Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-05

STEAMBOAT DISASTERS
on THE
Western and Southern Rivers
Daring the Year lses.
The past ssason hiss been unusually dis
Z sierous 10 steamboat etock on Westsrn
and Southern waters, resulting not only in
. heavy loss Of property but also Ollie. The
fol.owiug list 10 considered accurate and
aexrsgatss list Of 1853 accidents, Of which
100 resulted in total loss, viz 81 BY Ore,
BY collision, 2 BY BY explosion asd a by
sinking. II is a matter Of impossibili,y 70
arrive At the number Of lives lost BY these
accidents, so ws forbssr making any ssti-
mate. The less Of property win smsunt 10
a least $4,000. 900 for the boats and -
much more for the cArgoes and baggage.
footing Up total Of 100000.
Anna white-Sternwh heller; BY the gnsv-
ing Of the ice in st. Louis harbor, February
!, vas cut down AMI sunk, proving . total
loss; valued At 81. 900 and but partially
insured.
Alex. Chambers S,srnwbss sunk
February II. near Pomeroy, Ohio.
Amazon - Sidewhsel steamer; bound
from Cincinnati 70 New Orleans With . large
cargo of produce asd asserted merchandise
atruck bluG bar, February -. near Oar
Island, on the lever Mississippi, sinking ia
very few momsnts. One man wAs drown.
Cd. The bea' and cargo. valued At &2l0,.
coo. proved . total loss. The boat val
esnsd and insured in Cincinnati, for $l5 !,
600. which Was equal 10 her value. Ths
cargo was insured for $50 600 In Cincinna
Il aud 81, 200 in St Louis.
Alics-A small stsrnwhesler kunk ia
the Bayou Tschs. but was easily raised.
Alex Fostsr-A sternWheei towboat
sunk BY the ice in the Monsnghahsls. MAJ eli
Sd.
Alice - Reported above IS sunk and
raised, sunk second time, March 18Th, in
Bayou Sicord, this time proving . total
less.
Arabian -SternWhseler, bound from ST.
Lou's to Port Benton, With lead Of army
suppliss sunk May 4. opposite A .chison,
Kansas. Beat and cargo total oss boa,
insured for $4,000.
Amelia Poe-Stsrnwh heller, bound for
Fort Benton sunk May -. near Mila river.
Total less; cargo saved.
Andrew Aeklcy-Stsrnwhee bound
from Louis to n. Rice, with cargo OF army
supplies. caught IRE and wss ssuttled ia
prevent total less was Afterwards raised
and returned 70 St. Louis for repair.
Alps = Stsrnwheel towboat, sunk On
the Falls Of the Ohio, November .;
raised.
America LaSgs siJswhsel steamer, oil
the Ciaeinpati and Louisville mail line, col.
iided, Dscsmber 4. with tho United States
Of the same li1e, anu Was totally destroyed
by fire. which commun Gated from the
United States. Upward Of so lives were
los; 10y tae accidens.
ncsf-st-A very Old stcrnwheeler sunk
December "a, 1867. in the Alabama, p. ov-
ing total loss. The vote was OF but SIN all
value. say 81. 900, and fu.l y insured. Cargo
saved.
tanner A ansll stern wheeler, was
sunk February 90. near Gall polls, Ohio,
by collision with the Fleetwood.
Belle Exploded boiler, May Il,
a, Saline Coal Landing, Ohio river Two
men killed.
B,n MiCclloch-Burncd May &c, in the
ooachits. Total loss two lives lost.
Badgeport-Sternwh eelsr, en- route Il ON
st. Louis TO Fort Bufofd, With a cargo o.
army supplies, sunk june I'd. 10 miles be.
los SIOUX City. Boat and cargo total loss.
Value about 81. 900, fully insured.
Belle Darlington Steam tug. Burne 4 Al
New Orleans, Oct. IS.
Big Horn Sternw heslsr. Sunk Deeem.
her Is, III Ouachita river Raised. and re-
paired At New Orleans.
Co,sa-An old siernwbeeler: sunk on
tho Falis Of Red River, December %. 1867.
proving a total loss. The cargo, which con.
sisted Of 500 head OF Texas cattle, was
saved.
: Cordclia Ann-Scrcv propeller sunk
January an. a, Dnbos Island. Rod river.
roial los.; value, about a. 900
ChArmer Extraordinarily damaged by col
hsscn. January .stb. near psrkershurr
"a
clara poIssu-S idew heel steamer of abou,
1 400 tons; totally DESTROYED by frs in 81.
l.aass ha,hor. F.brua,y 4th. insured for
SIS oou. winch was .;ou, her full yaluc.
Csilo Sternwheeler. bound from JEFF
f.rssn. Texas. 10 sh-eyesncrt. la with a
i,ad ot cotton sunk rro. "a. in Like Jel.
fessso. ana rsissd.
tusa. 10. a-sternnhoe,er: .unk Few
r,.sFy 10. in Blind BAYOU. unper Rcd
RIVER
ca,l.w - s,ernvhec,er: sunk March
S,A in tbs o,io- .bove Eyans,ils total
ioss.
col m-Cen,,erh,s, n.r,;.,lv a..
ssro,ea by are. Anril lo,h wb,lo l.v,nv A
Als,er-, oppo.,,s New Orleans. The flsmes
communicated from the Sou,herner. which
was totally DESTROYED.
Csr,ie-A small stsrpwbesler. bsund for
Fort Benton; sunk April Istb. above
Omaha. proving . total loss insured for
$1,000.
Ccptralia-Sternwhes aupk NAV ~
IN The Arkansas ts,a. los. value. { i s 600:
in.assd Tor ei2. 900.
Champion -Stsrnwheel steamer. plyine
a. . packet between Cincinnati and 81.
L,uis, struck q log June 8. in Chsnsult's
Reach. Ohio river. and sunk 10 her boiler
deck. Beat valued ct eco, 900, and insured
fer SIS ooo in the Cincinnati ef,ce. Cs,,o
.aved in \ s,msvhst damaged co.di,;on .
Raised aud repaired n Cincinnati.
Csuntsss-S,cev heller sunk Seutembsr
IL. above LeCiaire. Iewa. Raised ana r.
ns,r,i.
Cora S-Sternvbsey aunk t,,,ol.., %