Show IV 1 I 1 BURNING OP THE STEAMER pocahontas twelve e lives lost on the night of the alth dinst as the steamer pocahontas was descending the arkansas river when pear choctaw bend about thirty four miles froni from the lower mouth of the river she caught a fire and in less than an hour burned to the waters edge it alp appears pears that some starks sparks ignited the car go bof t 2400 bales cotton wh which i were stowed on the r guards aar d S and deac reached bed the hurricane deck and in less I 1 i wai ten minutes the boat was completely enveloped in inflame firmes fi ames 8 zhe scene that ensue ensued djon on the alarm of fire being given beggars all description thereat the heat jand and 0 smoke o I 1 e drove the dW engineers and offic officers from their posts ts and ana the boat was left to the mercy of the cur rent t it was difficult or next to impossible to got get an ae exit X it from the cabin and when successful in this the swollen lefi river was the only chance for escape escape and twelve passengers lost their lives either in vie tames or sub subsequently ti Y in in 2 attempting to reach th the shore this js is the same boat that on her previous trip col lapi a flue by which several lives were lost ah I 1 1 |