Show I 1 steamer burned peoria illi the tha steamer fred swain owned jy by the peoria la salle packet company caught fire in midstream mid stream friday afternoon and burned to the waters edge there mere were about people on board but all were wera rescued and no one was injured the escapes from the blazing vessel were miraculous A wild panic reigned the gangplank was waa thrown down to allow the passengers to board rowboats that had been hurried to th rescue but it burned throwing fitter people into the water |