The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-05
Compiled by Capt. Frank II. Rollins, for
the Cincinnati Times.l

Steamboat Disasters Or sIie western
and southern Rivers i'm the Year
1865.
TCompiIed by Capt. Frank II. Rollins for
the Cincinnati Times.l
The past season has been unusually dis
astrous. The following list aggregate8 l5G
accidents, of which los resulted IN total
loss; q by IRE. by collision, 2 by explo-
SIGN and "A by sinking. The loss Of property
will amount TO at least s25J0,COO for the
boats, and as much more for the cargo0s
and baggage, footing mp total OF sj,O00,l D.
Anna White-Suuk by the ice in ST.
Louis harbor; total loss; valued at sl2,OoJ,
Alex. Chambers-sunk Feb. Y, near Pom
eroy, U.
Ozark Island. One man drowned, Boat
and cargo valued at S2I5,t90 proved total
los. Insured for $751; JJ--equal to her value;
cargo insured for sll0.f ..
Aiice-Sunk in the Bayou Teche. Raised
Alex. Foster - Towboat; sunk by ice
March 3; sunk a second time March 10,
Arabian--Wfth a load OF army supplies:
sunk May 4. opposite Atchisdn. Boal and
cargo total loss; boat insured for Si20lO.
Amelia Poe sunk near Milk River;
total loss; cargo saved.
Andrew Ackiey--Wlth a cargo OF army
supplies, caught fire and was scuttled To
prevent n total loss. was afterward raised.
Alps--TOwboat; sunk on the falls Of the
Ohio. raised.
America--6JolIided. December 4, with the
United States, OF the same line, and was
totally destroyed oy fire. Eighty lives
Belfast@sunk; total loss Boat of but
little valne--S5OCD-and fully insured.
Cargo saved.
collision with the Fleetwood.
Belle POtter-EXploded boiler 81 Saline
Coal Landing. Two men killed.
Ben. McCulloch-Burned May o. i'm the
OuacIIita: total loss. Two lives lost.
Bridgeport-With cargo OF army sup
plies, sunk. Boat and cargo total loss.
Value about $1,000, fully insured.
Belle DarlingtOn--Steam tug. Burned at
New Orleans, Oct. is.
Big IiOrn-s@unk, raised, and repaired ut
Coosa-Sunk in Red River; total loss;
cargo saved.
COrdelia Ann -- Propeller, sunk: total
loss; value, 81 co.
Damaged by collision Jan. 20,
near Petersburg, Va.
Clara DOlsen-Totally destroyed by FIRE;
insured for $500, full value.
Caddo-With load Of cotton, sunk In
Lake jefferson, and raised.
Cuba No. 2-SunlE Feb. 10, in Upper Red
River.
CurIew stern wheeler, sunk March 4, in
the ohio; total loss.
Col. Ransom = Partially destroyed by
fire, at Algiers. The flames icated
from the Southerner, which was totally
CSrrfe~sunk April u, above Omaha;
total loss; insured for 5000.
Centralia-Sunk in the Arkansas; total
loss: valued at $1,000; insured for $4,000.
pion-Struck a log June 8, in tue
Ohio River. and sunk 70 her boiler deck
Boat valued AZ $4,000, and insured for Sl5,-
COZ. Cargo saved in damaged condition.
Raised and repaired.
Countess-Sunk above LeClafre, Iowa.
Raised and repaired.
Cora s-sunk October 2. in the Arkansas
River. Raised.
G. w. Dorrance-Exploded "nlgger"
boiler at Mobile. Two llves lost.
Crescent - steamship = Burned at New
d. w. HewitG-Expio ed "A steam pipe
below Napoleon, Arkansas. Damage TO
the boat slight. Clerk killed.
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DeIaware-Smah value; totally destroy
De -Ferryboat; sunk near vicks-
b. M. sechler-Burned at Carrollton, Ky.
Empire-ColIided sunk and raised.
merald-StrucK log in Tuntca Bend
and sunk; total loss; four persons lost
boat valued al 3OC0l; insured for $4,000.
Enterprise-Lost her guards at Gaines
Landing causing a loss OF 40 bales cotton
Einora - Sunk twelve miles below
Shreveport.
EmiIie-Destroye by a storm OF wind
valued aJ S20011; insured for $4,000
Emphasizing by The bank caving in on
her. Insured for SIZ,OOJ; her cargo, prtn-
cipally sugar and moiasses, worth 5000,
also insured.
ed for s25, 900: ofally destroyed by fire. At |
the same time were also burned the Della
ware Potomac and Pine Grove.
Era No. l0-Was run Into by the Erie No. |
g. in Rel River, and sunk total los.
Fiorence Traber-Sunk; raised and re- |
Fannie Scott-Valued at $4,000; burned;
no cargo; insurance s20fJO; rebuilt.
Florence Traber-Sunk second time, |
proving total loss: insured.
Fort Smith-Sunk; raised and repaired. /
f. w. Brooks-sunk; total loss; valued |
al q 90; insurance SO ).
George ID. Palmer-Sunk; raised and Te- |
paired after which caught fire; cabin and /
portion OF the boiler deck burned of.
Gipsey No.2-ToW-bOat; sun k loss light. |
Gallatin-Sunk; total loss.
Gallatin-Sunk in the Allegheny River; !
total loss.
Gold Finch-Totally destroyed by IRE;
insured for Sl2,OJ9
George ID. Palmer--After being repaired
and rebuilt after the fire OF April Is, with n
heavy cargo and two barges in tow struck
on one Of the PIERS OF the Quincy bridge |
and sunk, proving a total loss; one OF the
barges was also sunk. The boat was valued
at sIl ,O3), and insured for 5000. One man
drowned.
valued at 5000; insured for $4,000.
Sflendale-P ropeller; sunk.
q. McPorter-Tow-b boat; sunk; total loss.
Henry Ames-Guards gave way, precipi-
taung a Large quantity OF cotton into the
river. A number Of negro labOrers, un-
loading the boat, were thrown into the |
water and seventeen drowned. Damage to
boat, 5000.
Harry Dean-Exploded boiler, killing
persons and Wounding a number.
Boat valued at $50 o; total loss.
IL. A.. HOmeyer-With "A cargo OF nine
hundred bales of cotton. Destroyed by
fire. The boat was valued ~ SIS OJ9-no
Insurance. The cargo, at the New Orleans
valuation OF $40 per Dale, was worth tOJ.OJO |
Hope-Sunk. Total loss; valued NJ 49,
900. Insured.
Hesper-Sunk. Raised. Insured.
Hamilton--Sunlc. Total loss.
Home-5unk. Total loss.
Johannesburg. Total loss. Valued at
sI2CH. Insurance $500.
Indiana-With a heavy cargo, ran on
log at the head or island lG2i the hog
chains parted, and, rs a means 81 saving
ne boaf the cargo was thrown overheard
Iberviile-Struck IL log, which necessi-
afed "A return to New Orleans for repairs -
Troa City-Sunk. Total loss. Value SlS-
20. Insurance sl2,0OJ Cargo valuable; in
iured.
Ingomar-Sunk March Gath near Wells
yiIle. sunk again near Wheeling, Deem
Jer 81.
Isabella-strucl1 n snag and sunk: the
water IN the hold was pumped out aud the
)oat proceeded.
Iowa Clty-Capslzed in gale. One man
drowned. .
.rene-Sunk; total loss
Itasca-Small value; totally destroyed 7
~ IRE.