The Van Buren press., 1901-08-24
TIE Vessel Turned over On Its Side
ately-NOt a Sound Heard From
the Sudden Engulfed Victims
List of the Lost.

Mrs. Charles Davis, Smithfeld.
Mrs w. A. Hogan and three chill.
dren, Paducah.
Col. Turner, Smithfield.
Charlyan Gordon, Smithfield.
Mrs. Davis Adams, Smithfield.
Smith Davis and wife, Livingston.
VIM. Webb, Springfield.
Miss Lucy Barnett, Smithfeld.
Clarence Slayden, Lola.
August F. Kriepke, Golconda.
John Walters, Golconda.
Clarence Coker, Golconda.
Fireman and three colored declr
hands.
Engineer Hayden and son.
Joseph McAllister, st. Louis.
Two white men, unknown peddlers
Mrs. Hutchinson, Evansville, Ind.
Three unknown children.
ID. jackson.
w. Wood.
George Stanberry.
Howard Rondo.
No Time to Escape.
Capt. Jesse Bauer and Pilot E. Z.
Peck succeeded in rescung many peo-
pie. Capt. Peck stated that when the
boat struck there was no time to
escape; she went down on her side in
ten feet of water, and that few
chung to a yawl and reached the
shore. After the wind had subsidized
somewhat, those of the crew who
had escaped rowed to the wreck, but
found no one, and of all the women
on board only Mrs. Hayden, wife Of
the engineer, is known to have been
saved. Capt. Peck states that the
books will have to be found before
it can be determined who and how
many are lost.
Escaped Through u window.
II. L. Worten and N. S. Quarter
nous, of Hampton, Ky, escaped
through a cabin window.
The City of Golconda piled between
this city and Elizobethtown, Ill. The
boat left Elizabethtown at p. m.
and was due to arrive here at p. IN.
She had an unusually good passenger
list, as she was the only boat coming
down Monday. The Inflated boat was
valued at $4,000, and had been in the
trade several years.
Didn't Hear . Scream.
Capt. Jesse Bauer said: "In my
opinion the people in the cabin were
drowned instantly, as | did not hear
a scream come from the cabin. Usu-
ally in such accidents n steamboat
will rock back and forth several
times before turning over, but the
Golconda went over without any of
this, and 1t all happened so quickly
that 1t is wonder any of us got out
alive"
Frank Enders, one OF the passen-
gers, corroborated by several others,
declares that the effort to land
brought the side OF the boat around
so that the wind struck II with full
force. There had been almost gale
blowing for ten minutes, and one man
who could not swim, went to the pilot
house and begged the pilot to land.
When he finally did consent to land,
the hurricane, visible as huge black,
cloud, sweeping across the river,
struck the boat as It swung around In
O position least able to resist II.
Early Tuesday morning the work
OF searching for the remains began,
the party being led by Thomas Ora
ham, county clerk, and Luther Gra-
ham, his brother, whose sister was
among the dead. Three bodies were
recovered in the forenoon, those Of
Miss Trixie Grimes, Miss Lucy Barnett
and Mrs, David Adams, Mrs. Barnett's
face was badly l0ccrnted,
Tuesday afternoon the bodies OF
Miss Graham and Mrs. w. A. Hogan
and Lucille her six.year.old d0ugh-
ter, were recovered. The position OF
the limbs and the expression of the
faces, as well MS scratches and bruises,
indicated n fierce struggle when the
prisoners were caught In the little
cabin like rate.
Groups OF sad-visaged people dot
the wharf here all duy awaiting It'd
ings from the rescuers, while the par.
lors OF the Richmond hotel were filed
with weeping women.
The boat II being dismantled In or.
der that the dead may be reached.
Philip Boulware, travelling salesman
Of Paducah, and Archibald Lomis, d
travelling man OF 81. Louis, had mar
row escapes, but finally reached shore,
Mrs. Charles Hayden, Of this
place, the only woman saved, IN badly
bruised. When she went down she
clung TO her child and both were An
ally saved by rousters,
The whereabouts Of Mr., Hogan, the
husband OF one Of the women and
three children drowned, are unknown,
lie IL travelling man from ~. Louis.
Incendiarism In Chipiey, Fla.
Chipley, Fla, Aug. 2i.-Moses
Brown, negro, confessed that he
set fire TO the store Of Sheriff Allen,
causing the loss Of II stores. Brown
says Allen gave him a suit Of clothes
70 set fire 70 the place after remow.
Ing $500 worth OF goods 10 Aliens
barn, where they were found. Allen
L. ,uls 4. a ,..st