Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-07

TERRIBLY ACCIDENT ON THE Lower OHIO.
Terrific ErpZos6on-Iea Persons Killed and
| Esqhtee0 W0usded-4Fatl5 Particulars. --Dur-
ing Monday afternoon most serious acct
dent occurred on the lower Ohio, near
Rome, Ind, by which ten persons Lost
their lives and eighteen were very badly
wounded, one of whom has since died, and
there is but little hope of the recovery
of the others. AS our readers will remem~
Der, there was sale of boats ut Mound
City short time since, the sale comprising
the boats that had been in the Government
service, some of them ever since the COM
mencement of the rebellion. Some of these
boats were purchased by parties in Gin
cinnati, who were taking them there for
repairs. A number of Ohio soldiers, who
were in that neighborhood, got on these
boats for the purpose of going home, hav-
ing been mustered out of the service, or at
any rate about to be, and allowed once
again to return to their peaceful homes, TO
live among relations and friends, after
having toiled amidst blood and carnage
for number of years. But alas! how
true is the saying that Sin the midst Of
life we are in DEATH" and a number Of
those who were overjoyed at the thought
of home were soon to be hurried into
eternity.
The parties who were the victims of the
accident, were all members of the 10th
Ohio, and were en- route for their homes in
Adams county, Ohio.
They took passage ON the Argosy, one
of the boats bought at Mound City, for
Cincinnati, and were coming up the Ohio
when the accident occurred, which was on
Monday evening. The boat was caught
in the storm which ragged along the river,
and when near Rome, Indiana, the wind
became SO strong that the pilot was unable
to steer the course of the boat, and her
crew were unable to manage her. The
wind carried her with great force into the
bank and on to rocky surface. So strong
was the shock when the boat struck the
bank that the mud drum exploded with
great force, scalding all the soldiers that
were near, o number being on the deck at
the time. The CONSERVATION was great,
every one thinking that the boat had been
blown to atoms. During the excitement
which ensued, eight jumped overheard,
and have not since been seen or heard of,
and it is more than likely that the entire
eight found watery grave. When the
drum exploded the hoe water was thrown
in all directions, scalding twenty of the
regiment, two of whom were killed out
right, and the others badly injured. The
soldiers were removed 10 another boat and
arrived here yesterday an rof1e for Cincin
natl. On the road to this place one of the
number died, and his body was left here
for interment. We learn from persons
who saw the wounded men that they are
all dangerously scalded. 1t was one OF
those unforeseen accidents which it was
not in the power of man to prevent. The
Argosy belonged to Capt Vandergrift,
h. EaI &c Inp ln oF
the catastrophe.
The Colonel Of the regiment states that
the Morning Star, which came along after
wards, was hailed and told that there were
a number of wounded soldiers aboard, but
she refused to land for them or render any
| assistance. The Colonel has laid the case
before the military authorities, and we un-
derstand that it will be Investigated. IN
til then, we shall hope that there is some
mistake in the matter, for we esteem
highly the officers of that packet.
The above is the most serious accident
that has occurred on our river for some
time, resulting as it did in the death Of
eight persons, and the probably fatal
wounding of eighteen more. The follow
ing men were drowned: Sergeant Hugh
Tayor, company X; private Mckinley,
| company -; Corporal A. Fiscus, company
b; private John Roebuck, company q;
private Amos Rose, company C; Commits
sary Sergeant Hiram Behrus, and John
Mcdonald, company f.
Private Martin Long, company x, and
discharged soldier of the 39th Indiana,
have died, and Sergeant VIM. Eaglehoff,
company /; private Michael Murry, COM
pany d; private Norton Shelby, company
D.; private Busbee, company d, and Isaac
Taylor, company G, are severely scalded.
LOaisvstie Democrat, 24tb @5t.