New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-09
TIE DISASTER on TIE ono EIVER


THE ENTIRE PARTICULARS OF TIE ACCIDENT
TESTIMONY OF OFFICERS-TlIE LOST, THE
MISSING, AND THE WOUNDED.
The Cincinnati Commercial has full particulars
OF the OF the United States and America at
Rayls Landing Friday night. As nearly as can be as
cerained passengers including Is or 10 ladies' oil the
officers and cabin crew. and Is OF the deck hands OF the
United States were lost and many Others were Dauy IN
lured by being burned scalded The accident u attD-
uted 10 mistake In the whistles. The wind was blowing
hard up stream at the time, aud IT Is claimed that h9
Americas pilot could not hear the Whistle Oh He Cllou
States descending capt jacob heeh,n 9u d i st
Vim. Turpin. were NJ the wheei OF inc 1t,ea Sa,es'
While Napoleon jenkins at the wheel OF the America
The pilots both steamers old and reliable occrs
Capt Rcemeln has been poung Tor 81 yeats - ~
in the service OF the Louisville Mh ihe "hllo UT
jenkins has been employed exclusively III Inc same aue
during the past Is years.
Capt. Il. NJ Wade, commander OF the United States
makes the following statement:
II was about ll:l6 10 1880 O'Clock Friday night whom
the United states and America together one mile
above Warsaw, the Indiana shore Inc nlgnt was
dor,, bnt n0t foggy The America went INTO the United
states on the larboar abreast Of the baggageoo ana
only cut through the guards and lew oi lhe lpp u'
of the hull The flames appeared 10 come nstltA. 'u'y
with the crash both boats shooting mp above the tor
OF The hurricane Of the United States where was
Tinted States backed into the Indiana shore where her
head swung quaterng out INTO ne stream song ~
which was answered by the America by one whistle OF
= all soS ew hss again. ana We eoad not hear tue
Americas reply. About hall an hour hIter te accue
wrecks and profered her services taking few ~ the
sufferers. After remaining about an hour. tho Lady
Grace alongside. when the Reindeer departed we
had glNtyive passengers booked, among whom were
fourteen lades-our ohamncrmaId says only thirteen
We lost thirtyfye Of the passengers altogether sh VI
the ladies were saved.
Mr. Andy Harrgan. Clerk OF the United States says
The boats struck about quarerpast II o'clock. NJ
Rays Landing about one mile above warsaw was ia
the barbershop at the tme and heard our whistle dow
After the first whistle our plot rang tko stopping pe
then Immediately after rang the backing pei men niu
an idea OF what the matter, aud ran forward on Tue
starbOard guard as far ~ the starboard chhey wh,h
the boat struck by the America on inc atuhru sc'
about 10 feet aft of forward. tho collision driving mum.
Der OF barrels OF petroleum into mo fnrnace causing ,o
flames 20 flash up moment. The UEted States theh
swung around and the pilot tried to back our BOAT INTO
shore Inc America then De', ,sor mia further
mn the rlyer than we We then Dhckcd our
r were saved by jumping off Of the United
States 10 the America ny actual count, theIe VIZ
there were Is ladies' There two bridal parties on the
boat, and of the passengers thought they wona
have little fun In serenadng then whlch iney uu' anu
some 20 minutes after the seTenade the collision occur
red and think II It was not for the serenade, the DridAI
parties would have been lost but as they were III the
saerooms awake, they appr;scd OF the danger IN
which they were and got OF the United states on To tho
America and their saterooms were on the same sac
IA the America they were saved Inc scene III inc cap
at the time, indscribable Several ladies' stoo1'
Throwing their children overheard and crying Tor assist
ance Upon the guards number OF ladies' stoOu wing
ing their hands and crying for help put hey wo9a not
leave the place and persisted IN the names
Previous TO the disaster were enjoying ourselves IN
the cabin dancing and the passengers had just entered
their btate-rOOns.
