Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-29
. Desperate Rencontre on the Steamer
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t'e high seas. but seldom have 10 record such q
lena oil violence rs DC urred on The steamer S. F.
J. Trabue, on tie Mississippi river, duung her re-
cent TIP from New Orleans. AS is usual at this
>a son Of the year, the boat was crowded with deck
passengers, chiefly fiat L atmen from the Wabash
and coal boatmen from Pittsburgh Among the
latter WINS set of turbulent, quarreSome me:I,
who were about half drunk wien they got on the.
boat al New Ofleans, and had fight or twoamoug
themselves before The, boat left mort. Can't Tuck
er was notified by friend, who reco!nized on. or
Two of the men. that he " ould have some trouble
with Them, and il'at they would try 10 take the
boat.
Soon after the lont WINS under way, and befor.
she had proceeded many miles up the river, one OF
Tie Pittsburgh coal boatnen attacked a Wabash
man who was qiet and peaceable and had said
nothing TO him, and knocked him down and beat
HIN '!rc"dlnliy. Two of his friends inler!ered 10
save HIM irom iuriher i'll usage, when they we've
Seset and beaten nearly 20 deaf aru one Of them
had his arm broken by blow from an axe in the
hands vi ole ot the rioters. The deck liar was
open and another oil the passengers, small man,
stepped up atter the fist oflray and called for u
drink While he was III The act of drinking, d
burly fellow, bully among the coal buatnleI,,
stepped up AMI seized him by The neck cIuketl
hun, threw hun o the deck as il he We're n chick
EN-, aud item star" d hInI. lie WIS suffered 10
gel up, ohu, Us soon as he recovered is feet, lie
drew large knife am! inflicted II terrible wound
IN the big mans right brenst, which placed him
on his back during the rest of The :1ip, and ON
The arrival OF the boat here, he was sent 10 The
hospital.
Not long after this occurrence The coal bootmen.
became perfectly wild with liquor, or their anxiety
10; fight, and were heard to swear that they
would take the boat and do as they pleased. The
deck was crowded with passengers, and the quiet
anu etueTly had no peace or rest, and ere Gese
every m"riel.t. Captain Tucker then determined
TO quell Tie flut, aud SlltIilnonng his crew. among
whom We're TIVE ny me Spaniards, and arullnp
Them with shor clubs, natche:s, and whatever
ham NJ
am eneavOEed 10 s,Utc order and put the rioters
or shore. The rotcI$ laughed at him, and one
hig elbow >hUOA his fist nder his nose and ,!efrd
The Whole crew. The Spamards in so id phalanx
each armed with Cuba a long knife we're or
d. red 10 advance and seize the rlngleader. Then
enSuI q seen of StrI!r and confusion seldom seen
on the deck Of n bOal. The Spanish crew Inv
ever, wee victorious, and managed 10 secure four
o. ths hreieaders, who were tied neck and heel
ahu peace was al once restored. The chief OF The
mob was no; caught. and for several days coulu
not be found, and it was thought that he togr her
.lth for or five others had jumped overheard and
either drownec or swom ashore. Several of the
Cabin passengers nver that they distinctly saw three
or tou men i'll the river, NJ MS the affair occurre
soon at e: the boat left New Orleans il was imnos
sible to tell who was lost. --.- -
Durlng The melee, coalboatmon of the name
oil Blaktley was much hurt, and danp.rouelv
Stabbed IN the rear. He was taken care Of by thr
officers OF the boat, and sent 10 The Hospital. The
mate of the Trabue, received q cut in the band
from iron, knife which he caught just us one of the
luutIneerS made AT him. -
The Iour thai were arrested we put e of the
boat soon alter the atIray. vas quelied, snd when
lie boat was in the neighborhoJd of AIillkin.s
Bend, the big fellow that h*d been missing WINS
forthwith set ashore. He had been s+creted under
the cylinder ilmbers. NO further outbreak oc.
CURED during The trip. though many threats were
made Just before the boat reached port The dis.
clpllne OF the Spauiards, and the determination nj
tle officers OF the boat put an effectual SION to
tne lawiessness Of the coal boatmen.-Lo lisniHe