The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-07

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Tvsnty-nve PersoS Peri = in the Tlasa
6f11oed. 8
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AtA.n,.s1n.1.s- .n-,,- -. - the
sh..u,cr co,dsr rsev -, .r,,,as., ~ vhsstle
a. : si.raI If her tntertsor n lont,,ng ne the
vhs53 Nse -. 5sscove,sd s,vcro ~ ~ MA.
and within Ave minntes the DANES had
| suread With snch l,vhtn;nv r.nid,tv that tina
i veasAl vas ahlaxe eiu,oee he,. entire LENGTH
I There are several .tor,es current a 20 the
| oriein If the ss,e Int &C., ~. ,,.ose c.retuI
innnirv and tnve.,i..t;,,, q :. Ell. 10 ..v tn.t
| the fire vas cauaed through the carelessness
of Wash Smith. tho colored cantain of the
watch. A few mounensa hefora tho names
were seen leaning inward. he "a back in the
| deck-room of the steamer with lamp. and Il
1 q stated that he removed tfle burner from
| the lamp for the purpose of pickinR the wick.
| and spark falling ON some lutte. i2nited that
combustible material, which soon mounted
| up to and enveloped thecsbin Of the steamer.
Brice Purcell, ST., vcsthe pilot on watch at
| the time. The first intimation he had of the
danger was shouted to him by the second en-
gineer, John Kelly. Who was ON watch. He
called up through the trumpet, 1.-THE boat Il
| ON fire; head her for shore, and, for Coos
sake, be quick about itf' The boat at this
time was close TO ahore, ana Purcell imme-
diately headed her for the bank. Within four
minutes afterward she struck tho coal ieet
that was moofed at the foot Of Bealo street,
just below the Anchor Line company's wharf
boat. She came with such force the engineer
having turned on full head of steam. that
she struck the tug Oriole. sunk that craft, and
ran afoui OF several coal barges. A line was
thrown and made fast to one OF the barges
but from some unknown cause soon parted,
and the steamer began drifting down with
the current, which IL very swift at the poin
where she was landed.
When the vessel struck the coal heet all OF
her passengers and crew who had been
aroused and were able to reach the for
ward part OF the boat made their escape by
jumping on the coal barges. but there were
many still aboard the burning vessel who had
been cut on BY the flames from reaching the
forward part, and q portion of the deck pass
engers and crew had sought safety by going
aft. of these but two were saved. All the
others we're either drowned or sufocated, as
the wind was blowing the flames In that DE-
rectioD, and it was this that caused so many
of the cabin passengers to be lost. So far As
definitely ascertained. the following list en-
braces those lost: ssee
DR.. Monahan and wife. of Jackson, o.
Ohio. Ms3Sss8 y tsW Fsag@
Miss Luella Crazy, Morton Place, near Gin
cinnati, o.
w. H. Stowe, wife and two children-a boy
of and girl of 5.
Obey Wood and wife, Amelia Wood, Of Hen.
derson, XIV.
Mrs. Anna Smith. of Massachusetts,.
Mrs Helen Percival of Howesville. XIV. So
Mrs. L. E. Kountz and her three children.
Miss Campbell. a relative of Mrs. Kountz
aged about II.
John Kelley. the second engineer of the Ill.
fated steamer.
j. n. Cronk vho owned tho side show of
Stoves Circus
10. Combs. of Henderson. Kv.
Mr.. Milan. of Alton. Ind.
Three colored deck.hands. John Jones Mar.
shat. and wood.
The vonndad are. lev, rf.ber borher..r
hand and leo scal6ed. weaver norter
hands burned: John Devonse. vife and three
children dect naaseneers an .,,ahtIv
burned s;mon R,ock aock r....,n.r hends
burned
The burr,r. ,+..v.r .. oh. a,,f.od down
stream IN 10 ,-rov ~ ~. g., . $500 -
dame. ,,-e..nter . .,.ht n..,,.;t,,, -. 80,
IN ~. .rand.,,r T,,a 1907 $1,000 .i,,,,t Co..
,,,I.. e,a q, o,,,, 49,. a, ~. oh,,.. -. ~
M.,,.,..ss. 49, '~- VIZ
wt.~ -,
a.. John Ee,,s,, ths seoo,1 .n.;n..~ 80
thr.s co,ored man vho -ar. cr,.teS he-
tween the co., h.rges ,v,,e, +ha hoet a..
toncbed .Iohr EsII.1 co,,,a ee.;,v ho,,a go,
i,;r,ae1f Int he .tood -, HE ora,,,. ,,n.;I .Hs
h,.t h.d ~, Iondoa .,,a IT, - -. 60.
Late Ono of the crew COZ hi,,, fo- on ;ns..rt
40 ho GOOD a. the ,,,st ,f ,,., lei, .,,a e..
asnoss b,.,';,,s III .nS ~. A W.. 49, go
sa.,,.ea = -,aas - a - go 49,. 80 s ,o-
,.1ar -, -,so o,,o;,,
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ar vos fishsd ont of th. r,vo- ~, vv,,,;a-,
R,.rce a cot.o,, o,a-s, 10 -a,t to- s.s1 :.
oS' = 1891 u, e.o.- WV ~e~s ~ sA.n W
hornino vessel 90 she noa,eJ f,,o,,, tta Shs-s
N T Whs,o, Tho sacnrd ho.ar 80 ..'.a....
IN a ure manner hy Rf1,- HoI,ns r,,.t ~ .,,s
Dean Adams. Rrice p,,rceII Pr sor ~ ths
riIot No. IN the c,art,s ~fsce ,,he,, ~. 49,
n. f,rst o;v.n Telin, g, 81. s1.,a.;o,, =.
rn.l,ed 6ovn the cahir knocE;n, on, I-;ns,n,
III everv stateroom and .hou,,ne "Tra -, &c
he ran alone he :. v.. -ho .ro,,.s,, a..
aleeDino nessenoers and s.ve6 those vho
we're abie In ,et ont In time Rrvce P,,rc.m
sr. renamed In the riIot. honse nnt;, tho ho.t
vas landed nv vhich time Tho f.-,as noS q,
most enyeloped him. and he WA. comnellaa