The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-04
RIVER DISASTERS.
Collision and Burning of the Falls
City.

City.
LOUISVILLE, March 2.-The steamer
Falls City collided with the tow.boat Gar
rett, at the foot Of Sand Island, last night
between II and 12 o'clock. She had {
full cargo Of freight and passengers. Th(
collision is supposed to have been occa
stoned by the mismagement of the Gar
rett. The Falls City took fire in thu
texas and burned to the waters edge,
Insurance on boat, $4,000. Cargo en-
tirely lost The passengers lost most o.
their clothing and all their baggage, and
had 10 remain on Sand Island I'll o New
Albany ferry boat went TO their assist.
ance and landed them on the Kentucky
shore. The boat belonged to the Green
and Borrow River Navigation Company
Loss or insurance on freight not known
Two Of the crew are missing. The boat
was commanded by Captain Robinson.
CINCINNATI, March "A Chronicle
special gives the following particulars Of
the sinking Of the Falls City: The
greatest CONSERVATION prevailed among
the passengers when she caught fire.
Men, women and children rushed about
the boat uttering cries for assistance.
She lay near fleet Of empty barges,
upon which the passengers escaped to
an island, with only their night clothes,
and in their bare feet. Some jumped into
the water and swan ashore. The ground
was covered with snow, and the night
was cold, with a strong wind blowing,
which increased the suffering Of the pass.
engers, who remained on the island for
nearly an hour, when they were relieved
by the New Albany ferry boat The
Falls City was owned by the Green River
Navigation Company, and valued at
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance, in the
Andes and other companies. The
cargo was valued at $4,000 or $4,000,
and was fully insured. The hull can be
raised, but the cargo will prove total
loss.
LOUISVILLE, March 2.-Near midnight
last night the steamer Falls City, Capt.
J. V. NJ. Spraul, bound for Green river,
passed out Of the mouth Of the old canal
with big freight list and fifty cabin pas.
sengers. Just below the new canal she
came up to the J. W. Garrett and barge
Rachel, which had passed through the
new canal and stopped at the bank. AS
the Falls City came up the proper signals
were given and replied TO by the Garrett,
when the Garrett sta rted out from shore
and collided with the Falls City, the
barge Rachel striking her amidship in
the rear ol her boilers, cutting into
the hull and letting In the water
freely. The Falls City swung round and
struck her stern against the barge, injur.
ing her wheel and engines so that she
became unmanageable. The pilot,
George DAILY, blew signal of distress
repeatedly. Captain Sproul and Cap
tain Warmctcr, passenger and stOckhold-
er in the Falls City, ran to the after part
Of the boat and shouted to the officers OF
the Garrett 10 come to their assistance
and take of the women and children, as
the boat was sinking rapidly. 1t is
claimed the officers OF the Garrett must
have heard the call, as the
boats were not then more than
fifty yards apart. The Garrett,
however, passed on down over. The
Falls City dritted TO Sand Island and
lodged about fifty yards from the bank.
Her passengers were taken to shore on
barges. a number Of passengers, ladies
especially, escaped only in their night
clothes 1t was very cold and the ground
was covered with deep snow, and
despite the efforts of the officers Of the
Falls City, much suffering ensued. The
boat sunk soon after the passengers left
her, Careening to starboard, and dupsetting
the stoves in the ladies' cabin and texas,
from which she took fire and burned to
the waters edge in less than halt an hour.
After remaining son the bank about
three hours, the passengers were taken TO
Portland by Capt. Moses Erwen, with a
ferryboat from New Albany. The Falls
City was built about four years ago by
the Louisville & Queen River Packet
Company, at cost of $4,000 was OF
100 tons burden, 150 feet long, 30 feet
beam, 81 feet hold, 3 boilers, 10 inch cylin-
ders, with 81 foot stroke and full cabin.
She had been recently overhauled and all
the Government appliances added. Was
insured for $4,000 in the Andes, Of Cincin-
natl, the risk being taken only last
night about six o'clock. Tho cargo
was insured for about $4,000 in Lou.
isville companies, except 81 200 in the
Andes The cargo, worth from $50, 900
to $4,000, is total loss and will fall
heavily on the owners, but they will i'm.
mediatcly secure another boat and put
her in the trade. There will probably be
nothing saved from the hull. Capt. Rob.
inson thinks the boat and cargo will be a
total loss. Tho flames from the burning
boat spread 10 and destroyed two barges
belonging to N. J. Bigley. Loss about
81 600 A negro named Anderson Pear.
son, belonging to the Falls City, Is miss.
ing, and 1t is feared he is lost.
Steamer SaIlie Sunk in Arkansas
River.
ST. LOUIS, March 3-A telegram re.
ceived here to-day says the steamer
Sallie, sunk near Swan Lake, in the Ar
kansas River, 10 her boiler deck, will
probably be a total loss, and hut a small
part Of her cargo can be saved. The
Sallie is owned by the st. Louis, Arkan.
sas & White River packet company, and
left here last Sunday with a cargo valued
at $4,000. She was rated by Pittsburgh
underwriters at $4,000, and insured in
that city for $4,000, but the names Of
the companies cannot be given. The
freight list was partly insured, and the
cargo II is believed will be fully covered.