New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-03
Detail, OF the sinking OF the Steamer
Jennie Howell.

A correspondent OF the tol~".e"-Jo"''lM
writes from Evansville under Ga:e q the
:wency-eighth OF July:
Or Saturday morning. about two O'Clock.
ss the steamer Jennie Howell was passing
Carlew Point. a landing on the Kentucky
side of tie Ohio river, about ten miles be-
low Shawneetown. Illinois, on her way from
New Orleans to Cincinnati. che struck a
snag and sunk il about i've minutes IN III
teen feet of water. The Jennie Howell had
about twenty cabin passengers aboard.
three OF whom were lost. The Passengers
losc are a Mrs. Springie. a child OF iIrs.
Ring, both OF Nicksburg. and a colOred BOY
named George, the servant OF MIR. Jacob
Attire. one OF the rescued passengers. The
snag struck the hull or the boat ON the lar
board side. near the stem. AMI passed rap
idly through the main boiler and hurricane
decks. The snay was an Old sycamore
tree, and broke the BOAT badly. making
by the crash a very loud noise. The
shock and the report awoke most
of the passengers. who barely had
time to reach the hurricane deck
when the cabin was filled with water.
The Howell, III sinking. careened over on
her starboard side, and lett but a portion OF
the iarboard hurricane deck and out
of water. The frightened passengers con-
gregatei on the root, and after waiting
about twenty minutes, fearful that every
moment would be their last. = boa. hove N
sight.
step, of the Evansville and Caro- Mail
Packet Line, which was Oh the down trip.
The Quickstep rounded about, and by
means of stages placed on the roof OF the
Inflated steamer, soon had all of the Lying
passengers transferred. The Quickstep
turned back and took the passengers to
Shawneetown. where they were taken care
of and provided with clothing by the citi-
Zens.
A number of boatmen from Shawnee
town then went down to the scene OF the
wreck to assist the crew in recovering the
bodies of the lost passengers, and such bag
gag and freight as could be saved. The
BODY of the child of Mrs. Ring was recOv-
cred and inferred in this city yesterday.
The wreckers also found another child of
Mrs. Ring. which was supposed to be lost.
living asleep ON a mattress and floating
about in the cabin. The bodies OF the other
ill-starred passengers were not recovered,
and it is supposed the bodies have hoated
down the river. Some OF the baggage was
recovered. but all in a badly damaged con-
dition.
The Jennie Howell was commanded and
owned bv Captain A. NJ. Halliday, of Gin
cinnati. and the clerks were Frank Buskirk
| and Lew Halliday, brother OF the captain.
| She was valued at $4,000 and was insured
| for $4,000. The Howell was a large stern
wheeler, built about four years ago. and
was making her return to Cincinnati, after
which she was to engage in the upper Ohio
trade. She had a large cargo Of freight on
board. A part of the cargo consisted OF
twenty-five hogsheads Of sugar. 1000 sacks
of salt and 800 casks of wine, consigned TO
a firm in Cincinnati. The sugar and salt
are, Of course, a total loss. but part Of the
wine has been recovered.
1t is not known whether the cargo was
insured or not. as the books have been lost.
Mr.. f. Buskirk. the clerk Of the boat.
leaves OF the train this evening for Cincin-
natl on business. The wreckiDg steamer
T. F. Eckert has been engaged to raise the
sunken steamer. but it is the opinion Of
some of the officers of the Eckert. who
passed through the city to-day. that the
steamer will be too badly damaged to raise
her.
The snag which was the cause o; the
wreck is an old sycamore tree. and ia IN the
middle OF the channel. 1t has been there
but about d year. but was the cause Of
the sinking of the Umpire a year ago.