The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-06

l rushed back to my engine and
obeyed the bell to go back, which
was Immediately followed by a bell
to stop, and then seeing that the
boat was sinking, the engineer and
L threw skiff into the river and
then ran after my coat, when I
got bac6 it was so full of poor
stricken people that I knew it would
sink, so jumped into the river and
struck out for the west Virginia
shore. In looking around and as I
swan 1 saw a sight that took the
life out of me. The water was black
with struggling humanity, and the
expression of the faces was the most
terrible you can Imagine. Every
woman and children crying Dite-
OuSly for help, and some of the
screams so unnerVed me that ] could
scarcely SWii4 but the current was
very strong. and as l struck out
with all my might, l soon got out of
sight Of the crowd in the water,
there being but two boys near me
who managed to reach the shore in
safety, with a little help from me.
We swan about a mile altogether,
and when We reached shore 1t was
almost impossible for any of us to
stand up, as to how many was lost 1
can form no idea, nor do [ know
what caused the accident, or who is
to blame, l heard one Of Captain
Thomas boys was lost. Ned was
his name believe.
MingO Junction 5.-The following
were found dead:
G. Z. SpriggS, HammOndsYilIe
Miss Belle Brandon, Dave Cargo,
Sarah Brady, Stewart Pipes,
j. O'COnner, Ed. Smith. all Of Wells.
vile; r. E. BaTdmen, Z. 2. Burke
and Mallio Shields, East Liverpool;
Ed. Thomas. the captains boy.
When fhe boat is raised many bodies
will be found. The party was about
equal of gentlemen and ladies.
Cincinnati, 5.-TimeS-StGF special
from MingO Junction: 1t is impOs-
sible to obtain the names of all the
missing, but it seems well estab-
lished that the number is not greater
than twenty. The following bodies
have been recovered; David Fargo,
Stewart Pipes, of WellsYille; r. G.
Beard, East Liverpool; Blank Smith,
boy, Steubenville, Ohio; Ed. Thomas.
Among the missing not likely to
have escaped alive are the following
boys: Harper Stewart, Willie
Booth, Chas. Davidson aad jos
Corners. Three or four members
OF the WellsvilIe Brass Band are re-
ported missing.
Steubenville, Ohio, Hundreds
of people are attracted to the scene
Of the wrecked SciOtG some in search
of missing loved ones, others from
curiosity. One dead body has been
recovered on the Ohio side. Two
bodies of boys are reported near
WellSville. Two boys are picked up
on the Virginia side, who had swan
mile and half below the place Of
the accident. They say there were
about fifty persons on the lower
deck with them when the boat sank
and many Of them probably
drowned. Captain Thomas, of the
SeIOtG is crazed with grief at the
loss Of his son and benumbed with
cold from fruitless search in the
watery cabin for his body, which
has since been found at Brilliant
Station. The death roll will prob
ably exceed fifty. There are more
than this missing, and all chances
for escape-are heard from. A hun
dred persons went from WellsviIle
and East Liverpool down to the
scene of the disaster this morning.
The list of the missing is as follows:
Wellsville,-JOhn Stevens, aged 25
years; David Fargo, p years; Belle
Brandon, Sallie KIddy, E. p. Smith,
wife and two children, Willie EW-
ing, Charles Davidson. Il years;
Joseph Con1Or. 81 years; East LiV--
erpOOl. Irene Farmer, Cit ThOmp-
son, 19 years; Lincoln Thompson.
%, Annie Booth, Carrie BOardman,
NJ Z. Eastline and wife, Willie Par,
rel, John Christy, John TOnlinsOn
jacob Gibson and wife, Dr.. Steven
Son and three men, named respect
lively, Kennett, Woods and Burke;
Lewis Harper, of WellsYille was
fatally hurt.
This list is more likely to be
SWelled than diminished.