Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-09
MINOR CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

both hands scalded.
ST. LOUIS, August S.-No additional par
ticulars of the explosion OF the steamer
Gold Dust, near Hickman, Kentucky, yes
terday, has been received here, at this
writing, 10 A. NJ. The steamer City OF Al
ton is reported to haye arrived at Cairo late
last night with the dead and wounded,
and will come through to ST. Louis direct.
The most complete list Of those who died
from the affects OF scalds and other wounds
received by the accident, is as follows:
VIM. A. Ingraham, DR.. 1ngraham, third
clerk.
John Lytle, I'd pantrymanA
VIM. Traverse, barkeepeE
Peter Winter, I'd porter.
Jim Jerry, captain of watch.
Walter Howard, roustabout.
Chas. Williams, ID barber
Manuel Victor, deck passenger,
The names of the missing are not known,
as the books were lost, and the number
may swell twenty or thirty more.
The Gold Dust was built by Captain W.
Gould at a cost of $4,000. She was pur-
chased a year later by the Anchor Line. and
was valued at the time of the disaster a.
$4,000. The company carries no insurance,
and she is therefore total los.
CAIRO, August S.-The steamer, City OF
Alton, of the New Orleans Anchor Line,
arrived at noon from Hickman, with the
wounded from the steamer Golddust. She
arrived at Hickman at 1920 o'clock last
night, and laid there till A. NJ. Captains
Able and Shields are doing everything to
relieve the suffering as representatives OF
the Anchor Line Company.
Up to the time of leaving Hickman thirteen
of the victims had died. Five lady passen-
gers we're On the Golddust, and were saved,
one slightly scalded. The four unhurt are
Miss Ellen Coffee, of st. Louis; Miss H.
Smith, of Kansas City; Miss Morgan, OF
Friars Point, and Mrs. Thornton, who was
slightly scalded. Miss Coffee and Miss
Smith are acting as nurses, doing much
good
Twelve wounded were left at Hickman,
as they could not be moved at present. All
on board are doing well under the care OF
Drs Dunning and Parker, of Cairo. DR..
Farris has charge of the wounded at Hick-
man.
Ten of the dead were buried at Hickman.
The bodies of Clerk Ingram and Barkeeper
Traverse are on board for st. Louis. While
the undertaken was bringing the body OF
Ingram to the Alton at Hickman, his team
ran away and Gardner was fatally injured.
Capt. Frank Leibke, of st. Louis, was
scalded slightly. He is at Hickman, doing
well.
The citizens of Hickman opened their
private houses and made hospitals of their
hotels, and the merchants offered clothing.
CAIRO, Ills, August S.-The merchants
offered clothing for the needy and left
nothing undone to relieve the sufferers in
every substantial way, and deserved the
greatest praise.
The City OF Alton will go to St. Louis
without stopping.
The Gold Dust, at the time of the ac-
cident, had one hundred people on board,
which includes passengers, officers and
crew. There are eighteen missing which
are supposed to have gone down in the
wreck. The following is list of the Gold
Dust people now on the Alton:
List OF the Saved.
1T. McCord, Capt. Hart, S. Price, mate,
hurt.
Lem. Gray, pilot, hurt.
Wash. MarriS Decker, hurt.
Mr.. Grier, wounded.
:. Tichman, uuhurt.
Tom Beck, deck sweeper, unhurt,
Pat Fitzgerald, hurt.
John ONeil, deckhand, badly hurt.
Ed Gray. unhurt
S. Gray, unhurt.
VIM Headly, unhurt.
Bill Meyer, deckhand, unhurt.
Jim Manahan. second mate, unhurt.
John Brown, unhurt.
Mel Galty, unhurt:
Lou Hyrosman, striker, unhurt.
bod Durham, hurt
Chris O'Neal, unhurt.
Harry DIETRICH, unhurt.
Henry DIETRICH, hurt.
Miss \. Smith, passenger, unhurt.
Henry Burdot, unhurt.
Peter Ramdale, hurt.
Bill Anthony, wounded.
Bill Hall, hurt
Gus Martin, wounded.
A Hill, hurt.
Robert TinSey, wounded.
Joseph Reyer, unhurt.
Joseph Moniat unhurt.
Dick Phillips, partly hurt.
Frank Harts, second porter, unhurt.
Pete Barnes, unhurt.
Peter Shinn, hurt.
Sidney Derby, hurt.
Chas. Milton, wounded.
Jim Host, wounded.
VIM. Atkins, unhurt.
Jim Wells, wounded.
Joe May, hurt.
Chris. Thomas, wounded.
Ed. Braser, wounded.
Bill Porter, wounded.
jeff Hughes, hurt.
Chas. Mochton, wounded.
J. NJ. Burnan, wounded.
j. NJ. Sumpsta, hurt
Jim Bates, deck passenger, wounded.
Miss II. Smith, passenger, unhurt
Miss Libby Morgan, unhurt.
Jas. Coffey, unhurt.
Ella Coffey, unhurt.
Mr. Green, unhurt.
Frank Shever, hurt.
Thos. Holly, wounded.
Jim Welsh, hurt.
Jas. ID. Gee, decker, hurt.
Henry Evans, hurt
Bill Evans, unhurt.
Andrew Smith, barber, unhurt
JEFF Walker, unhurt
JAS NcGraw, wounded ,'-
Fred Clements, hurt,
James Murray, not hurt.
NJ Foley, unhurt
The majority of the wounded are badly
scalded- .r..- 80
ST. LOUIS, August S.-Capt- Shields, Su.
perintendent of the Anchor Line at Cairo,
who went down to Hickman last night, to
look after the dead and wounded bv the
disaster to the Golddust, telegraphs Presi-
dent Scudder from Hickman as follows:
THE City of Alton leaves this morning.
There are twelve persons here, part o,
whom are unable to be moved, and part
from choice. Twelve deaths have occurred.
I have arranged 10 have all buried
quietly. The remains Of W. NJ. Davis and
". Ingram are on board. The boat Is 4 to-
tai loss.
DR.. Farris takes charge of the wounded
left here. - '.
Capt. Scudder is unable to account 70:
the explosion. He says the Gold Dust wal
a good boat and in first-clsss condition, and
that this is the first accident of the kind