The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-16

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instantly killed. His name was not
ascertained. Portions Of the mail
matter. and Of the boats papers, were
nieked ND in the river, and after the
boat was landed three or four sneak
thieves went aboard and commenced
Numbering. They were caught and
made to disgorge some $45 or $50 Of
money, supposed to belong to the
boat, which they had picked up from
the deck Nine of the negro deck
crew were at Shawneetown wounded,
three or four seriously. Four or five
were very slightly wounded, but were
able TO assist in saving The wreck.
There were twenty deck hands and
four iremen on the boat, Of whom
not more than fourteen or fifteen are
accounted for, and it is supposed that
four or five passengers were killed.
but as the books were lostin the con-
fusion attending the disaster, the
exact number, or the names could not
be ascertaiped.
The Cumberland was built at Mil
lersport, on the Upper Ohio, by Capt.
Bill knight, if We mistake not, in
1862, and was called the Rachel Mil
Ter. She was sold to the Government
after having made two or three trips,
and converted into a gunboat, and at
the close of the war was remodeled
and named the Cumberland. Her
boilers had been giving much trouble
for some time past, aud it is said her
officers and crew had determined to
lay her up when they reached Cairo.
1t is greatly to be regretted that they
did not lay her up week sooner.
We are told that the boat was insured
for $4,000, and there were 81, 600 or
$4,000 insurance on her cargo, Of
which DR.. HalIoek had 1888, on goods
shipped by Ragon, Diekey & Carson,
and 5000 on goods shipped By H. o.
BabcOck. OK. Drew, agent for the
Security Insurance Company, had
small risks on goods shipped By Mark.
Warren & Co., and Stockwell & Co.
She took at Mt Vernon about 600
sack Of wheat AID corn, on which
there was an insurance Of 5000.
Some Of her cargo was thrown over
board. but a large portion Of it will
be saved, somewhat damaged. Much
of her packet freight was blown over
board, and the Quiekstep met evi.
denees of the disaster many
miles below. The officers Of the
Quickstep, on arriving at Shawnee
town, rendered all posai bic assistance,
and brought portion of the crew, in
Guiding the mate. pilots, engineers
and some of the cabin crew, to this
city. At noon yesterday Mr.. Pearson,
the mate, was comparatively comfort
able, but was very sore, having in
Vulnerable slight injuries all OYER his
person. He will soon recover.
The intelligence was received here
BY telegraph from Mt. Vernon early
Saturday evening, and created great
excitement, and when the Quiekstep
arrived near midnight, hundreds rush
ed aboard to learn particulars. We
are indebted to Jim Daaron,
one of the Cunberiand's pilots, for
particulars of the disaster. II
will probably be several days
before we shall ascertain the number
and names of those who we're lost.
There was but one lady passenger on
board, and she escaped without the
slightest injury. There was no panic
among the officers. passengers or
crew, and all worked eoolly and saga
ciously. Captain Lowth. David Pear
son, the Mate, Marion Wright, First
Clerk, Alexander Howell and Daniel
Jacobs, Of Shawneetown, are highly
commended for their noble efforts to
save the wreck from fire and to relieve
the wounded captain Lowth stays
with the wounded, and is doing all
he can for their comfort, and is nobly
and cordially assisted BY the good
people of ShaWneetoWn.