Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-14
FIFTEEN LIVES LOST
Further Particulars Of the Sink.
ing Of the Steamer
City Of Paducah
Passenger. and Crew Acted
Coolly in the Face Of
Grave Danger.
Many Caught and Crushed by
Listing Of the Steam.
er's Cargo.

st. Louis, May 14.-The first authentic
Information concerning the wreck of
the steamer City of Paducah, which oc-
Cured at Brunkhorst Landing, Illinois,
Sunday night, was obtained upon ar
rival of the steamer City of Clifton here
at 2:3o this morning with twelve pas
sengers and the crew of the Inflated
steamer on board. Fifteen persons lost
their lives in the catastrophe. The dead
are
Or. j. w. Bell Cuba Landing, Tenn.
Miss Mabel Gardiner, ST. Louis.
Charles johnson, deck watchman.
Frank Garner, tender, Paducah, KY.
Two white firemen. name unknown.
Grant Woods, colored, and eight col
ored roustabouts. names unknown.
When in the act of backing away
from the wharf, the boat swung around
and struck the bank heavily with her
stern. A snag imbedded in the bank
tore an enormous hole in the hull. thru
which the water rushed with frghtful
rapidity and in three minutes the boat
sank to the bottom of the river. The
officers acted with great GOODNESS and
as the boat settled, helped the startled
passengers to the cabin roof from which
the boats We're lowered and their
charges carried ashore. Miss Gardiner
probably lost her life by remaining to
dress. The body of DIR. Bell was not re-
covered and 1t is supposed he drowned
in his stateroom. AS the steamer ca
reened in settling, the big cargo, con-
sitting chiefly of sacks of corn, shifted
and before the crew and roustabouts
could escape had them pinned down.
The passengers lost all their belong
1ngs and had to be supplied with cloth
ing by those on shore.
Capt Mccoy. of the City of Clifton,
said: AT the hour the City of Clifton
left the scene of the wreck, o'clock
yesterday morning, the body of DIR. Bell
had not been recovered. Miss Gardner,
II was then believed, was killed by being
struck by falling trunk. while several
deck hands are thought to have been
lost in the game way, the others being
drowned.
Miss Gardiner and travelling compan-
IONS Mrs. Allen and Miss Minnegrode.
We're together when the accident occur
red. All but Miss Gardiner We're rescued
thru the skylight. Clerk Truslow and
wife We're saved by the same means,
while Capt. Kirkpatrick and Chief Mate
Roll rescued Rabbi Block and Mrs.
Block thru hole in the roof. DIR. Bell,
who was lost. was among the few pas
cengers who had retired. The women
were taken in rowboats to Grand Tow
er. some OF them wearing only sfawls
over their nightdresses. The body of
Charles Johnson, watchman. SO years
old. has not been recovered. All the
records of the City of Paducah We're
lost.
According to reports the passengers
behaved sensibly and there was no
panic. The shock In striking the bank
did not seem to be great, but every one
realized at the tome that they We're in
danger and all acted coolly. The num-
Der of deck hands lost can not be deter
mined correctly. Possibly some of them
had quit the vessel at points between
this city and the point at which the
wreck occurred.
The register of the City of Clifton
showed on board the following persons
who We're saved from the City of Padu-
cab and made the return trip to st.
Louis: Mrs. II. T. Allen. Miss Carrie
Minnegrode. Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ.
Truslow. Fritz and John Gillen. pilots
John Glllen, engineer: r. A. Lee, mem
Der of the crew: William and Clarence
Dod3s. John Scott and j. L, Force.