Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-06

| gave one whistle; that means to steer to
the right or the Ohio shore; that the Lomas
| would keep to the Ohio shore. The Scioto
blew her whistle twice about Eve
| would keep to the Ohio side. The boats
then, should judge, were six or seven
| hundreds yards apart. Then the Scioto
Yhistled one whistle
when They Were Close Together.
That meant for the Scioto to keep the Vir-
ginia side. They were then not over two
hundred yards apart. Then both boats
stopped their engines when they We're
about $50 or 200 yards apart. Idon't think
they had time to back until they struck.
The scioto was going up stream but head
ing to the 0hie shore. She was struck in
about the coal box ON the far side, or Vir
ginia side, from here. When they struck
the Lomas kind of rolled round towards the
Scioto's left and pulled back. She landed
her passengers and went to the relief of the
Scioto, making four trips. The Scioto
seemed to go right down in a minute or
two after she was struck. didn't see any
body jumping off. We caught the watch
man of the Scioto in the river. We were
on the upper side. When the Scioto
whistled the last time her engines were
Lomas had stopped or not The boats
came together with considerable force. |
cannot say the extent of the damage done
to the Scioto."
being sworn, said: ~ went out on the
river in skiff with John Zimmer, VIM.
Henry and o young fellow by the name OF
Mcdonald. When first saw the Scioto, l
was about $50 feet away from her. 1t was
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without trouble. The Scioto kept up Or
dinary speed as she went up. She was
pretty heavily loaded. When we were out
I think the Scioto wbistled first. She was
probably six hundred yards away.
The other boat then whistled, but
l can't remember whether once or
twice. l don't know the meaning
of the whistles. didn't hear any more
whistling until after they struck. did
not notice how the engines were. The
Lomas when she struck swung round to
the Ohio shore. The Scioto sank right
away as soon rs she drew back. | saw her
fires drop. think she was struck ou the
Ohio side. 1t made u big crash. heard
the screams, but didn't see many in the
water. could hear them on the water.
We picked seven up. | don't know
them. A fellow with a black muStache
went down Just before we got to him. We
took several loads into the boat after pick
ing these fellows up in the river. / saw
the captain, but didn't hear him say any
thing about the accident"
John Peak
said: 81 am from East Liverpool Il was on
the boat with my wife. She was saved. |
was dancing and came through the door
and clumb out on top. | got
to shore on the Lomas with my wife.
When the boat struck the men and women
went to Jump on the LomaS when she
pulled out. A good many got in the water.
That was right after she struck; | suppose
he was afraid of his passengers. think
the Lomas whistled first. / think there
must have been six hundred on the boat.
1t had been to Moundsville. We pulled the
people through the windows There WAS great
confusion. | don't see how the people got
out of the cabin so quick il was so crowded.
| saw great many in the water. They
were swimming every way. | don't know
when the engines stopped but not until
after she was struck.
William McCrief, Walter App, William
c. Henry, Arthur McNally and James
Brooks were all sworn before the Coroner,
and testified in substance the same as given
above by the other witnesses. The only
new feature developed was in aportion OF
that given by Wm. c. Henry, in which he
last night. | heard him saying: oh, my
God, what will do How can go home
after this! What will | do He seemed to
be distracted.
The Scioto was valued at $1,000. She
was built at lronton in 1873.
Engineer John Sweeney came up on the
Welcome to investigate the raising of the
Scioto, which will be done as soon as the
river falls.
When the ill-fated Scioto is raised, it is
supposed that a number of dead bodies will
he found OH the lower deck, as it was known
that several parties were sleeping there
when the steamer went to the bottom.
W. G. Campbell, Esq, OF Steubenville,
who was deputy to the Coroner, was very
obliging in furnishing the reporters OF the
Pittsburg papers and the Wheeling REEFS
TER with all the information he could COM
mand.
The steamer Welcome arrived at the
scene of the disaster about six o'clock last
evening with Capt Booth, President of the
Wheeling and Parkersburg Transportation
Company on board. The Welcome pulled
up along side of the sunken steamer
and by the aid of deck hands
the furniture bedding, &c, of the ill-fated
Scioto was removed to the Welcome.
One of the most heroic deeds related by
a survivor of the disaster was the one told
about gallant Harry iinehart. lie was at
the refreshment tables with young lady
friend, Miss Ida POLAND, when the collision
occurred She at once became frightened,
rushed out upon the deck, and at the cry
The boat is sinking" leaped overheard
into the deep and surging waters. Asquick
as flash OF lightning, Harry Rinehart fol
lowed his companion and after some trouble
succeeded in rescuing her from watery
grave and swimming safely to the Ohio
shore with his precious burden.