The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-21
AN OHIO RIvxR srEAMEs SUNK.



the rev are Drewned.
Louisville. KY, Jan. 2o.-Tae Cincinnati
and New Orleans packet steamer State
OF Missouri was Sunk in the Ohio river
just below Alton. Ind. Saturday even
ing. just after O'Clock, and 1t IS be-
lieved at least ten lives were lost. The
vessel struck a sharp rock and ripped
the star'boari sale open from one end TO
the other. In less than five minutes she
was a complete wreck. Tue crew and
passengers. nearly 100 IN all. were par
alyzed AT the shock. ard before anything
could be done the vessel was almost cotslr-
pietely under water. The upper deck
broke away and fioated OF. Nearly every
body jumped into the river and made for
the shore. some 100 yards away. The YES
sci left Cincinnati fer New Orleans FRI
day afternoon She mad On board twenty
passengers and a crew OF between seven
ty-five and eighty. Most OF the crew
were negroes.
As far as can be told no passengers
were lost. The following are known To
be saved: Capt. Joseph Conltn. Cincin-
natl; Chief Clerk julius conlin. Cfncir-
port. KY: Second Clerk Charles Howard,
Metropolis, H.; Third Clerk Russell Laws.
SmitalaEd, Ky; Pilot James Pell. ST..
Dayton. KY; Pilot James Pell. Jr., Day
ton. KY: Mate Henry McAdams. Ironton,
o.: Second Mate Amos Jones, Cincinnati;
Carpenter Swain, Metropolis. Ill.,: Steward
Fred Har,eloaa, Cincfnnati: Watohman
Dick Brogan. Dayton. KY: Barxeeper
Joseph Mccabe. Cincannati: Cook John
Belts. Cincinnati: Pantryman Isatac C.
Brown, Cincinnati: Waterman joseph
Gardner, CINCINNATI; Passengers James +.
McCaifrey ard wife. Philadelphia; Mrs.
NJ. b. Ong. PiElaSielphia; Mr.. Garland.
Cave In Rock. H.; James Bush, Of Arkan-
sas. and a young bridal couple from Gin
cinnal One man rescued four passen-
gers on a mule. which SWAN ashore.
The passengers were all ticketed
through TO New Orleans. The trip WAS
uneventful until the dreaded point known
as Horseshoe bend was reached Here
the pilot slowed down, as the current was
very swift, and turned his wheel so as to
avoid an obstruction known as Bullock
rock The ru<hders failed to respond To
the wheel. and there was a grinding,
crashing sound. The boat was first lifted
on one side. as she struck and sid along
N,
began to careen. There was no time TO
think. so fast dsi she so down.
Everybody rushed for the upper decks.
There was flash OF fire from the fur
naces. and a cry that the boat was on
fire. This added to the terror of the pas
sengers and they and the crew began
to Jump into tho water. Thlrtyfive OF
them swan to clump OF willows oppo-
site Harirnan's landing and chung to the
trees until Mr.. Hartman came out In a
boat and took them to his house on the
bank. Thirteen managSi to secure the
boats yawl and float1d down to Alton.
Many OF the crew were not lucky enough
to get TO the upper deck. and they went
down with the boat. 1t Is believed at
least ten. IL not more. were drowned.
Mr.. Mccahe. the barkeeper. and most OF
those named above were picked up at
Harsfman's lagiing and came back TO
Louisville tonight. McCabe says the
wreck was something awful. ard the ex-
perienees OF those rescued were dread
full. The officers kept as cool as possible
under the circumstances but there was
little time to think. and none in which
10 act.
ison. Ind. in 1890 by a Kansas City syn
dicato for the Missouri river trade. at a
cost % sso.0oa She was one of a trio Of
fine steamers built by the same company
the State OF Kansas and the AL Mason
being the others. She was go feet long
with ~ feet beam and six feet hold. she
was never launched on the Missouri but
placed on tho Ohio and Mississippi plying
between Cincinnati and New Orleans,
with occasional trips to ST. Louis. The
Kansas city syndicate was compelled to
sell the Stase of Kansas to enable the
lowed the fatal loss by the Striking OF
the Al Mason and her cargo at Friars
Point, Miss. January 4. 1894 This mis-
fortune, with the low rates and the
eighteen per cent. Insurance on the Mis-
souri, river. forced the Kansas City syn
dictate into liquidation. and shortly there
after the State OF MISSOURI was sold 10
the Cincinnati. New Orleans & Memphis
Packet Co. fer $1,000. a little more .han
one-thirf OF her cost. She went down
from overlooking near New Madrid last
February. but Was pumped out and
raised. These naisfortnnes caused old
river men to look upon the State OF Mis-
SQUIRT with superstition, and they have
been expecting some such fate az has
overtaken her. She was In charge ~
Capt. Joseph coniton. with J. r. Whitman
AZ clerk.