, 1859-04-01
THE OHIO RIVER DISASTER.
E01Iy-71C0 LireS Lost.


C0nOWay was al Inc WHEEL C1 I1e 11Uttut1, ~" -
striker nt the wheel Of the Gibson, the PILOT,
we understand, not being at his post. Pilot
Conoway blew the whistle for the starboard,
which rus not answered By the Gibson untilthe
bouts we're near each other. The Holmes was
in the middle Of tic river and the Gibsotl quar-
teriug from the point OIL the Kentucky SIDE, to"
wards the Indiana shore The e. struck the
Holmes on lrr larboard side, near her forward
chalk, and size commenced sinking immediately,
in about forty feet Of water. The cabin scpa-
rated from the hull. aud hoatcd down the rircr,
with the passengers and crew hanging on tothe
wreck. The boat WAS not over three minutes
going down, and had not the hull separated from
the cabin, the loss OF Life would have been lar
greater than il was.
The Gibson swung round, and was run over to
the Kentucky shore, where she also sunk III =
feet of water. Her cabin also patted and tioatcd
off, and was met by the Caroline between War
suw and the mouth Of Log Lick. with aat
alongside and several men were taking from the
wreck boxes, etc. The cabin q the Holmes
towed Ly the steamer Kentucky to the Kentucky
shore. No liycs were lost off the Gibson, but Of
the e!ghty-six passengers, cabin aud deck, On
the setamer Holmes, ,,rorfy-fwo a'etosf!
NAMES or TIE LOST.
From Mr.. Lamont, clerk Of the Holmes, we
obtained the following list Of the lust from Oft
flat boat. j FrenchMan named Louis Dupon,
wft and three children, re.shipped from the
Clara Dean at Cincinnati; Henry We!cl., vile
and three children, of Wheeling, Va; family
of sercn shipped ut Wheeling, namcs unknown,
consisting Of q man, wife, two daughters and
son; uavid Gilten, Of Alleshauy, la.; john
Ali[ligan, of Rush township, Tuscarawas Co.,
O.; John Vance, from Wheeling, va; Samuel
Owartl, wife and Child, from rarkersburs for
Madison. Ind. James Caldwell, engineer; HI
ram F. Griffith aud sister, Emma Ann Griffith,
u: n for 13,,r1; fjnr-
man Mold, wife and three children, piu>burg;
Frcnch,nan, shipped at Cincinnati, name un-
kown; child, name unkown, was found yes
tcrJay at the foot of Langhrey Island; Thomas
Mcdonald, - Logan and John Evans, deck
hands, and colored fireman; md - Viii
1iuus, cabin boy. -Four others are missing, but
are supposed to hare come ur on the Kentucky
to this city. The Holmes had IS cabin and 81
deck passengers.
The passengers saved were taken to the shore
from the floating cabin, in skitis, and conveyed
to Aurora, where every attention was given
then, by the citizens Of that place.
t The excitement on the two steamers when the
| collision occurred, was immense. Men, women
and children rushed to the deck Of the steamer,
screaming aud begging assistance. The scene
| was licart-rending in the extreme, and clnnot
| be described.
One youth named Robert Welch. whose father,
mother and three sisters were fhst, spFant: lIto
the river, and scizins fourth sister aged five
years, swan to shore. Another lady, Mrs. Daniel
until after she left the wreck. Captain Kennedy
found tile little girl alive, lating between twu
mattresses, close np TO the hurricane roof, yes
terlav mnrniuy, nbous o'clock, being eleven
hours after thu accident took place.
Yesterday three of the bodies were taken ont
Of the wreck If the IInlmes; also large amount
Of baggage belonging to the passengers. There
Inrr.. t,,,1uf,tr 0f tfnrk4 {a'f
Kennedy will save from the Holmes wreck Ut
that is valuable, and have it brought to this cit :
All the books, papers aud money in the oilict
were lost.
The passengers lost various Sums, in all
amountin. to about fifteen thousand dollars
The freight Oh tue Holmes consisted Of 4,"l;
kegs nas, 2,!!4S bdls paper, NV pkgs dry goods
Isl bxs glass and glass ware. and IS pkgs sun
dry merchandise. She was owned by Captain
Thomas Kennedy, Clerk John Lamont. Engi
nerr ,1a,ues Caldwell, Mcssrs. Wash. Mason ant
John Bell, all of rttsLurg. She WAS valued a
$ls 900, and WAS insured in the Citizens an.
MunongaLe]a Companies Of li.tsbnr:%. for ST.,
.H~. The Gibson was loaded deep y viz ~, yaina !
ble cargo Of sugar aud uo1asses, I'LL for Cincin
pAti. Her owners were Dr, Brown and Captnl'
Mckinley. She was valued ut S.D,6u", md in
su1 I'd for two.thirds er value. in offices et thi
citv. On tic Holmes werc 81 head oi fine sfee]
and two horses, a1l lost. TIE bnlts Ut bot
steamers 2FG ftlHL III deep water above aurora
entirely out of siyLt.
The citizens II Aurora, particularly the IL
dies, were uuremittiur in their attentions to Il,
; ! sut}arrrs whn Ind LOST nil their clothing. ba,
,,,,, Gc and rc.furu;,hed tlmn with cotju
mi .',,n,rl fhe ,,c,t thot cmld br t,btainrd.
; Sryrrot NJ thr officers IF cacl steamer cam
I'M ~ tI;s ri, Yesterday. minus thrir baryar
, eic Thr total has of hotb huats and taryIt
viii M, f,if sI'ort If Smiuw with an i,,,uraus
m hi nf ahnut Mi. .,pn.
Th,. i,onrru.,o f,r tl,;s c;tv rennrts thc riv.
~ fir jown NJ ycyuy. fujl of 1ou,ins box.
| hn~sI.,ds. rtc. ctc. The cabin Of tie t;ibS,
VIZ dssrrtcI nnd still toatin.r below veva
= The Cnncwaro sto,ncd at lie wreck of ii
: iJolmes, and rendered Il free passage to ;,ny
= I'll vim les;rcJ tn m IN f'inc;nnuti. Thr Tar
Inn alsn made the sanr tender
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Tho Habits Of the 'sEnndcrcrss NJ
grocA.
, corres,,ndent Of tlc SoyfItyu HtpyI,
,.,. ~ ..;...... .,,< en-.
y writing from dacEson'l'1e. ''as INT 'o''"
II ing account Of the wandering Africans = III
r w,r,. r,ccntlv in .luress fur some l1y=, ut III
:, ,,lac,.
- "Thr most Of tl,csc negroes are very like
J. and ur, frum six TO twcnty-one Years old: thu
il univ one woman a,nuny them. They SC,
peritctly l,uppy. aud arc ls contcnted and Fl