Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-24
TElEGRAPHic BREvlTIEs.

=, CAIRO. Ills, April 21.-Up to nine
O'Clock this morning eighteen bodies
have been recovered of probably sixty
persons lost by the burning OF the
sidewheel steamer City OF Pittsburg
at Turner's landing. twenty miles from
here yesterday morning. There were
one hundred and forty persons on
board. iorty of whom at least perished
and as many more were badly burned
Fire broke out in the forward hatch
at four O'Clock in the morning All
of the passengers were asleep. The
alarm was quickly given and the pas
sengers became panicstricken. and
many jumped into the river the swift
current bearing them down. Almost
the entire death list were either
drowned almost instantly or cremated
in their state rooms.
The disaster was a terrible one. AS
\ soon as the fire was discovered the
boat headed for the bank, but the pas
sengers did not wait for landing to
be made. Those saved were nearly
all but partially dressed and suffered
awfully in the cold morning, it being
late in the afternoon before help ar
rived from Caledonia and this city.
All night long a search for the miss
ing continued. Four bodies were
found with the heads and arms burned
off. Some of the scenes were shock
ing. A mother and three children
jumped overheard and an effort was
made to rescue them by boats. The
mother was saved but the children
were drowned. The woman, Mrs. Nc
Cullum, fought like tigress to go into
TIE water for her babies, and finally
went insane this morning.
Engineer Burke and family, of Ow-
ensboro, Kentucky, consisting of faith
er, mother and five children, were all
lost. Nearly all the crew were saved,
causing unpleasant comment this
morning. Several of the rescued are
seriously i'll this morning from the
shock and exposure. Six cases OF
pneumonia are reported.
The City of Pittsburg was on her
way from Cincinnati to Memphis. No
list of passengers was made, as they
were nearly all travelling between sta
tions. 1t is known however, that over
one hundred and sixty souls were
aDoaiu u, anu ltoo llidn d uuuuItu nave
been accounted for today as alive.
CAIRO, ILL.,, April PA blackened
wreck lying on the Kentucky shore
eighteen miles above the city is all
that is left of the handsome steamer
City of Pittsburg, which burned to the
waters edge Sunday morning With
in the ruins, which are still too hot
search, are entombed the bodies o
scores of passengers and crew who
were caught in trap and roasted to
death. The boat carried sixteen hun
dred bales of hay, which contributed
. to the rapidity and intensity of the
flames The fire started in the hold
near the bow from an unknown cause.
Unfortunates had to jump off the
stern to escape the flames, and were
obliged to swim at least 200 feet to
the shore. A revised list of the dead
at ten O'Clock a. m, shows total of
fifty-six.
In sworn statement to the coroner,
Captain Phillips and Purser Scott as
sert the number of dead in their opin-
ion will not exceed sixty
BRUSSELS, April 21-As a result
of manifesto by the general council
of the labor party, calling off the
work this morning. 1t is believed that
the worst of the trouble is over.
VIENNA, April 21.-The Vaterland
editorially today says: "Spaniards
are meek compared with the blood
thirsty, furious and bestial Americans.
1t would be happier fate to fall in
the hands of cannibals than Ameri-
cans. The cruelty of Americans will
astonish readers of history one hun
dred years hence"
WINFIELD, Kan, April 81. The jury
failed to agree in the case of o. w.
Cofeldt, charged with the murder OF
George Montgomer, the Santa Fe
detective. A rev trial will be held in
June.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 21-A.
Il. Batson was found guilty today of
numbering seven members of the Earl
family of Elach, Louisiana, and SEN
fenced to hang
VIENNA. April 21.-It is reported
here that the assassin of the Russian
minister, Sipinguine committed sui
eide in prison.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 2l.-
Captains Joseph Coghlan of "Hoch
der Kaiser" fame, and James Sands
We're today nominated to be rear ad
mirals. The president also named
U. S. Sartin postmaster at Kansas
City, Kan, and Luther McGee as post
s master at Joplin, Mo.
THE HAGUE. April 2l.-An official
bulletin states that Queen Wlihelmin-
as general condition is satisfactory
this morning. Prince Henry went
riding this morning for the first time
since his wife was stricken.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 21-
Leave to file bill of complaint against
the Northern Securities company by
the State of Washington was today
granted by the United States supreme
court.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 21.-
James Reed was reinaugurated mayor
at noon today. With him the new
members of the council took the oath
of office, placing the city administra-
tion in the hands OF the Democrats.