| Show FIVE LOST ON A BURNING STEAMER of one hundred and fifty om OH board not alore than half were saved many of the I 1 latter attar teang injured seventy five people lost their lives hear bear landing twenty four miles from cairo III sunday bunday morning in one of tile worst disasters in the history of navigation on the ohio river seventh five were moke moa or less injured by the burning of tile the steamer city of pittsburg chare mere ere 10 10 on board and not nob more than half of them were saved many of the latter being burnad or injured As tile the register of the steamer was as burned no list can ile be given either of the victims or of the survivors and in the confusion it has haa been to get complete lists capt admitted that the death list may reach sixty at 4 01 05 0 clock sandal morning flames were dis avei ed in the fot forward ward hatch larboard tile the fire alarm alarin was sounded and the engineers at once started all tile the pumping engines and tie the crew brought all the liose hose into play amid the streams of water on all sides tile the flames from tile the lovei deck and dense clouds of smoke the passengers from their staterooms state rooms and EL a frightful panic ensued the appeals of tile the officers and crew could not appease the terror st ilcken crowds that interfered with those who threw water on the flames as well as those working with the life boats I 1 ew evv could adjust life preservers pie servers or do anything else for themselves the rhe burning steamer was quickly headed for the bank A number of passengers who jumped off the stern and tried to a ain ashore through the swift current were drowned many also perished in tile the flames help except from people living nearby boats from the shore rescuing a number of passengers did not arrive until 2 30 0 clock in tile the afternoon and passengers with only night clothes and Nit without hout food suffered buffered terribly at caledonia three miles below the scene of the disaster the flames could be plainly seen and the of the passengers headd and the people put out in skiffs to the wreck they as a isted in saving some of the passengers many passengers clung by finger tips to the burning boat with bodies aub merged until overcome by file or water they sank to death |
