Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-01

went Up the forward steps
to the hurricane roof and to the
back part Of the texas, crossing over
to find no one in sight. He started
down the forward steps of the hurri-
cane roof to save himself, but the
flames drove him back just as the boat
broke loose and began to swing away.
Then he made a leap 10 the coal
barges below, a distance Of full
twenty-five feet. He fell on his
right shoulder and face, and now car
ries bad looking bruise on the upper
part of his face and forehead, while
his arm is in sling. Mr.. Trewolla is
Of opinion that w. H. Stowe, wife
and child never left their stateroom.
The room the family were in was on
the pantry or starboard side of the
vessel and in the forward
part of the ladies' cabin,
directly over where the fire had its or
igin on the lower deck. When the
blaze ran through the empty coal oil
barrels it curled up directly around the
room this family were in.
Mr.. Trewolla states that he was not
rendered insensible by the conclusion
when he fell, and at the time did not
know how badly he was hurt. He also
states that Burt Stowe and Robert
Elldridge endeavored to reach their
comrades state rooms, taking the
cabin or boiler deck and outer guard
rotue, while he went to the hurricane
deck alone. They did not get far
back when they were forced to return
by the advancing flames, and they
made their way to the lower deck.
Mr.. Burt Stowe escaped by means of
the coal fats to the shore,
while MIR. Elldridge got on
the barge or fat which floated down
the river and was towed back to the
landing by the steamer r. j. Wheeler.
The last Mr.. Trewolla saw of the six
animal cages stationed on the boats
forecastle, the derricks, spars and rig.
ging tumbled down upon them and
the whole we're engulphed in the
the flames. There were no roars from
the lioness or other animals, and Mr..
Trewolla declares that he paid es
pecial attention during the fearful
scene He did not hear a single cry
or call from either the animals or the
people. The story Of hatboatman,
that the lioness with her cage was
rolled back into the flames by the
animal keepers, is only imaginary and
a horrid romance.
That lioness was an uhlucky brute.
She was little over thirteen years
old, having been whelped at Girard,
Pa. Her mother was the property Of
Mr.. Charles Norris, a we'll known
Snowman still living, and this animal
was burned to death on the steamer
Oceanus, dozen or more years ago
some distance above Cairo, Norris hav.
ing shipped cage ofanimals from New
Orleans by that steamer on the trip
she was destroyed. The ioness was
worth about $1,000, according to the
showmen's valuation.
Mr.. Burt Stowe, as before remarked,
went home by rail last evening, some
one kindly supplying him with rail-
way ticket. The following showmen
went home by the steamer James w.
Gaff on passages furnished by Captain
Wise: Robert Elldridge, Treasurer
of the Stowe Troupe, and the follow.
ing, chiefly laboring men Of the same
company: w. G. Jewett, John Glen
roy, James Swift, John MILAN, John
Filbart, Jacob Kemple, James Burk
and Mrs. Stoves groom, known as
Red"
As the Showmen have nearly all left
the city, and there are no performers,
while the animals are under attach.
ment, the proposed exhibition to-
night has been abandoned. There is
nothing here to give an exhibition
with.