Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-04-24
CITY Of RTTSBDRG.
The Number of Lives Lost By the
Burning of the Steamer May
Never Be Known.
THE TOTAL MAY REACH SEvEATY-fIVE
Many of the Survivors are Suffering
Severely From the Effects of Ex-
posture and F~right-The Percent
age of Loss Greatest Among Wom-
en- and Children.

p0sure and Eright-The PERCENT"
q of Loss Greatest Among Wom-
en- and Children.
Cairo, ILL.,, April 22.-Although no
complete list of either the victims
or of the survivors is vet obtainable,
investigation indicates that almost
one-half of the $50 people on the City
of Pittsburg were lost when that i'll
fated steamer was burned, Sunday,
at Ogden's landing, between this city
and Paducah. Many of those who
were brought to this city are suffer-
ing from exposure and fright. The
number aboard was about equally di-
vided between passengers and crew,
the latter suffering the greater loss
in casualties. The names of many OF
the roustabouts were not known, and
the number drowned or burned is not
likely ever to be a~scertained.
The fire started in the lower part oil
the steamer. in the freight. or pos
lol III Nv NbSiht ooli e'b bh"N
off the means of escape there, while
passengers jumped overheard from
the upper decks. Within ten minutes
of the discovery of the fire at 4 a. m,
survivors say, the upper decks were
swept by flames, and passengers were
penned in on all sides, even the life
preservers being cut off by the
flames. The panic that followed
caused a greater loss of life than
would have ensued if the officers
could have Gained the terror-strick-
en- people. Some rushed through the
flames and perished; others tainted
and sank down to be cremated. Many
in their night robes, some of them
afire, jumped overheard and were
drowned. Those that got into the
boats saw others drowning as their
~orercrowded craft pulled to shore.
The barely-clad survivors on the
shore not only witnessed horrifying
scenes around the charred hull, but
also suffered from early morning till
relief came in the afternoon. The
captain says there were &c passen-
gers, not including a dozen babies.
There were as many women as men in
the cabin. and the indications are
that the greater percentage of losses
was among the ON and children.
AS the register, with all other rec
ords, was burned. and the survivors
scattered in every direction, there is
great difficulty in getting a list of
the survivors. 1t is conceded that
many bodies never will be recovered,
so that there will never be a complete
list of the victims.
Partial Casualty List.
The following persons are known
to have persisted on the burned
steamer:
Capt. Yves Doss, retired river pilot. Gin
cinnati.
Miss Marie Tessim, Cannelton, Ind.
Three children of Mrs. Fannie McCul-
lum, L~eaVenWorth. Ind.
Patrick Burke and seven members of
his family of Greensboro, Ky.
Child of Pilot AL P%ritchard, of Memphis
Tenn.
Clay Breeze, wife and son, of Union
town, Ky;
Child Of Archie NJ. Allen. Pittsburg.
MISS MARY Lister, CafrOlltOn. o
Mr.. Adams, of Ohio.
Miss Sweeney, of greensboro, Ky.
Mr.. Downs, of Memphis.
Thomas Smith, Memphis.
Mrs. Davis, of Memphis.
l.. l.. Hunter, of Tidioute, Pa.
child.
- Colored man and wife, of Paducah, Ky.
Unknown young man, of Paducah. Ky.
Two Messrs. Worthington, of Pittsburg.
and young lady.
Lady from Bayou Mills.
Members of Grew.
Tom Smith, cub pilot, Memphis.
James Brown, colored fireman, Louis
vile.
Joseph Strange, roustabout, Louisville.
Theodore Nelson, ~roustabout, Louisville.
John Davis, roustabout, Louisville.
Joe Redding, Cincinnati, striker en-
gineer.
Fred Jones, Newport, Ky, strike en-.
William Rentz Bollinger, Cincinnati,
first steward.
Henry Thomas, colored, Cincinnati, Sec
John Belts, Cincinnati, cook.
Tony Guilfoyle, Cincinnati, baker.
Albert MCGOWAN, Cincinnati, cook.
p. D.. Holley, sailorman, Cincinnati.
Sam Spinkston.
Daniel Shores.
F.. Cozzens.
Ed Thomas
Ed Hibbett, and
Tom Galloway, cabin boy, Cincinnati.
Two firemen.
Two chambermaids.
Six babin boys.
Passengers Saved.
Among the passengers saved are. Em-
ma Smith, Paducah; A. M. Allen and
wife, Pittsburg; L.. M. McGraw, Louis
vile; Mrs. Judge Mulkey, of Metropolis,
Ill: Mrs. Tunnmeyer, of Point Pleasant,
W. Va; daughter Of Mrs. Tunnmeyer;
Margaret Bridges, Louisville; Jennie Bes-
sick, Lexington; Mr.. and Mrs. E. X.
Station, Carrsville, KY: w. IL. Thomp-
son, st. Louis; s. r. Leach and wife,
Bridgeport, o.
Louisville: DR.. w. T. Daugherty, wife
and child, Marion, KY; Mrs. Arch Shriv-
yer, Moscow, O.; Mrs. Al Pritchard and
export, KY; Harry .Clawson, McConnels-
vile, O.; VIM. Whitney, J~effersonville.
Ind; Mrs. Fannie McCullum, Leaven-
Mo-; Lillian Burke, 10, Owensboro; VIII
lie Breen, Louisville; w. FL. Thompson,
Western Electric Co, St.. Louis; Mrs.
Smith, Reelfoot. Tenn; ]. L. Million,
Berry, Ky.