Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-02

otner Points below the city, twenty thou
sand feet Of lumber, large quantity Of
doors, blinds, sash, etc. Together with
large miscellaneous - freight. She
stopped to wood about twelve miles below
here at 1890 this morning, and
remained some time. The last landing
made before the fire, was at Ashwood,
about twenty five miles below this city. At
the time the alarm was given the boat was
under way. She was Immediately headed
for the shore and struck the bank in three
or four minutes.
BRAVE PILOT.
The saved owe their lives to the admira
BILE courage of the pilot, John Stout. He
stood at the wheel, and gave hope to all by
his firmness, and as the steamer rounded
Yucatan landing, the flames fast envelop-
ing the brave man in the pilot house, who,
despite the fire around him, with almost
the last hope of escape gone, remained at
his post till he gave the word to the en-
gineer that the boat had made the shore.
Not till this was done did he take his hand
from the wheel. He made his escape by
the hurricane roof, down a hog chain to
the lower deck and from there ashore.
Some think the fire was the work
OF an incendiary, while
Others think it accidental. Engineer Per-
kins first saw the flames issuing from the
pastry room where there were no lamps at
the time. Steward Henry Carrnahan
states that no coal oil or other combustible
was ever kept in the pantry or pastry
room. He thinks it was of incendiary
origin. Engineer Perkins, instantly after
discovering the fire, notified the pilot, and
the boat was headed for the Mississippi
side, and plunged with such force against
the bank as to become firmly fastened.
The passengers, not cut off from the bow.
escaped to the shore. The casualties oc-
CURED among those who had berths aft.
Some, however, were rescued after Jump
ing overheard. Those who succeeded in
getting ashore many of them were half
clad, some hatless and others still with
scarcely enough clothing to cover their
nakedness. Much credit is given VIM.
S. Perkins, who was in charge of the en-
gines at the time of the disaster. He
stood nobly at his post till the boat landed
and the pilots shout told him he could 90.
Minor Casualties and Grimes.
. KILLED BY BLAST.
NEwBURR, N. Y, Sept. 3O.-Near Corn
wall station, Middletown branch, West
shore railway, three men were killed and
three badly hurt by premature discharge
of blast.
NOT GUILTY.
ATLANTA, Sept. 3O.-Bobert D. Bolton.
Chas. A. Miller, Brent Freeland and James
T. Self, deputy United States marshals
and collectors, charged with the murder OF
Jackson j. Hicks, while on raid, have
been found not guilty.
THE STAR RoUTERs.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3O.-The jury in the
star route cases returned verdict finding
Joseph Funk, VIM. R. Cason, Henry Ar
buckle and Joseph Blackman not guilty,
and Joseph R. Black guilty, with recon-
mendation to mercy. Black was bailed
in $500.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 3O.-The discovery
was made to-day and reported to the
widow of the late President Tyler that the
monument erected over the grave of her
daughter in Hollywood cemetery had
been defaced. Some one few nights ago
visited the grave and knocked of the
drapery of the statue of the madonna
writing beneath the work of vandalism
that the drapery was botch. The statue
was fine work of art,imported from Italy.
The sacreligious vandal is not known.
Several hundred dollars reward is offered
for his detection.