The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-10

HICKMAN, KY, August S.-The exact
number OF Killed and wounded Dy the ex-
plosion of the boiler of the steamer Gold
Dus. last evening is not yet known, but it
is estimated at twenty-four killed and forty
eight wounded. Among the wounded are
Captain McCord, l.. S. Gray, pilot;
Sol Price, mate; Loughleas, second clerk;
Pat Daniel, cabin Waterman; John O'Neil,
deck hand; Tom Beck, deck sweeper; James
Nichol, sailor, baker, three cooks, Mr..
Bridges, Mrs. Thompson, Pat Fitzgerald
ten deck passengers and dad" Dunham
second mate. In addition to eighteen
missing the following have. died from
their wounds since the accident: Billy
Ingram, third clerk John Lyle, second
paHtryman; William Travis, bar.keeper;
Peter Winter, second porter; Jim Joy,
capt in of the watch; Walter Howard,
roustabout Charles Williams, second bar.
Der; Manuel Victor, deck passenger. The
names of the missing are not yet known,
as the books are lost. In private houses
and hotels everything possible is being
done for the suffering wounded.
CAIRO, ILL. August S.-The steamer City
of Alton, of the New Orleans Anchor Line,
arrived here at noon to-day from Hickman,
Kentucky, with the wounded from the
steamer Gold Dust. She arrived at 1880
last night and remained there till Z O'Clock
this morning. Captains Able and Shields
are doing everything possible to relieve the
suffering, as representatives of the Anchor
Line company, Up to the time OF leaving
Hickman thirteen persons had died. A
number of lady passengers were on the
Gold Dust and all ofthem were saved; only
one, Mrs. Thorn, having been slightly
scalded. Twelve wounded persons were
left at Hickman, as they gould not
be removed at present. All on board
are doing well. Ten of the dead were
buried at Hickman. The bodies OF Clerk
ingram and Barkceper Travis are on board
The Alton bound for st. Louis. While the
undertaken was bringing the body of Ingram
to the Alton at Hickman, his team ran
away, aud he was fatally injured. Captain
Frank Lebke, of ST. Louis, was slightly
scalded, but is doing well at Hickman. The
citizens of Hickman opened their houses
and made hospitals of the hotels for the
sufferers, and the merchants offered cloth
ing for the needy. Nothing was left undone
that would in any way relieve the
sufferers. The City of Alton will go TO st.
Louis without stopping. The Gold Dust,
at the time of the disaster, had 100 people
on board, which included passengers Off
GERS and crew. There are eighteen missing
who are supposed to have gone down with
the wreck The majority ottheinj njured are
badly scalded
ATLANTA, GA. August s.-An engine
Northeastern railroad ran of the track near
Clarkesyille last night. Engineer John
Dunlap was badly nurt and the fireman
and several passengers injured.
MEMPHIs, Tenn, August 5.-A Grenada,
Mississippi, special saws: Six miles north
of Grenada, on the Kirkman plantation,
Captain Thomas kirkman, Thursday night
went 10 the quarters Of colored woman
with whom he has lived for several years,
and killed her with her four children. Each
was killed by a single blow from an axe.
Kirkman, after the murder, took eight
ounces of morphine. cOOlly undressed and
went to bed in the same room with the
dead. When discovered he was still alive,
though no hopes are entertained Of his re-
cOvery.
CoLUuHrs, OHIo, August 5.-Inf0rmatio
to-day is that trains on the Ohio Central
railroad are not running further south than
Maxalla. and the road will require several
weeks OF repair before they can get beyond
that point. Loss by the water spout Of
Thursday is much greater than at first sup
posed. From n point three miles south oi
Corning down 70 the south end and up the
west branch oftbe Ohio Central to Buck
ingham. distance Of sixteen 20 eighteen
miles. the track was almost entirely de-
stroyed. For miles it cannot be observed
where the road was located. In the valleys
most all Of the live stock was swept away. ID
is believed the loss 20 railroads. mines. etc.
will approximate bali a million dollars.
HuNTsvILLE Ala, August j.-EN-U uited
states Deputy Marshal r. ]. Hewlett shot
and killed Sandy Bynum 'coi0redl, the
most prominent lealer of the republicans
in Madison county. 81 an independent
rally % day. a fa0b 0l negr0gs then con
rrerafHd. VoEing % kill Hewlett but were
pacifei with rreaf difficulty. Hewlett led.
but if is rumored be vas arrested late to-
night.