The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-23
And About Twenty who Were on the
Pittsburg not Accounted for
0ne Body fouad Near the wreek-A
Search Party Goes out from
Cairo.
THERE WAS no PADUcAa MAN LOST,

The wreck OF tho City OF Pittsburg
will likely be out Of water ia few
days, owing 10 the fall OF the river
She was left with her bow we'll into
the bank after the fire. and great
many people will doubtless 90 down
from here TO see what is left Of tho
handsome steamer.
The thirteen year Old girl who
boarded the boat at Bayou Mills,
Livingston county, for Gayoso, Mo-,
was Laura Dowe.l, who was ON her
way alone to visit her grandmother.
She was lost. and her father was in
the city last evening on his way down
the river to seek the remains.
II has not been learned who the
three unknown people Of Paducah re.
ported missing are, but it is certain
that tho yenn: white man supposed to
have been lost was Sir All Hood,
brother Of Mr.. Lee Hood. treasurer Of
The kentucky. who boarded the boat
here and got OF at Metropolis. Mr.
Hood tolephoned the frst thing Sun.
day morning after hearing OF the fire
TO learn il his brother got OF at his
home. and learned that he did. This
leaves vet 30 be accouated for col.
ored couple from Psduoah.
The crowd that went from Cairo on
the Thesous yesterday afternoon was
composed Of officers. insurance under.
writer's, divers aud relatives Of the
victims Of the accident, returning late
In the evening. They found to be
true what has been repeatedly stated,
that tho vessel is a complete loss.
They also found evidence Of the splon-
did work done ty the officers and crew
In bringing the steamer to the bank.
Examination showed that the bow was
imbedded fifteen feet in the sand,
whore IL was held fast, yet despite this
fact there WAS not q jar whom the boat
struck that those on board who sur.
viye can remember, no persons being
thrown OIL their feet by the sudden
grounding. This shows that the
landing could not have b. en- more per.
fectly made.
One body was found at the wreck
which the doctor said was that of n
man. IL was burned almost beyond
Identification, but an upper right eye
tooth was missing and lower dou bic
tooth on the left side. Ii was the
corpse Of n slender man about five feet
TIN inches in height. The remains
were inferred near the wreck. Tue
wreck was still burning at the bow.
No attempt was made to search for
bodies.
Both captains, Phillips and Scott,
dtt nucn uistftestu Nv INC reports
published tina, the boat was hoodoo
and those who have lost friends are
the ones il any to cast reflections
upon the boat, and its crew are loud
est in praise of the action OF those Off
cials and feel indignant over the stories
published.
One OF the late developments is that
the persons missing reported as being
the Messrs. worthington and Miss
worthington of pittsburg were L. l..
Blackwell and his daughter, Miss
Fannie, and his brother, W. ID. Black
we'll of Boyle, Miss. They had been
in Pittsburg and were enroute
home. A. Voolfolk of Boyle, Miss,
brother-in- law Of 4. L. Black is
Mt Cairo m his description of the
three establishes their identity bsyond
question.
Another victim Is believed to be
Glenn Bowman of Portsmouth, o.,