Show MOU01S lUWIlS1ltOnX II or hc Io Ihclr Ih on il KillHint Me liner Momir AlI Deo 1 Iho liridish Johnson I steamer used ns I boarding houso on tho rivor four miles nbovo Mobile burned on Wednesday night Iho following graphic description of Ho lhe is uivcn by imo of thoso present I had just gono to bed when I heaul I cry of lire I rushed out into tho cabin Ihorohnd been ft pirty of mel out there playing card and they siw the smoke rising ris-ing When 1 cimo into tho cabin tho lire seemed to bo in tho stito loom alt of the pantry on tho port side Iho negroes woro most lodged on tho lower deck Uiej all camo running forward about tho simo tuna wo cot thoro I Iho vessel burned icrj fust nnd was a solid mass of flames in 11 moment When I had reached tho bank I turned around and Raw tho pilot houso fall in Iho negroes led up tho bunk in n mob nnd rushed into tho woods whero they huddled liko shoop and could not ha porsuided to como down to tho bolt Ihoj knew thnt some of their number woro LOST IS Tit LUTMSU nOT And they worosoommglj superstitious nbout I it Ihoy did not want to eo neir the plnco bo tho bont became n mass of llimes nnd burned 1 for about nn horn whO she sink notumg nut ino jucKstnit remaining out or wator Ys soon ns I got on shore thero wis n report thnt thoro wcro moninthownto on thu I other Rido F thostoimor Iho si iffs wcro manned nnd sent to their rescue Ihoy picked up Mr laly nud William Neil nn liulshmnn iuonoof tho skiffs Ihoio woro two negroes right near them but they sank out of sight 1 hero is no telling ho man stf their t lives m tho I nronudrner I Homo Raj that ton others nro missing bu nil thnt I 1 now aro let on negroes Lowi tdnms and Konjamm Hush who woi drowned nnd two white men who aro missing miss-ing I think two other white men wor binned with the boat mil them must hno bun others for I dont think thuy had I i ohanoo to bo nwnkeuod nnd then cscipe |