The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-06-17

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horribly burned. Wreckers say hat :.
all II hours before tEe FIRE = ne
hold o. ne boat : olt and TIE bodies
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and Ereckers say The greatest loss o.
Afe. extending into tie hundreds. vii
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Every source of Aid Utilized.
When police headquarters received
ne frs vague report o. tie disaster.
every source o. succor and aid Vas
utilized The hospitals were notified
- telephone. ana each sent al avail
aole surgeons. nurses and am6alances
20 he scene.
TIE police reserves OF half dozen
station we're hurried 70 tie scene. and
more han 80 pa'roI wagons were sent
for ambulance purposes
North Brothers islaLd. where he
S.oc-m vas beachet. ) occupied by
municipal charity hospitals. ard a con-
siderable number Of physicians and
nurses were Immediately available
Many Rescued VIII Die.
Many q those picked up alive In the
river All de IN the hospitals Most Of
hem were frightfally burned. having
delayed leapiug from ne boat until
their clothing was on FIRE
Some died in the IMPROVED ambu.
lanees d which they were hurried from
he shore
Every man on board who could swim
went overheard loaded down with chill
! dfen. Many Of these heroes lost their
lives, because. burdened a. they were.
they could make no Roadway agains
he oyerpoWering swirl Of the tide as II
| rushes from the East river into the
sound
survivor. s,or,.
John Edell. % years old. one Of the
survivors Of The disaster gave the fol-
! lowing account OF his terrible exper..
enee. his mother and little brother be-
:ns drowned before his eyes
When We left the pier the decks
We're packed 10 he limit OF Their ca
PACK. the band vas PLAYING, the
children We're froHekjng about and We
we're al having a fine tine
=. We neared Hell Ca. children
tere called down % The lower deck.
whore ice cream and soda water were
served
The children were falling all over
each other in an effort 20 60 to the
'atlss which held the refreshments.
Win my mother and my h,tle brother
Paul aud | Went 10 The engine room 10
watch he machinery. Suddenly and
without he least warning here was
burst OF fame from the furnace room
nat rushed up through The engine
room and flashed out about US. The
flames spread with the rapjdlty Of an
| explosion. setting fire TO the clothing
OF The women and children who were
grouped about the engine room watch
! ing the machinery
uost Terrible Panic.
There vas the most terrible panic
az the burning women and children
rushed out among those surrounding
the ICE cream and soda water tables
streaming with pain.
In the terrific scramble my mother
and little brother were swep, from me
and carried toward the side. where
The children and women with Their
clothes burning had begun TO jump
into the water The flames spread in
bursts that soon had the entire deck
enveloped
The crew were helpless 10 render
any assistance or make efforts 10 check
The advance Of the fire We were Just
passing ont through Hell Gate when
the FIRE started. The captain headed
the boat toward North Brothers
slaud, and the p.lo's who were with
him yelled frantically 20 US to stay
aboard until they beached the boat
Flame. From Engineroom.
But in moment after the flames
had bur~ from the engine room great
numbers began 10 jump overheard The
women were wild with fright and
snatching their children TO them.
leaped into the whirlpools which car
ried them toward the rocks on both
shores
Il endeavored for a few moments
To break through the mad crush. and
get TO my mother and little brother.
but | was swept into one corner of
the boat and held there. unable TO
move
Driven AT by Flames.
AS the boat kept on her way the
breeze drove the flames toward the
after part of The ship. where those
who in their panic had not jumped