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Show THEDOOKS WJCKE LUCKED.., jjly Charges Made Agatrut the Crew or the Jlirateit Steamer. Lake City, July 15 Nothing new as developed along the lake shore, no oilies having been recovered up to nun It is probable that no more bod-f8 bod-f8 will be found for two or three days, ml the hope at Lake City is that not ver a dozen or more are in the lake, mt at Redwing the number is placed at n o or three times that number. Capt. Vethcren.who has not been seen here ince yesterday noon told the eitiens f Redwing the number on board at the me. of the . disaster would not ex-"ed ex-"ed 170. A. Hedwing mau de-i.ied de-i.ied the captain's figures as i ver thirty below the truth aud accused noth the captain and crew of being hunk and unlit to havo charge of a iioal at such a time. There is no proof ef such a stale of affairs, but there were ::ose on tho barge among the passengers, passen-gers, w ho had been drinking and whoso ctious drove women and children to lie cabin. This fact may be ground jr the rumors. Another rumor that caused great in-'ligaation in-'ligaation accuses tho captain of order-S order-S the cabin door locked and keeping lie people inside. Miss Aggie Bartron of Lake City, one of those rescued from the barge, says all 'lif women ami children were ordered '.to the cabin from the barge. It would lie Batumi for the captain to do this, as ! was intensely dark, and the rain and ail made it extremely disagreeable to vinaiu on the barge. On the other and, the engineer says the captain 'iionght the barge safer than the steamer "iud sent an order down othe cabin for the women and children o go on the barge. Instead of carrying 'he order correctly the man told them stay in the cabin and lock the door, liie!illiey did. Previous to that most tithe women left the barge, for the Vsincr, telling the engineer a party of ln 011 l!le nal'Ke were drunk, and had ' acting in an objectionable mau- and they would uot stay there. Mher these be facts or not, it is cer- irin the doors were shut if not locked f rtea the reseurers reached tho steamer, I Wil everything indicated that they had I tan closed throughout the gale. |