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

the boat subsequently, caught fire, and
through the exple sion Of guppow der. which
was in tho hold, Vas totally destroyed. The
Inflated steamer was owned BY David Glib
sen and others Of Cincinnati, and was val.
Ted 1t $50, 600, and insured FOR $4,000,
but, A. the insurance did not cover explo-
sion. the loss fell entirely on the owners.
Milbrey-Stsrnwheel valued at 3D.
900; partially destroyed BY fire. May 9Th,
at Memphis, while in the hands Of the Uni
ted States Marshal
Mankato-Small s.ernwhselsr sunk
May 18Th, in tho Minnesota river total
loss
| Ma.e-A very small stsrnwheslsf; sunk
June 9th. 10 the Wabash.
| NJ. Burns-Sternwhee steamer, bound to
ST. Louis from Cincinnati, with On asserted
cargo. Struck snag above Cairo % the
night Of August 9Th, and sunk in ID feet Of
water Boat VALDEZ at s.. 900; insured at
1900, and, With cargo, proved . fetal
loss.
Mississippi-A large sidewhsel steamer.
when returning with On excursion party on
the night Of September 10th, struck the
wreck Of the Gov. Sharksy. in St Louis
harbor, and sunk in feet water, but, with
the assistance Of the Submarine No. ID,
was raised.
Missonary-Sternwh sunk Oct.
25th near New Madrid, on the Lower Mis-.
sissipp.
Mollie Hamble,on-Sidswh eeler !; sunk
October 9Th in 81. Francis river raised.
Mary H.-Sunk November 9th in Big
| Warrior river.
Montana Sunk November l4th 10 Big
Warrior river
Minnow-Burned December 18th At New
Orleans.
Mon.oon-Sidswheel steamer; bound
from Shreveport to New Orleans, sunk a.
Prudhom mes Bar, Red River, December
10th. Total less. injured in Cincinnati
Norman-Sternwheelsr. bound to Jack.
sonport from Louisville, sunk January Tin
IN White river. Boat valued st SIC, 900
owned end insured for &l2.o 900 in Louis
vile. Raised, and repaired At Louisville.
Nasmi-A diminulive flatboat provided
with machinery and sidswhsels, sunh
February 9Th. in Sun6owsr river. Tota
loss; probable value $4,000.
Nymph No. 2--Sterp wheeler, Of but lit
tls value; sunk March 4th, near Sibley
Missouri river. Total loss.
| Nellis-Stsam tug, exploded . boiler
Augus, 9Th, above Memphis, killing two
men.
Nimrod-Steam tug, sunk in the Ohio
October ftb.
Nightingale-Stsrnwh heel steamer. sunk
October ION, on the Chain in the Missis
sippi above Cairo. Raised and brought Il
st. Louis fer repairs.
Ollie Sullivau Small sternwheslsr
bound to Evansville, struck = log January
9th. aud broke n number Of timbsrs re-
psired At Evansville.
WAS totally destroyed By IRE June oh, on
Lake Pepin.
Peytona -Stsrnwhsel towboat, bound Il
New Orleans from Louisville. Sank q
barge loaded with hay, January e;b, ia
Council Bend. Barge aud cargo . totsl
loss. Insured 10 Cincinnati
+. W. Stradsr Lost both chimnsys BE-
tween New Orleans and vicksburg Feb
9th
fagon-Sidswossl steamer bound from
Memphis 10 ST. Louis sunk February 90,
.. Devils Island, above Cape Girardssu. -
Total less.
Petrolia No. 2-Sternwhesler sunk
March Cd in the Wabash river Was soon
pumped out and raised, but floating into
deep water again sunk and proved . total
1oss.
Princess-Sternwhee en- route from
st. Louis to Fort Stevenson with army
supplies, sunk May 3lst, 25 miles above
Lexington. Boat and cargo total loss.-
Value Of Doat &12 900 .oa incurred.
| Potomac-Sldewheel steamer totally
destroyed BY fire a, Cincinnati August 9th.
The fire was the result Of flames frtm the
Delaware. The Potomsc was valued q,
So. 600 and insured for 81. 800.
Pine Grove Stcrnwhssler valued =,
$i5, 900 was also destroyed at Cincinnati
August 9Th.
Quaker-Exploded a boiler, July $50, in
the canal near New Orleans.
Romeo-Small sternw heelsr sunk
March 4th, in tho Wabash, but was easily
rsised.
Red Buck-Sunk March 1st in the Big
Sandy.
Silas Wrsht-Small stsrnwheelsr
struck 'og m the Arkansas river, January
18th, which stove in the hull Ths boa,
was kept rom sinking by .hs two barges
che had in tow.
Shsrnsn-Sssrnwhee'er. bound up the
Ohio; struck . log, January -, below
Evansville, breaking . hole in the hull
protest entered and damages repaired al
Evan.vills, and aftsrWards destroyed by
fire. February 3 (; owned in Cincinnati and
fully insured; value $4,000.
Sallis List-Stsrnwheelsr; sunk Feb. 20,
| in the Alabama river, above Selma the
boat was probably worth $4,000.
! Southerner-An old sidswhssler knowa
previous to the war Is the Autoerat; wsa
totally destroy cd, April 10. BY ERE, while
lying ~ Algisrs, opposite New Orleans.
Loss small.
ST. Pa,rick-S idswhesl steamer; Totally
destroyed, April Is, while laid up ct Hope.
Geld, opposite Memphis; valued Ut 80, 0o0
and insured for &2O, 900.
| SStarlig owned BY Dsn
| Davidson. Of Cincinnati destroyed BY FIRE,
| April 20, At Algisrs, opposite New Orleans.
Starlight-Sidswhssl Red river packet
destroyed BY hrs. April rs, At AlG,srs, ep-
pesits New Orleans.
Sam 0aty-an cid sidewheel steamer
sunk June 30, near Boonvills beat and
cargo ts'sl loss. After sinking, the upper
wsrks caught Gre and we're burnsd %.
Silver Cloud-Sternwhs heel sunk in The
Ohio. Sept. 20.
Silver Hsels-Stsrnwhs heel tsWbeat; sunh
Oct, as. in the Ohis river; fetal less.
| Success Stsrnwhssl; sunk Dee. Is, II
Ouashita river tstal less best valued d
10000 and insured.
ST. Nichslas-S idsw hselsr; suuk Dec
-, ON the Falls Of Red River probably
total less. Owned and injured in Uincin'
natl.
T. D. whssl tswbsas sn.
gagged in work % the bridge aerese thu
falls Of the Ohio. struck enc 81 The pisrs
Jan. and sunk, proving fetal less. Two
men drowned. Beat valued at 81 900 and
iosured fer el2.o0o.
Tennessee and Memphis packet
eollidsd with The tsWboat Webster, nsal
Randolph, Jan. 4. and was considerably
damaged. Repaired at Cairo.
Tasesy-A dilapidatsd sidsw hssler; sunl
Feb Z, ia the Tsenessee; vac raised mex,
day and repaired st Psducah.
Ten Briefly Ferry beat; sunk by Toe q
Weston, Me-, Feb. FL.
Tennsssss-Stsrnwhe steamer; SUM
on the Chan in the Mississippi above Csirs
Aug. IS. Was raised aud repaired q
Cairo.
Tigress-S,srnwhssl towboat exploded
her bsiler near Cincinnati, Sept. 10. Re
paired.