The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-27
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MEnFHik, December &,-The steamer
Rate Adams while on her way from A.
kansas CITY 70 thHh place, caught hTe Fun
day morning and burned 10 the waters
edge, when near Commerce CITY, q place
about forty miles below this elty, hhe had
on board about two hundred persons Ia
Guiding tho crew aud about eighty sleerage
passengers n was when the passengers
we're at breakfast that tho hre Was dis
covered In some bales Ot cotton In front OF
The boilers on tho first deck, The boat wa
then nearest the Misaisairai side Of tho
river about 800 yards from tho shore, aud
toward this shore, by the order OF tho cap
tain,
Tho pilot Joe barton, remained Ia tho
wheel houst until the boat WAS firmly
grounded, before he lott hia post Captain
W, H. Cheek ordered the stage plank low
cred, aud Then began looking after the val
uables Of tbs boat, IN tho eablu no found
the Clerk W, q, QlAnkey trying 10 seoufe
the papemand money, The captain secured
most OF tho articles but 0n his way out
stumbled over a chain aud fell, lOoslng
nearly all no had, Ia tho noke and dark
ness he was not able 10 hnd them again
Tho captain then began supplying pas
sengers with life preaeryen Clerk 0lankey
secured ono and jumped overheard, The
boat was some distance from the shore
Glankey loated down stream nearly three
NullE IlaIgYa La ..aHa tIa aluaUa
The captain Atter remaining on Tho boat
a. long az possible, and rendering all the
ahistA ee In hiH power Jumped overheard
and aNltm ashore,
A number OF passengers on the lower deck
we're cut OIL Ia the bow and compelled 10
jump overheard, Panic seemed 10 seize
them Ia their hurry 10 got on the burning
vessel, The fro being In tho middle Of tho
boat II WIS found dinloult 10 launch tho
yawl boat, 30 hot we're the flames there,
When II wa lowered, 10 many crowded
into II that II NJ once oapslled, and many
VI those In II were drowned,
After all had loft the burning vessel, she
lay whore she grounded Tor ab0ut fifteen
minutes and dfffted on down stream, sink
Ing about two miles below
lIor cargo oonaIated Of ,lGi bales Of cot
ton, 1000 ahckA OF cotton seed, " bags oi
seed aud o good lot Of aundri@, Tho cotton
wa eonalgnod 10 Memphis merchants, and
fully insured Ia their open policies,
Fader. Frank & CO., Hnl Fontalue aud
Thomas II, Allen a Co, were the largest
e%onalgne0a,
The cabin passengers who we're on board
we're Mr. and Mrs., Thomas MoLemoro aud
two children, Of Bolivar oounty, Miss.
Mrs, Maggie Flelia, OF MemphlAi Mrs John
Quehn aud five children, Of Rosodalo,
Mis- Mr. Harris and wife, OF la COMA.
Miss Mrs, johnson and child, OF La Conlaj
Captain 4, O, Gloster. assistant engineer OF
Mississippi lovoe board. John Woods lIar'
rlG Of Momphlai Chaplain Elisha Evans Of
Memphis aud W. T., Jaokman, agent Of
the American .CotlonNoed Oh Trust com.
pany. The safe contained about 5000.
about q 1000 Of this belonged 10 passengers,
who had glIn II TO tho clerk for mieikeep
ing.
The water was NO cold trat many who
could swim vol, we're soon bonumbod and
drowned,
The libt Of the dead ~ near as can be
asoortaincd Has followei George Corhett
third clerk Hilliard Horton toolorodl,
BARRIERS Monroe Jackson (oolorcdl bureau
boy Andrew Reese (colorodA cabin watch.
man; Senator Coleman ~(ooloredh second
%panGyman; Andrew Mas (oolorcdl third
pantrymanj jim Nelson (colorod), Texas
tnnderi W, A, Ooyington, planter, Bolivar
county, Mirlmippij BAN Robinson, saloon
keeper, Friar'a! Point Mississippi. Also ten
colorod deck hands aud ton or a(ioon white
loveo laborer1, who got aboard az RoSodalc,
Miss