The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-13

The stage of the river at I p N
yesterday was 52.6, showing a rise 0
10 in twonty-four hours,
The Carrie v. went to Buffalo Il
land for a raft for the Weis- Peterson
Box company yesterday morning.
The Mary Michaels went below
with one empty yesterday at 10 a. M.
The Ferd Herold had as one item
Of her cargo $500 sacks of cottor
seed. She left for Memphis thl,
morning with good trip
The Paepcke departed with one
empty early yesterday morning fol
[ Charlottesville,
Mir Phil Schied chief engineer Of
the Marquand, has rendered his rcsis
nation
The City of Cincinnati will probab
~ be put in the Memphis trade III
place of the Sunshine
The Josie arrived from ST. Louis at
p, m. yesterday with two empties
and the dredge Manic Barrett She
left The dredge here and departed at
g p, m She goes to Stumpy point for
logs for Liebke, of St Louis.
Farmers in the bottoms are begin
ming TO get interested in the water
What's The water goin to do?' is the
question that many of them are ask
ing. Mr. Smyth has figured ont
about thirty-four feet for this section
which is eleven feet below the danger
line Al the present stage the river
is racing up Willow creel, and Miner
slough and filling up the bottom be.
hind East Cairo and Fillmore. but ii
will take a higher stage to get on the
farms at East Cairo. which are closer
to the river where it is higher
The crew Of the Sunshine arrived
yesterday morning on the Ferd Her
old. Details of the accident were
learned from them. The boat had
rounded to and was working into the
landing when rouster ran out on
the forecastlc and told the mate there
was fire aft. The mate got one line
ashore, when the flames broke out
and a general alarm was given, Mr..
J. r. Holcraft of Madison, Ind, was
the engineer on watch. He says the
fire started on the stern. back at the
rudder, in an old locker, The wind
was blowing up the river and drove
the flames forward and he was com
PEELED to leave the engine room be
fore the landing was completed. The
line which had been gotten out was
an old inch and a half line, and when
the weight of the boat came on it in
the current. which was strong at that
place. il broke, letting her drift along
down tho shore. The passengers and
crew had all been gotten down on the
main deck and were compelled to
jump of into the water as the boat
drlfted Among the passengers was
Mrs. McNeely, bound for Memphis
who is sixty years old and quite
large. She was urged 10 jump and as
sisted MP the steep bank with no 9th
or than severe shock She was
able to continue hor journey on the
Reas lee The man drowned was
Econ Ellwood. Canadian from Gin
cinnati. He was a deckhand and was
in his bunk under the pilot house. He
was weak and sick and compelled to
jump overheard on the outside 4
skin was sent to his rescue. but in
his enfeebled condition he sank be-
fore it could reach him. A farmer
got aboard at Hawesyile with his
wife and three children and all his
worldly goods. bound for Caruthers.
Vile He got ifwith his wife and
children. but lost his stock. house.
hold goods and farming implements
He bad some money in a trunk, which
was lost with the rest The pilot on
the watch below had to grope his
way our of his room in the smoke A
fireman on the watch below in his
bunk in the engine room. had to
break his way out through the tran.
som He is burned about the head and
hands He was sent to the marine
hospital here Two other men. sick
from exposure. were sent to the ma.
rinc hospital The head clerk, Mr.
II c. Taylor saved the books and
money, but lost his personal effects
as did all OF the crew and passengers.
A. W. Smith, the porter, states that he
had a number Of trunks In his charge
and they were all lost The only
persons who got off the boat dry were
the four rousters who went out with
the head Zinc At an early hour yes,
terday morning the crew Of the sun
shine were at Capt Cassidy's office
TO be paid off but it was O'Clock in