The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-08-17
ANOTHER sTEAMBoAT HoRRoR.

An. Appalling Steamboat D. -aster on the
Mississippi River-The steamer Gold
dust Exp1odes Her Boiler at Hickman,
ky.-Seventeen Persons Killed and For
ty-eight Others Badly sca1ded and
WOunded-The Boat Takes Fire After
the Explosion and Burns to the Waters
Edge.
HIcTxMAN. KY, August Z
The steamer Golddust exploded her boiler at
three p. m, just after leaving Hickman, and
forty-eight persons were scalded and seven
teen missing The boat was landed in the eddy
just above the town, and through the exer-
tions of the citizens, the cabin passengers, Of
icers and part of the crew and deck passen-
gers were taken ashore and removed to the
hotels and residences near by. Twenty-folr
of the injured were lying in Holcomb's dry
goods store at one time, where they received
every attention before being removed to more
comfortable places. With that sympathy and
generosity for which the citizens of Hickman
are noted, they have done and are doing all
they can for the sufferers. The following is
list of the injured:
Captain John T. McCord, slightly scalded: F.
S. Gray, Pilot; Sol Price, First Mate: John
Langlois, second clerk; William Ingram, third
clerk; William Travis, bar-keeper; Pat Dan
iels, cabin watchman; John O'NeiI, dec1-hand;
Tom Beck, deck-sweeper; Dick Phillips, por-
ter; Jim, second porter; two pantry-men two
roustabOuts, three firemen and the second bar
Der; ten passengers and Mrs. Thomson,
cabiH-passengeT, severely scalded. ID. Dun
ham, Second Mate, P. Dertried freight clerk,
James Monahan, sailor man, James Nichols,
baker and third cook, Mr.. Bridges, Mr.. Thorn
ton, Mr.. Band and Mr.. Blank, all slightly
scalded.
One cabin passenger, one deck passenger,
one fireman, two coal-passers, eight rOust-
abouts, four cabin boys and James Lawson,
the first cook, are missing.
80 z1st,~. H,F net
when she took fire, burned to the water edge,
and sunk. The books, safe and baggage were
lost.
CAIRO, H., August 8.
The steamer City of Alton, of the New Or
leans Anchor Line, arrived at noon from Hiek-
man with the wounded from the steamer Gold
dust. She arrived at Hickman at 1880 last
night, and laid there till seven this morning,
the Captain doing everything to relieve the
sufferers, as the representative of the Anchor
Line Company. Up 10 the time of leaving
Hickman thirteen had died Five lady passen-
gers were on the Golddust, and all were saved.
One is slightly scalded, but the other four are
unhurt. They are Miss Ellen Coney, of st.
Louis; Miss FL. Smith, Kansas City; Miss Nor
gan, Friar's Point. and Mrs. Thornton, who
was slightly scalded. Miss Coffee and Miss
Smith are acting as nurses, doing much
good. Twelve of the wounded were left at
Hickman, as they could not be moved at
PNSSbuS- All pAA ODdAA hpAAAS WCAAq uthltSA
the care of the doctors sent from Cairo Ten
of the dead were buried at Hickman. The
bodies of Clerk IngrahaEn and -Bar-keeper
Travis are on board for st. Louis. While the
undertaken was bringing the body of Ingra-
ham to the Alton depot, at Hickman, his team
ran away, and Gardiner was fatally injured.
The most complete list of those who died
from the effect of scalds and other wounds re
eeived by the accident is as follows:
William A. Ingraham, or Ingram, third
clerk; John I.ytle, second pantryman; William
Traverse, bar-keeper; Peter Winter second
porter; Jim Jerry, captain of the watch; Wal
ter Howard, roustabout; Charles Williams
second barber; Manuel Victor, deck pas.
seuger. r.-s-s5-