The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-27

SUNK MAR SHAW
NEErOWN.
ONE WOMAN AND TWO chill
UREN KNOWN TO BE
DROWNED
THE REMAINING PASSENGERS
ANDCREW RESCUED BI
the OF lCkSTEP.
Arrival and departure Of steamboats, Tor
the twenty.iOur hours ending nj nine
O'Clock p. ~, Sat risy. July -, 1873 ]
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Mohawk. - Louis
Lioness, Memphis
Henry Amos Now Orleans
CITY Of Chester, Memphis
Lady Lee, New Orleans
Bahbage, Memphis
keystone, Ohio river
Fearless, ~ Louis
Quickstep Evansville
DEPAsTEp.
Steamer Lady Lee, ). Louis
Unbbaua, :. I.oui.
4 + ECkeV, Shawnoetown
Fearless, Pittsburg
Mohawk, ST Louis
Sam Roberts, st Louis
City of Chester, st Louis
Belle Memphis, Memphis
, QuicksteP Evansville
SINKING OF TIn JENNIE HOWELL,
Tho Quickstcp ,st evening brought the
following parLiculirs of tho sinking of the
jennie Howell At one o'clock yester-
/ dav morning she struck a snag that has
but recently mace its appearance in deep
water of old Cuhew point, ten miles be-
| low Shawneetovn. 1t entered her hul,
near the bow md passing up extended
above the hurrEanc roof crushing the for
ward part OF tln boat to atoms. She i'm
media,ely began to ill and carccn, and in
very few moments there was nothing
but u small portion Of the edge VI her for
ward guard visible above the water ia
which positiop she was held oy tho snGg
Most Of her cabin slid OF and disappeared.
Tho Quckstp coming down, arrived
lust after tho disaster aud found psssen'
rers and crow, nearly all in night cloth.
ing, ciing,u, t. the exposed guard, res
cued them and carried them back I,
Shawnectovu.
Tho How'd had thirty-iv' cabin pas
songcrs on board NJ tho tin Tho acct
dent, ard OF this number 'a-eo pot
l.,.. ,yr -, "a l,as q
wore the children of Mrs. Ring OF Buffalo
New York, and the other WAS Mrs, Prin
4, die, who registered ut Ncksburg, and WA
destined % Evansville. The officer
Of ,ho boat could give II,
clear statement as to how they happened
: to run upon the snac. They knew OF il
existence ind were auXionsly looking 70
it, The captain was standing upon tn
, hurricane deck, assisting tue lookout, an
, tho point of It came through the roc
O. almost Mt hi. feet. II stands in tho mid
# boats are compelled to pass clear on eith'
i side of It.
"a it lie probable that the shadow Of Il
shore deceived them ~ 81 the middle
:. the channel, and the snsg being very lon
I may have altered Ia no.ition little N
, pilots are of the bet on the river. an
Capt. Halliday is an exceedingly carefa
man, SO that no blame can sttrch Itself
the boat in any way.
: The Jennie Howell had good trip {
people and 500 tons of freight, includn
. 1000 sacks II salt, &c pkgs of wine, ,O2
! beer kegs, 300 tons scrap iron and rag
and 800 pkgs sundries. She lie an exec
lent stern-wheel boat, owned entirely b
= her commander Capt. Halliday, and
fully insured The 4. +. Ecker, went
y her assistance Immediately, in answer
|. II telegram trom her first clerk, NJ
f Frank Buskirk. The message was hrie
q giving no particulars concerning tn II
cident.
!. As Dan Mckenzie lie absent Charl
d Kyle was selected MS clerk upon the kc
e ert, and with his mighty pen assist
!. raising the jennie Howell
The Mohawk took up the barrr, ct u
n Crescent City.
% The Lady Lee brought 32l bales OF 90
's ton / . package. Of WOOL for Chicago, b
IS has lgh, trip fer st. Louis,
The Lioness brought up l. empty co
barges and leRvins them here, took 8 ba
ges Of coal to :. Louis, Capt. Edsl