Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-20

The Lady Jane Destroyed.
One Life Lost.

Louis. She was . small boat, built in 1857,
IS feet long IS feet beam, finished with
..assenper clbin and accommodations for
twenty passengers, and worth $4,000.
She had on board several passengers, all
of whom except hr. Schultz, wife and two
small children, landing at Dubuque. She
had two barges in tow, and her. freight, on
leaving Portage City, consisted Of 10000
feet Of lumber on one barge, which ba, &c
was the hull Of new steamboat, 1870 feet
long. with 30 feet inch beam The lum-
b~ was going to St. Louis To be. used in
finishing up the hull into steamboat. On
the boat were q barrels Of beans and 80
packages OF butter.
At Dubuque Capt. Borst took aboard 500
barrels of -four consigned by Smith & Tn
derhill, and l 800 sacks Of oats The -four
and 500 sacks Of oats were placed in the
hull with tie lumber. The Lady Jane hav-
ing no licensed pilot aboard, Capt. Borst,
on taking the freight at Dubuque, (Which
had been insured by the consignees) as in
duty bound, secured aduly authorized pilot
Frank Wilds, second pilot OF the North
ern Line packet Charlie Cheavcr, with
whom he contracted for the sum Of 5000 TO
take the Lady Jane through to st. Louis
Not having the fullest confidence in Mr..
Wild's ability to take the boat over the
Rapids and through the bridge at this point,
Capt Borst stipulated that the boat should
be tied up at the head Of the Rapids, and
a more competent hand be employed to take
the boat to Davenport. On arriving at the
Rapids, Wilds said there was no danger, as
the water was high, in passing the Rapids
that he could take the boat down to a
point just above the bridge, tie up, drop the
barges through, and get help to take the
boat through the draw. This was about u
o'clock last evening. On they came, and
when passing the tieing-up place Capt. Borst
asked the plot if he was not going TO tie
up. lie said he was not-that there was no
danger; he could take the boat and barges
through without harm. The boat proceeded
to the draw, and coming down under full
headway the larboard barge containing the
lumber, -four, and 800 sacks of oats) struck
the left hand pier about ten feet back from
the bow stem, with tremendous crash
The collision brought the steamer to a
stand still, and the counter current coming
= .-~-a-fsllu on her siarhn"-' .'''"-.. -"
swung her around against the same pier
against which the barge struck, saddle
bagging' the same. breaking her into two as
though she had been a pipe-stem. The
front half, containing boiler and machinery
foatcd TO the lower end of the pier ard
sunk the air portion fioated Gown upon
! bar and there remains.
c The report that a boat had been wrecked
S on the pier spread rapidly through town.
!. and people rushed to the levee by hundreds
o The ferry boat and the steamer Pemb'n
# steamed away to the rescue Of the crew, VIII
'f were frantically clnging to such pieces
$ the wreck as they might, and loudly implol
e ing help. SkiGs went out in all directions
d pick up the drowning passengers and crew
3 Capt Dcrmody rescued the two ohlldrc
lc above mentioned, and saw their father, NJ
re Schultz, 30 down within few feet Of hr
ne lbut could not reach him in time. Other boa
i'll picked up the crew and one rescued II
e. mother of the children. The report at Il
levce was that the wrecked boat was u
at Charlie Cheavcr, and it was presumed til
vc there were many people on board-a'
H. some of our own citizens, which very n
"a. tura,ly increased the excitement. Alter
he unfortunate ones had been gathered toget
cb er. il was found that out Of fourteen pei 30
ho aboard. but one-Mr Schultz was missr
,n His wife and children which were so mol
II rescued oy Capt. Dernody, were taken
IN his house for the night and Hospitality car
be- for. Mr.. Schultz was Union refugee.
re- left Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last fall
,ed cause he was to be forced into the rebel
ave my. and went to his brothers in Visions
,ft- Hearing Of Lees surrender nc started b'
sir. with his family and household effects, to
yill home in the South He was man ab'
thirty Eve years old-a musician by prof
sion.
nat We have thus detailed the particulars
10 the shocking affair, as furnished US by "
vi" J. Clemens, Mate Of the Lady Jane. He t
pa us that the Boat was not insured nor '
'a' any Of the cargo except that taken abo
'ro, At Dubuque. The smashed barge, buo
'.s' up BY the -four on board, aoated down
'os river with the other, and both were picl
'e"' up by the Pembina about mile be
- town. The former Was taken ashore be
!" Rock Island and made fast, being too m
'"' damaged to bring to the levee. The OF
''''' barge With 1000 sacks Of oats aboard
'us' several persons foated down the river
"''' followed by the Pembina and brought b'
~ The officers and crew lost everything
~. ~. not saving coat. Capt. Bofstis is financl
ruined BY this disaster. Where the bl
"o belongs must he determined from the
80 ticYlArs given.
y MARKED Dowx Way down-five-
cred ---fifteen--tssenty Per cent. goods
ence In at Webb's China Store, lie Claire 4
,;cu. China sets, stone china setts, com
:. =. crocke,y. glass yare, solid silver 60
ne silver plated and brittania wsre-yery
rdly and very nice also table cutlery, kero
/ de lamps, mirrors, and tole table goods
Il not marked down to conform with the de-
nycd in the gold market. Nov is the time to
just lover ,h.s ~" @ r",, :. orcs and se
ether yourselves Th.. ,ocas must be cl
!, but out.
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enter. QUESTION ?-How Dc you manage to
- =. money! By buying Family Grocerie
' Parks Hosmer's, Of coursei That's
asned sole. Always call At The south east
ner on BRADY and 4th streets, and you
be sure to get the freshest and best zoo,
Strat- the Family Grocery aud Provision III
Col remarkably lew ARures 3ee6s del;v
rSnoQn AMI oV0PW thine