The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-07-06
SINKING OF THE sCIoTo,
Additional Details of the ohio River
Disaster.

Further details OF tho sinking OF tho excur.
sion steamer Scoto by the collision with tho
pteGmtug John Tomas, near Mingo Junction,
| Ohio, Tuesday, show that tho Lomns struck tho
scioto on tho port SIDE 10 feet from nor bow.
and made alargo holo through which tho hui
nllcd rapidly and sank at once,
Charles Page, OF Marietta, Ohio, tho stokor
or assistant engineer OF the SclOtO, said that
they started from East Liverpool at 0'3O
o'clock In the marning with n large excursion
party, who were on for Fourth Of July frolic,
and that they went as far down tho river
as Moundsyllle, arriving there about
1 80 in tho q. afternoon. After lying
there about two hours we started for
home, stopping at Wheeling and Martins
Ferry. The people hailed us all along tho
river, but the captain said we had enough on
board, and he refused to take any more, OK.
copt at Stoubcnvillc, where several came
aboard. When We collided with tho Tomas,
as near as can Judge, from what I heard
people saying, we had on board 100 persons
at least, and possibly 500. was on watch Mt
the time Of tho accident, and whom tho boats
whistled for passing, l noticed that thore
was something wrong, but thought nothing
OF Il. and stepped out ON the deck for sec
ond, when l saw the Lomas right upon
us. rushed back 10 my engine and oboye1
tho boil to go back, which was Immediately
followed by a boil TO stop, and thon, seeing
ana threw n skin Into tho river, and then
ran for my coat. When got back tho skin
was so full OF foar.strlcken people that knew
II would sink, 80 jumped into tho river and
struck out for the West Virginia shore. In
looking around mo as swan saw the water
was black with struggling human beings, and
the expression OF their faces was frlghtful BIO.
yond description. Men, women and children.
were crying pitcously for help, aud some of
the screams SO unneryed mo 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 tho water, there
being but two boys near mo, who managed TO
reach the shore In safety with little holp
from me. We swan about a mile together,
and whom we reached tho shore II was almost
impossible for any OF US TO stand up.
Tho missing are Wood Bailey, John Thorn.
lnson, Wilson Paul, John Chrlsty, Eugene
Farmer, q. @. Thompson, Lincoln Wright, Ben
1nmin Stebbins, Carrie Benrdmore, Stephen
Kent, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Emmerling, David
+. Reed, Charles Leith, Charles swearinger,
CIT Thompson, III. L. Estline and wife, Willie
Parell, Jacob Gibson and wife, James Newman,
Miss Droy and John qroussi, all Of East Liver.
q. u. Armstrong, William E. Wing, Edward
Thomas, Willie Booth, Charles Davidson, Lewis
Harper, John Stevenson, E. P. Smith and two
children OF Wellsville, two Brosser boys of
Steubenville and Cornelius Plumer OF Washing
ton: total, 10. Bodies recovered: Evan =.
Burke, Harry I: Dreadmore, Miss Belle Bran.
Thomas, Charles sprague, salllc Klddey,
Stewart Pipes, Joseph Conner, Lincoln Bread.
more, Harry Donnelly, Edward Duny and Ed
ward Smith; total, ID.
| The work of searching for the dead is still
| In progress. The Coroner OF Jefferson County,
| Ohio, is on the ground, and Will commence an
| inquest to-day. The investigation by Govern.
| mont inspectors Will takc place at Wheeling,
W. Va.
Two boys were picked up on the virginia
| side after they had swan n mile and a hall
| below the place Of the accident They say
about nifty persons were on the lower deck
| with them when tho boat sank, and many oil
| these are probably drowned.