The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1882-10-01

states that the steamer is owne,
by the estate of his father, J w. Can
non, and her commander, Captain vii
liam Campbell She was valued al
100000, and WAS insured for $4,000
most in local companies. The crew
was composed almost entirely of meI
who had been on the river twenty OF
thirty years. The boat, besides supply
pump had new fire pumps, and there
were always three watchmen on deck
Whenever the survivors are seen or
the street, Immediately a crowd gath
ers around, eager to learn the particu.
lars of the Inflated steamer. Some
were seen with heads and arms bound
up. some in considerable pain. while
others are not so badly hurt. Mr.. Price
Bell. second clerk of the Lee, who at
time of the accident was on board
says: l never saw anything burn SO
quickly. | was aft at the time, and
W len heard the alarm, knowing my
partner, who sleeps soundly, and other
officers were in great danger, rushed
UP and awoke them. The fire
followed me so fast that by
the time / had woke up
my partner, we had our hair singed
in getting down stairs from hurricane
roof. and was forced to climb over
the rail of the boat, The boat had just
been fresh painted and she went like
gun powder. Mr.. Bell and persons
who were interviewed, think the fire
originated in the pastry room cook
house, though they don't understand,
said the former, what a fire was doing
there. It was SO early that the cooks
had not been called. Mrs Dan Searless
with her presence of mind and mother
ly devotion, grasped her sleeping
infant arranging a life preserver in her
stateroom about her person, jumped
boldly in the wafer BY the disarrange-
ment of her life preserveI. she was
thrown upon her back and lost her
grasp upon her child. Capt. Campbell
and the surviving officers all leave by
to-night's train for New Orleans.
They viii bring out the Ed. Richards in
place Of llie Lee ON Tuesday.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 30.-A Picay-
mes Vicksburg special says: The
Lee had, on leaving here. about Ais
bales of cotton; she took on some more
at landing below and about sixty
FIVE bales from small cotton-seed
boat, so when she burned, she had
about 512 bales, also large cargo of
boots, shoes and dry goods, 10000 feet
of lumber. large quantity Of doors.
blinds, sash, etc. together with large
lot of miscellaneous freight She stop
ped to wood about twelve miles below
here at 1890 in the morning and re-
manned some time, the last landing
made was at Ashwood about twenty
five miles below this city At the time
the alarm was given the boat was un-
der way. she Immediately headed for
the shore and struck the bank in three
or fonr minutes.
The saved give great praise to the
admirable courage of the pilot, John
Stout He stood at the wheel. and
while the flames were around him,
with almost his last hope of safety
gone, he remained at his post until
he gave the word to the engineer that
the boat had made the shore, and not
Until ILLS Wdo QOIIC Qlu LII OAlC AAV
ment take his hand from the wheel.
he made his escape by the hurricane
roof, and got down the hog chains to
the lower deck, and from there ashore.
Some think the fire the work of an IN
while others believe it acci-
dental. Engineer Perkins first saw
the flames issuing from the pastry
room, in which there was no lamp at
the time. The steward, Henry Carna-
than. states no matches or other COM
bustibles were in the kitchen, pantry
or pastry room. He thinks the fire of
incendiary origin.
Engineer Perkins, instantly, after he
the fire, notified the pilot,
and the boat proceeded for the Mississ
ippi side, and plunged with such force
against the bank as to become firmly
fastened. The passengers not cut off
from the boat escaped to the shore.
The casualties occurred among those
having berths aft. Some of them
jumped overboard; those who did get
ting ashore. Many of them came
hatless and shoeless, still some others
with scarcely enough clothing to cover
their nakedness. The passengers say
the engineer stood at his post until the
pilot told him he could 60.