The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-17
NUMBER Is.
Terrible Storm on the Ohio River.

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tcrs on the Lakes, but storm on the Ohio, witt
a terrible loss of life and property, is as move
as startling. The following we take from th
Portsmouth Despatch of Saturday:
THE S1oRM-NiNE Coal Bears SusK-1s
LIVES Losr.-Thursday night was one of the
stornlest we have experienced for sevrra
years. The wind blew hurricane at the time
and rain and snow te II alternately while the dark
ness was intense. We anticipated some acci-
dent to the numerous fiat and coal boats contin
ually passing down, and as will be seen bv the
following from the Tribune d Clipper. our
worst fears have been realized:
Two Coal boats belonging to Smi,hlev and
Colvin, of Pittsburgh, were sunk last niuht in
the storm, or 10 miles above this place, and l3
persons drowned. The waves run SO high tina,
they dashed entirely over the boats, and when
it was found impossible to keep them afloat the
men took the slff, but it was dashed into the
boats and they went down together The men
then took to plank, and were washed off one
by one, until all were lost, except VIM Cnd;ng.
ton. who pulled off his crayat and lashed him.
selfto it. He foated down to Springyile, and
was there thrown on shore The trownded
We're named John Thompson Joseph Thompson,
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on McCarty, John Williams, VIM Jackson.
Geo. Robinson, David Nancarow. VIM. ! .oyd.
Patrick McDonard and Jesse Howell @ s,
Williams had several thousand dollars in gold
aad silver with him, to purchase land with in
the West McCarty had charge Of the boats.
Codington was in the river 8 hours before he
could reach the shore. The boats were for Lou
isvile
As the night was very stormy, we shall doubt
less bear of many other serious accidents Mr..
Codngton informs US, that before their boats
went down, they heard cries along shore for
help.
The body ofLemon Nc Carly has since been
found -foated ashore on piece of the boat
which had broken off. Two trunks belonging
to some of the crew also found.
A coal boat belonging to H. W. Smith of
Brownsville, was sunk 90 miles above this place
last night. She had 1900 bushels coal for the
Cincinnati Gas Co. No lives lost.
We learn, also, that FIVE poor fellows came
into Riggs Saw Mill, yesterday morning to
warm and dry themselves. They had neither
coats nor hat, and had barely escaped with their
lives by swimming from their sinking coal boat
TO shore. The boat in their care sunk in the
bend above town.
POSTSCRIPT.
A man named VIM. Lloyd was found floa ting
on portion of beat opposite this place, and
was taken out, almost dead His recovery is
doubtful. The body of M Cartney was ship
ped last night on the Hibernia. No 9. to his
friends in Pittsburgh. We have obtained a
correct list Of the names Of those Oh board the
i'll fated boats, as follows:
John Loag, Iohn Sanderson, Joseph Thomp-
son, Henry Oker, George Dunlavy, Henry
Farrell, James Avery, George Scovlle, VIM.
Thompson, James Long, James Hay, Lemon
M Cartney. all drowned, and VIM. Coddington
and John Thompson, who were saved These
men were all from Saw Mill Run, Pittsburgh
Mr.. o, A. Lee, pilot, on coal boat saved,
says that he heard yesterday Of nine boats, four
above and five below this place, that were
swampted-all within 90 miles.
fhe telegraph report several boats that were
stove upon the rocks above Pomeroy. The
loss must have been immense as there were, it
is estimated, near 500 coal boats on their way