Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-04-03

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gentleman who. was present at this
dreadful scene, an account Of the
collision. between the Lowell and S.
F.Eintoh, both of which were. at
the time, very heavily laden. The
accident took place near Capiina
Island, below WheeIing, al about
+hal-past ten o'clock ?. NJ and the
night was very dark. The pilots Of
the boats perceived each other, and
the bells were tapped, though, owing
TO some unfortunate mistake OF acci-
dent. the Lowell ran across the bow
Of the KintOn, which struck hera
Of the boilers. The force OF the COL
lision was tremendous, the Vinton
being large boat, carrying cargo
of upwards Of nine hundred tons.
and having probably the strongest
hull on the river. The Lowell sank
in about thirty seconds after the COL
lision, the cabin parting from the
hull and floating.
The cabin passengers and crew es-
capped, many Of them in their night
clothes, 10 the top of the hurricane
deck, but the first engineer, two fire.
men, and twelve deck passengers
were drowned. The names of the
fiIemen and deck passengers are un-
known, they having been taken on
board at Pittsburgh, and the clerk
not having entered their names upon
the register. A
A large family, consisting of
man and his wife, and children. from
Bedford, Pa, on their way TO the
West, were among the number OF
those drowned.
The captain Of the Vinton, at once
ordered his boat TO be stopped, and
towed tile wreck of the Lowell's
cabin to the shore, where everything
that could contribute to the comfort
of those who were saved, was done.
After the lapse Of some time, the
Messenger No. 2 came alongside,
and Captain Fisher kindly took a
number Of the passengers on his
fine boat to Cincinnati.
Mr.. Joseph B. McKown, the first
engineer, who was drowned, leaves
wife and seven children, who re-
side in Allegheny, TO lament his loss.
He was not the regular engineer, but
had taken the place of Mr. Edward
B. Barton, who was attacked by
sudden illness, Just as the Lowell
was backing out from the wharf at
Pittsburgh. His loss will be deeply
lamented by his brother engineers,
among whom he occupied a high po-
sition.
Mr.. David Evans, the carpenter,
and part owner OF the boat had
very, narrow escape. The cabin
soon sank TO the hurricane deck, and
Mr.. Evans was caught underneath
it. He managed TO make his situa-
lion known, however, to those on
the top Of the deck, by knocking
against it, upon which hole was
cut through, and he was rescued,
though he had been so long in the
water that he was nearly chilled to
death.
Mr.. Harrison Mason, the clerk,
who owned three-eights of the YES
sci, was insured for twelve hundred 7
dollars in the Citizens Insurance
Company. Mr.. Edward B. Barton,
who owned one-eight, had an insu-
rance of five hundred dollars on his
share in the Western Company
Captain Force, and Messrs. Rogers
and Evans, the remaining owners of
the Lowell, had no insurance.
The cargo, consisting of Iron,
nails, and Gotten yarns and dry goods,
was shipped, principally, by Hardy,
Jones & Co., and was fully insured
in the north American, Firemens',
Western, n d Citizens Insurance
offices. The hull of the boat lies in
about thirty-feet water, and the En-
yines will be saved. The cabin and
cabin furniture are also saved, as is a
portion of the dry goods and cotton
yarns, though in a damaged condi-
ion.-PihSJurgh Jour. .-s i
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