The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
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got into the boats saw others dro Wnins|
AS their 4 orercrowded craft pulled 80 70
shore. The barely clad survivors on Inc
shore not soui y4witn essed llorrify1 scenes
around the cha-red hull, but also sunerece
from carly morning till RELIEF me n
the afternoon.
WEAKER OWES PHR1sHED.
The captain says Their 8 were s1xtJ-sl1
passengers, not including dozen babies
There were as many women as men III
& tile ca bin. and the indications arc tina t
the greater percentage Of losses was
among tho women and children As t1he
register, with all other records was
burned. and the survivors scattered IN.
every direction, there is a great difficulty
7 in getting q list of the SURVIVORS, u. IL. IS
conceded that many bodies will never be
recovered, so that there will never be q
complete list of the victims.
It is thought that many charred .oooles
will be found In the hull OF the { oarI n
steamer when the mass OF enbe1eI cease
burning, so that "a scar ch for the re-
mains can he made.
VALVE WAS RED-HOT
c. NJ. Ellis and Fred. ConneA, Two
newspaper men of this place, VINO "e we're
the first on the scene from Cairo yester
day and sent to Mayor Wright for alo:
liave been investigating the disaster ana
repor: as follows:
Tho City. Of Pitlsburg, with q crew o. %
20 ara a passenger list which included %
5,,:cn, women and children. was on her.
way from Cincinnati-to Memphis AT 4:Vo
"A. NJ, at q point three miles above
,IlIller.s Landing. fire was discovered IN
the forward matches, this was appar rent 81,
iy seen about the same instant by 1ne
engncer OH watch and the nrst mate,
Arthur Snliver. The former directed
deck hand to open a valve when &Woulu
turn on the water for the purpose OF
flooding the ho:d. The deck mana eA-5
Claimed that the valvefwas red-hot. m
dicating that its connection below was
in contact with the flames. Mate s6hr1ver
was just going on watch. Seeing the
flames he rushed to the roof and shouted
to Pilot Harry Doss that the boat was
on fire and to run to shore with all speeo.
Then he hurried back to the cabin and
aided in aronsing the sleeping passen-
gers.
"The big bell was rung four times III
quick succession. and then with one con
tinuous klang. BY this time. brief though
it was. the forward part OF the boat was
in flames Pilot Doss remained bravelF
at his post until the bow Of the boat
struck the bank. Then he rang the bells
for the engines to stop. The Texas be-
meath him was blazing and he was en-
veloped in smoke. He leaped into the
his aged father and an old-time plot,
his gade father and an old-tlme p'lot.
who was making a. trip for pleasure. also
sprang into the river and despite his q
years. swan ashore In safety. but died
a few minutes later from exhaustion and
excitement. His body was brought to
Cairo.
FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY.
Tho rsmc spread with such rapidly
that passengers had no time TO dress
but they rushed to the guards. and while
many sprang overheard to take their
chances between death by drowning or
death by burning. others were assisted
into a. yawl by Mate shriver and Sailor
Ed B. Holly. The latter had climbed
one of the supports that kept the yawi
suspended cut Their ropes and dropped stne
boat into the river. when 1t was fllled
with women and children and hurriedly
taken ashore, fourteen persons at a time.
Several trips We're made. but finally II
became impossible to approach the burn
ing steamer. and the two men set tneH-
selves to saving those who We're afioat.
Quite a. number We're rescued a. mile or
two below the wreck.
THRILLING ESCAPES.
DR.. w. T.zDaugherty. with his wife
and baby. We're en- route from Marion.
Ky. to Charleston, Mo. He placed life
p1eserver around his wife. another on
himself. and taking his baby In his arms,
lowered himself to the water by a rope
then he held on until his wife followed.
With their baby clinging with her arms
about his neck. they started to swim tor
shore, but the swift current carried them
! down nearly two miles before they We're
rescued by the people on the bank. he
Child had in the meantime become eX-
hausted with cold and was unconscious.
Her grasp relaxed. but her father grasped
her night dress in his teeth and held her
| head out of the water. When they We're
rescued. he. too, was nearly exhausted
The child was resuscitated and will live.
LIST OF MISSING.
The following is a, new and revised Nsl
| of names of missing passengers VINO We're
| aboard the steamer City Of Plttsourss
| burned yesterday morning at turner
Landing, kentucky:
| Missing Passeng Wesdoss,
| of Cincinnati, body recovered
Miss Mary Tussun1, OF Cannelton. md,
| body recovered.
Three children Of Mrs. Fannie McCul-
| ION. of Leavenworth, Ind, one body re-
| GOV cred.
Patrick Burt. wife and ten children. OF
|0vensboro. Nv: one child only survives
of the entire Burt family of thirteen.
A child OF Pilot AL. Prltchard
Clay Breese wife and son. Of Union
! town. Ky.
burg.
Il. Glenan. OF Cloverport. Ky.
Mr.. Cooper Smith. OF Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Adams. OF James.
town. Ohio.
Mrs. Leach. of Lasa!le. III
Captain j. NJ. Phillips, master OF the
boat, cannot give any explanation OF the
lire, but thinks it possible the insulation
| of one of the electric wires might have
! cut and the wire exploded Captain Phil
| lips fioated ashore on trunk. his limbs
| having been cranped. rendering swim
/ ming impossible. Captain Dana Scott
/ chief clerk, says all the crew who wert
! lost were good swimmers. and he can.
! not account for their loss
! Mr.. and Mrs. Archer N. Allen were
taken aboard the 1Slsour and brought
i here to-day They are broken hearted
over the loss of their only child and ar;
/ ! suffering from bruises by wreckageS strik.
ing them. Their condition is most pitia'
i bic.
! who were aboard the City Of Pittsburg