The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-07-11
DOWN IN FIFTEENFEETeE WATER.
A frightful Collision Between the
SciotO and the John LOmaS.
Many Lives LOst--Awiul Sights at
the Scene of the Accident.

N TISHtIul OOltISlUn DcthCct IGC
SciotO and the John LOmas.
Many Lives Lost--Awiul Sights al
the Scene of the Accident.
MINGo JUNCTION, July 5.-Abopt {
o'clock Tuesday evening, the 4ih inst
as the Scio,o, crowded with excursion.
lists from Welleville and East Liverpool
was anout a mile and half from Min
90, on her return trip, she met the John
Lomas, also with al excursion party on
board. The Scnto whistIed for the
Lonas to give her the channel, and that
boat SD replied. The signal, h"wever,
did not seem to he understood, and the
Lrmas struck The Sciotn under a full
head o. steam, The Scioto sunk in
'hree minutes, in fifteen feet OF wa-
ter. She had on hoa'd 575 prrso q, and
the water was Immediately flied with q
struggling mass Of humanity fighting
for their Ives. The officers and crew
OF the L1mas used every effort to res
cue the unfortunate passengers, and sue
ceeded in landing over 400, masking
many trips and working with all their
power. Although it was hr,sh, moon
light night, 1t was still too dark for the
spectators to tell how many were in the
water, or how many sank TO the bottom
The wrecked steamer lay alb ,ut one
hundred yards from the shcre, with her
bow up stream and pointing toward the
Ohio shore, toward which she was lead.
ing when struck. The waite, was sweep
ing over her decks an had been three
feet deep in The cabin. The shore was
lined with people, and the rive dotte
with boats going 10 and from the wreck
while Others were engaged in
GRAPHING FOR THE DEAD. ass
In the cabin the scene was pitiful il
the extreme. On every side, scattered
just as they we're left, we're girls hats
bonnets and trinkets, where their owners
haG flung them in the first agonizin!
moment Chairs were broken, tabl,
upset, doors wrenched from their hinges
and every indication of the scenes o
terror that ensued when the boat wa
struck and the terrible cry
"sHE IS SINKING"
was first heard. Almost instantly tn
boat sank, the water rushing in with tire
mendous force, flooding the cabin to th
depth Of three or four feet, and causing
the utmost confusion. Women and chill
dIen shouted out in their terror, whll
men we're bursting open doors and win
dows in their attempts to find way o
safety frt m the whelming food. Th
upper windows were broken out, ant
those on the hurricane deck pulled thei
less fortunate neighbors through the va
cant spaces. In the midst of all lhi
confusion the cry of
FIRE.
was heard from some one on the lowe
! deck In moment all semblence ot or
der was lost, and the crowd on the bur
ricape deck, who were in absolute safety
jumped into the river, in the vain attemI
| TO save themselves. But for this, it
altogether probable that but little,
any, loss OF life would have occurred
TWENTY-FIVE TO FIFTY
will be found dead, as people at Eas
Liverpool and Wellsville are missin
their friends who got on the boat be
tween East Liverpool and Wheeling
When the boat is raised many bodle
will he found. The party seemed to b
equally divided between gentlemen an
ladies, Thus far the bodies of but thre
ladies have been found.
BODIES RECOVERED:
Evan R. Burke, Harry E Beardnor,
Miss Bell Brannan, Mollie Shields, D:
vid Fogo, Daniel Thomss. Charlie
Sprague. Sallie Kiddy, Stewart PIpet
Joseph Conner, Lincoln Beardmor'
Harry Donnellv, Edward Duffy, Edwar
Smith-total, IA.
One Of the most heroic deeds relate
by q survivor of the disaster was III
one told about gallant Harry Rinehar
He was at the refreshment tables with
young lady friend, Miss Ida POLAND
when the collision occurred. She 6
once became heightened. rushed out or
on the deck, and at the cry "The bos
is sinking" leaped overheard into tn
deep and surging waters. AS quick g
fash of lightning, Harry Rinehsrt 70
lowed his companion and after som
trouble succeeded in rescuing her fror
watery grave and swimming safely t
the OHIO shore with his precious hurder
WELLsvILLE, July &c lcitemen
confusion and sorrow is still reigniD
here over the late calamity. The street
are entirely deserted. Interviews wit
merchants show that absolutely nothin
in the form of business is being done.
Four hodies were recovered an
brought here to-day. Morris Donnehel
Elijah Smith, and little boy Of thi
place, and Chas. SweariDgeon, Of Kin
sington.
As the hours fit by the list of missin
increases to an appalling extent, aud the
now number twenty three known to b
missing, while some place the number a
high as fotty-eight.
A large force Of men from here, unde
Mayor Silver, left for Mingo Junctio
this morning, and rendered valuable ser
vice in searching for the dead.
Will Arabi's Egyptians Fight?
Alexandria Cor. London Times. June 90.
The following remarks, which wer
made by an Egyptian Mo'lem of hig
position, but never in oft1ce, are, per
haps, worth quoting: Your statesme
and newspapers all make the mistake 0
trying to ascertain tho views of the peo
pie and Of allowing their ideas of sue
views to influence them. Tuere are onl
two parties in Egypt-the one consist
of ragsmuftlns, who desire any sort O
disturbance in the hope of getting some
thing out of it; the other consists OF al
the rest, who wish to avoid disturbauc
| for fear of losing what they have. Be