Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-05-01

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Several regiments Of cavalry will
shortly be sent to the Philippines to
relieve the infantry now doing
mounted duty.
Brigadier Generals Isaac De Dus-
sy, Andrew $. Burt aud Michael V.
Sheridan, recently promoted. have
been placed on the retired list after
All the leading transatlantic
steamship companies have been CON
solidated. The deal was made
through the Morgan banking house
and the capital stock is $l50,OOO,-
900.
Several fires occurred at Dallas,
Tex, on the goth, thought to have
been the work Of incendiaries and
as a result Fireman Will Span and
viii McAgce are dead. The prop
erty loss is placed at 100000. The
first fire was the Dorsey printing
plant, and while the entire depart
mcnt was battling with the flames at
that point "A second alarm was turn
ed in from a wholesale district,
where twenty buildings, business
houses and residences, were consum-
ed.
Wesley Atkins, who when IL
years Of age murdered his father
and stcpmother at their home in
Clayton county, Iowa, has been
granted a conditional pardon, after
serving ten years of life sentence.
The boy had been corrected for
some trivial offensc and at night
secured his fathers revolver and
committed the double crime. He
then went back to bed, slept till
morning, when he went to neigh
Dor and told that his parents had
been murdered by robbers. He was
suspected and when arrested broke
down and confessed,
An awful river disaster occurred
few miles from Cairo, H., on the
Goth, when the steamer City Of
Vicksburg was burned At least
- of the $50 people on board the
vessel persisted. The vessel was dis
covered to be on fire about 4 o'clock
in the morning, and a panic follow
ed among both crew and passengers.
One of the surviving members OF
the crew gives this account: "'rhe
fire was discovered at :05 O'Clock
in the forward hold BY 4;l5 the
entire boat was IN flames and at
80 the whole boat was a wreck.
The front stairways burned, cutting
off any avenue Of escape. We
alarmed the sleeping passengers,
bursting open their doors 10 awak-
en- them. They ran out without put
ting on life prcserycrs, and crowded
aft. The officers held them back
while the one yawl was loaded with
women and children. The scene was
awful About twenty or thirty
were taken Off IN the boat and then
those in the water were rescued.
The water was very cold and the
passengers were IN their night
clothing. Those who were not burn
cd up in the boat drowned in the
cold water, and all persisted except
those who were able TO swim. | was
one of these. When we reached
shore We were unable to stand and
had to be helped out Of the water.
1t seemed as though we were crazcd
by fright, for we were screaming
with fright even after we were safe
ashore" Following is a partial list
of the dead: Joe Redding, Cincin-
natl, and Fred Jones, Newport,
striker-engincer; Tom Smith, Mem
phis, striker-pilot; William Boiling
er, Cincinnati, first steward Henry
Thomas, colorcd, Cincinnati. second
steward; John Bats, Cincinnati,
cook; Tony Gilfoil, Cincinnati, ba-
ker. The following members of the
crew, names unknown, are also miss
ing: First pantryman, three col
ored firemcn, six cabin boys, two
chambermaids, six or eight deck
hands. OF the passengers the fol-
lowing are known TO be lost Capt. |
West Doss, Cincinnati; Miss Marie
Tessim, Cannelton, Ind. Three
children of Mrs. Fannie McCullum,
Of Leavenworth, Ind. ; Patrick Burt |
and eleven members of his family, |
Of Owensboro, KY; child of Pilot |
A. l.. Pretchard; CLAY Breeze. wife |