The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-31
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
HORROR.
A Steamboat Burns Thirty
f0ar Lives Lost.


route from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
burned at the wharf this morning at
4:30 O'Clock. Between thirty and fifty
lives were lost, principally women and
children.
LATER.-The steamer Golden City. of
the Southern Transportation Company,
when approaching the wharf this morn.
ing st 4:30 o'clock, was discovered to be
on FIRE by second engineer Robert Kelly,
who Immediately notified Captain Pur.
cell, the pilot on watch. The boat was
headed for the shore, and four minutes
afterwards she touched the wharf at the
foot of Beal street, where q coal feet is
moored. A line was hastily thrown and
made fast to one of the coal bsrges. The
current being swift it soon parted, and
the burning steamer HoAted on down the
river mass Of flames, with many Of the
passengers and crew aboard who were
unable to reach the shore and were lost.
The Golden City left New Orleans on
en- route for Cincinnati. She
carried crew of about sixty, and had
about forty cabin passengers, fifteen of
whom were ladies and nine children.
The cargo consisted OF 800 tons,
among which WAS lot OF
jute, in which it is supposed the fro
Among those known ts
have been lose are: DR.. Monahan and
wife, jackson, Ohio; Mrs. Crsry, Gin
cinnsti; Miss Luells Crary, Cincinnati;
w. H.. Stern and wife. and two children,
Oliver Wood and wife, henderson, Ken
lucky; AIRS. Anna Smith, Massachusetts,;
Miss Campbell, Mrs. Helen Percival,
Mrs. L. e. Kountze and three children.
The books being lost it is impossible to
gather complete list. All the officers
are safe except Second Beginner Kelly.
He gave the alarm, and remained at his
post until cut off by the flames, while the
fire spread like lightning. sacrificing his
life to save others. The saved, so far as
known. are Captain S. O. Mcintyre;
second clerk, James Wirthlin; third
clerk, Frank Stein; mate, d. o. Cairon;
pilots. Bruce Purcell, ST, Marion Pur-
cell, Joseph Purcell, jr.; first engineer,
Mintee Kelly; Miss 1onia Maston,
Kentucky, Wallis McKin-
lie, New OrleAnl; Charles Ross, it,, @.
Underwood, st. Louis; 81. B. Howell,
Philadelphia; Robert &. Elbricht, treas
urer Of Stoves Circus; John Trewalla,
business agent; Burt Stowe, brother Of
the proprietor, Frank Stowe, James
Swift, John Filbert, John MullRne, j.
@. Kempet, John q. Glenroy, James
Bloomfield, James Burke, all member
of Stoves Circus; w. @. Jewett, Point
Pleasant, Virginia; George w. Green,
New Richmond, Ohio; A. B. Veach,
Kentucky; w. II. Carruthers,
]. b. JordoH, Ripley, Tennessee, nearly
sll the cabin and deck passengers The
crew Of the steamer saved themselves.
Stoves Circus was taken aboard at We
1alis, and six cages Of animals and birds,
together with the ticket and band
wagons, tents and horses were lost.
Marion Purcell was in the clerks Office
when the alarm was first sounded, and he
'psked through the cabin burating state
'oom doors and awakening the eassen-
yers. 30 rapid did the flames spread
hat within. FIVE minutes after discovering |
tho fire, which broke out amidships. part |
II the steamer was all ablaze. Those |
hat were saved bad to fee in their night |
clothes. When the burning boat reached |
he wharf the fire com Dunicated to the |
'oal feet aud the tug OytoLe, which was
Ilso burned.
As near as can be sscerlained there
we're lhirty-three ladies aboard the
teamer, but two of whom, |
o far as known, are saved. |
81. Cronk. connectedI with Stoves
JircCs. is missing, supposed to be lost,
|ohn Devouz, his wife and three child
en- were saved, and are at the city hos
,itsl; also Senior Black. Mr.. Devouz is
lightly burned on the hands The
4etdeH City was years old, cost $54,-
90, and insured for $4,000 in Cincin-
att Offices; owned by Captain Regler,
Y. f. and s. G. Mcintyre. She has
INK about three miles below here in
chute near the Tennessee shore. When
ha hoated off from the wharf about
~enty OF the passengers, and crew
lmped aboard q barge which f1oated
own stream, but they were rescued by
le hsrbor boa; it is estimated that
nlrty-fVe lives are lost. Kelly and |
1ree 1oustsboats ars the only ones of
lie ew known to be lost. The fire was
.used by Waterman accidentally set
ng fire o q lot ,Of jLte,I which was
oreo amidships the steamer. She had
lst whistled TO land and the Waterman
eut among the deck passengers to
otify them of Memphis being ap-
repped into the jute and before the
smes could be extinguished they spread
l Esver the deck Of the steamer,
urcell, pilot, escaped by climbing over
g front end of the pilot house, as the
q was all in the rear of him, when the
Gamer touched the wharf. The tug
TIote did not burn as reported, but was {
nix by the burning steamer making the
nding. Several coal bsrges and ice
ats caught and Surned. Billy dodge,
lot on the Dean adams, saved the cook
dumped overheard as the boat Heated
wn stream. All the passengers and
,w were kindly cared TO. by G. B.
'llawsy, Of the Peabody Hotel. Pat 5
.ley and Mike O'Donnel, the TWO men
10 were on watch, say they saw the
gro captain of the watch, named Wash,
tn his lamp in hand looking for some
the deck hands. 1t was from his lamp
at the fire caught in the jute stored in
centre of the steamer, and as quick as ,
sh spread to either side of the steamer
d up to the cabin. Haley ran up stairs
notify the head engineer, but BY the !
1e he reached the hurricane deck the t
mes had mounted almost 10 the pilot.
ad and he was driven back by the I
mes. de then rang the alarm bill,
d seeing the boat was approaching
pre-, ran do the forward stairs ana
nped on board the tug Creole lust "a ,
, Golden Cttg struck her Seeing the 7
Z was sinking he sprang aboard the c
amer again, and made his wsv To q 3
81 barge lying alongside. Three NEGRO :
OK hands and white deck passenger e
IRE killed when the tag was struck "a
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