Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-15
Refused TO Obey Her Rudder.

The steamer IOngt GLOW. OF the Mem
phis and Cincinnati Packet Line, was
wrecked Friday morning by striking q
pier of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road bridge OF Cincinnati. AMI twelve
lives were lost The steamer broke in
two and sank with her cargo. The pas
senger list was lost, but it is known TWEEN
ty-fve or thirty passengers were aboard.
most of whom had engaged passage for
New Orleans. The dead:
David Aldridge, Cleveland.
DR.. Anderson, female.
J. w. AulI, Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. J. w. Aull. Dayton. Ohio.
Captain John l.. Carter, Newport. Ky.
Gus Chauvet. barkeeper OF LonSfeiiow.
- Johnson. barber on I.Ongfe,lOw.
James Mitter deck hand.
Thomas Reardon. deck hand.
Michael Russell. deckhand. Cincinnati.
Walker, servant.
Unknown young woman, an invalid, OF
New York.
The LOngfcllow was 10 leave n )
o'clock Thursday evening. 4 heavy fo-
came up and it was decided to wait Until
the fog lifted. At Is o'clock Friday morn
Ing, the fog having risen sufficiently,
Captain John kirker decided u start.
The tow boat Hercules Carrel. which was
alongside all night. was Signaled 20 be III
readiness to help the I.ongfcilow through
the bridges At ESQ the boats started.
The Carrel was on the port side OF the
Longfellow The boats passed safely IN
der the suspension bridge. bat immediate
ly afterward the Longfcllow began be-
having badly. 4 cross current seemed
to strike her and swing her bow around
toward the Kentucky shore. Every effort
was made To right her so that she would
pass between the piers of the Chesapea
and Ohio Railroad forming the span on
the Kentucky side. The swift current OF
the river carried her along rapidly.
Those in the boat could see that Il
would be impossible to avoid striking The
pier. The alarm was sounded immediate
ly, and the passengers. some of whom
were at breakfast, while others were still
In their berths, were hurried 10 the deck.
The boat struck the pier with her star
board side, just behind the boilers. The
air was filled with flying timbers, glass
and ironwork Those on board, many Of
whom were in their night clothes, were
nurrltu 10 the 1ltTtuitS hdIIfl, WHICH,
was still alongside. CONSERVATION reign
ed. There were piercing cries and ter
rible yells and women fainting.
Sinks with Her Cargo.
In the meantime, the Longfellow was
being driven harder against the pier by
the swift river. In less than five minutes
after she struck there was a loud crash
and the boat parted amidships. The
Prov went down into the river, disappear
ing completely. The stern followed. Some
of the upper works lated down tn.
stream and then the wrecked hull cam,
slowly up and also foated away. -Four
or five men were on the floating cabin ant
these were taken off by the crew of the
Hercules Carrel. \ number of small
boats put out from the shore and PICKED
up persons who ha0 jumped into tbs
river. Five minutes after the boat strucl
there was nothing left but a lot of float
ing wreckage to show that there had eve
been such boat as the LonGfcllow. Ev
erythng on board the boat in the way o
registers, papers. valuableS, cargo. etc.
went down with her.
The cause of the accident is attributed
to tho boat refusing to obey her rudde
when she struck the strong current JUS
below the suspension bridge. The Long
| fellow was valued at $1,000 and insured
for $4,000.