The Topeka state journal., 1902-04-21
REVISED LIST.
Twelve Members of One Family
Among the Lost.

E1ttSburg burned yesterday morning al
Turner'S Landing, Ky:
MISSING PASSENGERS.
Captain Wes Doss, Cincinnati, body
recovered.
Miss Mary Tissiun. Connellton. Ind,
Three children of Mrs. Fannie McCul-
loms Leavenworth, Ind, one body re-
covered.
Patrick Burk. wife and ten children
Of OwensbOrO. KY, one child only sur
wives of the entire family of thirteen.
A child of Pilot Al Pritchard.
Clay Breeze, wife and son of Union
Child of NJ. Allen. Pittsburg.
H. Greenan, Cloverport, Ky.
Mr. Cooper Smith, Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Adams, James
town, Ohio.
Mrs. Downs, Memphis
Thomas Smith, Memphis.
Miss Marie Lister, Carrollton, 0.
Mrs. Davis, Memphis.
Miss Sweeney, Owensboros KY.
L. L. Hunter, Titioute, Pa
Unknown child.
Colored man and wife, Paducah. Ky.
Two Messrs. Worthington of Pitts
burg, and young lady
Lady from Bayou Mills.
Crew lost:
Tom smith, club pilot Memphis.
James Brown, colored, fireman, Louis
vile.
JOS. Strange, roustabout. louisville.
Theodore Nelson, roustagout, Louis
Joe Redding. Cincinnati. striker engi-
Edward Jones. Newport. ky, striker
William Rentz Bolinger. Cincinnati,
Henry Thomas. colored, Cincinnati.
second steward.
John Belts, Cincinnati, cook.
Tony Guilfoile Cincinnati, baker
Albert MCGOWAN. Cincinnati, cook.
E. D. Holley, sailor, Cincinnati.
Sam Springston.
Daniel Shores.
F. CozzenS.
Ed Thomas.
Ed rHibbett
Tom Galloway. cabin boy, Cincinnati
Two iremen-
Two chambermaids.
Capt. J. NJ. Phillips, master of the
boat, cannot give any explanation OF
the cause of the fire. but thinks 1t pos
sible the insulation of one of the elec-
tric wires may have been cut and the
wire exposed. Capt. Phillips hoateI
ashore on d feed trough. his limbs hav-
ing been oramped, rendering swimming
impossible.
Capt. Dana Scott, chief clerk, says all
the crew who were lost We're goOO
swimmers and he cannot account tof
their loss.
Mr. and Mrs. Archer Allen of Pitts
burg, were taken from the relief boat
Kilgore and brought to the Holiday
hotel here. They are heart-DrOken over
the loss of their only child and suiterln g
from wounds caused by wreckage strlk-
ing them Their condition is most pitt
able.
c. NJ. Ellis of the Telegram and Fred
Connell of this city, who were nrst OF
the scene from Cairo yesterday and
sent to Mayor Wright for aid, have
been investigating the disaster ever
since yesterday, and reported as 1o'-
rThe Citv of Pittsblrg. with crew OF
70 and a passenger list which included
Sc men, women and children, was OF
her way from Cincinnati to memphis
At 4.05 a. m, at point three nlies
above Turner's Landing, fire was dis
| covered in the forward matches. This
was apparently seen about the same
instant by the engineer on Watch and
the first mate, Arthur Shriver. Inc
former directed a deck hand to open
a valve which would turn the water
on, flooding the hold. when the man eX-
claimed that the valve was red not
indicating that its connection below
was in contact with the flames. Mate
Shriver was just going on watch, ac-
companied by his wife, who had gotten
up early to keep him company Seeing
| the flames and realizing the gravity ol
/ the situation, he rushed to the rOOl
and shouted to Pilot Harry Doss thai
the boat was on fire and to run to tht
nearest shore with all speed. Then ne
! hurried back to the cabin and aided IN
| arousing the sleeping passengers. The
/ big bell was rung four times in quick
| succession and then with one cOntin-
nous clang spread the news of the fire
calamity
Nv this time brief though it was
| the forward part OF the boat was IL
/ flames. Pilot Doss remained bravely al
his post until the bow Of the boat
/ struck the bank. Then he rang the
| bell for the engines to stop. The
4 ssrTavnc'7 beneath him hl1Zin1. lnC
| he was envelOped in smoke He 1eapec
from the pilot house to the Texas.
! thence to the roof, made his way tC
/ the wheel house, leaped into the river
Land swan ashore Wesley DOss; his
/ aged father an old time pilot who was
making the trip for pleasure, had beer
/ in the pilot house with him, but letl
I a few minutes before Harry did, max
i ing his way to the after guards where
he sprang into the river, and, despite
his 81 years, swan ashore in safety
/ but died a few minutes later from eX-
! haustion and excitement. His body
/ was brought to Cairo.
/ The flames spread with such rapidity
! that passengers had no time to dress
/ but they rushed to the guards, anC
/ while many sprang overheard to tax;
! their chances between death by drown
+ ing or death by burning, others were
! assisted into a yaWl by Mate Shrivel
J and Sailor Ed. B. Holly. The latter hao
I climbed one OF the supports that KEEP
the yaWl suspended, cut the ropes anC
let the craft into the water. where
women and children were placed unit
| it was full and hurriedly taken ashore
/ fourteen persons at a time. Severa
/ trips were made, at the imminent risl
Of their lives, until it was too late t
aid further in the rescue from the boa
I direct, when the men set themselves tC
/ the work Of saving those who were
ahoat in the river. Quite q number
were rescued a mile or two below th'
wreck.
TRIAL nE CEN SMITH