The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-13

on deck was greatly increased by the
fire, which was seen by the passen-
gers before the water put It out
my Cod She's on fire. tool" cried
woman as the fame burst from the
boiler room.
"When the stage was first showed
out" said Garaghen. 81 sent two ne
groes out with a rope. They fasten-
ed II properly on shore. but the rope
broke. Then / threw them another
rope. and II held. but the listing of
the boat caused the stage to push
against a tree, tip sidewise and spill
the people of.
Il was on the bank when saw
something had gone wrong and that
the stage was not getting the peo-
pie on. l ran up an embankment
to the lime and cement works, and
the workmen tore a plank 80 feet
long from a building and ran down
with me and helped me put II over
the boats side.
The women, who had seen and
heard the drowning of the others.
were in a fearful state OF mind. and
their screams, It seemed TO me,
could have been heard for miles The
Kissing OF the steam pipes In the
flooded rear of the boat and the
creaking of the sinking hull added
to the horror. Cattle were below
ing as they drowned In the rear.
"As the limeKiln workmen and I
got the plank in place. some of the
negro rousters tried to crowd out
ahead of the women and children.
The captain and some OF the others
struck them and pushed them back
and the women came TO land FIRST.
"The scene as the people stood
huddled on the little portion OF the
lower deck, which was still out of
water, waiting for a chance TO get
on the plank, was terrible. II SEEM
ed as IL more would crowd over the
side and be drowned. although the
group was a small one"
Smoke from a lime kiln, hiding
the rivers surface from the pilot
caused him to lose the channel. and
the steamer ran on a rock hidden by
the high water.
Only the bodies OF Mrs. Isaac T.
Rhea, wife OF the boats owner. and
Daniel @. Taylor the negro second
porter. had been recovered Thurs
Jay.
The wreck occurred at 3 d. m. on
Wednesday. two hours after the Sail
lilo had left the st. Louis wharf for
Ala. and while a dance
was In progress on the cabin deck.
The Saltillo lay on its side Thurs
iaY almost against the bank, and
the Erastus Wells was dispatched
from st. Louis TO make an attempt
10 raise II.
The channel follows the west shore
closely near Glen Park, which is 25
miles south Of st. Louis, and the
mountainous countryside slopes down
rocky bluff at the bank.
The channel lies Just outside the
row OF boulders which, at the present
high stage of the river, is concealed
by the water. IL was the high water
Ind the heavy smoke from the stacks
" the Glancoe Lime and Cement com
'any which prevented the pilot. Ed
'ell, from keeping the channel and
rove him on the boulder. A num-
'er of passengers had planned to
rise at dawn to view the comet, and
o retired to their staterooms soon
fter supper. Some Of the youngerI
eople remained in the cabin dancingl
nth Miss Gertrude Sheehan, OF 1881
'atural Bridge road at the plano
nd John Mcintosh. OF Maplewood.
laying the violin.
The dancers were suddenly thrown
gainst the cabin wall and the state
Dom doors as the boat, striking the
oulder, lurched and began to sink.
he music went on, and the pianiste
nd the violinist continued until,