Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-31


the upper cabin who were saved. and
Mrs. Buffers children were alone
saved Of all the children in the ladies'
and gentlemen's cabins.
The buffalo, Of which 50 much has
been said, after making the shore with
his eye out and hair singed, narrowly
escaped being shot. A man wanted
to put the brute out of his misery at
once. He eluded the bloody hearted
fellow, and roamed out to the COW
pasture of Mr.. Il. Ensley, on Rayburn
avenue. There the darkies marveled
at the visit of so strange a brute.
Finally Mr.. Ensley, who has seen a
buffalo or two in his life, told his men
not to be scared, and the showman's
property was suitably provided for
until its keepers took it in tow.
The bear, also a wonder to many,
climbed into skiff, as he swan along,
and the two darky occupants climbed
out into the river. Another skiff
came along and picked them up. The
skiff with the bear in it was taken in
tow and conveyed to the shore. This
heroic bear and the scorched buffalo
are to be exhibited at the Exposition
building to morrow night for the bene.
ut OF the surviving showmen.
Some twenty of the crew, including
Mr.. Marion and Mr.. Bryson Purcell
jr., left for home by rail last night on
free passes generously furnished by
Mr.. James Speed and Mr.. G. p.
Atmore, the general ticket agent Of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad.
This commendable act was theme of
favorable comment all about the city
yesterday and to-day. The clerks,
James Wirthlin and Frank Stein,
were of this home bound
party. The crew of the boat
were paid off yesterday by Clerk
Mcintyre, and all had a small amount
of funds.
The boats safe when she burned
contained about $1,000, some $500 of
the amount having been collected after
the vessel left New Orleans last Sat
urday, 1t went down with the wreck,
and it is feared will be destroyed, if it
has not been already. Efforts will be
made this evening to find the safe by
means of a diver. The passengers also
had considerable money in the safe on
deposit,
A man named Messenger, of In
dianapolis, living at New Orleans fer
seven years past, and on his way to
visit his home in the West, turned up
this morning with his face and hands
considerably burned, but is able to
roam about the streets. He was
cabin passenger, and it was thought he
was lost. He ran out of his stateroom,
leaving his trunk and $500 in money;
jumped into the river, drifted under
several coal barges, and finally reached
the shor5 alive.
1t is generally believed that the ac-
tual loss of life is between thirty and
thirty five. Twenty seven names Of
persons lost have been printed They
were mainly occupants Of the ladies
cabin. The names of ninety-two per-
sons, including passengers and crew,
have been printed as among the saved.
Several are known to be missing be-
sides those alluded to.
A number Of persons appeared at
the Peabody yesterday morning short
ly after the disaster in all stages of
dishabille. Some had only one shoe on,
Others one sock and no shoes, some
with only their pants and undsrshirts,
and nearly all hatless. They did not
remain so long, however, as dozens of
people who had both sympathy and
cash supplied them with the needed
articles. Two or three were heard to
relate how they had been fitted out.
Walking into shoe store first they
asked pair on credit, then a
clothing store and hat store were
visited, and they were presentable
once more. The storekeepers granted
their request without word, and we're
really glad to be able to accommodate
them.
One or two young men who got on
board at New Orleans With couple
of hundred apiece retained their
pocketbooks until the night before the
fire, when they deposited their wallets
in tue safe and lost it.
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