The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-10

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rain continued some haIfa hour or more
TO pour down a regular deluge, after which
it continued TO rain more gently, and the
wind partly subsided.
boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR LoUIsyILLE.-The feet and finely
appointed Tarascon Is the unrivaled pack
ct Tor Louisville and all way ports at six
O'clock his evening She Is grand float
ing palace and finely ofieered. Captain
James Mather Gommands- Niles Warren
and, Jesse Jackson are her clerks-both
nrbane, attentiye aud obllging.
FoR CANEEErON.- The gay little Petrolia
No. , will leave for CanneltOh and all way
landings At 10 A. n. to-day, having pleasant
pa senger appointments. Captain John
II. TrIplett and John A. Adams are her
attentive, oblIging aud deseryedly popular
chief officers. afsf
FOR BOWLING GREEN.-The feet Fails
City, Captain Robinson commanding and
| Mr.. seeley IN tile Office, will be here to-
day, en- route for Bowling Green. she has
pie asant passenger accommodations.
For GREEN .RIvER.--Capt. Joe Mercy
noids' new and beautiful steamer Hart
ford leaves for Woodbury. and ali Green
Hiyer way lardlngs. at 4 ?. n to-day. She
is q pretty. boat, with elegant passenger
]
pleasant and worthy gentleman. and mer-
It's liberal patronage. oU
FoR HEsDEitsos.--The elegant and fleet
railroad transfer steamer Noble NoItsn,
leaves for Henderson at 3:I5 p. NJ. to-day,
ia charge OF Captain Charley Perkins, an
accomplished officer, having elegant ac-
cOmmodations for passengers. 40. Dur
land and @. II. Boyle, two pleasant gentle-
men, are her CLERKS.
For ST. LoUIs-rhe elegant Express Line
steamer Abeona, III. J. Venton command
| Ing, WIN he down to-day, en- route TO St.
louis and ali, way ports. Mr.. Il. ii. Kerr
is her pleasant and obliging clerk
THE QUicKsTEr-OLLIE Sullivan Col
1rsIos OAsE.AIn order that all parties In
| terestsd may have "a gopportunity Of COM
| pairing the decision Of the Local Inspectors,
sispending the license OF Capt. mo. +. Nc
CLAIM, pilot OF the Quiekstep. with that OF
the Supervising Inspector, reversing that
decision, we repablisn both documents In
/ juxtaposition, to which we call the atten-
| ton OF all Interested:
OFFICE u. s. LOCAL TNsPEoroRs,
. LOUISVILLE, MAY Ath, 1869.
james p Lace, Esq, Surveyor Of Customs,
L0IfsrflEes ED.:
srs-TTerewith please ind las is provld-
! ed by. section l1th, OF article 9Lh, Of act OF
j "A ia EaI
I collision. beLwetn the steamers Quickgtep
/ aud Ollie Sullivan, which occurred - Dia-
mons Island, ONO River, on the night Of
| the 10th of a pril, 1853. BY this unfortunate
| occurrence the latter steamer was sunk 10
the short space Of five minutes, and will,
/ Three Valuable lives were also Lost by this
AN earlier report OF this collision would
/ have been gwen II the case had been pre-
/ scented To Us for an fnvestis cation at the
proper lime TO The Supervls az Inspector
/ of the dis riot n which IL occurred. This
/ latter officer did take large and wolumi-
1 nous amount or testimony IN the case at
/ Evansville, Ind.l commencing May 18Th,
/ and continuing for several days thereafter.
| But this evidence, though seemingly COM
| plete, could not DE considered by the Off
/ GERS Of this Local Board 30 far as % render
! Judgment IN the case, aud hence the delay.
/ The case having nowfundergone q scrutiny
/ al our hands, we are prepared to make the
/ following report and Judgment OF tnemat-
II Tb he steam err Quickstep Is ane side
| wheeled packet Of Is me three or fouf hum
dred tons Durden. Of good speed. and Is a
4 regular pack ct from Evansville To Cairo.
/ On the nfghs Of the disaster alluded TO. she
waus ascending the Oh1o River, III Diamond
| Island, bound for Evansville, lad. the
! uUtIe Etern-wh eeied steamer, Ollie Sulli-
/ van, was Descending the river had just
4 head OF DIAMOND Island he. was backing
round 10 get Ia "A position 10 prosecute l net
voyage, and when over 20 q point neAIesS
| the Diamond Island shore ~ was us
4 covered That Il 81 amer was coming W inc
4 EiWEfs nGf. ll9nLS Icing AA7t+4at--t-$
at the time The ascending sledih-
/ er, which proved 70 " she li ~
/ sfsris,.,rd - Island side. ~ Is certified
bv witnesses that the boat , WEI AlI55g
ai5 INC sullivan promptly responded
/ %PTtts isaoe manner. A. THIS time, lt
i .r'fssTs tflat the QuIekstep was holding
i ~ r1gu ar cOur-e mp tue island shore,
/ nSi 7be sullivan was lying quartel1ng
/ rom inc isla, d down sire tm) 70 the In
/ Lena ghOs e. and not less than one hum
/ Jrsd wards from the island shore, and
/ fyvsnG TO come arOuad TO her roper
cct1rse to proceed on her voyage.
/ n IL well esta blished that there was
1 plenty of room for the QuicksteD to
/ nave passed 90 the right tor island sidel
/ OF the Sullivan at the time OF the cOlli-
4 sion. Bat the Gu scKAtsp did not adhere TO
/ her first signal, a. is clearly set forth that
/ her pilot, John McClain, changed her whis-
/ fle when within the distance OF 30 or 40
/ wards or the sullivan, and this changing
] of the gnai ON the part of the pilot Of The
/ Quickstep was, Ia our judgment. the cause
i OF the disaster. Although In such close
/ proximity. the pilot 81 ahe sullivan (Can-
/ ada TaylO) still responded by whistle,
/ contending for the right, but at the same