Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-13
THIRTEEN LOSE LIVES
WHEN STEAMER HITS
ROCK IN RIVER
Packet Boat SaItiIIo SmaSheS
to Pieces in Mississippi Riv-
er With Frightful Result
SEVEN PASSENGERS
AMONG THE DEAD
(BY Associated Press. J

ST. LOUIS, May 12-Thrteen persons.
seven of them passengers. lost their lives
in the sinking of the steamer City of
saltillo in the Mississippi river at Glen
Park. Mo-, last night. The boat was
thrown against a rock by the swift cur
rent two hours after her start from the
wharf here. Glenn Park is "a miles be-
low ST. Louis.
Because of the last of the passenger
list and the uncertainty at the scene of
the disaster, the death list was not def
nitely known until n clock today.
Only one body, that of Mrs Rhea, was
recovered. The river is being dragged.
The dead:
MRS. ISAAC T. RHEA. Nashville,
Tenn. (body recovered.
s. C. BAKER, first clerk OF the
steamer.
MRS. JOSEPH HARRIS. Nashville.
Tenn.
MRS. ARCHIE PATTERSON. savan-
nah. Tenn.
ARCHIE PATTERSON, JR.. two
years old.
L
FOWLER POST, third clerk.
MISS LENA WALL, Nashville. Tenn.
NAME UNKNOWN. head porter.
NAME UNKNOWN, cabin boy.
NAMES UNKNOWN. two roustabouts.
Capt Harry Crane, in command Of the
boat, and one of the survivors, an
nounced iris morning after checking up
the passenger list, that 1t was almost
certain those reported missing were
dead.
The boat carried 81 passengers, most
of whom were women and children, and
a crew of 80. She left ST. Louis at
o clock with a heavy cargo, including
number OF cattle and live stock, and
the voyage was considered precarious
because Of the great amount of drift
wood floating in the river. uue to the
annual spring rise
The known dead were the wife and
daughter of Isaac T. Rhea, president Of
the st. Louis and Tennessee River Pack
ct company, owners GA the boat. Mrs.
Rhea was ragged from the water
alive. but died within an hour. The
body of Miss Anna -nea was not re-
covered. Miss Louise Rhea, anoLn er
daughter. escaped. Ihey were en- route
to their home in Nashville after visiting
friends in st. Louis.
Glenn Park, the scene or the acct
dent, is a river landing, the chief build
ings of which are a general store, a
boarding house and cement plant The
place is almost inaccessible TO Jeie-
graph lines and the news Of the disaster
came to st. Louis in a roundabout way
from Kimmswick and Sulphur Springs.
Shortly before reaching Glen Park the
Saltillo encountered shoreward draw,
which was fought frantically by the p1-
lots. The engines were reversed, but
the efforts to prevent the collision were
unavaIling. AS the big boat swung
from the current inshore despite the
, reversed engines and the rudder thrown
hard over, she was driven with increas-
ing speed toward land and turned COM
pletely around.
With the noise of rending timbers and
the shrieks Of women and children pas
sengers, the cries of the crew and the
believing Of the cattle, the vessel struck
a hidden rock and sank almost in reach
Of land at a point where the water was
20 feet deep.
Rescue trains with physicians and re-
lief supplies were senn to the scene to-
day.
Some of the survivors of the wreck OF
the City OF Saltillo arrived here this
morning by train. They were without
baggage and some had few clothes. They
were sent TO hotels and their homes
Miss Louise Rhea, who lost her mother
and sister. could not walk unsupported.
Coroner Hensley, of Pevely, Mo, began
an inquire into Mrs. Rheas death to-
day. Several OF the survivors remained
at Glen park to testify.
The younger set of passengers were
dancing when the boat struck the rock.