Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-15
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS Of TINE
FIRE ON TuE MISSISSIPPI.

Silce our published account Of the
IRE Sunday morning, We have learned
the following additional particulars
When the incline fell, 10 my persons
we're knocked down and more or less
hurt, but 80 far as reported but one
death was occasioned from injuries re-
ceissd by the falling mass. Several
persons Jumped overheard, bat as far as
II known no enc was drowned. Dan
Mahoney. a iongshoreman, had his Leg
broken in several places and also bis
arm. Ga Sunday the arm WAS amputat-
cd. and the suffering man soon after
died. Among those injured, though but
slightly, we're N. II. Martin, struck en-
the head; Hooley. the street contractor.
bruised and laid up: A. Ii. Merrill.
team ster, leg injured: r. j, Dofan.
hand bruised. Several others we're i'm.
iured more or less. After the falling of
the incline the steamer George f. Starr
towed the burning hulk of the Missss-
sippi mp on 10 the dass. Soon after the
tug Goliah came into port, and towed
the wreck csoso ON 10 the beach at
North Seattle. All day long tho TUG
laid along side tho burning vessel aud
pumped wafer into her, hut still the
fumes continued. During Sunday
thousands Of persons visited the wreck.
The Mississippi laid bow on to the
shore, and when The tide came in Sum
day night, abe filled aud sunk, and her
bow u the only portion nov visible.
Her upper works are all gone, L at il il
thought her hull-that portion below
tho water ltne-is not damaged, and II
Is not unlikely that she will he fitted mn
as sailing vessel.
The only person known to have per-
ished III tue dams was Charles kpapp.
chief engineer of the ship, who had
gone TO bed bat short time before the
IRE, and who was sleeping so souadiy
that he did not waken until il was To-,
late. Some charrcd bones were all hat
Was 10 be found OF him. These were
collected together and taken charge of
BY Chief Wonlery. MIR. Knapp was q
man about tifty years Of age and leaves
. wife and children In San FrAneisco.
Sunday evening, before going ON board,
be told a friend that eighteen years ago
he left his home in New York to l,e puE
twelve months. and that at last no had
perfe1ted Arrangements to start east
with his family the first Of June. Poos
fellow, he little dreamed of the terrible
fate so so0n In store for him.
We cannot conclude this item without
referring again 10 the remarkable and
almost miraculous escape of the ship
Spartan from the flames. The Spartan
vas lying just across the narrow wharf
from the Mississippi, and the wind blew
tho sniekc and sparks directly into her
rtg2sng. As soon as Captain kei!mau
heard the slarm be rushed on deck and
ordered everything cut loose from the
wharf. excapt a spring line near the
Stern. The ilhs we're then run np and
the line ship paid OF like q yacht. A
tub OF water vas then empsied into che
OF Der other sails, which was sutesd.
and the Spartan Qtided OF before q fair
wind rs nicely ~ poesibie. Caps, kesl-
fsaan stood al the wheel, and 50 hos was
IL that his coat took FIRE three times, but
he made m mistakes. nd his men. real
ixlug that their captain was cool and
firm, behaved manfuiis. We miss oar
guess IL the underwriters do ros reward
him handsomely for his gallant coaaucs
on this oeCasiOn.
4 large foece Of men are now at work
re-buiidiug the incline AID pockets
which were burned, and Mr.. Weymouth
expects 10 be loading coal from al isass
one shute By uext Monday. The mine
can be working and getting coei ahead.
10 that after nil the delay will NOT b. a.
great as Was Al trst feared.