The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-07
THE MAscoTTE EXPLOSION.
A Considerable Increase in the Number Oh the
Dead, Injured and Missing. !.

ST.. Louis. Oct 6-The wreck OK La Mas
cote resulted from the collapse of one OF the
boiler f1ues The explosion spent its force d.
rectly backwards into the epglne-room' anu
only the crew and roustabouts suffered from
being scalded by the escaping steam. Notning
new in regard to the explosion was developed
to-day, and no other bodies have been found as
yet One of the missing, John Miller
reached here this morning in sKlH
from Neely's Landing with his heao
burned, and says that Capt. Eoaugh
positively refused to allow him to come down on
the Eagle this morning SO as to get here before
his wife and children were buried. Captain
Ebaugh's excuse was that it was against the
law
Capt VIM. a. Crapster, Of the lighthouse boat
Ivy. arrived this morning and offered the boats
assistance in recovering the dead from the
wreck While his offer was highly appreciated
by the people in contrast to Captain Eoaugns $,
it not accepted, as humoe1
of skiffs were already on the grouno
and doing everything that could be done. From
interviews with rescued passengers, it seems
that there is no hope OF any OF the missing
passengers being found alive. The wreck Is
now lying just below Willard's landing win
little of the bow and several feet or the "neel
wreck this evening report no indication OF any
bodies, and they have searched both shores.
Deputy Coroner Paar is holding an IN
quest over all the bodies so FAR
recovered, and has had the crew of both La
Mascotte and Eagle testifying. Captain Ebaugh
claims he did all in his power to save persons at
the wreck. The inquest will probably be con-
cluded tomorrow.
Captain Thompson has entered protest on
the loss of his boat
AS far q can be learned. the list of passengers
on the Mascotte was as follows:
Judge Hagar and wife, Cape Girardeau, miss
ing; Fred Lind, missing Mrs. w. II. Wheeler
and two children, Daisy and Lily, Cape Girar-
deau, mssng Miss Amelia Kruger, Cape Gil
rardeau, missing; Miss ulia Rabich, Cape Girar-
deau, missing; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller and
two children Of Shelbyville, Ill. Mrs. Miller and
the two children were drowned, and
were brought here last night. Mr..
j. H. Miller swan ashore, but is
badly burned on the head; Miss Lena Buehr-
MANN of ST Louis, badly hurt on head, hands,
arms and back from fire. will recover: Louis
Semers and wife. Cape Grardeau, both saved
uninjured; J. N. RUSSELL Cape Girardeau, saved.
but slightly burned; Mrs. c. p. Phelps, Cape
Gfardeau, saved uninjured; A. j. Howard, Cape
Girardeau. saved with slight burns on head and
back; Capt Thompson uninjured; j. H. Perkins,
first clerk, missing, This home at Evansville.
Ind, and he is son of Captain Pdrkins, one Of
the owners of La Mascottel; Ed Branham, sec
ond clerk, uninjured Ed Daugherty, first mate,
was blown overheard, but saved uninjured;
Lew Adams, second mate, was badly scalded
and died in the hospital this morning. James
Donoho, pilot, uninjured; j. j. Hanian,
pilot, unniured; Henry Gearneau. knocked
overheard and injured in the right
side, but will recover; Billy O'Brieu, first engi-
neer, was blown overheard, and is now missing;
g. S. Davidson, carpenter, severely scalded is
at the hospital; MacShearer, deck hand, severely
scalded, died at the hospital this morning; Joe
Simmons scrubber scalded head and right arm,
will probably get well; Charles Vaughn and
Clarence Givins, watchmen, Vaughn slightly
One of the chambermaid Miss Peoples, is miss
ing, and the other, Maggie johnson, was
drowned, and the body brought here last night
There were eleven roustabouts and two fire.
men, all colored, scalded and taken to the hos
pital OF these Jack Fnnegan, William Jones,
and Theo Lacy, ST. Louis; Will Davis. Midway.
Kv.; Henry Jordon, Evansville, and William
Elliott, are now dead Joe Burns. of
Chester; Lew Chairman, Of Paducah; An
derson s. Sharp, of St. Louis;
Mash Wade. of Walnut Hill, Tenn, and Albert
Rice, of Cape Grardeau, are severely scalded.
with strong chances against their recovery,
VIM Spartzell and Dallas Webster, both of
Evansville, are slightly burned and will leave
for their homes this evening.
Joseph Wilson, of Nashville; Henry Muncke,
of Cincinnati and julius Williams. and one un
known are missing.
Charles Thomas, cabin boy, is also missing.
The body of Lew Adams, the second mate, was
buried here to day by the Odd-fellows.
The total number on board as far as known,
was: Passengers, 10; cabin crew, %; deck crew,
rs; passengers rescued, s; drowned and recov-
cred. 3; missing, 8; cabin crew rescued, 49, dead
and missing. 5; deck crew rescued uniniured 10;
rescued burned, IL; missing, 5. Albert Rice,
one of the roustabouts living here, died this
evening at the hospital. apd two more are not
expected to live till morning