Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01
STOVES SHOW.
Lost, Burned and Wrecked by
Attachments.


people of the Stowe troupe. who were
on board of the Golden City at the
time of the fire, is peculiarly unfor-
tunate, and in several instances ex-
ceedingly distressing.
Mrs. Stowe, who was burned to
death, was native Of Albany, New
York, and became a pupil of the
famous jester Dan Rice sixteen or
more years ago. The lady was
famous as rider in what is termed a
principal pad act, menege act and a
bare back act, and experienced show
men say she was the best
and most graceful performer in her
line, in the country. For several sea-
sons she was with Barnum's great
travelling exhibition and was one Of
the leading features of that immense
concern. She travelled under the name
Of Lizzie Marcellus, her maiden name.
The lost lady was not more than
twenty-one years Of age. In early
life she was married to HarryCordona.
a celebrated rider, and by him had a
son, who, when lost on the burned
boat, was about six years old. The
lady afterwards married MI. Stowe, and
her daughter, of FIVE, also lost, was by
him. Mr.. Stowe was about twenty
seven years of age, and was a general
performer in the circus business
He was native OF Michigan and
leaves mother residing in Cincin-
natl. Mr. Stowe was rather we'll off in
worldly affairs. A year or SO back he
became owner Of the lost show. Dur
lug the past season the troupe enjoyed
a tair business, travelling chiefly by
river in Alabama, the Attakapas
country of Louisiana and up the
Yazoo. Several weeks ago the over
flowed rivers stopped business and the
troupe went into recruiting quarter at
Vidalia, La, and Vicksburg, Miss
The company we're about to start out
out for spring and summer campaign,
to begin at Cairo, Ill.
The property and palaphernalia of
the company, owned by the late w.
Il Stowe, was considered worth about
$4,000. Besides this, Mr. John n.
TrewOlla and Mr.. Burt Stowe were
owners of the tents, seats and fixtures,
worth perhaps $4,000. Mr.. Burt Stowe,
a brother to the lost showmen, and
part owner of the show, left here last
night for his home in Oincincinnati.
Mr.. Frank Stowe. cousin of the
others and musician, still remains
here, and with Mr.. Trewolla are the
only members of the late company
now in the city.
Mr.. John II. Trewolla has been the
agent of the company, but being an
acrobatic performer, ringmaster an Il
trainer, had agreed to remain with
| the company this season to train and
break ring horses for Mrs. Stowe. Mr..
Trewolla has been In the circus bust
ness tor many years and travelled with
Dan Rice all over the country, but
chiefly in the Southwest, off and on
| Tor twenty-one years. He was for years
the favorite ringmaster and horse
trainer of Dan Rice and contributed
largely toward preparing that famous
showman's trick and ring horses for
their work.
The remains of the show not lost BY
the boat has been attached here on a
claim of B. L. Tatum, of this city.
who, in connection with Captain J. q.
Oates, now Of the steamer Fulton,
travelled with Dan Rice's, afterwards
| Bird S, floating operahouse, of which
the Stowe troupe is the succession.
The claim OF Tatum is said to be that
Stowe owed him considerable amount
tor services rendered while travelling
with the company some time ago. II
is reported that the claim is some.
where between twelve and fifteen hun.
dred dollars. Captain Oates is bonds.
man for Mr.. Tatum in his suit.
Showmen never insure their travel
/ ing paraphernalia and animal cages,
hence the recent loss is total, except
the animals which were saved. The
surviving bear is Of little value the
showmen say, and would hardly bring
half a dozen dollars. The buffalo. to
show people, is worth perhaps $500,
and the three horses saved are worth
say $1,000 more, though under the
hammer, with no show people near for
buyers, they will perhaps not be
worth more than three or four hun.
dred dollars.
The three horses, it is stated, were
the undivided property of Mrs. w. II.
Stowe. One, a black, was named
LEO, and was in course of training
by Mr.. Trewolla for pad horse to be
used by the lady in the ring. Jack, a
sorrel, also saved, was Mrs. Stoves
favorite saddle horse, and efforts to
get il released from attachment have
so far failed. Mr.. Burt Stowe, unable
to effect the release of this
animal, left for home last
night by rail. Though he offered to
give the other two horses up to the
claimants, provided they would re-
lease this favorite of his late sister-in.
law, the claimants were obdurate and
refused. The other horse was known
as Maggie and was used as q mate TO
Jack to be driven tandem on the
streets in professions and in what is
known as menege act in the ring.
The celebrated pad horse Selim, a
gray, mentioned day or two ago, was
fifteen or sixteen years old. and was
known all over the country among
show people. He was considered to
be worth fully $1,000, and had no su.
perior in the arena for a lady to ride a
pad act on.
Mr.. John Trewolla, with Mr.. Frank
Stowe, cousin to the late w. H.
! Stowe are the onlv noy,Jor. oP4L.