The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-08-19
EIGHT WERE KILLED
STEAMER ANNIE eAxon WRECKED
Bodies Of Many Of the Unfortu.ate Wiz
ttms stili In Snake River-Ltat al
Killed and Iajared.

Bodies Of Many Of the Unfosta.ate VIZ
Tins stili In Snake River-I.tst al
Killed and Isjared.
LEwIsTOx. Aug. 1.-THE crowning
catastrophe Of series Of awful horrors
which have made Snake river a sypo-
nym Of nisfortune occurred this morn
ing at 7:30 in the explosion Of the boiler
Of the steamer Annie Faxon, with .
mortality Of twelve TO fifteen lives.
The steamer Annie Faxon, Baughman.
master, left Lewiston At I O'Clock this
morning on her usual run to Riparia
with I've passenger and the usnal crew
OF about fifteen men. All apparently
progressed happily until landing was
about to be effected at Waite's bar, Eve
miles below Almota. ON the southern
bank Of tn. river, and forty miles below
Lewiston. II was precisely 30 O'Clock
and the boat was about eighty feet on
shore when the explosion came. Cap
tain Baughuan saw McIntesh's head
cleft In twain and was at that moment
stricken seuseless. The same shock
which rendered him unconscious also
threw him on the shore. where he re-
covered himself two hours later.
The explosion wrecked the boat,
throwing some of the passengers into
the stream, where those who could
grasped floating wreekage until they
were rescued BY boats launched By sur
vivors of the wreck. As nearly as can
be learned the following are the killed:
JOE BUSH, a resident Of Lewiston,
where he has \ wife and four children.
TOM MCINTOSH, who was standing
BY Captain Baughman in the pilot house
at the time of the explosion. His head
was split open. The bodies of the above
two have been recovered.
MRS. PATTON, the two months bride
of Purser Patton, undoubtedly lost. only
her hat having been recovered.
! GEORGE FARWELL, waiter on the
boat and instructor of the Lewiston
I juvenile band.
| PAUL ALLEN, deck hand, formerly
employed about the Hotel de France at
| Lewiston.
WILLIAM KIDD, 4 deck hand and
resident of Lewiston.
J. MCINTOSH, prospector, brother
Of the above ment .oned Tom Mcintosh.
A FIREMAN. name unknown.
/ These bodies are all in the river and
not yet regained.
! Seriously injured:
SAGE AIKEN, assistant engineer, Lew
iston.
JAKE MoRrrz, steward, badly scaided.
/, WILLIAM MoHI, survivor of two re-
cent tragedies On Snake river.
/ An UNKNOWN PASSENGER, who took he
boat at Almota.
C. LAYTON, a passenger, thigh bone
broken.
! Roger Morris escaped with a broken
rib.
Captain Baughman is slightly scalded.
The Chinese cook and two Chinese
| employees we're wounded.
Purser Patton, Engineer Brown, Night
Waterman Dick Hail, John Aiken, l. c.
Sergeant, John Storm and Jim Burke are
reported comparatively uninjured.
When the megre reports Of the disas-
ter reached Lewiston a boatload Of men
started down the river 10 render any
needed assistance. The party arrived
h. Ill l.
jured removed to farmhouses, where
they are now receiving aid. Several
physicians from neighboring points are
in attendance.
The steamer Spokane has already ar
rived from Riparia and will leave dur
Ing the night with the wounded for the
Walla Walla hospital, connecting with
a special train tomorrow morning, de.
tailed for the purpose.
TIRE CAPTAIN RIANELEss.
Captain f. W. Baughman left Lewis
ton Saturday for Pierce City, his son
Harry taking command of the boat dur
ing his absence. Young Captain Baugh-
man is competent river man, holding
masters license, and Is in no sense
held responsible for the calamity. Tue
Faxou now lies sunk about forty feet
from the shore, Quilted Of its engine and
machinery, which is scattered around
about the wrecks shell.
The Union Pacific company, owners
Of the navigation line, are criticised that
the Faxon's boiler was a secondhand
one, taken from the old steamer John
Gates.
The steamer spokane, after convey
Ing the wounded victims to Rlparia,
will leave for Lewiston to morrow after.
noon, stopping en- route to take on
board a considerable number Of Lewis.
toniaus, now remaining by the wounded
and seeking the bodies OF the six unre-
covered victims.
The Pyritic Snsetter.