, 1888-12-27

Charles Thompson, fremen; John Rucker
and Tom Cullen, stokers.
THE LOST.
Among those that we're lost are Capt.
J. s. Holmes, master OF the boat; Samuel
Powell, chief clerk; Boo Smith, pilot
from Smithland. La; Mike O'Neal, night.
watchman; Joe Crane, cabin watchman
Monroe Deck. first cook; Jack Duff,
second cook Joe Harvey, cabin boy; Jim
| Watson. second baker, John Grafton,
| carpenter.
Among those who were badly burned
are: ban Carroll. steward; Jim O'Neill,
deck hand; John Gibbons, sailor; Louis
Welch, roustabout, and number Of
others.
HER PAssENGBBs.
Coming iawn on tho beat as passengers
were o number of the crew of the steamer
Josie w. all OF whom we're saved.
KIND CITIZENS.
The surviyors were warm in their praise
OF the humane people OF Plaqusmine, who
spared no pains and no money to furnish
them with clothes aud shelter after their
terrible experience. w. L. Brule. mayor
of the city, was especially kind to the surf
vivors. None Of the men could say what
was the origin of the fire. The general
impression, however, 10 that some careless
smoker threw q ci igarette among the cotton
bales and thereby caused ths disaster.
AsAD CASH.
The death Of John Grafton, carpenter,
was q sad one. He was in tho upper por-
tion Of the boat struggling to get near the
front end. The flames were twisting and
seeting all about him. Ele tried to reach
the boat but disappeared and burned to
death before scores OF people who were
unable to render him any help, The sec.
ond baker of the boat said Mr.. Powell
WAS standing near him when they both
jump ped inio the water. Powell. who
could not swim, climbed on floating cot
ton bale, but two deck hands jumped on
the bale turning 1T over and throwing
Po we'll into the water and he disappeared.
The boat was about fifteen feet from shore
when a great many people plunged into
the river, and several who reached the
bank in safety became begged in the soft
mud, and so intense was the heat from the
boat that they were burned to death be-
fore they could climb up the steep bank to
the levees.
TRRRIBLB SCENE.
The fire was 90 rapid that before the
blot had finished sounding three alarms OF
the whistles, the entire boat from stem to
stem was q roaring mass OF flames, and
extreme. Men yelled and ran about the
decks Of the burning steamer like maniacs,
and others, screaming at the top OF their
voices, threw themselves into the dark
waters and were lost TO sight In the twink.
ling Of IN eye. The second barkeeper
said several persons near him struggling
in the water begged for help. but he could
not render them any assistance becauee the
water chilled him to the marrow and his
al hso mn
The cabin boy, who was an assistant of
the steward, said the crew who were
in the Texas" were aroused from their
sIrm bers by the flames, which roared over
them were compelled to dive headlong
from the root of the boat into the water,
and many of them weie burned to death
while in the water. The impression pre-
walls that the number Of lives lost may not
exceed thirty, although owing to the fact
that the steamers 3 pa prrs are all burned II IL
d ticult to get ut the exact number OF
people on board the fated boat
New ORLEANS, Dec. 26.--On arrival of
the train in New Orleans ambulances were
at the depot and all survivors of the disas.
ter who were suffering from sever burns
were at once conveyed to the charity hos.
pital. Steward Carroll says that the last
OF the lady passengers on the boat coming
down got off at Baton Rouge. He claims
that the passengers Inht were hOOdIu ~
the time of the fire, were Captain Z. G.
Mont gomery, Mr.. Harpin, of the board Of
under writer's. a drover and his son.
OTHER LOST AND SAVED.
The names of the additional persons
saved are: Mary Ramsey. Priscilla
Wright and Millie Gentry, colored passen-
gers; Will Marshall, cabin boy; John
jackson and Thomas Garrow, both SER
iously burned. There were on the Hanna
thirty-three roustabouts and eleven be-
longing to the Josie W., which has been
laid up at Monroe. OF these thirty three
are known TO be saved, leaving eleven un-
accounted for. The following are the ad.
ditional names of the lost: John Barlow
and Jim Blank, coored rousters; Dick
Blauye, colored, messroom.tender; Steptoe.
John and Monroe Diggs. cooks; child OF
Priscilla Wright, colored.
THE LATEST NEWS.
New ORLEANS. Dec. 26.--rhs total loss
| OF life 90 far by the burning Of the steamer
Hanna 10 placed at twenty four: OF the
injured men in the hospital, four
or i've will die. Among them,
Givens, the sailor who was the
hero OF the disaster. His face Ii
horribly burned, his nose gone and eyes
burned out, left arm completely burned
away and lest side and leg charred. The
funeral of such victims rs have been re.
covered took place to-day. Flags of steam
ers In the harbors are being placed at half
mast.
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