Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-02

srend Ter them any assistance, because Il. .
WI tor Gull led him II the marrow ard
\ his,cl cthtng elogged his every oYemer,t.
sA hin boy said that the crew VII Wers
#in the ftexass were aroused from their
stun bers by the flames, and they were
compelled to dive headlong from the root
% the boat into the river. and many Of
them We're burned to death whiie ID the
water. ss So
BIZ Dan Carroll, the steward, says: g The
first intlmation I had Of the fire was when
II was awakened BY Lew Rawlings I'M
mediately jumped on tho roof from my
room and there found the lire so strong ii
knocked ma down. Being unable to rise ]
rolled over the best way ii could aud
fell into the river and then SWAN
200 yards Mr.. Carroll Is badly burned
about. his back arms, hands and face, and
his right leg Is also severely sprained. He
was taken to the hospital in q cab.
None Of tue men could say W that was the
origin Of the fire. The general impression,
however, is that some careless smoker
threw q cigarette among the cotton bales
and thereby caused the disaster. 81
Plaquemine was not siumbering when
the fire broke out aud almost the entire
town fiocked to the river bank and
watched the vessel burn Tho strug-
RI ng unfortunates who reached the
shore were taken care OF. and doctors and
others came to, their ASST stance and
tried to alleviate their sufferings The
City and Central hotels and private houses
threw open their doors to the Inflated
people and fed and clothed them.
The survivors telegraphed accounts
of the disaster to their homes.
No attempt was made to save any
of the steamers books or papers,
and every thing, including the clothes OF
the crew and passengers, was lost. The
boat burned rapidly, and in short time
after the alarm was given she had burned
to the water's Age The Full sunk and
nothing was left OF the Hanna but floating
tim Der and burning cotton.
The surviy ors were all warm in their
praise Of the humane people of Plaquemine
and vicinity, who spared no pains and no
money to furnish them with clothes and
shelter after their terrible experience w.
L. Brnle, mayor of the city, was especially
kind to the surv vors. @s
The John II. Hanna was built in .Madi-
son, Ind, in 1876, and hailed from Louis
vile, Ky. She was of 81 tons. and was
owned by the Ouachita River Consolidated
line. She was valued at $4,000, and was
insured for S12, 600 in local and foreign
companies. E g. s:.5.
LOSS OF TIE STEAMER ERICKSON.
a SEATTLE, W. T., DEC 26 -Particulars Of
the burning Of the steamer Lief Erickson
off Alkali Point, FIVE miles west of this
city, meager news of which was tel
egraphed Monday, say six and probably
seven lives were lost The Erickson Piled
between Seattle and sidney, Mason Coun-
ty. The fire broke out in the pilot house.
The Erickson was about two miles from
shore, and there were thirty-three
persons aboard. The fire spread
Instantly throughout the interior
cabin. CAPTAIN John Niube, the owner
Of the boat was in command He left the
wheel house for the purpose of launching
the Ii raft but found passengers trying
to put the raft overheard. In the stru ggle
to rescue the raft from the passengers
Captain n 11ibe fell overheard with it
Meantime the passengers. putting on life
preservers and selling lrewood Or any
thing else that would float, jumped
overheard. Captain Niube saw his q zee,
Miss Annie Tollner, daughter of Mrs.
Bertha Tollner, Of Sidney, struggling in
the water. He d his utmost to push the
raft toward her, but she drowned in less
than 100 feet away from him.
The steamer Skagit Chief, en- route tc
Tacoma, came to the rescue and saved
seven persons. The steamer Mountsineer
saw the burning vessel four miles away,
and headed straight for her. Half a
mile from the Erickson the Mountaineer
found people struggling in the water.
Small boats were lowered and nineteen
persons were saved. An unknown man
was taken from the ser and died i'll a
few minutes. He said just before he died
that his wife was lost from the steamer.
The Erickson was valued at a, coo and was
MT insured. She had light cargo. The
Mountaineer, with survivors, arrived
here at Z o'clock Monday evening At