The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-04
BLOWN INTO ETERNITY
Forty Lives Lost In a Steamboat EX-
ploSion on the Mississippi.
Frightral HaSoc brought By the Bur~tinG
of the (orona's ls0tIer-List nj
the I.s,~t 40 Far ns
Knows

Corona of the Onachita consolidated line.
left here last evening for Onachita river
with "a full cargo of freight and a good list
of passengers. She exploded her boilers
at Falset river. nearly opposite Port Hud-
son, at HAS n. M. causing the loss of the
steamer and about Az lives. The Anchor
line stcamcr City of ~. Louis, Captain
Joseph O'Neil, was near, and with her
surviving passengers ana the crew were
taken on board by Captain O'Ncil and
kindly cared for.
The following are a. list
of the lost snd saved as far
Odohan. first clerk; Clark. Ellis, second
clerk; Fred Denkle, bar keeper; Fred
Vernon, bar keeper; Pat Ryan, steward;
ff '"ss coo a"' .ail%am:' Billy ysa%a;
s Ssy. Both m. ssp,a i"" of the deck wa s@s
gers known tn hc lost are: DIR. Atwell,
Mrs: Scott, ~Smithland. La; Mr.; Dayis,
stock man, Texas; Mr.. koench; Mrs.
HUFF Of Opelos,s Mrs. Kaufrman's nurse
The passenger saved are: Mrs. Henry
Blanks and two children; Mrs.
man and children; Capt. b. &. Cornwell;
Mrs. J. Brown. Mrs. ID. Meredith. L.. +.
Mason. Mr.. Baugrnan, MIR. Comstock,
Do~naldsonville; John Carr, Harrison
The Corona was on her first trip OF the.
season. and had but recently come out OF
To the extent of nearly S12,OoO. She was
built at Wheeling. w. Va, by Sweeney
and had a carrying capacity OF about go
bales of cotton. AT the time of the acct
dent she was valued at $4,000.
and Mr Mr. ' Mii.Sn, # a' Rsa River RI 1p fsndinS,,
are also among. the killed. Ten Of the
! Afrs RnlssrfsDn SnyS TINT when ('Ornll0
arrived opposite False River landing,
about sixteen miles below Bayou Sara,
boat tn pieces, when she sank indeep water
in a few seconds. Mrs. Robertson says
she was wcdged ia the ladies' cabin will
some of the debris lying across her lowe,
limbs, but was suddenly released and
found herself floating in the river. She
sank twice. but luckily was picked up and
escaped with only a few painful bruise,
ON her lower limbs. L. &. Rollings. the
pilot, says he was asleep at the time OF
occurred. Hon. l.. :. Maston, secretary nj
state. who was n passenger ON the Corona
n% ai assisted ns IN saving Mrs " Robinson ane
another lady. There was very little tims
for escape, as the boat went down like
Cured. No one seems tn bc able tn give
any explanation AS To thc cause of thu
sudden disaster: ,,,. ,;,u,,
of the line, who assumed oInman aftel
the death Of Capt. Blank. says the explo
StOu was not cue I'd ~ tpO HlGn prS'sSure q
the steamer. He had jnst had occasion t.
examine the gauge and is positive therewa'
not more pressure than 15O pounds. Thu
boat had n moderate cargo. She was In
the middle of the stream and was just be
lowing he landing of Arbrotl, and has
just whistlcd tn pass the City of 81. Louis
which was fortunately coming down at TIN
time. The explosion had a downwars
tendency and blew out the bottom
of the boat. causing her 4
sink Immediately. h was tori
in two, the rear portion floating dowI
stream and bearing a numhs of TIN
saved. Capt. Sweeney says the boa
would undoubtedly have burned had SIN
not gone DOWN immediately. None OF tia
hooks, papers and other valuablcs wer
saved.
The City Of st. Louis. which wa
about zoo yards above, at ono
put out her boats, and she di'
noble work i'm saving lives. The Ancho
lines stayed there several hours, render
ing all assistance possible and taking nj
board the rescued passengers and crew
When nothing more could he done sh
came down to Baton Rouge, where pin.
sicians wer, summoned and all possibl
done for the injured. The only dea
body recovered was that of Fred Ovcrmin
the second bar-kccper.