The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-15
THE OHIO RIVER HORROR.
THE WORK OF RECOVERING THE
BODIES STILL PROGRESSING.
The Loss Will Reach Near One
Hundred-Arrest of the Pilots
The L0mas LibeIed.

Many ofo readers are advised of
the dreadful accident that occurred
on the Ohio river on the evening of
the FoETsh in which about one hun
dred gay excursionists were hurled
into eternity without moments
warning. On the evening mentioned
two steamboats,, the Sciota and the
John Tomas, having aboard about
700 excursionists collided near Min
go, the Sciota sinking in one minute
and drowning as near as can be
learned, about 100 of the innocent
and thoughtless pleasure seekers.
From Mondays Register we get
the following account of the situation
at that time:
The intense popular interest arous-
ed by the Mingo horror of last Tues
day night does not diminish a par
ticle, but on the contrary appears to
augment, and the discovery of an
other body, or the movement of a
boat or an extra train in the direc-
ton of the wreck, only serves to whet
the appetites OF the curious and to-
put the quidnuncs on the qui viue for
new revelations. The tide of people
still turns in that direction, and the
very small compensation for the visit
in no wise deters others from follow
ing in the steps of those who have
gone for nothing. 1t is estimated
that fully $4,000 people have visited
the scene of death since last Tues
day night, and the desire to go is
still unappeased. Railroads have
increased their facilities, livery teams
are at premium, boats are not OBJ
tainable, and even skiffs are brought
into use to transport the curious to
Mingo to see-wefL, practically, moth
ing at all The Scioto lies, or rather
did on Saturday morning, in nearly
the same position as when she went
down on the evening of the fatal
Fourth of July. Only a portion of
her upper deck was visible when l
got here, and at this writing (Satar-
day 10 a. m. she has been slightly
changed, SO that she is in as deep
water as then, but lying directly
across the river, on the Ohio shore,
only a few rods nearer than at first.
Last night Capt. Booth definitely de-
cided to tow her ashore, and by bulk
heading, raise and repair her. To
do this it would be necessary to call
in the help of other boats, and the
Belle Prince was sent for to come up
from Wheeling. The Annie L., Capt.
Doherty, Of Steubenville, also came
down, while the Welcome lies near
by ready to give all the minor assis-
lance that she can. The diver tele-
graphed for by Capt. Booth has ar
rived and has gone all over the boiler
deck OF the Scioto, but so far has not
been able to. turn up any bodies on
it, albeit many were supposed to have
lodged there. The diver, however,
has made himself useful in a number
of ways, going down to attach ropes
to parts of the boat capable of sus-
tanning heavy or sudden pull, and
assisting those having the matter of
raising the boat in charge by his adj
vice and direction, the result of years
of experience.
RAISING THE sCIoTo.
Early this morning the Belle Prince
and Annie L. began the work of tow
ing ashore the sunken Scioto, prepar-
atory to bulkheading and raising
her. A pull or two resulted in turn
ing her around from longitudinal
to lateral position, with reference
to the stern. Then she stopped and
the work began in earnest. Lines
were run to shore and made fast to
the trees. The trigger" engines of
both boats were. brought into requi-
sition and little progress made,
but nothing that amounted to much
until the arrival of the Nail City,
Capt. David Davis, which was com
ing down stream with a large tow.
This was landed, and the powerful
tow-boat set to work at landing the
sunken steamer, assisted by all the
others. A number of other lines
were thrown out, and by 3 o'clock
the Sciota had been moved forward
to distance of only so or 60 feet
from the Ohio shore. The bits of
the Sciota broke at this point and
some delay ensued, or until the diver
had gone down and made fast ropes
to different portions of the sunken
boat. Another pull then followed,
and the boat was finally landed at
satisfactory distance from the shore,
when she was made fast and left.
The other boats then left, the Belle
Prince going to Wheeling, the Annie
l.. to Steubenville and the Nail City
to her tow. Capt David Davis had
charge Of the work of towing the
boat ashore, but he was ably assisted
by Capt. VIM. Prince, of the Belle
Prince; Capt. Doherty, of the Annie
L. and Capt. John X. Booth, of the
Courier, uho has been on the ground
since the day after the collision.
THE LOST.
Tho search for the lost continues
with undated vigor, but not until
Saturday were the efforts of the
seekers rewarded with any degreee
of success. Then the swollen and
pallid corpses of the drowned began
coming up at and below Wellsburg,
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