New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-14
MANY VICTIMS OF A STORM.
SIXTEEN LIVES LOST BY THE CAPSIz1NG OF
A PLEASURE BOAT.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE DISASTER TO THE
-TEAMER FRANKIE FOLSOM AT PEORIA
TEN BODIES RECOVERED FROM
THE WRECK

TIE WRECK.
Peoria H.. July l3-Not since the Chatsworth
holocaust Of four year. ago has there been such eN
element in Peoria and Pckn As witnessed TO-DAY over
tho disastrou, results Of last nights storm. Half Of
Toxins people in Peoria and half Of Peora's
population line the river banks Tile wrecked
steamer. Frankie Folsom. IS IN plain sight. not iir
from shore Ten persons are known 20 be dead TX
teen persons yet 10 b.. heard rom " the
echr,cn reported missing last night, TWO reported
thi, morning
There were nine smaller pleasure boats out on the
river at the time the storm came up OF these five
were safe this morning They report having mao
fearful time among the willows that line the shore
The bodies recovered have been prepared TOT burial
and were laid ont side by side most Of them to be
taken 10 Pekn this afternoon. OF ten, all but one
Identified
The Official list OF the Coroner shows the following
known dead The Rev !. II. McMcen. OF Benson :
Mrs Frederick Fisher and daughter Cora. Miss Lottle
EOitler. OF Pekin John II. Ahrends Of Pehin Mary
Flath Pckin Mrs Henry Duisdlker lckln MIS- W.
c. Wills Pekin, Miss LOttle shade OF sheloyviiie
IL Divers who went down to-day saw two bodies
crushed under the wreckage.
Miss Lotte Shades brother. who was reported
lost found this morning badly injured but VIII
recover The body last night identified n Maria Ford
~ pckin is today classed among the unknowns
Friends Of Miss Ford arrived the city this morning
and stated that she safe at home Miss Hep
pier Of strcator rescued IN an lnsenslnle cohd
ton and removed to a house. II IS impossible 10 tell
whether she Will recover or not james Thomas
was badly injured and Is in the hospital. Mrs Kate
Bcebe OF Pekin. is known to have been lost Her
Father Henry Zuckwciler dragged out Of the
water a. he was going down the last time. John
smith Is also believed to have persisted. When the
boat capsized the women were mostly imprisoned III
the cabin. having sought refuge there rom the Storm
and had no means OF egress.
Captain Loesch, master Of the boat, gives the story
OF the accident He brought party OF about thirty
four up from Pekn to Pains Last Days Of
Pampe" After the exhibition they pulled out
and when IN the middle OF the the storm struck
them with al It's fury with scarcely sign Of warning.
The captain attempted to head the steamer toward
the shore and ne did So terrific gust o. wind
struck the craft and keeled 1t over In nineteen feet
Of water. The scene which followed was piiifih-
Men and women thrown into the water. bur the
larger part Of them managed to reach the upper guard
and cling there until help reached them. Their cries
OF distress were heard on shore and In spite OF the
heavy wind a number OF skifs went 10 their assist
ance and gradually they were brought 10 shore.
Quickly they were taken 10 houses whore DRY clothes
were secured. The person drowned were nearly all
IL the cabin when the boat tipped over. so there
was no escape for them. window was smashed
IN and one woman dragged out. She WIS breathing
but died irS few seconds.
Tho survivors all tell the most thrilling tales OF the
disaster and there were many narrow escapes. Men
and women were pulled boats half dressed. and
II rs feared that some ~ them will de from excite
uent md exposure. Samuel sutton. circuit clerk OF
Tazcveu County was IN the second boat from the
wreck lie saved his wife by diving down into the
cabin OF the sunkeu boat He brought her MP ln
n seuseess condition but Il Is thought she VIII I've
lie said the accident caused by the pilot beconl-
ing sr,red when the storm struck th"m. Had ne
hont tine steamer headed for tho willows on the
onogite bank there would have been no danger ~ rs
cap.iznc When the storm struck tho boat there
wa, the widest scene imaginable Men and women
huddled 10 tho side from tho shore. and when the
boot careoned many were swept Of. The vessel
settled rapidly to the bottom 81 the rver and every
r,st NJ the squall would sweep some unfortunate
person into the waves.
The Folsom wns 20 feet In length WIN u ieet
heam 2 feet In depth She was built IN saltwater
Mimi IN 1--C and wa In spocted by the Government
Ther, wen. thirty four Passengers on hoau ana cr'"
M six She d, almost total loss. -.
When TN. storm struck tlr lake ana river tHr WIZ
,-ae c,vered with small rOwb0at- loaded with Herri
r,akcrs The fury ~ the gale dashed the wafer WW
foam and the fraI shells bobird M ahn uu"n l'
10 hsa,,y seu like rOris. Most NJ the boatmfn wrr'
,rex ueriencrd and a. soon ~ the gii, bur'i upon
tber ,hav lost control OF the boat. when We nfNcI
Ion, hafo-e tho wind Mauv ~ the boats nll~l WIN
rrofo~ and verc swamped. their occupants having ~
t,ke a. the water and swim for the SHORE. ~'nl' OF
,'' -, ,,oro ovorfurued. The women and chidr"u
Wy, H. ,-.o,te-t suferers People VINO on m"
moro resci,ed many OF these from wni"ry graves II
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