The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-21

About twenty or thirty were taken off in
the yawl The rest were picked up out of
the water. Help. except from people living
near by, did not arrive until 2:So this after
noon. and the passengers. with only night
clothes and without food, suffered terribly.
The following partial lists were revised
up to midnight so far as possible with
meager information obtainable:
Passengers Lost
CAPTAIN WESLEY DOSS. retired river
pilot. No. 1926 Eastern avenue, Cincinnati.
MISS MARIE TESSIM. Cannelton. Ind.
THREE CHILDREN of Mrs. Fannie
McCuiiom, of Leavenworth, Ind.
PATRICK BURKE and seven members
of his family, OF OwensbOro, Ky.
CHILD Of Pilot AL Pritchard. of Mem
CLAY BREEZE, wife and son, of Union
town, Ky.
CHILD of Archie NJ. Allen, of Pitts
burg. Pa.
MISS MARY LISTER. Carrollton, o.
MR.. ADAMS, of Ohio.
MR.. DOWNS, OF Memphis.
MISS SWEENEY, of Owensboro, KY.
L. L. HUNTER, of Ltitz, Pa.
Missing Crew Members
JOE REDDING 12l6 Budd street, Cincin-
natl, striker engineer.
FRED JONES, Newport, KY, striker en-
gineer.
TOM SMITH, Memphis, Tenn. steersman.
WILLIAM RENTZ BOLLINGER 16
Walnut street, Cincinnati, first steward.
HENRY THOMAS (colored). Cincinnati.
second steward.
JOHN BOTTS, Cincinnati cook
TONY GILFOYLE. Cincinnati. baker
These members of the crew, names un-
known, also missing:
First pantryman, three colored fremen,
six cabin boys. two chambermaids, six
! deckhands. two cooks.
Bodies Already Recovered
Capt. Wesley Doss.
Miss Marie Tessm.
Youngest of the McCullom children.
Passengers Saved
EMMA SMITH, Paducah.
ARDUE NJ. ALLEN, and wife, Pittsburg.
l.. NJ. MGRAw, Louisville.
MRS. JUDGE MULKEY, Metropolis, III.
MRS. TUNNYMYER. Point Pleasant,
| w. Va.
MISS TUNNYMYER, Point Pleasant,
viva.
| MARGARET BRIDGES, Louisville
JENNIE BESSIC<. Lexington. Ky.
c. X. STATIONS and wife. Careys-
/ vile, Ky.
MISS LEACH. badly burned.
Grew Members Saved
| CAPTAIN JOHN NJ PHILLIPS. master.
CAPTAIN DANA SCOTT. purser.
| o. d. PHILLIPS. second clerk.
BEN BRIDGES, third clerk
HARRY DOSE and AL PRITCHARD
pilots.
CLATE CRAWFORD, chief engineer.
| HARRY CLAUSON. second engineer.
ARCH SCHRIVER, first mate.
| JAMES CHRISS. second mate.
| L. E. MCGOWAN. second baker.
FRED RENTZ. barkeeper.
| JAMES NEVILLE. Dayton, KY, boat
/ carpenter.
ARTHUR Shelly. Buckner. Ky.
MRS. PRITCHARD.
The fire started I'm the forward hatch lar
board and burned hercely. When the steam
er ran ashore escapes were made over the
| cabin railing. Very few passengers or the
crew were aware of the fire until it was
too late The captain and clerk, late to-
night say that. in all. eighty persons have
| been accounted for. leaving sixty people
lost or unaccounted for.
The steamer Maud Kilgore, Captain Cole
| brought the survivors TO this place at
p. m. and the several societies OF the city
rendered all assistance in the way OF
clothing, etc.
FLAMES SEEN AFFAIR.
| At Caledonia, three miles below the scene
OF the disaster, the flames could be plainly
seen and the shouts OF the passengers
heard, and the people put out in skiffs tc
the wreck. They assisted in saving some
OF the passengers, among these Mrs. 5 r
Leach. Of Bridgeport. o. who was terribly
burned about the head; Mrs. Fennimore. OF
| Arbuckle. w. Va, who was burned about
the hands and face. and Mrs. Fannie Nc
| Cullom. Of Leavenworth. Ind, who wa:
| burned about the breast.
Many passengers clung by finger tips L
the burning boat. with bodies submerged
until overcome by fire or water they sanl
10 death. Wesley Neeley. a fisherman
rescued two from the wheelhouse on.
was a man and the other woman Tn,
latter chung 10 the boat until her hand.
| were burned.
Captain Doss. who droV ned was an ole
river pilot. He was m2 ding the trip FOL