Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-29

Mr.. Wilson Jones, chief engineer Of
the lower river steamer Fred A. Blanks,
met with fatal accident on Sunday last
when the boat was near Arkansaw City.
He was on a ladder in the enginegoom en-
gagged N wrapping a steam pipe, wheR
the ladder slipped and he fell 10 TIE deck,
striking his head, breaking his neck as
was supposed. He died in about an hour
after the accident.
The Ida Darragh, in command Of Can
tain Ed Rowland, leaves this evening for
Pine Bluff and intermediate landings on
Arkansaw river, carrying the mail attend
ing promptly TO all business that offers
and connecting at her de tination with
the pool line boats for Little Rock and
points above. Captain j N. THOMPSON
presides IN the Office, assisted by Amos
Day and Lon Hudson.
The towboat Amos, while coming down
the Monongahela river, struck the pier Of
the Pan Handle railroad bridge, and
went topieces in few minutes. Thomas
Houser, deckhand, Of Martinsville,. w.
Va, was drowned The balance Of the
crew, consisting Of ten men and one
woman, were thrown into the river. but
all were picked up by men in skiffs. The
boat was valued at $1,000 and was owned
BY the Monitor Towboat Company. of
Wheeling, w. Va. n
Captain j. d. Moore's popular Ohio
river steamer Cons Millar came in yoster-
day afternoon with 800 tons of freight and
fair passenger list. She is at the foot of
Court street, and will leave promptly at s
2. m. on her return to Cairo, Eyansyilla
Louisville, Cincinnati and way landings
connecting at her destination with he
different railroads, and giving through
tickets and cheap rates to the principal
cities of the East james V0ris presides
In the office, assisted by Lowell lines.
Captain VIM. Andersons, one of the
Emma Graham's pilots, reports number
of distractions in the river between
Wheeling and Cincinnati, and it is evil
dent that there will be plenty of work for
the snagboat as soon as the water gets
down sufficiently. Captain Anderson saws
the sunken barge left at Letart by the
Percy Kelsey lies directly in the channel.
de also reports one mile below Marietta.
another just below the Ironton wharf
boat, and still another near Gallipolis.
A fire in the hold of the steamer Cons
Millar about 9 O'clock last night caused
considerable connection in the upper por-
ton of the city. The Millar arrived from
Cincinnati during the afternoon with a
cargo of about 800 tons of miscellaneous
freight and was discharging .he same at
the elevator. About 6 O'clock in the
evening barrel of black paint, which
was being hoisted from the hold, fell and
was broken. The paint was cleaned up and
the floor covered with trash and the work
of unloading continued About Q O CLOCK
the dArkies in the hold jumped out giving
the alarm Of fire, the flames shooting mn
close behind them. The hose of the Mil
lar and elevator, also those of the CITY of
Vieksburg, lying alongside, were prompt
ly run in the hold and the pumps turned
on. The fire department was also called
out and by prompt action OF the officers
of the boats combined with the aid of the
fremen, the flames were subdued before
any material damage was done to the
boat AT the time of the accident there
was still in the hold big lot of nails,
-four and other freight which was little
damaged by water. After the excitement
was all over the boat discharged no more
freight atthe elevator, but dropped down
TO tho levee where the balance was dis
charged to-day. The watchmen of the
elevator did their duty in keeping back
the crowd of excited people who congre-
gated about the doors trying to gain ad-
mittance, the result of which would have
been general confusion, and detrimental
to those who were working bravely to
save lives and propertv.