Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-16

The upper ms,l route vas not Established
until he let Of August. THE nail wss ear.
ri.d hy thetwo lsst named boats. which ex-
cuted their undertaking With % accuracy and
prompiu usss that could not nave been accom-
pli.hed ~ithout the most psrsevsring attention
Great ineoo veniencs is generally the resuis oI
asvigsting this route in the loo water ssason.
but through excellent management and still
on the part Of their commsndsrs. no noticeable
detention was caused.
10 the Wy Of river and bridge sccidsnts
there has been ssbout the usnal pumbsr
Although there has been mono Of . very seri.
Gus nature 70 any boat running 10
.his trade, unlsss the Denmark should prove
total loss This boat vas suuk near Louisia-
90. Mo. about six vssks ago. but vhs.hsr
she csn be raissd or not Ne have not besn
informed The Sucker 81 sts nsarrovly sscspsd
dsstsuction by coming 10 eonsset With the
4. l Bridge, end II II had been any ordinarily
constructed bost. II would have suffsrsd the
sAus iats::ths, the Grey E.gls did. Probably
10 other boat Of this trade would have
sithstood the shook. Not . year has
passsd since tho establishment Of that
structure that one or more stesmboats
have not been cha vsd up" 10 greater or lees
extent. Some It completely dsmo!ishss cargo
aod oil, and even II il costs several humaa
lives Il 10 nothing tc be wondered st Tbsse
disns.srs esn only bs avoided BY the most
oonsumsts skill and care.
Several very large cargoea Of freight have
been carried from the Upper Mississippi BY
some Of the larger boats. one Of which ws con.
.idsr ~ worthy Of note: During the first part
Of he season the Hswkeye State. with ber
bsrges. ssfeIy transported from this trade TO
St. Luois. u one tip. . cargs amounting TO
eleven kxrdred tons The Hswkeys. it 10
! ssid, cleared aside from all eapsnsss, during
| his voyage. fo,ty-fmo hundred doilarsi TLis
's the lrrgsst aud most profitable cargo ever
carried from the upper trade.
The following Is full list Of the accidents
which have befell the boats plying 10 THE
! rade. for the rast year. that are worthy Of re
cord
On the 29th of March the Pomeroy. while
ns.r Burlington. was struck by . cake of Ice
which emastej her hull badly. hut through
.tsenuous exsr,ione she was Ian dsd. without
linking. or receiving serious injury to her car
60. THE sss . narrow escape, ssths ri.sr
~as full Of ice At Il . time. which. II .h. had
.unk. would have svsp, away the cabin. and
eft he rssssngers at the mercy Of tho wsvts
| April I'd tho sucker State, while coming
through the Il .iiroad bridge. struck her bow
| gsinst the left hand pier and tore away her
upper and lower guards. smashed IN her wheel
house. and otherwise badly damaging the boat
Her escape from total destruction wac almost
mericle. She was quite heavily laden. AMI
struck the Tier with terrific violence, and
~ss held for several minutes. daring
which time . wreck ~ss apparent. but through
the peri,oue .xcr,ions Of her commandsrs the
boat and i,s contents were saved from . va
terry grave. g. 600 loss.
On the day the Northerner run her wheel.
house sgAinst the bridge ~ Galsns. and stove
Il In slightlV.
April 18th the Kate Csss.l broke a shaft on
the lower sspids. causing delsy Of several
days and sLout $500 Tor repairs.
Apti, 26th the Psmbins. while near Port
Louisa, bIowsd out aa engine. and o,h.rwise
rjuriEg her machinery. She wac compelled
70 turn back for st. Louis and perform the
journey on one Wheel.
September 10th the Fred Lorerz run on q
chain Of rock On the upper rspiis which psu>
e,rn,ed her bull admitting water in quantities
that rendered resh'pmsnt OF her treigh, pecss-
.sry At this point. She vent on the ways
for tepsirs
November 10th the Denmark picked up .
snsg. near Lcuislsns. On her down trip. and
sunk. Boat was valued at tl2 900.
November l4th the Bill Hsodsssoa struck
IN Sycamore chain AMI injured her hull apd
lot t~o feet Of water. but the damage done
vas triAIng
The Hannibal City. q Ksokuk and St Louie
packot. come in contac. with . sunksn raft.
below Hannibal. and Vas totally wrecked.
Less, SIS 900.