Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-06
GETTING THROUGH WORK.
DEATH ON THE KIYEIs.
AN Excursion steamer Sunk BIZ q
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.PITTsBURG, PA July 4.-Inteliigence ha
just been received hers that the steame
Sciota, with an excursion party on board
coiiided with a tow boat near Mlngo Juac
tion, Oaio. Oae hundred persons are re-
ported drowned. The telegraphic facllltie;
are meagre, but additional facts viii be for
warded as soon as possible.
MINeo JUNCTION, O July SIT is now
believed that the loss Of life by the sinking
of the Sc oto will not exceed twenty.
WHEELING, W. VA, Jdly ;, 8 AMI is
| impossible to ascertain at this hoUr the
number of persons droWne2 by thu
| sinking Of the excursion steane Sc.OtO
after The latter had been in col
lision with the stesmtug John L)mas,
near Mipgo Junction. Ohio, las night
Captain Thomas con, Davy, 'e m ssiGg, ard
deck hand, name unknown, w2s drowned
from the Scloto. The rest OF her crew ere
safe. The first man taken out OF the water
was Chas Mccoy, a wafchmsn. Tire L0mss
struck the Scioto on her port side, IS feet rem
her bow, and made a large hole through
which the hull filed rapidly, and sank at
once The boat is now lying on the bot
tom of the river. The water is two feet
deep In her cabin. Chas Page, OF Nariet-
Of the SciOtO, said that they started
from East Liverpool st o:50 o'clock in the
morning with large excursion party who
were off for Fourth Of JAY froIc, and
that they went as far down the river as
Moundvile. They arrived there at about
1:30 In the ffterAo0n. After lying there
about two hours they started for home,
stopping at Wheeling and Martins Ferry,
People hailed them all along the river, blt
ha "a of ba n73 oh
and refused to take auY more, except ST
Steubenville, where several came aboard
"When we coliided with tie Loras. a.
near as l can judge from what I heard ne5
pie saYing, We had on board fcwr tupdpsd
persous at least, and possibly five huadred
was on watch at the time OF the accident
and when the boats whi5tled for passing /
noticed that there w6s s0mething wrogg.
but thought nothing OF Il. and
stepped out on deck for second
when saw tho Lomas rirht
upon us. 1rushed Back to NV engine nd
obeyed the bell to back, which was imme-
d1ately followed by bell TO stop, and then
seeing that the boat was fast sinking fne
engineer and threw stuff iuto the river.
tLen ran after my coat. When l got back
the stuff was 50 fal of foarstricke1 people
tnat Knew 1t would sink. so I Jumped
into the river and struck ont fnr the
West Virginia shore. In looking around
me as / swan I saw that the water was
black with struggling human beings. ana
the expression Of their faces was frightful
beyond description. Men, women ard
children were crying piteOusIy for helo.
and some OF their screams So uanerved ne
that l co4id scarcely swim. Tie current
was strong, and I struck out win ali NV
might, and soon got out Of siphf
of the crowd IA the water, there
being out two boys near me, who
managed to reach shore in safety with
little help from me We swan about mile.
altogether, and when we reached the shore
1t was almost impossible for any cf rs to
stand up. AS to how many we've lost car
form no idea, nor DO know what caused
the accident or who is to blame"
CINCINNATI, July 5.-A special from
Mingo June ion says cit is Impossible 10
obtain the names Of ali the missing, hut it
is well established that the number is uos
greater than twenty"
MINGo JUNCTION, July 1t IS Hkslv
that the death list will embrace betv.es6
twenty-five and fifty persona. When the
boat is raised It is believed a number of
bodies VII be discovered. The iILfated
party seemed equally divided as to seE, tut
SO far the bodies of three ladies' only have
been found