The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-06
WASHINGTON.
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The Scioto.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

| ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
WHEELING, W. Va, July SIT is impos.
sibe to ascertain at this hour the number
of persons drowned by the sinking of the
excursion steamer Scioto after latter had
been in collision with steam-tug John
| Tomas, near Mingo Junction, Ohio, last
night. Captain Thomas, of the Don, is
missing, and deck hand, name unknown,
was drowned from the Scioto. The rest of
the crew are safe the first man taken out of
the water being G. Mccoy, Waterman. The
LOmas strNck the SciOto on the port side
| fifteen feet from her bow and made large
hole through which the hull filled rapidly
and sank at once. The boat is now living
on the bottom OF the river. The water is
two feet deep in her cabin. Charles Page,
| of Marietta, Ohio stoker, or assistant engi-
neer of the Scioto, said that she started
from East Liverpool at $50 o'clock in the
morning with large excursion party, who
were of for
A FOURTH OF JULY FRoLIC,
and they went as far down as Moundsville,
arriving there about 1850 p. IN. After lying
about two hours we started home Wheel
ing and Martins Ferry people hailed us all
along the river, but the captain said we had
enough on board and he refused to take any
more except at Steubenville where several
came aboard When we colided with the
Tomas as near as can judge from what
heard people saying we had on board 400
persons aJ least, and possibly 800. | was
on watch at the time of the accident and
when the boats whistled for passing
noticed that there was something wrong,
but thought nothing of it and stepped out
on deck for second when | saw the Tomas
right upon us. ! rushed back to the en-
Uina and ,.hau.1 tba hpll IN hnpl- ~,I;nl,
was Immediately followed by bell to stop,
and then seeing that the boat was sinking
the engineer and | threw skils into the
river. then ran after my coat.
When | got back the skil was so full
FEAR-STRICKEN PEOPLE
that | knew it would sink. SO | jumped IN
the river and strtck out for the West Vir-
ginia shore. In looking around me as |
swan ! saw the water was black with strug-
Cling human beings The expression of
their faces was frightful beyond description.
Men, women and children were crying
piteously for help, and some Of the screams
80 unnerved me that ! could scarcely swim.
The current was strong and | struck out
with all my might and soon got out of sight
OF the crowd in the water, there being but
two boys near me, who managed to reach
tho shore in safety with little help from
me- We swan about u mile altogether,
and when we reached the shore it was al
most impossible Tor any of us to stand up.
AS to how many were lost, can form no
idea, nor do know what caused the acct
dent or who is to blame"
NOT so BAD.
MIaGo JUNCTION, o., July Sit is now
believed that the loss of lives by the sink
ing Of the Scioto will not exceed twenty.
CINCINNATI, O., July "a special from
Mngo Junction says it is imrn. sjble to OBJ
tain the names of all the missing, but it is
well established that the luuber is not
greater than twenty.
MINGo JUNCTION, July 1T is likely
that the death list will embrace between
twenty-five and fifty persons. When the
boat is reached it is believed
NUMBER OF BODIES
will be discovered. The Inflated party
seemed equally divided as to sex, but so
far the bodies of three ladies' only have
been found.