The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-12

Inc Uft98o-8iver ftiou
Two sternwheel boa,s, the Sarscen aud
Tennessee Belle. struck the pier. OF the
bridge yesterday morning bet~een seven
and eight o'clock, both coming down, The
lsl,sr boat only ess injured. These sccI.
dent. occurred in broad daylight. ~h.n
she . ives ea, Sigh. wind, and with toe
river in coed stag Now v make tue
csrsgc, thai these acc iden,s oeeu,tsa either
'hr ugh tne i9noranes, catelessness or ms.
Ds Us cesign. Of the pilot. on " -teh at the
ulc OF the passage of ihs.c bcau, We
q OF know who they were, nor d . we care,
bu, II commanders o. seIu.sls boats know.
ing that under such circumstances these
pil.ts permitted the BOATS ~ TIER care 20
- much AZ touch pls III lnis bridge, and
hereafter entrus. TO them thr yss ~ pas.
stI.cn and salasoie p, asrp -;ary prove
hsass!css unworthy ot the SANE "a trusts.
Nov, this is Q subject and th.s zine re-.
GU ing plain lsngsage fasre go use Of
be e excessively delicate wht. ashescy
ssnno, ssppieeisass weHe { ,srmnsd
the. az the fac. ss4l be known tbou, this
bridge We nave gwen setaiisc particulars
Of cyery accident wuieh has occurred q, the
bridge, but heretofore we have not told the
public whereir the Greet rs,ponsib,iit; o.
these accidents rested In the csse OF the
ae dents yesterday, il We cen o9lsin the
ini.rmsticn. and u any that msy occur
her eater, We Intend publishing tas nam .
Of the pilo.s on watch al the ums OF the
accident, that these commando. who are
disposed to exercise The pFei.r watehfu
caro- OF the lives and property easrus,ed to
Their charge. may beware OF transferring
to, or dividing their importan, trusts with
such incompetent, careless o. malicious,
mer, aud that the travelling publc may be
abe 70 keep its eye upon lhcac certain
piio,s. Ol eourss We do not Nish 10 hold
any pilo, responsible for IN aee,den' ., thi,
bridge, such ~ MAY occur, utterly beyont
bis control. happening through breaksse O
'"es"i"e'ys 49, WI w % iuN'Nu ina
wherein they are 10 blame. the public shal
know their nsuse,
The passage o. probably four hundses
steamers through tnis bridge .inee lac
August, With scsrcely . single ace dent oe
sasioning evena email loss, affords evidene,
from which the public can Judge - well a
ssesmsoatmen, that the pilot whe. under an,
ordinary circumstances, permits his boa, B,
touch pier Of the bridge, 10 tnccmpeten
for his position. There are plenty OF place
in this upper hlssissippi requiring NOR
skill to safely navigate them than Thu
bridge, IN times OF low water The re
specialize pilot feels hi. sepu,aiion at stalk
N safely carrying ms vessel over these dit
hculties. We are glad t zee lhe sam.
spirit relative 10 making safe gassage %
this bridge, - now beng exhibited by III,
better class OF pilsis. L.. en- the RAFT pilot,
nave seen the folly u their course last scs
son, and now maAr 1 y pnint al pro ',ssiona
honor 20 pass ,he.r ra.tis eaiely between the
piers % the Davenport bridge The tine
!. coming II Il be not here already, when
ihs pIio. who permits the steamboat under
MS charge to BE injured al THE bridge, vii
thus far sink hts reputation iOF competence,
Or e.reiuiness. Those pilots who car,
anything for ttetr regulations. or nave nm,
reputation 10 preserve, will be lust as care
iul about permitting boa, 10 o. pInfed b,
th.s uDstr leiioa," as hy any n'her in the
rivst Bu' thefs may j. Others. aud even
geoc pl1ots, - ien3uaus sgalrs fa- bridge
- 10 DC willing u fun any PERSONAL an.
professional fsk - make capita ,or thos,
who are endcsvoring to injure ,he rseture
The names OF such men We ~sl 10 publ,
60 know. and IL .asll &c n, iau, 4 cure i
thar ara NOT knusoR