Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-08
DAvENPQRr.- -IowAsj TUESDAY, NAY NAY, 3 ,aee

DisAssaous Colsasass ---SsnGms - ~
SfsAnss Esrsspsius. The slssnss Enter
Driss. Capt. J. n. Spisanan. eeliided with
IL aain o. dssv- pier q The Railroad
bhdse u absat I s'clsek yssssssa, sslss-
soon, vhils ee.ine1 dora. lShs caRs ia
contact With the pier at about ,her midship,
oaths atashoasd sidS; sons sssty fssl ofbss
apssn ~srts we're carried away, isesudisl
ths Cook House, while hss sssrbeasd hsll
tinbsss wess badiy crushed IN. Fostunais,
u ~ snsias vas usinjsrsd. end passing
through the draw. shs fUandd TO for the
Ieve shefs, end s6soted lAndiag = lth>
itot Of LeClairs stsess, vhsss shs ssw liss
parallel with ~ sh0rs. Ina lew womsnts
after landing, sias esrssokd svss 1ossils-
ably, and her stssboard guard ID now sons
tso o. thsss teet snder watse. Asths sivsl
10 falling and the bottom under her 10 tolsr>
ably smooth, no fears are sutsrtained - to
her safety. At The tIme Of the sccident
there was little Or no wind. Not . particle
" blame can be attached 70 the pilot, Nr.
Samuel Hart, a. lie has had many years
experience in the business. Mr 0rapsrins -
expsrineed pilot, was also In the Pilot House
narrowly watching the oearss ofths vessel.
uestates That the boat was headed Ia the Gloss
spproach to the short piss, ,whsa partly en-
tered in the draw passage, the vssssl, - with
oil Other vessels, commenced 6anking. The
wheel being put hard down tosards the
long pier. she seemed to him 10 flank square
across tho current. striking hesvily on the
upper shoulder Of the long pier. It.is, ~
oil competent pilots testify, . contingency
any one Of them may some day encounter.
No human skill can fully overcome that dif-
ticulty which all must meet Great praise
must be awarded to Captain Speilman for
his energy in saving al freight possible,
protecting to the utermost the property Of
shippers in his charge. e'e -
II. - contemplated, the Government
moves the Rock Island bridge, it is to be
hoped that the new bridge will b. properly
located, aud have an altitude Of so feet
above high water mark, with water pas
sage in the channel Of 300 feet between
piers. They have such one at Steu-
Ohio, and We trust our navis alton
is entitled to b. equally protected.
The Enterprise h . stern. wheel boat Of
300 tons measurement. Was built by Capt.
Spclman, her present owner, who has been
IN the river since 1883, at Browning on the
Illinois river during the Summer Of 1854
tilted up ut st. Louis. and cost $4,000. She
is insured for $4,000 in equal amounts In
,lae Globe, Atlantic and Boatmen's Insurance
Co.'S, agency at st. Louis.
TIE Captain has taken out protest here
and Immediately commenced landing his
freight, which with the exception Of that in
The hold, mostly oats, will he sayed with
-light damage. The freight in the hold will
also mostly be got out
The boat left Galena Sunday Evening
with fair trip Of freight, and some twelve
through passengers. most Of whom were Ia
dies and children.
The following is copy Of the bills Of lad
ing and consignecs: w. G. Snyder st Louis,
boxes Of goods, 2 chests, 5 packages, bbl
pork. top buggy.
N. a. LvforL. st. Joe, Mo.-89 tubs Of
butter, II bbls eggs.
Gilslen. Treg0 8 Co., st Louis-5 bbls
beans, % tubs Of butter. 2 kegs butter. 0lU
sacks oats, % tubs butter. 3 kegs butter.
Bolz & Stetlens, st. L0uis-6 boxes eggs
key butter.
Ehryock & Rowland. St. Louis-253 eks
oats. ~ sacks corn, Is sacks potatoes, 0 bbl'
beans. .ss
P.F. 6chriaer. 81. Louis. 800 sacks corn
w. B. Kussel & CO., St. LouiA-0 boxei
axle grease, l keg axle grea.e.
]. N. Sellers, st. Louis bbls coal tar
G. T. Buddicke, New Oflcans.-600 lacks
oats #s
g. H. Kennedy s. Co., New Orleans.-
4G3 sacks oats. 4 tN ~& i-as
John y Morrison T. Co, New Orleans
| 800 sacks OF oats, 247 saC1D oats, - cask
bacon shoulders. 10 boxes. =
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