The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-24
Talk Of Blowing up the Pittsburg
With Dynamite this Morning.
May Friends and Relatives are Now
Assisting in the Search for the
Dead Bodies.
LsTE News FROM THE DISASTER.

There had been Ave bodies from the |
PittsbuTg recovered up to this nom
ing. when the last reports were re-
ceivod. Yesterday the remains of a
colored deck passenger were found.
Papers in the clothing showed his
name to b. John Phillips. a deck
passenger from Cincinnati. who had |
not been reported among the missing.
The remains were buried near where
they were found. below the wreck.
IL is reported that IL was the inten-
tion OF the searchers. with the con-
sent OF the underwriters, to use dyna-
mite today to blow up the wreck and
secure tho remainder Of the bodies,
but this is discredited by local river
men, who do not think that IL will be
permitted as there may be some OF the
cargo in the hull that can yet be saved,
and possibly some OF the machinery.
Another thing, the dynamite would DO
likely TO destroy the bodies.
Tho people Of Cairo have boon very
liberal IN donating towards tho expo
dition that went 10 look after for
bodies OF those lost in the disaster.
One hundred and forty dollars was
subscribed in a short time, enough to
cover the expenses of two days
cruise in the tug
Mr.. G.. b. Dowcil, Of Bayou Mills,
Livingston county, who left the city
night before last to learn II his little
daughter, Laura, who left on the boat
for Gayoso, Mo-, 90 visit her grand
mother, was lost. found at Cairo that
his child beyond doubt was among the
victims and Is now among tho search
era
Mr.. Livingston L. Hunter, a school
mate of Mr.. X. @. Benner, of the
city, and one of the victims, was .
leading business man In Western Penn
sylvania. He was president of the
Tideoute savings bank, had large oil
interests and conducted a wholesale
lumber business from Tideoute. He
also had largo holdings in Buffalo. N.
Y, elevators and In the Grand Wheat
Farm In Dakota. He had been identi-
lied with tho lumber, timber and tie
interests OF Missouri for many years.
At tho time Of his death he was secre-
tary Of the Missouri Lumber and Min
ing company, Grandin, No, and a
stockholder in tho Forest Lumber Co.,
of Kansas City, the Missouri Lumber
and Land Exchange Co., of Kansas
City, Louisiana LongLeaf Lumber Co..
OF Fisher, Ia, the Louisiana Central
Lumber company OF Clarke, La, and
the Bank Of Poplar Bluff, Mo. He
was en- route from Cincinnati to Mem
phis to meet with associates who are
luttitrtth WIN coaths ~
is learned that he was in conversation
with friends on the Pittsburg up to
about midnight, then retired to his
statercom near the forward part Of the
boat. He was probably suffocated
soon after the fire was discovered.
]. @ Moseby of Granu Tower is
looking for the remains of Liske Ham,
inin, who was on the Pittsburg. MIR.
Haminin was young man who was
recently honoiably discharged from
the United States army. He had been
away from homo for three years and
was on his way OF Oklahoma to visit
his brother. Mr.. Moseby is q cousin
to Mr.. Hsminin.
Among those in the searching party
that went out from Cairo to pick up
the remains as they are found or come