Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-08

he threw it overheard and leaped after
with his sister in his arms. He Mac
her securely on the shutter. and w
swimming behind pushing it with
- precious load toward the shore, when.
his horror, q big, burly and able.bodi
man, swan up, pushed his sister off Il
board, and climbed upon it himself nj
young girl sank with scream, and if d
cameto the surface, it was so dark. al
the confusion so great, that he could NJ
md her. Maddened by the dastardl
N act, ne made after the author, and seiziu
!" him by the, throat, struggle to the deaf
ensued. They rose and sunk togethe
still struggling, and when last seen wer
graphing with each other. Whethe
n either was saved or both went down IL
gether is not known. The sister sun
beneath the waves and was lost, but Sd
was terribly avenged By her brother.
FORCE OF THE COLLISION.
That the America was so little dan,
aged while the United States was made
complete wreck by the collision, is ex
planned by the fact that the sharp cow o
the America struck the United State,
iairly on the side while the latter wa,
backing and could give no correspondents
blow. The America had only lust beer
prepared for backing when the collision
came.
MISCELLANEOUS INCIDENTS.
Two ladies whose names are upre
ported, placed on board the States by Mr.
Townsend Whelan, banker of Phila.
delphia, were assuredly lost. They took
passage for New Orleans. Mr.. Whelan
came down yesterday in search Of them.
but could obtain no clue to their fate.
| Miss Hattie Jones, her parents and
little brother were to have taken a boat
here on Saturday to New Orleans. and
thence to their home in Florida.
Mr.. George Zeigler, of Nashville, and
wife, who escaped so miraculously, were
psrried at Fremont, Ohio, on Sunday
night preceding the disaster.
Mrs. Inskipp, of Madison, one of the
bride-passengers, soon regained her
strength Of mind and body after reaching
the shore, and applied herself with SUPER
human energy to the relief of the other
sufferers. Her gentle offices did much to
ameGorate the condition of the helpless
and her heroism excited the admiration
and gratitude Of one and all.
Mr.. Elias Rail, his wife, and daughter,
who live nearthe scene of the collision,
were foremost among those who minis
istered to the unfortunrtes. They gladly
stripped their house of every hing thai
would conduce to the warmth or comfort
of those who made their escape from the
burning wrecks. Other families within
reach Of the sufferers deprived themselves
IN the same manner. 1t would be an act
Of simple justice to reimburse these good
people for their outlays, although they
may think themselves abundsntly repaid
in the consciousness Of having spent their
energies and means in noble cause.
Messrs. Frank and j. N. Price, broth.
ers, Of this city, made their escape to-
gether and had a most thrilling adven-
ture. When they left the boat it was
almost entirely wrapped in flames, and |
nearly all who could had fed the decks /
and were struggling to eyade the sheets |
OF fame that oYerspread the water. BY |
lucky chance the brothers reached one |
of the tenders aft the States, and slid |
down into the water, and after much
got ashore. To their GOODNESS
and courage much of the life-saying is
due, and their calm survey of the dire
in great part insured the trans
mission Of intelligent accounts of the
disaster.
CAPT. WOOLFoLK'S STATEMENT.
Capt Il. H. Voolfolk, who Was a pas
senger On the America, and arrived home |
yesterday morning, gave US very graph
&c and Interesting account Of the terrible
mishap. He states that at the moment
Of the collision he was asleep, and did
not awake till the boats came together
the second time. Hastily putting on his
Dantaloons, he went into the cabin, and
was surprised to see that all was perfect
y quiet on the boat, and that but one
nan beside himself had left his berth
Going forward, he saw in moment what
lad occurred. The United States had
Ilready burned back to the wheel-houss,
md tho flames were rapidly sweeping
Ibaft. Seeing the passengers of the States
'ushing peI-mell aboard the America,
Japt. Voolfolk leaped into the river from
he bow of the steamer, with nothing but |
lis pants and Undertaking on, and swan
shore. He says the collision happened
bout half-past eleven O'Clock, one mile
nd half above Warsrw, and at the
ime the night was very dark, and either
brisk rain or snow was falling. The
america, ascending, blew two whistles,
o which the States responded, but q
Ieavy gale was blowing and the whistle
vas not heard by the pilot of the Ameri-
a. After the first two whistles the Ameri- |
a again blew twice Mr.. Remlin, pilot of |
he States, says he blew once, and when
e heard the Americas two whistles, he
topped and commenced backing but it |
Tas too late. 1t is presumed the pilots
7ere deceived by the darkness as to the
istance that separated the boats. The
lmerica struck the United States on the
srboard side, running nearly through
he bsggage-room and into the hull. {
hey got apart by the recoil of the con-
usSlOu, Dub lILnculalSlJ swung IObcbucl |
gain, the America on the Indiana shore s
nd the States on the outside of her.
When they dashed the second time the q
frighted people began to escape from
he States to the America. The latter
essel, having commenced to back too
tie, caught fire on her upper deck from !
be flames of the States, she having had :
board twenty-five barrels petroleum, all
which took fire almost instantly. Tho
.merica backed down two or three hun~
red yards below the wreck Of the States,
ear enough the shore to enable all on
GARD to jump ashore. The States :
Wung around, head up stream, and sunk
| three feet water forward and seven or
ght feet astern. A considerable portion
the wreck will be saved. The Ameri-
/ is total loss, but all her passengers
nd crew, except poor, unknown emf :.
rant and his two children, were rescued.
here were about seventy-five passen
9rs on the States, sixty of whom are be- I
eyed to have escaped. Her register and !
In the Office and cabin were
st. Little or nothing was saved by the /