The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
| flames had burst from the engine room
and great numbers began to jump over

board.
Women, wild with fright, snatching
their children to them, leaped into the
that carried them toward
the rocks on both shores. l endeavored
to break through the mad crush and
get to my mother and brother but was
swept into a corner and held there,
unable to move.
LAS the boat kept on her way the
breeze drove the flames toward the
afterpart of the ship, where those who
in their panic had not jumped over
board We're hudGled together.
1T seemed but q few seconds before
the flames had swept down upon the
children who We're struggling about
the ice cream tables and set their
clothing ablaze. They all rushed to the
afterpart of the ship in stampede
that carried those who We're near the
rail overheard, against their will.
A HUMAN CATARACT.
AT one time it seemed to me as if
women and children We're pouring over
the sides like a waterfall.
when we drew near the shore the
captain blew his whistle in one con-
tinuous blast. and soon boats of all de-
scriptions We're making for us from
every side of tn" river.
Il was rescued by a launch just as
VIC oS'' 'e''lSN '''.s W 49,
she srounueu me 'lalileS ns.u s5iI ',a.
There were only a few spots on the boat
untouched by the flames and In these
were piled up men and women who had
tainted, fallen and pinned others to the
deck. The men from the tugs who
for 1hosa m h,a,l 10 i,,mn ana then
tho sn,an boats niC,ed inv nm Nv The
sro,n
n--,,o ,,o,ao,
T'-o VI '''I
w men 'he Sipcum ieit hef doSk she
is s;tla 10 nave mad 2'ooe women ana
t.' 81 NIor i',t nr,a Ie Ithnr snn5ov
school, The pastor, Rev. George c. F.
Haas and family. are reported lost.
Frjghtful scenes of panic followed
the breaking ol- of the fire The flames
had Complete control before amy move
could be made TO check them. 1t was
Impossible to run the steamer ashore
because of tn, Hell Gate rock on either
side. The captain headed her for North
Brother island. where she was beachcd
and burned to the waters edge.
Nothing could be done In the way of
launching boats, and as the flames ad-
vanced the passengers began to jump
overheard by hundreds.
The latest report is that at least 500
nave l0eon burned.
HUNDREDS OF BODIES ASHORE.
Manv were rescued bv tugs and other
vessels. Several hundred bodies have
been washed ashore or picked up by
boats Almost every other woman who
was rescued was calling for her child.
The disaster was witnessed by thou
sands of people on both shores of the
river, and as rapidly as possible hun
dreds of small boats and launches set
off to render assistance.
With the boat burning at their feet
the captain and engineer remained at
their posts until the boat was Deached.
GREATEST LOSS OF IIEE
n,;+,,o.s 60, ,ha n,a,,o,t ,o.e
az ,ira 800 Az, 20 ~ nn1,nnsir,r ~ tI,n
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f1OLD I l. W LE-No'
AT the office OF the United States
steamboat inspection bureau 1t WAS
said theFSlocum was inspected May D
and reported TO De IN Thoroughly Gooo
condition ana readE 1of the excursion
season. Aboard the steamer WAS al
The life saving apparatus required ~, pS
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Sail ~ eco - ~ i'o'.l IA 49, i;ra
"lethe'S say 'ile sIe"'eSl 10, " ,n
eN'chuii's INTO hu"oleoS' wiz NC 'o'i'i'
| III lhe hoi!.
io''l ''i1 tii'' -. w
alarm was Soullueu "!leli .l.e ne W..
| discovered. put the crew 'rleu 70 81
tlngulsh the names without alallli II. Il
the passengers. Those IN lhe alle
portion OF the boat dld not Know l
was on fire until the flames mad sWep
back on them Then there was nothing
to do but jump overheard or be burned
to death.
Persons on shore say there wer
scores huddled in apparently safe posi-
lions on the hurricane deck with tn
breeze blowing the flames and smoll
a,yay from them. when suddenly tn
| deck fell in After the cloud of smok
bod blown away the observers locke,
hack to where Inc crowd had beel
stand;ne me snace vas vacant.
o,,,, aa-n ne,Irn ~ EIon-e
CHiIDHEN LAonCO ~ IoN -
Many children picked up by SINAI
boats were dashed 10 camp STOOLS am
other light boat furnishings. SHOWING
that some adult had tried to make tn
little ones safe These precautlon
proved inadequate in the terrl1lc cur