Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-28

mill, but all hands worked with such
. will that lie further spread was pre-
vented. The fire caused oonsteTna-
ton,
HUMAN POWER IssUFFiCiEST.
when the first evidence Of the ap.
preaching storm began TO appear,
every engineer on the river got up full
steam In order ~ be abls 10 combat thu
elements. Had ~ been anything but
tornado tits probable this would have
aided the crews Of the steamers Ia saw.
ing their craft. But the onslaught
was 20 violent that tho crews found
their efforts only sufficient TO aid them
slightly In directing the course OF tholr
boats. The steamer PlttHbufg, OF the
Diamond Joe Inc, tbs steamer CITY OF
NieksbuTg and the Providence OF the
Columbian Exposition company; tue
Captain Monroe, Of the Anchor line,
aud many Of the smaller craft were
pitched and tossed about until the final
blast rent them from thor anchorage.
The storm SWEET diagonAlly across tho
river and struck this Illinois bbnk, with
Increased fury. The loss VI lie In the
water on tho east side seems TO DO
light, rs everybody was cautioned
not TO jump anu everybody was
carried safely TO land. The CITY
OF NicksbuTg IL almost total
wreck. The City Of Providence
was blown up on tue Illinois tank.
Her Tuddef, cabin and smoke
stack arc gone. The ~, Louis
and 81. Paul packet companies
steameTkst. Paul hsd started for koo.
kuk when tho tornado struck the
city. She has not been heard from
since. She had full cabin list. Tho
Belle OF Calhoun, and tho Llbbio
Condor which were m0orod near
Choieau avenue, were almost totally
broken ur. The Ellen G. Smith, tue
hArDor boat, was blown away uown
tho river ana was wrecked near
Arsenal Island. II IN thought no lives
were lost on this boat. TIE steamer
I'D. Harvester, Of the Missouri Valley
Transportation company was also torn
from It's dock ana carried down the
river Many heroic acts were per.
formed In the saving OF lives as re-
suit OF the storm. When the CITY Of
Monroe had listed away nom tho
anchor line wharf there were about
forty passengers on board aud full
crew, ms the boat was Just making
When tho moOrings finally gave way
toe boat lurched over on It's ttarboard
side anu nearly capslzed. This move
ment threw nearly ali tho freight 10
the starbourd side and served TO hold
the boat la It's perllous position.
Captain Niegler made TeEssurlng
speech 10 tho passengers, which
alightly quieted tho extreme excite
meut He said they were all safe.
when tho boat struck tho Illinois
! bank tbs captain was not 10 DO found.
| 4 tug had a marvellous escape from
drowning when the boat wac blown
| from its mOorings at the foot Of
Washington avenue. On board were
three men and two women, the latter
| Jennie Miller, cook, and Emma
Nolan, chnmbrTmalu. WheA the
storm broke the men were on deck and
| the women below, Toe mate saw that
| tue storm was 10 10 u baTd One and be.
gan 90 ring tho alarm bell. Then tine
| steamer Dragon, which left It's moor
| ings, was blown out into tho streAm.
/ Al tue same moment the DOlpniu's
ropes parted ana the tug began 10 chip
/ water. The wind blew het against tho
| bridge. While this was going on tue
women RnI the men on the boat
| climbed 10 the upper decks. When
| tho boat struck the briuge gh0sa on
board had 10 dodge to escape the iron
work OF tho structure. The uaate saw
tueru was no nope II they stayed on
| bOsfi. Jennie Miller was the fret 10
/ ciimD GA tho IRON work. She was as
/ slsled by two VI tho mon while the
mate stayed on deck 10 help Emma
/ Nolan. AZ she swung herself 20 the
/ beams the beat drlfted away and sank
| before tue Dyes Of the nor fed crew.
| Slowly with the wind blowing with a
/ force that caused tno big structure 10
rock like \ cradle, tue three brave men