Show SCENES 01 iiuuou VMI niAiii niililc 1 iiimin ur MIL llurnlnir of tlm Sleiiiuir 1 tl White NEW OKILVNS leo llirho Stales tins tho following nccounl of thc loss of tho J SI While gathered from the olllcers and crow Iho boats had banded to take on n I plo of cotton seed nud thero were between hiortyflve cud llfty roustabouts ongnLcd in the work I when precisely nt 10 IB chock everybody was stnrtled hy the loud ringing i fO tho bell by tTlnr wntchmnn IhomnsMil lor Immediately after tho cry lllrol was tnketi up hy twenty voices In nn Instnnt TiE Dill ST CONFUSION 11HONLD Men darted to nod fro cud tho work of nrousmg tho sleeping pimsencrera was begun Iho lire was discovered by Ihomns harry second tngineor who with his partner rwnh I bh rN rwn l btcphonJniiuO was on watch at the time Iho first intimation ho hnd of tho tire was n smnll light on top of n low of cotton halos nnndships which Lrontl resembled tho llnmo of n lantern Knrry left his post to investigate nnd was astonished to disoovei tho light was caused by n hahn of cotton brightly burning Harry gave this alarm amid his voice rnng through J t I l flo 1n onnfv tho deck loom of tho vessel Wntchmnu Miller took in tho situation ntonconud rnug n hugo boll locnted on tho second deck Miller stood nt his post ringing the bell until ll oft031 ttr of l 1h til ho was forced to retreat by the oncronrh ing flames Iho lire burned with frightful rapidity amid in less time than it takes to III No VIO toll it tfl oiiliro side of TiE BO IT WAS A MVVJ 01 ILAlIES ilio lire soon caught this rlln of this onhln deck nnd before nny nssiatnnco wise to bo had tho boat looked ns if sho wore encircled encir-cled by n stream of lire Iho crackling of tho Humes nnd tho shrieks of tho passengers amid tho crew caused tho most intense ex first citoircnt When tho charm wns sounded Alexander Mo ny head cook was sitting nt tho stove in his cabin Iho first lIed of tho boll caused him to rush outside nnd seeing tho llauios rush high in tho air ho ran back to tho cabin and endeavored to got his books and money Iho lIre gnined rapidly amid ho was compelled to heave the olllec hat not before ho hid secured n oH of money from tho safe Mr MoVny then turned his attention to saving tho cabin pisseneerfl of whom there were about fit teen or eighteen including eight ladies Ho first awoke bocond Jerk John Cnlln linn who ran out of his cerium in his un dorshirt nnd trousers Cnllnhnn nnd He Vny went to each room uid awoke tho inmates in-mates tcriiliod quickly Lot out Llio terllod pas OnlUrH bot olt ncnrlj nil of thom being in their niLJit garments gar-ments Among them was n 1 gentleman name unknown I but iccognized as the Sapor intendoiit 1 of tho Vidnlln got Railway Ho had his wIfe and two children girls of U I and U years with him Ho called thorn around him nnd bade thorn follow him Ity this tuuo thc llnmes hnd reached tho ibin tluougii which n thick smoke wns rolling Till PVNIt STIlIOKtN lASBCNHLRS Quickly mndo for nn enhance somo going to tho stern nnd others to tho front Iho gontlemnn referred to was among those Hint wont to the stern Upon reaching the deck gl grasped i ifltwoU ohildion at a time full l throw them I into thin river lloforo ho amid his jfI could follow the Ilamocs had reached thorn tumid they were burned to death Two I pilots on wntoh John Stout nud Hob biuith woro In the pilot houHo nml were compelled to jump into tho river where they were lucked up Lhoy hnd n itauow escape from death the lire burned so quickly thnt it was iiiiK > ssiho to see who wns saved amid who IIIoHslhlo bile deck was crowded with roustabouts amid dock passengers thirty of tho hotter hiiMng got on tho vessel nt tho Now jonas Innding just above where tho limit wns binned Nenrl all of those were lost While tim o passengers timid crew were escaping fiom the bout the I steam t pipo blow up amid was hurled 0 jnrds in tho air the force of the explosion caused over twenty bales of burning cotton to bo hurled high in tho air whoro they roohcd several times nnd then foil into the river Immidi ately after tho explosion shrieks swore heard coming from tho stern of tho vessel For oomll nn instant two colored women wero seen Ntimdini on tho Lalloiy just biok of tho wheel house nnd the miost instnnt they woro hidden from MOW by Till SMOKL NI HAMIH Thu lint pirt of the hOlt to give swisy wns tIle hielhoiiso I fell into tho water nnd a draft being created tho llamos swept tlnouLli tho centro of tho boat llioso who escaped were taken away from tho sceno ill tho Bteamboat Stella Wild which plies between Bayou bain and Nnlchox lloH the Wild wns backing out three koLs of euupowdor thnt score in the hold ox ploiled ami the cotton and burning timbers woro hurled in all directions Ibis virtually put tho hire out nnd what was onco n pala tlal Htonmor wns now n hlncl encd wieok When tho Wild touched tho river n loud cry Whol for help Willoohed Ole tho middlo of the lowirod nnd wns stream A bolt was 10nrot 111 WIH pulled in tho direction of the cry quickly IhrouLli tho clail k ness this crow sissy Iho of a man ernsping a title of cotton I lleuro but hi Ir foro I tiny 111 could roach him I tho bnlo tumid over nud whin it ass rilhlot this man Pilot I wns Stout LOUP i nud Smith ely that hOI tho number nf pi rsons the siwniimnd them I In tho rIver comma 1O1ITV MusT 1UK MIIHIII 1 HID following in a list ns fill us useor taiued of whllo < rsons missing tlliuotlr Captain1 U W llojd n will Known Htonm bont H 11 h iiinn I SpilToid wifo and diuuhtor of idalla Airs Murrav of Nntchi ALniHMoIabo of Westfihelon limit Mrs Agticit WlHtllelollIIUI 1rR AJIIHuOlhl unknown two other lady pissuieiis names ullmowl II walking un Ihrio thu Innruana nun nnd diok onu woman whilst I wore it fill lli in nnil all disippeucd In tho llniius |