The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-06

Wharf.-Fifty Lives Lost.
MEMPHIs, Tenn, March 30-The Gin
cinnati and New Orleans packet, Gold
en- City, enroute from New Orleans TO
Cincinnati, burned at the wharf at 4 80
this morning Between thirty and fifty
lives were lost; principally women aud
children.
EURTHER DETAILS.
Tie steamer,, Golden City, was dis
covered to be on fire by the second en-
gineer who Immediately notified PuF-
cell, the pilot on watch. The boats
bow WAS at oncS headed
fer the shore and in tour
minutes afterwards she touched the
coal fleet is moorcd. A line was hasti-
ly thrown out and made fast TO one of
the coal barges, but the current being
very swift it soon parted, end the burn
ing staamer fioatad on down the river
mass of flames, with May of her
passengers and crew ABOARD who were
unable to reach the shore, and were
lost. The Golden City, left New
Orleans last Saturday, en- route
to Cincinnati. She carried crow of
about sixty. She had aboard forty cabin
passengers, fifteen of whom were ladies
| and nine children. Her cargo consisted
of three hundred tons, among which
was lot of jute. The fire is said to
material. among rhose known
ahan and wife, Of Jackson, Ohio;
Mrs. Crary, Cincinnati; Miss Lo1eIIa
| Crazy, Cincinnati; w. Ii. Stowe, wife
and Two children, Ollie Wood and wife,
Massachuqeits; Miss Campbell, Mrs:
| Helen Purcival, Mrs. L. E. KoQns and
three children. The book of The steam.
er were lost, 50 1t - impossible
to gather a campleta list OF the lost and
saved. All the officers of the steamer
are safe except the second engineer, Rob
ert Kelley, who first dissolved the fire
and gave the alarm, and remained at
at his post of duty until cut off by the
flames. The fire spread like light.
n Tfe 10 and sa,e he o.s sssEesa h.ow 81:
cffous was taken aboard at Vidalia,
louisiana, and six cages of animals and
birds, together with the ticket AID band
wagon, tents and horses, wera lost
Marion Purcell. che IF the pilots, was
in The Glerk'S of4ce when the alarm first
sounded, and he rushed through the
cabin, bursting in the state room
doors and awakening the passengers
So rapidly did the flames spread that
within five minutes after discovering
the fire. which broke on; smidships, the
after part CO tae steamer Waa all abIaze
Those that were saved had to flee In
their night clothes. When the burning
steamer touched the wharf the FIRE com,
nunicated to the coal fleet and tug
Oriole, which also burned.
MEMPHIS, March 30.-The loss of lite
49, - ~
was on her way from New Orleans
The owners and crew reside in Cincin
natl. The boat was yalusd st 81, 900
and inquired fof SS6, O0O She was one
of the best equipped steamers on the
river. stoves circus was enroute fol
Cairo. where the spring season was &c
be opened. A portion Of the shnW is a
Vicksbprg. Among fhe circus horse:
lost was the Noted Selim. Three trick
horses promptly oheyed the call of ths
keeper and sprang ashore. A buffalo
. broke halter and daahed through thu
crowd 10 the bank Every hair wa
burned from his hide. Jno. G. Glenroy
! of Philadelphia. the animal keeper, wa
, lying asleep under one of the cages WheI
the fire broke out and escaped by spring
ing on the barge. Mrs. Stowe, wife O
the proprietor of the show, was lost
: She was formerly L;3zie 4a{ceIlus. ze
| Rsrngms g7esiest attraction TIL
| wreck Is sunk ia twenty feet Of water 3
the head OF Presidents Island.
: The fire was cused by the watchmal
: aeoidentiy setting IRE to lot OF jut
: | which was stored amidships Of tn
= steamer She hzd just Whistled to Ian
: and the waiehmal went among the dec
passengers to notify them that Memphi
was being approached. and those thl