Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-11
4 Steamboat Horror.
BLOWN Up.


up just above Hickman, forty miles be
low here, this evening. took fire and
burned to the waters edge. Seventeen
are reported killed and forty-seven
wounded, many of whom are dying.
Capt. John I. McCori vas slightly hurt
and the third clerk scslded to death.
The boat belonged to the Anchor line,
and was coming up. The officers are:
John I. McCord, captain; Henry
Dietrich and John Langler, clerks; Lew
and Ed Gray, pilots; Charles O'Neil,
steward; John Bowers, first engineer.
ARRIVAL OF THE ALTON.
CAIRO, H., Aug. S.-Tne steamer
City of Alton, of the New Orleans
Anchor line, arrived at noon from
Hickman with the wounded from the
steamer Gold Dust. She arrived at
Hickman at 1880 last night, and laid
there till q. m, Capts. Able and
Shield doing everything to relieve the
suffering, as representatives of the
Anchor line company. Up to the time
of leaving Hickman, Is had died. Five
lady passengers were on the Gold Dust,
and all were slightly scalded, bat not
seriously hurt. They are; Miss Ellen
Coffee, of ST. Louis; Miss H. Smith,
Kansas City; Miss Morgan, Friar's
Point. Miss Thorton, was slight
ly scalded. Miss Coffee and
Miss Smith are acting as nurses, doing
much good. Twelve wounded persons
were left at Hickman, as they could not
be moved at present. All on board are
doing well under the care of Drs. Dun
ming and Parker, of Cairo. DR.. Farr is
in charge of the wounded at Hickman
Ten of the dead are buried at Hick-
man. The bodies of Ingman, clerk,
and Travison, bartender, are on board
fol st. Louis.
While the undertaken was bringing
the body of Ingman to the Alton road
at Hickman, his team ran away, and
he was fatally injured. Captain Frank
Liebeke, of st. Louis, was scalded
slightly. He is at Hickman, doing
well. The citizens Of Hickman opened
their private houses and made hospi-
tails of their hotel-, and the merchants
offered clothing to the needy ami left
nothing undone to relieve the sufferers
in every way, and deserve the greatest
praise. The City of Alton will go
to st. Louis without stopping.
The Gold Dust at the time of the ac-
cident had about 100 people on board,
which includes the passengers, officers
and crew.
THERE ARE EIGHTEEN MISSING
who are supposed to have gone down
in the wreck. The following is list of
the Gold Dust people now on the City
of Alton: J. F. McCord, capt, hurt;
S. Price, mate, hurt; Lem. Grady,
pilot, hurt; w. Morris. deck hand; Mr..
Grear, Friar's Point, wounded; J.
Steckman, unhurt; Tom Beck, deck
sweeper, unhurt; Pat. Fitzgerald, hurt
John 0 O'Ncill, deck hand, badly hurt;
S. Gray, unhurt; Ell. Gray, unhurt;
VIM. Heally, unhurt: Bill Mccoy, deck
| hand, unhurt; jim. Monaghan, second
mate, unhurt; John Brown, unhurt; n.
Gally, unhurt; Lee Hyrasman, striker
unhurt; Dod Dunham, hurt
DIETRICH, Sr., hurt; Miss H. Smith, pas.
senger, unhurt; Miss Libby Morgan,
unnurt; Jas. Coffee, unhurt; Miss Ella
Coffee, unhurt; Mr.. Green, unhurt;
Frank Sherer, hurt; Thos. Haley
wounded; Jim Welsh. hurt; Jas. Gee
deck hand, hurt; Henry Evans, hurt
Bill Evans, hurt; R. Smith, barber, un.
hurt; jeff. Walker, unhurt; Jas. Nc
Graw, wounded; Fred. Clements, hurt
Jas. Murray, unhurt; w. Foley, un.
hurt; H. Bardolph, unhurt; P. Rams.
dale, unhurt; B. Anthony, wounded
Bill Hall, unhurt; Gus Martin
wounded; Albert Hill, nurt; Il
Finsey, wounded; Joseph Reyer
unhurt; Jas. Moneal, unhurt; Frank
Hart, second porter, unhurt; Pete
Barnes, unhurt; Peter Shinn, hurt
Sidney Derby, hurt; Cyrus Mulley
wounded; Jim Post, wounded; Jim At,
kins, unhurt; Jim Wells, wounded; j
E. May, hurt; Chris. Thomas, wound
ed; Ed Brazer, wounded; Bill Horton
wounded; Jeff Hughes, hurt; Chas
Mochton, wounded; ]. NJ. Sumpt, hurt
Jim Bales, deck passenger, wounded
The majority of the wounded are badly
scalded.
SUPERINTENDENT SHIELDS REPORT.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8.-Capt. Shields
superintendent Of the Anchor line a
Cairo, who went down last night to lool
after the dead and wounded from the
Gold Dust disaster, telegraphs Presi
dent Scudder, from Hickman, as fol
lows:
''The City of Alton leaves this morn
ing, with twelve persons left here, part
of whom are unable to be moved, anC
part remain from choice. Twelv'
deaths have occurred. have arrange
to have all buried genteelly. The re
mains of VIM. Davis and w. ingram
are on board. The boat is total loss
DIR. Farr takes charge of the wounded
left here. Scudder is enable to accoun
for the explosion, and says the Gold
Dust was good boat and in fret clas:
condition, and that this Is the first ac
cidenr of the kind tina. has occurred u
the company during the % years OF its
existence"
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