The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-04-01

keeper OF the animals OF stoves menager1e
He states he was asleep under one of the ami
NAL cages ON the forward lower deck. Wher
the cry of fire was given he leaped forth
looked out, but saw no FIRE; then he looked
again and saw the entire center of the boat
mass of flames. As soon AS The boat touched
The coal fleet he jumped ashore He saw
the officers of the steamer at work making
hawsers fast, then saw the lines give WAY
and the steamer going out adrift down; saw
the cage containing the lion sink down In
the middle as the flames enveloped it
heard no cry from single beast as the ami
mails burned. Six cages, containing the lion
birds. four horses, also belonging to the cir
Gus, we're on board. Three were saved
One, the celebrated horse Selim was lost.
FTRTHER PARTICULARS.
Anna Boyd, the colored chambermaid
and her assistant, are both lost.
Mike Malloy and Pat Kinney. firmen, are
both saved; also, J. M. Whelan, the second
baker. Whelan says he jumped overbo ard
from the stern of the steamer as she foatso
down the stream. There were some men
on the fantail of the boat who must have
been drowned as when he leaped
in the river he saw three men &c
over board and drown. Others must have
shared the same fate.
Felix Lehman, who was passenger, says
there was merry party aboard and nearly
all passengers remained up until midnight
They had one or two gentlemen aboard who
played the Liano and they entertained the
passengers with music He was awakened
by hearing his state room burst in and
heard the cry of fire" Selling his clothes
he ran forward and reached the barge just
in time, as the next minute the vessel
fioated down the stream.
The body of an elderly white woman was
found floating near the wreck but her iden-
tity has not yet been established.
Stoves circus was ell route to Cairo
where the spring season was to. be opened
A portion of the show is at Vicksburg
VIII Mcintyre, clerk OF the boat, says the
list of the lost cabin passengers, as well as
he can remem Der, is correct.
Mrs. l.. z. Kounz and her three children.
who are lost was the wife OF Captain Kounz
a well known steamer owner.
Those mentioned being at the hospital are
all injured by burns, but not seriously. Th,
passengers lost all their clothing. Those
that were saved had to flee for their lives
without taking time to save their effects.
THE VESSEL AND HER OWNERS.
CINCINNATI, March 3o.-The steamer
owners are Captain j. d. Hegler, s. c.. Nc
Intyre and w. F. Mcintyre She was com
manded by the second named gentleman,
very capable officer and the last named wa
chief clerk. She was valued at $40 900, anC
insured for 1000, distributed chiefly il
Cincinnati offices. She was bailt in 1876
and was one of the best equipped steamer
plying in the Cincinnati and New Orleans
| trade.
The Government Inspectors say in th
respect that she was extraordinarily wei
provided with every modern appliance cal
| culated to avert the cslimity which ba
overtaken her. She was 27615 feet long. fort.
| feet beam, thirty eight feet floor and six fee
| four inches depth of hold She measured
| GIL tons, and had carving capacity of 80
TONS She had three boilers, each forty -eigh
| inches in diameter. eight feet stroke.
The boat arrived at New Orleans from thi
port on Friday evening, the "a b inst, an,
| started back on her return trip the day fol
| lowing. She had good trip of freight
according to advices received by mail, and
large number of passengers.
| Captain ]. ID. Higher. one of the Colder
| City sOwners, was at Fulton this morning
looki after his steamer Guiding Star, whel
| t,e news of the loss of the other Graf
reached him. He immediately came to th
city and telegraphed to Captain Mcintyre t.
| sp re no pains or expense in providing fo
paI ties in distress, and to recover all bodie
possible. Robert Kelley, who is reported a
having lost his life at his post of duty, was
| son of the chief engineer.
| Captain Hegler says he was stout youn
| fellow and powerful swimmer, and think
he may have jumped over board at the las
moment aud reached the shore He ais
says that many persons may have provide
themselves with life preservers and con
mitted themselves to the wafer, and withou
absolute knowledge of their loss some hope
for their safety may be entertained, as Pres
| dents Island was directly below the plac
where the boat finally sunk.
| CORRECTED LIST OF THE LosT-LATER PARTI
ULARs.
The following is a corrected list of th
lost by the burning of the Golden City {
the wharf this morning: DR.. Monahan an
wife, of Jackson, "; Mrs. Cary, of Fai
mount, near Cincinnati; Miss Luella Car.
Morton Place. near Cincinnati; W. H. Stow
and wife, o. f. Lywood and wife, Hende
son, XIV Mr.. Anna Smith, of Massach'
sets; Miss Helen Percival, Hawesville, KY
Mrs. L. T. ko ~ and three children, Mi
Campoell, a relative of Mrs. KOuns Robe
Kelly, Second Engineer; Mary Boyd, ANA
da Atchison, chambermaids; j. G. Cron
ovner of the side show to Stoves circu
three of the deck crew (colored) and neg
boy servant, w. H. Stowe. Captain Mel
tyre was asleep at the time the fire oris
mated. but heard the alarm and came hasti
down stairs He tried to get into the cabi
! but the fire and smoke grove him bac
Descending to tine deck he and the secor
, mate. John Hill, made burning boat ia
to the coal fleet and then, aided by the ps
sengers in getting off the steamer. He W
! calm and did everything in his power
! save everybody. but all efforts proved fru
, less, as the line which held the boat eth
burned or unloosed itself in some way, al
she began drifting into the stream.
: John H. Trewalla, agent of Stoves Circr
{ was on the lower deck and seeing Mr..
, | Butler of Donadsonville, Ga, with his wi
and four children on the boiler dec
shouted to him to throw his children.
Butler tossed him two which Mr.. Trewal
D caught and carried to a place OF safety
' the coal barge He then assisted NJ
j Buttlr wish her infant down from the upI
r deck and helped off the steamer, while \
$ Butler brought down stairs his remaini
q child.
< Willis Mckinley, young man seve
r teen years old, gives graphic descripti
o of the fire. He was in his stateroom wh
e the first cry of fire was heard. He says
d was not three minutes after before
e saw flames coming up throu
g the floor of his stat, room. He ran ba
$ in the ladies' cabin, where his grandmoth
d Mrs. Percival, and his aunt, Miss IOnia NJ
?, son. were bursting in their siaterooms.
g found both standing up. Telling them
d come on, he grssped his aunt by the a
e and led the way through the 'blindi
k smoke to the front part of the boat. Th
e had not gone far before the flames beg
re bursting through the floor of the cab
le He kept pressing forward, and fiDa
reached the front deck of the steamer W
O. his aunt His grandmother was nowhere
ir be seen. She evidently had been suffoca
ir by the binding smoke. He half carr
and dragged his aunt down steps, and
IN in time to reach the coal barge as the vel
d. was carried down stream by the current