Tho Americas main deck all burned on She lies
against the bank the Indiana shore, head up stream
i'm seven feet water The United Stateses IN eight Feet
water. head up stream, about 100 yards above inc
America and 50 feet from shore The main deck OF the
latter Is not all burned off, and the frames OF her wheel
houses were still standing. The safe OF the Ultcd states
was recovered Ole Bull was passenger on the America
lie had contrary TO his habit, laid down III ms Derth
with his clothes on, and when the crash came he seized
ms famous violin aud made bis way ashore Jumping mo
the water and wadng. He lost all tho properly nc iu
WIN him with the exception Of the violin and The clothes
he wore Mr. Hays OF Nashville was severely bruised
colored boy named James Asa Mitchell who was In the
employ Of Capt Wade. jumped H. dragged MN ashore;
and saved his life. OF ten flremen on the united
States only three saved There we're put four per
saved out OF deck crew OF ~ on dhe tea '.s
German couple who had been married bu Weeh Were
on board tho United States, ana, being very ule tey
retired quite early IN the evening Nne thG marin , Es
given tho husband awoke his wie anu taxing ot his
handkerchief tied their arms together anu Jumping INTO
Tie river, swan ashore together from, no,, hoo,s
known be saved, as printed by The C"e""G" COM
zcl We from Fremont Ohio J1%s, Pdee ard br p,
Louisville Lee Kahn CsaGS Sg oeT ed brother were
lost CAPT Joseph McCAmRsn Cincinnati burned Aut ue %
t sai Hs1. Louisville Geo Middleton Cincinnati W. Hany
CgaSa wAT nc. GsT SSs mr. Lp aud Ts Of Madison
Indiana Mr. sappOn and Mr. fabe, o. Madison R.S I ~ Ys
burned or b,Sd and cs Ton, 'rd. cnensstl GrE Mem
u Of Cincinnati Dunaa and d.@sh'sr o. Cincinnati afS W.T.
Fashmaa and ay T. ADJ OF one'Iap' Sa,," iSr.
ESsh ba ss9''' Mr. 6are1.i Mr. autSeubu Mr. SIX Mr.
Is~ief Mr. F.an Myers Harper Garland IT, william
davidson William wingaie Petersburg ky GodIe oo'. ana
Jo,eph Fbrer aud John knecht on men W
Ae1 Illoes Mis- Barton Ole Bull aud three gentlemen VI W NJ
al lady and eldi H. pa"ss Nv yoysi Mr. Ro,enGsL Of
Logs III Mauok David Bare lhoss .rade NJ N"'sheu az" ~
way 70 Cnnsat procure wooden isg h. Meo' nIi, &
NashviIe Railroads J. y 6olsda hsmI
gres. on Kentucky George Gaugh j. kothief Josepn
h way to Detroit slaughter aud brother Nr J9oes 80
PI ,S,bis. Cant g. Peace H. H. Wofolk OF Lons'e 70" ~
Lord Nh Crane Mr. Len Rogers Of L9u'le a. "a ,
Ciafl.s Nichols Mr Grswod, J. T. Whitney bUft hoies
crew Of the Anercs Mr. Nm MoNinl.y' one Of VIC '' " ~
GtSSNyt TJ De- sThe excitement relative TO the
terrible disaster TO tho steamers Uhlteu STATES anu
America il still intense. Persons are arriving Iln m
0narteFs To make inquiries about lost frlehus OF ~
known to have taken passage on one OF te otv W LII
Inflated boats. The remains OF some Oh no ~, ng
arrive here today on the Gen Lyle ior fecog
milton aud nterment. dispatch 10 me oVtmo,,., '
from Florence, Indiana, says that ~ pV' c,a,s and
| rccovered from the wrecks OF the United Stltes h,u
| America. The following named have been uonunoI ,
James Johns OF Louisyillei John femneil Oh
Nv. Emil Martau VIM JOhrsOn. aud wallace tAl,.9 VI
| IInlnpinn. InGAnA. BIZ. tAlDQr VI uAnOtot. luNtho