Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-08-09

tween the kentaeky Home and Tele-
graph No. 8, by which the former boat
was destroyed; ,
We report to-day another disastrous
steamboat accident on the Ohio river
From passengers and the officers of the
Cincinnati and Louisville Mail Line
packet, Telegraph No. 5, we obtain the
following particulars:
Last night about 8 O'Clock, (July
30th) the steamer Kentucky Home,
commanded by Capt. Reed, on her way
down from Pittsburgh to Louisville,
came into collision with the steamer
Telegraph No. 8, opposite Sugar Greek,
about FIVE miles above Warsaw, KY,
and FIVE minutes after sunk IN twenty
feet water.
Both steamers were under headway,
the Telegraph coming up on the India
ma side of the river, in the channel usu-
ally followed by up-river steamers. The
whistle of the Telegraph was sounded
twice distinctly, as soon as the Ken
lucky Home was discovered, and eve
rything done to avert the impending ca
lamity. ni7
1t was said that the whistle of the
Kentucky Home was also sounded, but
was not heard distinctly on board the
former steamer. -fr, ~
The bow of the Telegraph struck
about the forward hatch of the Ken
lucky Home, and went crashing through
her timbers, breaking a large hole,-
through which the water poured, sink
ing her with fearful rapidity.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
The CONSERVATION on board the in
fated steamer was indescribable. Her
passengers, fortunately but few in num-
Der, totally nprepared for the fearful
accident, had not time to escape from
the sinking craft, and many of them
were precipitated into the water. The
officers and passengers of the Telegraph,
however, hurried to the rescue, and by
great exertions, succeeded in saving all
on board, it is thought, with one excep-
ton.
Among the passengers were four
mothers with infant children, four of
whom were rescued from the water
One lady was rescued with four of her
children clinging to her garments, while
she grasped a rope, one end of which
was attached to the sinking boat, and
the other floating in the water. But for
this fortunate circumstance it is proba-
bic that the whole family would have
sunk into watery grave. The appeals
Of the children to their mother to "save
hem from drowning" are described as
in the extreme. rF
The passengers lost most of their
baggage and money, and some of them
who had relieved themselves of the prin-
,ipal portion of their clothing to escape
he oppressive heat ofthe weather, were
'escued in a half nude state.
The safe was taken out Of the Office,
out the money, about $1,000, unfortu-
lately was left in the drawer of the
Jerks desk, and was lost.
Mr.. Mellen thinks that three deck
ands and one fireman were lost, as
hey could not be found after the disas-
er. The three deck hands were in the
old of the boat, "sorting freight" when :
he collision took place.
The entire bow of the boat was crush
d, and it is believed that she is total
Freck.
ANOTHER DIsAsTER.-The same pa
er gives the following account of anoth- 8
r disaster:
We are compelled to chronicle anoth-
r fearful and melancholy steamboat dis
ster. The New Richmond and Neville s
acket Lancaster, commanded by Capt.
'onner, and owned by Capt. David 9
iibson, of New Richmond, exploded a 3
ranch of one of her main steam pipes
about 10 o'clock last night, when ly-
lg at the Steptoe (Ky.) landing, and ,
orribly scalded five persons, three of
HON are known to be dead, and the
Lher two are pronounced mortally
-ounded. Two others are likewise
aid to be missing.
The steamer Lancaster left the Gin
nnati landing yesterday evening with
heavy cargo Of corn, for Neville, tax
g up number of extra hands-Irish .
assist in discharging her o
eight, to enable her to make her regu-
r time. She made landing at Step
e, KY, about one mile above Moscow, Q,
Id about thirty miles above this city,
r the purpose of receiving additional q
eight. o.
At about ten o'clock at night, while =
e hands were busy employed carrying q
eight on board, branch of one of the
eampipes suddenly burst, and scatter q
fearful destruction among them.
The report is said to have been like
at of a heavy cannon. The steam
7ept through the engine room, and
und the boilers in dense volume,
'rribly scalding FIVE men who were in
e immediate vicinity of the engines,
d sweeping overheard, it is supposed,
o others, who were standing on the
board guards, midships.
The Ohio No. 2 soon after hove in
int, and being signalled, rounded to
d took on board the wounded, and
nveyed two of them to Moscow, where
,dical assistance was nrocured. The