Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-08
rnIRrY VICTIMS 20 rAs.
Result ~ the Cor~ncr's Inquest On sSs
Mascotte Disaster.


ST. Lor,s Oct. S.-The following deaths o.
CURED yesterday. among those Injured In the
Mascotte disaster. making the total number
thirty: Marshall Wade tcolored). OF Walnut
HUI, Tenn; Robert Rice (coiorcdl, of Cape
Micnael: M. q. Sherer. OF Cincinnati, Ohio
Levi Chatham (coloredl, OF Psducah, Ky. Geo
- Davidson. he boats carpenter. IA In a very
precarious condition, aud Is not expected %
live.
The coroner resumed his investigation into
the cause OF the deaths resulting from the ac-
eident YESTERDAY. Adolph Evelyn, pilot OF the
Eagle, testified that he noticed the explosion on
tue La Mascotte. tut hearing no signal, sup
iosed that the boal was not In distress. Wnen
the deck hands tn lower the skiff and the yawl.
ihey did so. and aided In the rescue OF the
passengers and crew. The captain OF the Eagle
PROVOKED that he (the pilot had ordered the
ooats lowered. The Eagle then ran ashore and
LOOK ON board ali those who had escaped froxn
the burning boat.
CAPT. EBRoueHs ISHrMAN CONDUCT.
Capt c. Ebrough, of the Eagle. testified that
ne WAS poweriess TO render any assistance to
the La Mascotte, Tor his own boat wouid GER
tsiniy nave caught tire IL he had attemp%.d To
push the burning boat ashore. The YAH and
ssin had already been lowered when he line
On aeeS, ana were rescuing the drowning pas.
sengers anu members OF the crew. He did all
In his power To alleviate the suffering OF the
injured after they had been brought aboard the
E.gie.
Several of the La Mascotte,s crew testified
that Captain Thompson, master OF the boat,
was the last one TO leave, and that he did all
passengers. They all agreed that the EaRls
could have pushed the La Mascotte ashore win.
out endangering herself.
Capt. Thompson testified that as soon es he
knew The boat was afire he searched the upper
and lower decks tor his cree and deck banda,
ana al oul Two OF them had been too severely
Injured 10 render any assistance In exlinguish-
Ing the f1re or Lad made their escape Mr. 9ere-
rean aud he assisted the ladies TO tue stage ana
supplied them with liie-preservers. He then
went back 10 the deck 10 take last look and
see II any one was left on the boat aud saw tW0
colored men
HORRIBLY BURNED AND scALpEp.
lying on the Iorecastle. the flames just about o
aevour them. IL would have been impossible
To rescue them. He then jumped overheard
swan ashore, ran down 10 where the Eagle had
landed, boarded ner and repeatedly called UPON
her captain tc lower his lle-boat. 81 told hin
continued Capt. Thompson, that II he did not
do AZ would report him. He replied that he
had no crew. saw al that time eight or twelve
men on the lower deck. He finally lowered th0
boat. Some one was in 1t, but had only one oar.
IL came ashore aud was afterwards taken back
To the boat When the Eagle landed there were
passengers from the La Mascotte In the rivsr.on
The stage or ciinging TO a line On the bow of the
boat. The Eagle could have gone close enough
and sent the lile-boat even within one hundred
or two hundred feet and taken the passengers
on, tut Capt. Ebrough refused 10 do this.
HIS CONDUCT THRoUGHoUr WAS HEARTLEss
10 the extreme and he seemed totally ipdif-
ierent TO the condition Of the dying and drown
lug victims. When called on 10 20 TO the Cape
ne repeatedly said he wanted to go TO
Grand Tower; also said that he was running
that boat and that too many wanted to have .
say in running ner / told him that had
something 10 SAY, and that II IL MAS money he
wanted he could have thai. i tried all bus
Two or three doors OF the staterooms his
boat and they were all locked. From what I
saw the captain of the Eagle rendered
sistance Whatever except TO bring the dead and
dying 10 Cape Girardeau."
After tIe eyloencewas all taken the jury sl
most Immediately returned q verdict
eAonerating the officers OF the la
al hinrrA ma
yerely criticised Captain thorough, Of the
EagIe, for his treatment OF the survivors and
ior not attempting TO run the burning boat
ashore,and recommended thai his license lie 10
Nokea.