The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-21
A NEW ORLEANS PACKET SUNK,
State of Missouri Wrecked by
u Rock.
Tie Vessel Went to The Bottom
Rapidly.
Terror Stricken Passengers L-apsd Into
the River-Noariy ALI Of Them
Accounted For.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Jan. 20.-The Gins
cinnati q New Orleans packet steamer
State of Missouri Was sunk in the Ohio
river just below Alton, Ind. Saturday
evening, just after o'clock. and it il
believed at least ten lives were lost.
The vessel struck sharp rock and
ripped the starboard side open from one
end to the other. In less than five
minutes che was a compile wrsck. Tae
crew and passengers, nearly 100 in all.
we're paralyzed at the shock aud nothing
could be done; the vessel was slmast
under water. The upper deck broke
away and hosted off. Nearly everybody
jumped into the river and made for the
shore, some hundred yards Rway.
The vessel left Cincinnati for New Or
leans, Friday afternoon. She had on
board &c passengers, ersw of between
70 and 80. Most of the crew wsrs
negroes.
PARTIAL LIST OF THE SAVED.
As far as ean be told no passengess
were lost. The following are known 10
be saved:
Captain Joseph Conlin. Cincinnati;
Chisi Clerk Julius Wehrman, Newport,
KY; Second Clerk Charles Howard.
Metropolis. ILL.,. Third Clerk Ruasell
Laws. uithland, KY; Pilot James
Peil. ST.. Pilot Janice Psll. jr., Day ton,
KY. Mate Henry McAdams. Ironton,
o.. Second Mate Amos Jones, Oincin-
matt; Carpenter Swain, Metropolis, Ill. !;
Steward Fred Hartelein. Cincinnati;
Waterman Dick Brogan, Dayton. KY;
Bsrkeeper Joseph McCabe, Cook John
Botts, Pantryman Isaac @. 4 IN.
Waterman Joseph Garner. Cinclnuasi.
Pasaengera-Jamss F. McCafrey and
wife, Mrs. NJ. B. Ong, Philadelphia; Mr..
Garland, Cave in Rock. ILL.,. James
Bush, Arkansas; q young bridal compile
from Cincinnati.
One man rescued four passengers on Q
mule which SWAN ashore. The passen-
gers were all tcketed through to New
Orleans. The trip was uneventfnl until
the dreaded point known as Horseshoe
bend, neSr Alton, Ind, WAS reached.
Here the pilot slowed down, as the curs
rent was very swift, and turned his
wheel go ss to avoid an obstruction
known as Bullock rock. The ruddsrs
failed to respond to the wheal and there
was grinding, crashing sound. The
boat wac frat lifted on one side, - she
struck and slid along the rock, then she
settled down and began TO careen. There
was no time to think, 30 fast did she 90
down. Every body rushed for the upper
decks. There was a fash OF FIRE from
the furnaces and cry that the boat was
49, =
the passengers, and they and the crew
began to jump into ths water. Thirt$-
five of them swan to a clump OF wills
lows opposite Hardmau's landing and
chung to the trees until Mr.. Hardman
came out in boat ane TOOK them to his
house on the bank. Thirteen msnaged
to secure a boat and foated down to
Alton.
TEN OF THE CREW LOST.
Many of the crew were not lucky
enough to get to the upper deck and
they went down with the boat. It 10 be-
lieved ut least 10, If not more, were
drowned. Mr.. McCabe. the bartender,
and most of those named above were
picked up at Hardman's Landing and
came back to Louisville tonight. Me-
Oabe said the wreck was something Aw-
full, and the experience Of those rescued
was dreadful. The officers kept as cool
as possible under the circumstances, but
there was little time to think and none
in which TO act.
The latest information obtainable 10 to
the effect the only persons lost were
rouBtabouts. The number is not believed
to be over five. The boat and cargo will
be total loss. She was valued at $780,
600. Her cabin capacity was 30 rooms
and she had freight capacity of 1900
tons.
The boat WAS running about 20 miles
an hour. and on account of the swift
current she got away from the pilots
control as she was rounding Bullock's
Point. She crashed into the rocks and
annn went To nipcAs