Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-01
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I'VE Steamers Sunk--FOrty-shre e Lives
Lest.
! The steamers David Gsabam AID Sat Holmes came
in collision aesr Aurora Indiana, on Mond4y mig t.
/ he % nit aad bath boats sunk in few mimi es
| The Na, Holmes VAS on her way 10 St. Louis from
Pittsburgh, with large number Of passengers, most
Of whom we're ON their way 70 Pixies Peak. and for
ty>tLres Of the passengers lost. The David Glib
son was on her way 10 Cincinnati from New Orleans,
with heavy cargo Of grOeeris and other articles.
She had no passengers, and was an OH, Wsil worn
boat, not worth over $4,000, but her cargo was
very valuable. The Cincinnati Gazstls Of the 2oih
| says:
The boats came together. it is said nearly at tbe
same place where the IoEa and Madison elme in col.
lis9n few weeks since When the later vas susk.
Last nj ght was DARK and cloudy, ami when the col
lision took place the greatest CONSERVATION pre-,
vailed among he crews and passengers The Hoimss
had on board over $50 persons, large number Of
whom are reported lost. As the steamer was going
down they sprang into therver, seizng planks, bar
rels, and boxes BY The aid Of which many reached
the shore On the Gibson there we're not many pas
seDgeTs, and only two OF three of the crew Miss
ing. Nearly ALT the passengers the Holmes were
emigrsnts destined for Pike Peak.
The Louisville Journal learns from Capt. Hiidreth
and Mr. Byingon, Of the steamer Telegraph, that
the Holmes went down almost Immediately She is
lying in The middle of the river, and only a small
portion of her jackstaG is visible. OF the Gibson,
only part Of one Of her warehouses csI. be seen.
Her cabin aoated of ard was brought to shore some
distance below the place of disaster. No lives
lost on the Gibson, and those lost on the Holmes
were nearly AL deck passengers. The steamer Ken
lucky rescued number of persons and the TelezTah
took the Gibsons officers and crew TO Cincinnati
From the position of the wreck, the Holmes must
have been in the middle of the river and the Gibson
crossing it when the collision occurred The river
there is very wide and lie channel deep from shore
to shore.
Of course, the pil5ts Of the respective boats give
different versions Of the accident each ezonerstiog
himself from blame.
The survivors lost their clothing and SIS 600 in
money The total loss Of boats and cargo is put down
at $500 COO which is regarded very high es-
innate, upon which there was insurance amounting
to S175, OO0
The collision occurred about o'clock at night,
and when the Kentucky. maiboat, passed up two
hours after, they got but three or four survivors at
Aurora They were the second clerk, striker, en-
gineer, and fireman. The captain, first clerk and
all the watch, including the engineer second
mate, and fireman, were thought 10 be lost. The
morning after the disaster the cabin Of the Nat
HOMES was found at BelleveW, below Aurora, and
a little girl aud were cut out THROUGH the roof
and found alive. Two dead bodies Of passengers
we're found on the wreck.
The oficzrs and all the crew Of the David Gibson,
it thought, were saved. The saba Of that boat
caught at Warsaw, and tie mailboat reports the
river streWn for miles with portions Of the wrecks
boxes, and packages Of freight.