The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-21
sunk IN THU RIVER.
Loss of the Steamer State
Of Missouri.
STRUCK 4 ROCK In THE OHIO.
At Least Ten of the Grew Lose
Their Lives.
TERRIBLE PANIC OF THE PASSENGERS.
Many and Peculiar We're the Ways in
Which Those Precipitated Into the
Water We're Rescued.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 20.-The Cincinnati and
New Orleans Packet steamer State of Mis-
souri, was sunk in the Ohio River just
below Alton, Ind, Saturday evening Just
after o'clock, and it is believed at least
ten lives were lost. The vessel struck a
sharp rock and ripped the starboard side
open from one end to the other. In less
than five minutes she was a complete
wreck.
The crew and passengers, nearly 100 in
all, were paralyzed at the shock, and
nothing could be done, the vessel was
almost completely under water. The up
per deck broke away and floated off. Nearly
everybody jumped into the river and made
for the shore, some hundred yards away.
The State of Missouri left Cincinnati for
New Orleans Friday afternoon. She had
on board twenty passengers, and a crew OF
between seyenty-five and eighty. Most OF
the crew were negroes. AS far as can be
told no passengers were lost. The follow
ing are known to be saved: Captain JOS
eph Conlin, Cincinnati; Chief Clerk Julius
Wehermann. Newport, KY; Second Clerk
Charles Howard, Metropolis, Ill; Third
Clerk Russell Laws, Smithland, Ky;
Pilot James Pen ST., Dayton, KY.
Pilot James Pell Jr., Dayton, KY;
Mate Henry McAdams, Ironton, o.;
Second Mate Amos Jones, Cincinnati; Car
penter Swain, Metropolis, H.; Steward
Fred Hartelein, Cincinnati; Waterman
Dick Brogan, Dayton, Ky; Bar
keeper, Joseph McCabe, Cincinnati;
Pantryman Isaac C. Brown, Cincin-
natl; Waterman J. Gardner, Cincinnati.
Passengers James f. McCaffery and
wife, Philadelphia; Mrs. NJ. B. Ong, Phila-
delphia; Mr.. Garland, Cave-in-Rock, Ill. ;
James Bush, Arkansas; a young bridal
couple from Cincinnati.
One man rescued four passengers on a
mule, which swan ashore. The passen-
gers were all ticketed through to New Or
leans The trip was uneventful till the
dreaded point known as Horseshoe Bend,
near Alton, Ind, 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 rudders failed to respond to the
wheel, and there was grinding, crashing
sound.
The boat was first lifted on one side as
she STRUCK ana Stu along Gu6 TUCK Iueu
she settled down and began to careen
There was no time to think, so fast did she
go down. Everybody rushed for the upper
decks.
There was a flash of fire from the fur
naces and cry that the boat was afre,
This added to the terror of the passengers
and they and the crew began to jump into
the water. Thirty-fve of them swan to a
clump of willows opposite Hardmans Land
ing and chung to the trees until Mr.. Hard
man came out in boat and took them to
his house on the bank. Thirteen man
aged to secure the boats yawl and foated
down to Alton, Ind. 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, if notmore, were
drowned.
Joseph McCabe, the barkeeper, and most
of those named above were picked up al
Hardmans Landing and came to Louis
vile tonight on the Tell City. McCabe
says the wreck was something awful and
the experiences of those rescued were
dreadful. The officers kept as cool as pos.
sible under the circumstances, but there
was little time to think and none in which
to act.