Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-09
OF 1O6 Persons on Board, Seventeen are
Missing, Thirteen are Dead, and
Twelve
Are Lying in a Critical Condition at
Hickman-The Survivors Carried
to st. Louis
On the City OF AltOn-Partial List of
the Dead and WOunded-Names
OF the
Missing Not KnOwn-SobIe Conduct Of
the Citizens Of Hickman-Cause Of
the Accident Unknown.

Our telegrsphic reports yesterday morning
gave very meager details of the terrible
disaster which happened TO the Anchor Line
steamer Gold Dust, at Hickman, KY, about
B O'Clock Monday afternoon. The first news
of the catastrophe was received in Memphis
near IL o'clock that night, too late to find
what, if anything, was known of her or her
passengers in this city, beyond the fact that
she arrived from New Orleans about o'clock
Sunday night with light cargo of freight
and several passengers. She laid here all
that night and until 10 O'Clock Monday
morning, when she resumed her voyage to
st. Louis. During her stay here her boilers
were cleaned out, as is the custom with the
up-bound steamers of that line. She added
no freight here, but Captain Ad Storm, the
superintendent of the line, says, three pas
sengers-though he was not sure of the num-
Der. They were
MR.. BEN BRIDGES,
cashier of the firm of Speed & Graves, the
millers and commission merchants, who was
off on two weeks tour of health and recre-
alton. Captain Storm knew nothing about
the lady and gentleman, other than that a
mistake was made in sending her trunk down
from the hotel, which had to be cent back
and the right orc found. This incident fur
nIshed q clue to the identity of the parties,
they having been guests of the Clarendon
Hotel, where they were registered as Mr.. Jas.
Coffee and sister, Miss A. Coffee, of st. Lonis,
who were returning home. During yester-
day rumors were afoat that several other
Memphians were on the Gold Dust, among
them Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Mansford and Cap
tain Clarence Hall and daughter, but inves-
Ggation resulted in the discovery that the
first named left on the John B. Maude Satur-
day night, and the latter went North by rail
Sunday. Itwas learned, however, that
MR.. WIN. THORNTON,
of Bruce & Co., and his wife were aboard the
Gold Dust, the latter's name appearing in
the lists of the saved, printed elsewhere, as
slightly scalded, Mr.. Bridges telegraphed
his firm yesterday that he was safe, but both
hands were slightly scalded, and that he |
would leave Hickman by steamer last night |
on his return home. He will probably |
be down on the John A. Scudder, which boat |
was due here last evening. She was no doubt |
detained at Hickman to aid in rescuing and |
caring for the victims Of the disaster. Later |
in the day we heard of another passenger |
getting on here,
MR. A. B. HENLY,
a merchant of MorrilltowH, Ark, who was a
guest of the Peabody previous to his taking |
passage on the ill-fated steamer. The disas-
er was the general theme of conversation
IN the streets, in the business marts and else
where yesterday, but the meager telegraphic
-eports gave but the outline of what may
prove to have been one of the most disas-
rous of steamboat accidents. There was no
lrrival Of steamers from above, and none of |
he passengers returned home by rail, conse-
Iuently nothing additional could be learned.
notable fact was apparent yesterday, and
hat W as that the news of the horror did not
ntimidate others from embarkfng by steamer,
IS numbers of people took passage on the
,ity of Greenville for st. Louis, and the City
+ f.Yicksburg for Vicksburg, both of which
jackets left the wharfboat yesterday morn
ng. The latest details will be found in our
pecial and Associated Press reports below.
Since writing the above we learn that
ames Nichols, Of this city,who was baker on
he. Gold Dust, arrived home by rail yester-
ay evening. His injuries consist of severe
calds on his left side, and bruises on his
ace and limbs. He states that he was laying
q the deck, on the cookhouse side, Jimmy
.aWson, the cook, laying just ahead OF him.
When the explosion occurred he was thrown
verboard, and when he struck the water
Q thought he felt some one go down ahead
him, but does not know who it was. He
aught hold of some driftwood, and tried TO
sst himself on it, but it was too frail, and he
ad 10 save himself by swimming until res
ued. His injuries are quite severe, but it
hoped not dangerous.
pecial to the Appea1l
CAIRO, August S.-The City of Alton ar
wed here at noon with the dead, wounded
nd survivors Of the Gold Dust disaster.
here were LOG persons on board at the
me OF the explosion. Sixty-four of
lteen are missing, thirteen are dead, and
selve are left at Hickman in critical con-
ition. Billy Engleman, third clerk, and
rayers, barkeeper, were killed. Captain J.
McCord, Clerk Henry DIETRICH, Mate Sol
rice, and Second Mate bod Durham are all
lightly scalded. John Langlois, second
ERIK, is badly scalded, but will recover. He
as left at Hickman in care Of DR.. Harris. ,
My Eve lady passengers were on board; all +;
ere saved unhurt. The chief and second
lgineers were unhurt. Several rousters ,
IDLY scalded, were put of here and are at {
e hospital. The Anchor Line has shown, {
i'd is showing, every attention to the
ounded. The passengers have gone to st.
ouis by the City of Alton. 6
ADDITIONAL DETAILS. '
ssociated Press Report-l
CAIRO, August S.-The steamer City of
lion, of the New Orleans Anchor Line, :
rived at noon from Hickman with the I
ounded from the steamer Gold Dust. She
rived at Hickman at 1890 o'clock last
ght, and laid there until O'Clock this
orning. Captains Able and Shields were
ping everything to relieve the suffering, as
of the Anchor-Line Com
any. Up to the time of leaving Hickman /
THIRTEEN HAD DIED.
Five lady passengers were on the Gold Y
ust, and all are saved, one slightly scalded. /
he four unhurt are Miss Ellen Coffee, OF /
!. Louis; Miss II. Smith, of Kansas City, '
I'D Miss Morgan, of Friars Point. Miss 8
horntou was slightly scalded. Miss Coffee
nd Miss Smith are acting as nurses, doing t
uch good. Twelve wounded were left at
Iickman, as they could not be moved at
resent. Az on board are doing well under j
le care of Drs. BunniBg and Parker, of
afro. DR.. Farris has charge of the wounded
Hickman. !
TEN OF THE DEAD
ere buried at Hickman. The bodies of {
erk Ingram and Barkeeper Travers are on f
,ard for ST. Louis. While the undertaken 2