Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-20
Sr LOUIS, January ), 1874


/, is our painful duty to record one OF the most
dreadful callmites that has ever happened upon our
river On Wednesday night last, about ii o'clock, the
steamboat Shepherdess, from Cincinnati, when wita'n
three miles of this city, struck snag, and IN three
minutes filled to the cabin Shortly after sinking, The
boat drted md struck another snag which caused her
to careen suddenly, when a number of persons were
swept overheard. Drifting from this snag she cnreen
ed to the other side violently, that numbers were
again washed off portion Of those thus cast into The
water, reached the shore by swimming, but much The
LARGEST portion were drowned In drifting further down
The boat struck bluff bank, when she again careened
almost on her beams end Here the hull and cabin
parted-the hull sunk upon the sand bar above Caon
delet-and the cabin foated short distance btlo"
and lodged upon another bar where it now remains
The number of passengers on board is varIously es
timaed from $50 to 200-and of those lost from Az &c
60-all deck passengers We have not heard Of any
cabin passengers being lostnor OF any OF the ofcef
of the boat, excepting the Captain, tllowell) IL Is
also believed that the cabin passengers Will recoVe
most or oil of their baggage
The horror of the may be partially imagined
when we consider the hour at which It happened, ant
the large number of females and heple children wht
were involved in the danger. The wonder is not tina
so many were drowned, but that so many escaped.
As almost every pers IN aboard had retired TO bed
and the boat filling almost Neutrality-suspicious. wht
fortunate as to escape with their ives e1peri
enced mnch suffering for want of the clothing which
in the hurry and confusion Of the moment they hat
left behind them. That ma jority of them-consder
ing the large number of women and chldren-did no
perish from the excessive bitterness OF the night,
truly surprising Out of the whole number, hav,
sSsJAwo IS TSselvs years
enough-inconcevaby affecting to their relatives ant
greatly shocking TO all-but the wonder s that the,
were the only victims.
The officers of the Henry Bry, lying at Carondeet
and The Iceander of ferry buats, rendered ma
teria aid in rescung the unfortunate passengers. Thu
Al
scene Of DISASTER and was active in extending all thu
relief in his power to the sufferers. lie caused al
who were picked up by the boat TO be conveyed TIT
Virginia Hotel, where they have been comfortably pro
vided for.
Such is a brief history of this most melancholy even
as we find it reported in the Republican-io which pa
per are also indebted for the subjoned list of hos
saved:
Passengers from The &epLerdess, no,o at the prgini4
Hotel.
s. R. Smell, and two children, Louisville, Ky.
Barney Owens, New Orleans
Jane Thomas, Lawrenceburgh, Ind.
James Thomas, do
Jane +. Thomas, do
Sarah Ann Thomas, do.
VIM. Fl Thomas, do.
John Thomas, do.
Edward Thomas, do.
Alfred Thomas, do.
Joseph Thomas, do.
Louisa Rachael Thomas do.
Solomon Evnger Thomas, do.
Henry Wellingcamp, Franklin CO., Mo.
David Wayman, Cov'ng,on, KY.
William d. Henry, Macoupn CO., III.
John Mitten, Floyd CO., Ind
Mary Davis and child, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Hensel Green and child, Nashville, Tenn.
John Award, Harrisburg, Penn.
Mrs. Wright, Mecklenburg co., Va.
Isaac Chrlss Fayelte CO., Penn.
{. Garfield, Portage, Ohio.
e. Meckerson, do
Hannah Grouse, do
Margaret Grouse, do.
James Carroll, Cincinnati, do.
Stephen Howard, Brown co., do.
G.. b. Fisher, Jerseyville, I'll.
J. L. Beggs, Princeton, do
Parker Bodw,, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Nelson Bodwitt, do.
Daniel Lnsey, Covington, Ky.
William Lemer, Bartholomew CO, Ind.
John Lane, Muskingum CO Ohio.
Horace Minker, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Ralph b. McCulloch, Maysvilie, Ky.
w. 0. Crenshaw, Georgetown, Ky.
Page J Bickerill.
Tandy, Hopkinsonve, KY.
John Tegan, Alexandra, ID. c.
George w. Brown, Dayton, Ohio
Stephen P. Hart, Louisville, Ky.
The Reporter furnishes the following in addition 10
the above
Al The City Hotel:
VIM lIo we'll, son Of the Captain.
S. Farrow, Pilot, Cincinnati
Aldrich, do. do.
J X. Wilcox, Mate.
Dr.. T. J. Opdyche, Butler co. Ohio who lost 81 600
in gold
Mrs Muer. Of Va, 6 children, 3 or 5 servants; SER
wants lost. She was moving TO BoonVIlle, Mo.