The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-09

STEAMER SuNK,-About two o'clock
yesterday morning. (afIer our paper
had gone to press,) a dispatch was re-
celved In this city announcing that the
steamer Rebecca, In the Parkersburg
trade, had sunk, Involving the total
destruction Of the boat and the loss Of
several lives. The accident 10 this fine
steamer happened In the vicinity OF the
proposed railroad bridge across the
river at Parkersburg, and was caused
by her striking coal boat which was
sunk not long since by coming In
collision with one OF the piers Of
that work. A large hole was torn
In her hull, Into which the water
rushed With fearful rApldlty. She
drllted down stream a short distance,
and sunk In twenty-five feet water.
The hurricane deck, pilot house, Jack
staG and tops OF the chlmneys are all
that ls visible OF this splendid steamer
which left our wharf Tuesday morning
In such fine style. The collision occur.
red between II and IL O'Clock Tuesday
night. The intelligence OF the calamity
spread quickly through the town, and
produced Intense excitement. All eff
forts yesterday TO ascertain the number
Of lives lost By the disaster proved una.
vaillng. is known, however, that
five OF the deck hands are missing, and
there may be more. The officers and
passengers were all saved.
The following Is list OF the former,
with their designations, as far as we
could ascertain, who are known to be
safe:
Captain, Jack Harrison: Clerk, Ed.
Muhleman; ID do, - OHM; Pilot,
- dim; lst Mate, Andrew Harrl-
son; -, Hugh Civinal; -, Ben Morris;
Engineer, James Stephens; % Engi.
neer, Lew Muhleman; Striker, John
Crolland; Steward, George kemple; %
James Robinson; chamber.
maids, Jane McTerry and sister {;
barkeeper, @. E, Dltmar; cabin boys,
Charles Otter, L. Farls, John Since and
=. Since; deck hands, John Fowler,
Warren Cohen, Jackson White and
Hamilton Wife; porters (colored), Cor.
nelius Asbury and James Johnson.
The following Is a list Of the passen-
gers, as nearly as we could declpher
their names from a badly written tele.
gram:
Mrs. Martha Morrison and Josephine
Sage, Suudsh, o.; VIM. Shannon, wife
and child, steward Of Matte Roberts;
y. A. Pettrie, wife and son, Salisbury,
Pa; Isaac Keeiman and wife, Wood
county; E. Fl. Showaltsr and neice,
Martinsvllle; Jonathan Hunter, Ben.
ton, Pa; Geo. Alexander, Allegheny
City, Pa; Jacob Abraham, Bridgeport,
o.; Thomas Aver, Carlisle, O.: L, D,
Workman, Buffalo, ". Va; John Criss,
Grandview, o.; Joseph Reynolds, st.
Mary's W. Va; VIM. Workman, New.
port, O.; G. W. Boston, Wheeling: W,
W. B. Lock, New York; Levi Lehman
and Chas. Lehman, Monroe county. o.;
Benton Clark, Wood county, W. Va;
Andrew Phillips, Belleville, ". Va;
". o. Reid, Sun6sh, O.; Mr.. SkI6more,
Parkersburg; E. D. Conner and E. G.
Conner. Sunfsh, o.; J. D. -, Bell
aire, o.
The RsbecCa was built about Ave
years since tor the Tennessee river
trade, and was one Of the finest steam
ers on the Ohio. Her hull was unus.
ually staunch, while her cabin was a
model Of taste and beauty. She was
purchased In 1867 by the Wheeling and
ParkersburE Packet Company, at o
cost Of abouttwenty-two thousand fiye
hundred dollars. Eight thousand dol.
lars were expended by her owners In
putting her in complete repair, and
under command Of her accomplished
officers she became a great iayorite with
the travelling public, We were told
that an offer OF twenty-five thousand
dollars for her was refused last summer
She was insured for twelve thousand
dollars, 5000 Of which was held by
companies In this city, viz: Citizens
$1,000, franklin $1,000; the remaining
$1,000 In Cincinnati company.
Captain Murine left for the scene Of
the disaster, yesterday, and we shall
probably have to await his return for
full and correct particulars.
P.s. Since writing the foregoing we
are in receipt Of the following telegram:
~ gather the following additional
particulars of the steamboat disaster at
PArkersburR: a..'
A telegram from Capt. Muhleman at
P. NJ, states that five bodies had been
recovered trotn the wreck, namely:
Sanford Carr, John Carr, - Hem
thorn, - Long, and one name un~
known. These are all that are known
to be lost, though the operator SAYS
that six more are reported missing. T.
We hear that these unfortunate men
had been but recently employed-IhIs
being their lrst trip II our information
Is correct. .--,..5r ... .--.yf-
A later and special telegram to the
INTELLldEScER, viii be found on the
first page. It will be seen that the re.
ports conflict somewhat. At this dis
lance we are unable to determine
which Is correct, and therefore we give
all the Information we have, received
Of the disaster.
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