The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-01

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Ten Soldiers Killed and Eighteen
Weunded.
From the Louisville Democrst Arg. "a.
Durinp Monday afternoon a most Sc
,;ons accident occurred on the lower Ohio,
near Rome. Indiana, by which ten persons
lost their lives and eighteen were very
hadlv wounded, one of whom has since
died. and there is but little hope of the re-
coyery of the others. As our readers viii
remember, there was sale of boats at
Mound City a short time since, the sale
comprising the boats that had benin the
government service, some of them ever
since the commencement of the rebellion.
Some Of these boats were purchased by
parties in Cincinnati, who were taking
them there for repairs. :; A number of
Ohio soldiers who were in that nighbor-
hood, got on these boats for the purpose
Of going home, having 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, sitter having toIsd amidst
blood and carnage for number OF years.
How joyful were the hearts OF those brave
boys at the thought of once more seeing
fathers, mothers, sisters, wives or sweet
hesrtsi But alas! how true is the saying
that "in the midst of Life We are in death, {"
and q number of those who were over
loved at the thought of home were soon to
be hurried into eternity.
The parties who were the victims ct the
9 accident which we are about to relate,
were all members of the 10th Ohio, and
we're en- route for their homes in Adams
county, Ohio.
They took passage in 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, Ind, the wind be-
came 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, number being in the dock 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 Cd,
and it is more than likely that the entire
eight found watery grave. When the
drum exploded the hot water was thrown
in all directions, scalding twenty of the
regiment, two of whom we're killed out.
right, and the others badly injured. The
soldiers were removed to another boat and
arrived here yesterday en- route for Gin
cinnati. On the road to this place one of
the number died, and his body was left
here for interment. We learn from per-
sons who saw the wounded men that they
are all dangerously scalded. It was one
of those unforeseen accidents which it was
not in the power of man to prevent. The
Argosy belonged to Captain Vandergrih,
who had command of her at the time of
the catastrophe.
The colonel of the regiment states that
the Morning Star, which came along af-
forwards, was hailed and told that there
were number of wounded soldiers on
board, bat she refused to land for them
or render any assistance The colonel
has laid the case before the military au-
thorities, and we understand that it will
be investigated Until 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. We have 80
far been unable to learn the names Of the
victims, bat hope to be able to give them
in our next. The boat is left where the
accident occurred.