Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-06
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AN OHIO RIVER DISASTER.
A Steamer Sunk by Collision.
CONSPIRACY IN SERVIA.
Plot TO ASSaSSinate King Milan.
PREPARING TO ATTACK BELGRADE
STARTLING CRIME IN ENGLAND.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN COLORADO.
Mr.. PARNELL SURPRISES Mr.. cAuAAN
CONSPIRACY IN SERvIA
Plot to ASSaSSinate King Milan.
PREPARING TO ATTACK BELGRADI
STARTLING CRIME IN ENGLAND
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN COLORADO.
Mr.. PARNsLL SURPRISES Mr.. cAuAAN.
COLLISION ON THE OHIO.
Seven Men and Forty Horses Beloag.
ing 10 Robinsou's Circus DrOW ned ~
the Sink ing Of a Steamer

CINCINNATI. Nov. Ga special from Law
renceburg 10 the Daily Ne,rs states that be-
tween two and three o'clock this morning the
steamers J. w. Gaff and Mountain Girl collided
nj split Rock. two miles from Aurora, and that
the latter vessel sunk. carrying down with her
seven men and between thirty and forty
horses. The Mountain Girl was leased by a
portion OF the John Robinson show which was
travelling as a cheap cirrus concern. perform
ance was given at lawrencehurg last night
and the company was on the way I'd Rising
sun at the time the disaster took place. With
the exception OF a youngm named Harrel, of
l.awrenceourg, who was connected with the
show, the drowned men were all deck hands
THE LOSS OF LIFE UNCERTAIN.
The collision between the steamer ]. w. Gof,
en- route from Memphis 10 Cincinnati, and the
steamer Mountain Girl, going down the river to
Fevay, Indiana, happened at i O'Clock this
morning, about "A mile below Langhery Island.
some ten or fifteen miles below Lawrence
burg. Indiana. The Mountain Girl was char
tered TO carry circus exhibition along the river
and had left Lawrenceburg with lis people,
night. It's next appointment was nj Nevay, or
Kissing sun. The show was I'm the name OF
Holland q Mcmahon.
CAPT. THoMPsoS's STORY.
Capt j. L. Thompson, who was In command
OF the Mountain Girl was at the wheel when
that boat started down the river. He tells the
story of the accident I'm this way: FL
started out as pilot of the boat my
self, but I was sick, having kidney
affection and could not stand at the wheel. The
mate, whose name is Smith, took my place. and
sat In the pilot-house with him. We had no
trouble, as the water was ample and smith
handled the boat all right I heard the j. W
Con whistle Ia pass TO the left, which would put
US onthe Kentucky side, and I noticed that
smith answered properly. 4 got up and looked
and found that the boats were about To pass nj
right. sat down again. when was astounded
10 hear three shrill blasts from the j. W. Gon.
which meant imminent danger. 1 sprang Ia
the wheel. and found that the Mountain Girl
was apparently attempting 10 cross over "a
Indiana or To the right side of the channel, and
that the j. w. Golf was coming full head
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the engine, and did get perhaps two
or three revolutions of the wheel for
backing, when the blow came. The
j. w. Calls bow struck in front of the
boilers, about thirty feet from our bow aud the
TOOK water. turned the boat s head toward the
Indiana shore and went far as I could, but
we sank I'm twelve feet of water. This brought
the water about four feet above the cabin
alongside, and, far know,
everybody was taken OFF and put op that boat
J. do not believe anybody was droEned. There
was no occasion for drowning Unless the men
jumped overheard from fright. think the two
men missing are still with the Mountain Girl"
TWO CIRCUS PEOPLE MISSING.
The ]. w. Gof arrived here this morning
with men and women belonging To the circus
They number between thirty aud forty. Two,
however, said To be missing-the canvas
whether they were drowned or merely left Ia
the confusion aboard the Mountain Girl. The
circus men lost ten valuable trained horses and
a number OF snakes Their circus property ID
nearly all on the boat, where IL will be injured
by the water.
The Mountain Girl was a small up-rive,
steamer, built for the Big Sandy trade, and
owned by the Big Sandy Packet company. She
thought that she can be easily raised. The j.
W. GoH was not injured i'm any way.