The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-05-06


Bay, she would have sunk, however as
the middle compartment doors on ocean
steamers are seldom secured as the law
provides.
The dynamite story is not seriously
| considered here. 1t was started by sen.
sational evening paper, but the morn.
| ing papers, even the Times, denounced il
as a cruel canard, calculated to arouse
public animosity against the Irish people.
Hopeful at New York.
New YORK, May 5.-Messrs. Austin,
| Baldwin 4 Co., claim to have adyices to
| the effect that ma jority at least of the
passengers and crew of the State of Flor.
| lido were rescued by sailing vessel due
at this port in few days. Investigation
shows that the cargo was shipped by well.
known firms, and the detectives were
acting on adyices from this city to arrest
an cmbeZzler supposed to be on board the
steamer. The signals sighted by the City
of Rome were difficult to make out, owing
to snow at the time, and she passed tie
ship hurriedly without showing answer.
ing signals.
THE AGENT GIVES HER UP.
Mr.. Baldwin, the agent of the State
| Line here, says this morning that he has
| received no further Information in re-
gard to the State of Florida, but he
| thought there could be no doubt but she
| had been lost. The chances were that
nearly all, if not all the passengers and
crew had been saved The fact that the
two boats which were picked up con.
tanned no gear indicated that this had
been taken out by some persons. Had
the occupants of the boat been washed
overheard some of the gear would GER
tainly have been left. Everything in the
report concerning the boats indicated
| that their occupants had been picked up
| by some vessel. The boats themselves
| had doubtless been turned adrift because
| they were too large to hoist on board the
rcscuing vessel. The two large boats of
the Florida would hold fifty persons
each Mr. Baldwin did not think that
dynamite had anything to do with the
loss of the Florida. Everything which
went on board her had been carefully eX-
amined.
In addition to the complete list of cabin
passengers sent Saturday, the following
steerage passengers were on board
ii. b. Aakre, L. Benson, j. Benson,
Alice Bouri, W. d. Brown, wife and in
FAINT, Mary Burns, +. Gaming, l.. Church
aus, Mrs. A. Dick, W. Dick, Hugh Don.
nelly, 10. Forrman, W. Gillitwist, j.
Grant, Jos. Hale, W. Hale, Bernard Hen
| dricson, John Hughes, John Hutchinson,
IL IT,hn nrtt,
Miss Lizzie Leonard, Fanny McAlpin, Su-
san McDermott, John Moore, Hugh Nor.
gan, L. O'Donnell, j. Patience, Chas.
Peterson, Martin Peterson, Elizabeth
| Pumilty, Kate Pumilty, Ella Rodgers, Peter
Rowling, Mrs. Jane Scoto, f. j. Seglem,
Martha Shannon, Mag Shannon, Edward
Stewart, Ellen Stewart, Miss Ella Stew.
art, John Stewart, Robert, Stewart,
Robert Stewart, Jr., William Stewart, +.
Watson and Benjamin Wedlake.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers of the State of Florida
were all well known here. Thefollowine
were the principal officers, with brief
| sketches of their careers:
j. W. Sadler, Captain lie has been in
the employ of the State Company since it
was first organized. He was over eight
years in command of the steamship State
OF Indiana, and left her to take charge of
the Florida the last time that the latter
left Glasgow. Captain Sadler has borne
high reputation, and he was regarded
as u very skillful navigator. lie is about
| fifty years old and unmarried.
James Thomson, first officer. He has
| hlpn tnr ha Loo OF "a.
| years by the State Line Company, and was
! regarded as skillful officer. For several
| years he was the first officer of the State
OF Pennsylvania, and was transferred to
the Florida when Captain Sadler took
command of her, He is about forty-fve
years OF age and is married. His family
resides at Glasgow,
Younger, second officer. He has been
In the employ of the State Line for the
last seven years, and has been regarded
as promising officer. He is twenty-seven
years OF age and is married. His family
reside near Glasgow.
Allen, third officer. He has been in the
employ of the company for the last seven
years. lie is forty years of age, and has
family in Scotland
John Blaine, Chief Engineer. He has
been in the employ of the company for
nearly nine years, and has been on the
Florida four years. He has been regarded
as one OF the best engineers in the employ
of the company. MIR. Blaine is married
and is about forty years of age.
Heslop, Second Engineer. He has been
in the employ of the company for nearly
ten years. Ills age is about forty wears,
and he has family residing near Glas.
gov.
Genspanil, purser. He is German
and has been but short time in the en-.
ploy of the State Line
DIR. Steele, surgeon.
David Kidd, chief steward. He is
about thirty-tivc years old, and has beer
in the employ of the company nine years
He is married, and his family reside il
Scotland.
Up to noon to-day nothing further hac
been heard of the missing vessel or it.
passengers.