The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-01-08
The Danger of the peep.
Fire. Flood. snags and storm
Disasters ON the western Waters
during 1869.

The St. Louis Republican gives the fol
lowing list of steamboat disasters during
1869;
February Propeller Crescent City
and barge sunk in the Ohio river at Flint
Island total loss boat insured in Evans
vile for $4,000; cargo insured in Chicago
for s., ,2O0. The Flora sunk IN Dogtooth
Bend; raised
February 3-Lexington burned at New
Orleans; insurance expired.
February 23-Peoria City sunk in Mis-
] sissippi river thirty miles above Natchez !;
| total loss; value $4,000; insured in St
Louis for s. ,000 in Cincinnati for So 800; in
pittsbnrg for 81 800, in New Haven, Conn,
81, ,833.
March-Agnes sunk in Mississippi river
near WarFenton, Miss; total loss; value
900; insured In Cincinnati for 81 ,50n
March l5-Rutb took fire aud was to.
tally destroyed in Mississippi river opposite
Duekport, La ; value SSG,00O; insured in
Cincinnati for $50, ,00O in Pittsburg for
$4,000, in St Louis for 50 600 and in New
Haven for So ,000 cargo insured In St.
Louis for about S75, 600
March 29-Ben Johnson burnt at ST.
Louis; hull saved; value $25, 900; insured
in st. Louis for So, 900 and in foreign com
panies for SIS 600; no cargo.
March 29-Henry Adkins burnt at St
Louis; hull saved; loaded with 200 tons of
freight for Fort Benton; value of boat,
600; insured for $Il, ,0G0 in foreign
companies; cargo insured for $44, 900 in St
Lnuis, and for $4,000 in Eastern agencies,
March 29-Carrie Y. Koutz burnt at St
Louis; total loss; value 25, 900; insured for
81 900 in st. Louis, and balance in Pitts
burg; had on board 100 tons of freight for
Fort Benton.
March 29-G B. Allen, burnt at St. Louis,
hull saved; value, S30,000; insured for
$1,000 in St Louis and S., 600 in Eastern
companies; cargo insured for $29 800 in
foreign companies.
March 29-Jennie Lewis, burnt at st.
Louis, total loss; value, $40, 900; insured
for 10000; cargo insured in St Louis for
$I035O
March 29-Armenia, burnt ct ST Louis,
total loss; value, $4,000; owned and in
sured in Pittsburg; cargo valued at $l0,-
GOO; insured IN St Louis for So, 600.
March 29-Fannie Scott burnt at St
Louis, total loss value, $4,000; cargo of
100 tons freight for Fort Benton valued at
100000, and insured in St. Louis for $27,-
000 and in other companies for $4,000.
April 5-Jno ID. Perry, totally destroyed
by fire ut Devall's Bluff, White river; val
US, $l5.000 insured in St Louis for $2,-
April 9-Grey Eagle, sunk near Cap au
Girls; total loss value, $1,000
April 9-Steamship Gen. Grant, burnt at
the wharf at New Orleans; cargo and boat
total loss.
April l0-G a. Thompson, sunk in Ar
kansas river so miles below Little Rock
boat took fire and with cargo was totally de-
strOyed; Il lives lost; boat valued at $l2,
900, and insured in Cincinnati
April II-Allie Sullivan and Quickstep
collided in Ohio river; Sullivan was sunk;
total loss.
April 12-Antelope, burnt near Yancton
City, Missouri river; boat and cargo total
loss boat valued ut $4,000 and insured for
SIS, $50 in kastern agencies cargo insured
for $38 800; two lives lost
April 17-Mira SHINES, sunk at Leo
pnld' Landing six miles below Port Hud-
son; boat total lOss
April 23-Ella, with coal barges, struck
the Steubenville bridge, and lost two barges
and 1900 bushels coal, valued at So, 800.
April 24-Urilda, sunk IN Missouri river
70 miles above Sioux City value, $4,000;
insured in Pittsburg for $4,000; total loss.
April 25-Tennessee, sunk, in Missouri
river, 75 miles below Sioux City; cargo
partly saved; boat valued at $4,000; in
sured in Cincinnati for 50, 500, and in East
ern companies for $500.
April 25-Nick Wall, sunk in Missouri
river near Wyoming, en- route to Fort Benz
ton; boat raised and cargo partly saved.
May l2-Clifton burnt at Cincinnati; to-
tal value $4,000; insured in Cincinnati for
S22, 800
May 12-Westmoreland burnt at Cincin-
matt; value $4,000; insured in Cincinnati
for $4,000.
May l2-Cheyenne burnt at Cincinnati;
total value 5000; INSURED for $l4 600;
cargo valued at $4,000 dollars.
May I2-Darling burnt at Cincinnati, hull
saved value 10000 dollars insured in
Cincinnati for "a 900 dollars.
May I2-Mary Erwin burnt at Cincin-
natl value Is, 600 dollars insured in Cincin-
natl and Pittsburg for 10000 dollars. Total
freight on the above six boats valued at l00,-
600 dollars; all insured.
May 13-Steamship Mexico, burnt at
New Orleans. Total loss uninsured
May I7-Leni Leoti, sunk in Arkansas
river; yalue 1900 dollars; boat and cargo
total loss.
May 19-Benton sunk in Missouri river,
ia miles below Sioux City; total loss; val
Lue 10000 dollars insured in St Louis.
May 25-Cora s. sunk fifty miles above
the mouth of the Arkansas river; cargo in
sured in Cincinnati for 1886 doilars-
June 2-Swailow sunk Ia the Mississippi
river at Island %; value 10000 dollars; in
sured in Cincinnati for l5, 900 dollars.
June 2-Chippewa Falls sank above La
/ Crosse; total loes uninsured.
June 5-The Eau Claire struck the Terre
/ Haute bridge and damaged herself so bad
that she sank opposite Fort Harrison, in
deep water; total loss; uninsured.
June 5-Annie Laurie, sunk In Kanawa
river was raised.
July 6-Louisiana, burnt at Cairo; total
loss; insured in Cincinnati.
July 6-Underwriter, burned at Cairo /;
total loss; insured
July 18-Sunset, sunk in Missouri river,
40 miles below Sioux City. Total loss; ia
sured in Eastern Offices.