with
in five minutes after discovering the fire
which broke amidship aft, the steame
was all ablaze. Those that were save
had to fee in their night clothes. Whe
the burning steamer touched the whal
the fire communicated to the coal fee
and tug Oriole, which also burned.