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

Fannie Scott Eternwheels-, valued At
$50, 900. burnt q the 81. Louis wharf, Tussss
day morning. March, 3; no cargo insu-
rance go, 900 rebuilt.
florence Tsaber- Reported above a sunk,
and which sunk second time in the Ar
kansas April Q, proving total loss ;insur-
ed in Cincinnati.
Fsrt SmiIh-Sternwhsslsr, sunk June
IL, In Arkansss river raised and repaired.
T. W. Broogs-Smsll stern Whsslsr sank
October II, in Little Ked river total loss
valued at $4,000 insurance $4,000.
Geo. ID. Ps,msr-Ste-nwhssis sunk
January 20. 1t Grand Lake, Arkansa river;
raised. and repaired At Cairo, altar which,
vas breus httc ST. Louis Tor sale. and while
wing at ths wharf, April 18th, caught fire.
The nanes, however. we're exiinguisned,
but oaly after Tue cabin and portion .. the
boiler deck had been burned of.
Gypssy No. 2-Small etsrnwhe TOW
boat, sunk April IL. At Grand Tower lost
slight beat owned BY the Mount Carbon
X 4. rf
0aIiatin-Smsll ssernwhseler, sunk Apri
10th. 30 miles shove Omaha, total loss.
Gold Finch Sternwhssler. totally de
stroyed BY FIRE June Cd. at Evansville, 10
dada insured for $4,000.
Geo. d. Palmer -Stsrnw heel s,esmbe Al
and most unfortunate craft, a. will b,
seen by looking above. After being 10
paired and rebuilt alter the fro OF Apr
18th, was placed in the Upper Mississippi
and October I'd, while on her way to St
| Louis with a heavy cargo and i've bargei
IN tow, struck one Of the piers OF th'
Qcincy bridge aud sunk, this time proving
. total loss ono of the barges was als'
sunx. At the time Of the disaster th'
boa. was valued At ( l 900 and insured 70,
| S., 900. One man uas drowned.
Gen. Qnitman-Sidswheel; vicksburl
and New Orleans PACKET sunk Octobs
% i'd, below msuthsof Red river-total loss
va ned ~ sos, 900 /; injured for $35 600.
Glendais-P Propeller sunk Nevsmbe
24sb In the Ohio river.
| q. McI'orser-Small stsrnw heel towboat
sunk december 18th in st. I.suis harbor--
total loss.
Henry Amss-Ths guards Of this steam
er gave wsv at New Orleans. December 81
ct, prscipitatink a large quantity Of cettoI
into shssivss. 4 numbsr Of. negro labor
80, engaged in unloading the boat, wer,
also thrown into the water. and Of tn
number II we're drowned. Damage TO tn,
boat asout $4,000.
henry Dsan-Sternwh heel steamer, ply
ing ~ . packet between Cincinnati an,
| Marietta, sxpledsd boiler January 4, ,
shs.I distance below Gallipolis, killing II
persons, aud wounding quite q number
The boat vas valued a t2S. 00Os and was I
total loss.
| II. A. Homeyer -SterMwhssler, bount
TO New Orleans from Camden, Arkansas
With . cargo Of 900 bales Of cotton, va
DESTROYED " fire January II. in tue Oui
chita. The 6oat vas owned In New Oflsap
ard u ned At 81 8 ,00O-no insurance. Tn
cargo. At New orleans valuation Of $40 pc
bale. was worth $4,000.
| -Siiswhsel steamer, sunk January
10, in Yaxeo river. Boat total loss, valust
At 500. 900, and owned in Visksburg, apt
insured.
isspcr-Smlll s.srnwht err sum-
March 23. in tho As-kansss. Raissd. In
sured in Cincinnati.
Hamilton-Small s,e.nwheeler, sunl
March 70, in the Arkansas total less.
