The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-05-13
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srui rHmmfilpe Nv no Captain NJ the Marlun
With the rruuasi lhfl hp would grant them
thr usr nf The siHlner With vheh request h.
euuftcuusy complied The party tok tho
stra,uef todafda, morning Vt nine 0uinct,
there holns twenty three ldies nni twulv0
gentlemen. AMI ihcY started ~ With glad nm
tieirallnns ~ the plonsur n the dhy. lie.
sdas the excursion piti, me ctow numbered
ton persnna making the steamers load " llv'
lnv freight forts .hye.
AZ eleven n'riaek, when The steamer was IN
midsifram, the hulrf exploited with fearful
noise. AZ thn tlmo the entire excursion party
WIS an thr deck, nnd nll " them Nv the iminn-
dlnto vicinity NJ the onHiueruoin Tho scene,
when the smoke nf the nrp0siun died away,
!. WIS fearful and huRgnfol description, lnr
y one unmrnt tho dfnsn cloud of escaped
alrnm hunu over tho debris, and mcn nni
: women vorr acnsplcss pnd bleeding upon
J, the torn deck. Others had btcn thrown IN
y a. the hlld, aud nthcr, stlll wore buried
!. undor broken pnnks. The steamer waa NJ
first almost thrown over on hcr side, hui
she rightud hcrsclf Such VI The male passrn'
= gcri aud crew ~ had not been disabled went
y mnntuy to work to save the wounded an'
= helpless women. The steamer WIS headed 10
y shore, and before she could sink, was run Int
F. shallow water. Tho force " tho explosion
blew uff the entire upper deck. Many of III
" pnuaonvrrs were thrown into the water, bu
w many more fell bnok on the deck, some bcln
" seriously hurt and uthor only sliphil
y hr,iand This Captain aud crew did bray
" work In snvlng the lives Of the unfortunate
'" nnd hut for their prompt acton the Victims {
the disaster would have been irrbled.
~ The snddest feature Of tho explosion was u
- nh olutc determination oi whole family u
'h' Misses Henry, four sisters, who were anon
the most loved and popular young ladies'
70 IiIchland County They had been STANDING !
10 the deck directly over the boiler, and thu 9
ploslon spent liz full force upon them. II
m youngest Miss Alice, was killed Instant
'ah Miss Minnie. the oldest wis thrown n gro
ilu Distance into the air, and fell into the watt
ma She was one Of the first picked up, and died
re- nftoen minutes. Tho thlrl Miss Janc, "
pleked M In tho end of the hold, nearly eve
leo hone In her body broken. She lived 10
la- enough 10 murmur "1hnnks" to the you
gentleman who lifted her manglcd body ]
hhd fourth. "A lovely brunette of eighteen. wis
am scnlded n TO be almost unrec0gnlxable.
the Arnold stIlcs, n mlddc-ngcd gentleman, on,
OF tho orrnnlzers nf the excursion. was killed,
nm arms bcing torn from the body. John Jae
'ter' and Hiram Tiicr, two colorcd boat ha
AIRS standing IN the rear part Of the steamer, "
ueri Killed, IL IL supposed, by falling tImb
Duif Colonel james Dushclles and Mr.. Lawre
lick Adamson. who were standng near the MI
fng- Henry. we're also killed, Three ot
need younv ladies were nlso lost. Ono Of n
save was 10 have been married ncxt Fri
IL Tho number OF persons killed. or fai
wounded will reach twelve The extent oi
iulurrs of many others cannot DO dcnnl
~ fixed vet Tho town Of Columbus was
iyod | nearest paint nt which Hurcof could DC Ep
rsons anh ,ns p,,s'n,s , ,no'" ,c,on.n, @ and n r
expedition wns Nc once organized.
wen. Tho Curnncfs Jury this even nE render
had verdict of accidental death, and exenpte'
|. m, officers Of the boat from blanc.