St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-16
FEARFUL CALAMITY.

!
! List of the Victims and the Saved.
! CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-, Oct. Cone Of
the most terrible disasters which has &C.
CURED on the river for many years took
place at twelve O'Clock yesterday at
CraWford's, a place twenty-five miles
above here. Tie steamer La Mascotte,
Captain J. b. Thompson, exploded
her boilers at that point, causing her
total loss and destroying many lives.
The full list cannot yet be obtained, per-
/ haps never will be, as the register was
( lost, but it is known that from eighteen
to twenty-five lives have been lost, a list
of the victims, as near as obtalnable, ap-
pcaring below.
/ The news of the trightful affair reached
/ here at five O'Clock yesterday evening, on
/ the arrival of the tOWbOat Eagle, Captain
/ c. S. Ebaugh, which brOugH5 down
/ thirty-tive persons, including the re-
! mainder of the crew of the La 'hascotte.
/ The scene here when the news spread
| among the people was one Of the widest
! confusion. In the excitement it was
! some time before an intelligent under
| standing could be arrived at, but the
! active sympathy of the people soon took
! shape and the dead and wounded were
| tenderly removed and cared for.
THE DEAD.
Following is list of the victims as
! far as obtainable at this writings:
Judge William Harar and wife, of this
| county.
Miss Kreiger, of this city, daughter of
Christ Kreiger.
Mrs. william H. Wheeler and two
children, of this city.
Fritz Lind, son of Theobald Lind Of
this city.
| Charles AnSel, colored.
Both chambermaids, names not Men
toned.
| One lady, name unknown, and two chill
! dren.
| The bodies of the three last mentioned
and one of the chambermalds were re-
I covered and brought down by the Eagle.
( j. r. Perkins, first clerk, Miss Julia
Rabch of this city and first engineer
| Porter.
Out OF twenty-four of the crew four
| teen are known to be saved.
it is now estimated that between
eighteen and twenty-five persons have
/ been lost.
! WOUNDED AND RESCUED.
| The following is partial list of the
! badly wounded:
| Miss Lena Buehrmann, daughter of the
| late Geo. Buehrmann, of this city, not
dangerously.
Lon Adams, first mate, badly injured.
Several persons unknown are more or
! less dangerously wounded.
Among those known to be saved are
| Captain J. B. Thompson; Harry Lourey,
steward; JAS. A. Donohoe, pilot, aud his
partner; J. J. Hanlon, second clerk, and
d. c. Mantz, second engineer.
Captain Ebaugh says his boat was in
sight and he rendered assistance as soon
as possible, and rescued some thirty live
persons, including the crew of the La
Mascotte. He thinks there were others
saved and cared for by the people on the
shore. 1t is impossible to get the exact
condition of the sufferers, owing to the in
tense excitement. Pilot Donohue says
the La Mascotte burned TO the waters
edge, fioated down and lodged at the
shore one mile below Williams Landing.
Acting Coroner William Paar will pro-
coed at once to hold an inquest on the
bodies of the dead
The IIl-Fated Boat.
Oh. LOUIS, OCL. Ollie steamer La
Mascotte was about the latest addition
othe water craft running to and from
St. Louis. She was built at Evansville,
Ind, this season by Evansville parties at
cost of about $50, 900 for packet trade
between st. Louis and Cape Girardeau.
The steamer made tri-weekly trips be-
tween st. Louis and the Cape and had
very large business, plenty of freight and
passengers being carried on each trip.
Captain Thompson had charge with the
usual sized crew. The boat was consid-
cred very fast and made the trip to and
from Cape Girardeau in excellent time.
The arrival of the steamer in the city
was generally announced by discharging
cannon carried on the boat. On Sunday
evening last about ten o'clock the report
of the cannon led many people to believe
that there was an explosion on the river.
and many people hurried to the levee
only to find that the La Mascotte had ar
rived. The steamer left st. Louis on
Monday afternoon at four O'Clock.
TWAS A GOLD DAY,