Henry l.ogsn-SGuk May %. in Ii,
Ohio. Total loss.
llouic-A very old sternwhceler towboa
sunk July 81. in the Upper Mississippi
| Cause, old ago. TOTAL loss.
Observation-Disclosures sunk October, 81
meas Sioux City, in Upper Missouri. Tota
loss. Valued At ,oo0-insured So
800.
Indiana-Sidswhssl steamer, BOUND "a
New Orleans from Louisville, with = heavy
cargo ran on a log At che head o. lslant
Toe, January e,th.; tho hog chains parted
and as a means Of saving the boat the car
20 was thrown overheard.
lberville-Sidewheel, Brycu Sara anc
New Orleans packet; struck . log February
l2th. while on tho way up the river. which
| neccssiated . return 10 New Orleans fo
| repairs.
Iron City-Sternw heller bound iron
New Orleans to Shreveport sunk Fsbru-
ary 23d. fou: miles bslew Alexandria,, Rec
river total loss value $4,000 insurac,
$4,000. In Cincinnati Offices cargo very
large and valuable insured IN New Or
cans.
insomar -Stsrnwhtsl, bound up tn,
Oaio. with tow sunk Mirsh 2tth, neal
We!isvillc.
Isabella--On her way TO Omaha, from
81. Louis; struck = snag April l5,h, near
Dozie.'s Landing, Missouri river and SUM,
the hole, however, WIS closed, the water
pumped out, and tho boat proceeded on
her voyage.
Iowa Ci,y-A small stern " heller; cap
sized in gale Of wind, Juno 9th, near
Cordova, on the Upper Mississippi one
man drowned.
Irene Sternwheclcr sunk Novem' OF
loth, in Red river total loss.
ltasca --Sidswheeler very old and b.,
Of smal! value, totally destroyed by fire al
Psducah, KY. December -.
j +. Webb-A small st.rnwheeler
struck a rock January 7tb, in Wabash riv
er. Damages slight. Repaired Al Evans.
vile.
}. s. Cosgrovs-Towboat sunk in the
Allegheny, opposite Pittsburgh, March %,
proving a total loss. The accident WAS oc-
easioned by The breaking Of . tillsr 'spt
which causedthe boat I flank against ons
Of the piers RI the railroad bridge, which
stove in the side Of the beat, sinking her in
few monen,s.
Jacob Sass-A small sidew heel steamer
bound from Lsavsnworth to the Upper
Forts on the Missouri Sunk May eth loo
miles above Onahs. Total loss-valued
at $4,000 and insured
J. l.. Hyatt -Stsrnwhsel tewboat. sunk
July 2din the schultz Of Island No.
Rsised and repaired.
jack Robinson-Propsllsr exploded
her boiler August goth . short distance
above Alien, killing :wo men. Repaired.
J. P. Wsbb-Stsrnwheelsf sunk Sep.
tsmSsr 18th on the Falls Of the Ohio. To
tai loss. Two men drowned.
Jennie re-Stsrnwhsslsr; sunk Sep
goth in the Alabama. Was raised and rs
paired.
J. N. Ncculloch-Silewh heel steamer
sunk November 14,h near Madison, Ind
The hull Vas raised aud taken to that point
for rspairs.
Kats Patnam-Sidew hselsr sunk Feb.
22d. BY striking . wreck in the "chuts" o.
Arsenal Island, opposite St. Lsuis; insured
fes ga, 900 IN Pisssbusgh; nissd.
ksoto-A nondsscript sunk July 10 Ct
vicksburg, but was Immediately pumped
out and raised the same day.
Lady --Sternwheeler sunk December
30, 1867. bound to Meaphis frsu Halle,
Point; boat fetal lcss; valued at $4,000
and partially insured.
Lillv-S,srnwheeler sunk January 9tt
in the Tcmbiebss river cargo consisted o.
SIC balss Of cotton boat total less valued
ai $lS, 900, and insured for e,2, 900 in On
einnati.
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