The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-14

sions akin To those OF passengers on
a ship In storm. As soon as the wa
ter went down the house was again
moved back from the river about one
mile In the rear Of what now remains
vi Il large orchard which had been Sci
out there In anticipation OF this In
eyitabe move. The erosian cOntin
ued and reached the orchard taking
nearly all OF II into the river. Then
II stopped and there has been no ma
terial erosian OF that shc.1e for ten
years In low water there Is a sand
bar in front OF the present site OF the
Bird house. and the house stands
within 500 feet OF the river bank The
present bed of the Mississippi river al
this point was the Bird farm when
this house was built in 1871.
Natchez, Miss, July l2-At $3.50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the side
wheel steamer Chalnette, running IN
the st. Louis and New Orleans trade
struck hidden obstruction near Lo
gan's Landing, thirty miles below this
city. The crew and passengers at
once took to the boats. All were
eaved, but the steamer sank out
Of sight. 7. j. Hardie, one OF her
owners, and his family from New Or,
leans. were aboard A messenger
was sent to this city to give an ac-
count of the accident. and to secure a
boat to go to the relief of the strand
ed crew and passengers. Thomas Re
Der. superintendent of the local pack.
ct company. dispatched the Little Ri.
fus to the scene, and she returned
bringing all who were aboard the
Chalmette, together with many of the
effects OF the passengers. The Chal.
mette was the last of the steamers of
ply between St Louis and New Or.
leans. making the principal cities
along the river This fleet consisted
OF twenty-sx steamers. Five of these
were destroyed by storm In 1896 at
the New Orleans wharf. In. those
days the Chalmette was called the
City of Vicksburs, She was built In
Jeffersonville, Ind, in 1SS1--The
writer of this dispatch is mistaken
in saying the chalmette is the last
Of the old Anchor line boats The
Corwin H. Spencer, formerly the City
OF Monroe and the City of Providence
are still running, being excursion
boats at ST Louis.
Considerable excitement was
caused In the city this morning by
report that the towboat LYDIA. of this
port, had blown up in the Tennessee
river while en- route here Monday af.
ternoon and that nearly every person
On board had been killed or wounded.
As the LYDIA belongs TO the local fleet
Of the Holcomb-Lobb Tie company
and as nearly all the crew are Padu
,ah men, the story spread rapidly, Civ
ng great distress to the families Of
hose known to be on the steamer
Diligent inquiry soon revealed the fact
hat the report lacked any foundation.
The disaster was variously reported
% have occurred at Gilbertsville,
)ohnsonyille and Danyille, Tenn. The
speedily got into com.
with all of these points as
we'll as with Nashville and Memphis,
by telephone and telegraph, but moth
ng OF any steamboat accident was
Known. At the offices Of the IIol-
company 1t was stated
hat the story was undoubtedly I'M
rue, and that the boat had met with
10 mishap An almost identically
similar story regarding the steamer
charleston was in circulation last
week, and the impression is growing
hat some malicious or feeble-minded
,erson. who has a knowledge of the
movements of steamboats, is putting
alse rumors in circulation Among
he crew of the LYDIA are Capt. John
Armstrong, master; Capt. John |
'ernan. pilot; VIII Broaafoot, first |
ngineer, and Alva Atkins, second en-
ineer, all of this city. II was report
d that Engineer Harry Mix was also |
n board but this was not correct
'aducah News-Democrat