The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-12
Boat Strikes a Rock in the Swift Current Of
the Mississippi River, Near St. Louis,
and Goes to the Bottom Before
Passengers Can Be Rescued

St Louis, May 1.-TWO women pas
seneerS were drowned and eleven oth-
er persons missing arc believed to
have lost their lives in the Mississippi
river when the packet City OF Saltlllo
struck n rock and foundered In reach
of the shore at Glen Park, 81 miles
south of st Louis. last night.
The Dead.
Rhea. Miss Anna Nashville, Tenn.
Rhca, Mrs. Isaac L. Nashville. Ten
nessee. body recovered.
Missing and Believed Dead.
Baker, S. c., first clerk OF the
steamer
Harris, Mrs. Joseph. Nashville. Ten
nessec.
Patterson. Mrs Archie Chester, IL"
lnois. and her 2-year-old son.
Pickert, William j. salesman, st
Louis
Post, Fowler. third clerk
Wall. Miss Lena Nashville
Head porter, cabin boy and two
roustabouts.
Captain Harry Crane. in command
OF the boat, and one of the survivors.
announced this morning. after check
ing I'D the passenger list, that 1t was
almost certain those reported missing
were dead
The boat carried - passengers. most
OF whom were women and children.
and a crew OF 90 She left ST. Louis
at o'clock with heavy cargo, in
Guiding a number OF cattle. and the
voyage was considered Drecarious be-
cause OF the great amount OF DRIFT
wood floating in the river, due to the
annual Soring rise
The two known dead are the wife
and daughter of Isaac T Rhea. presi-
dent OF the st. Louis & Tennessee
River Packet company. owners OF the
boat
Mrs. Rhea vas dragged from the
water alive. but died within an hour.
The body OF Miss Anue Rhea was not
recovered. Miss -LollSe Rheas anoth'
or daughter. escapct They were en-
route to their home IN Nashville after
visiting friends in ST Louis.
Glen Park. the scene Of The accident
Is river landing. almost inaccessible
10 the telegraph lines and the news
OF the disaster came To ST, Louis In
n roundabout way from kimmSwicB
and Sulphur Springs.
Shortly before reaching Glen Parle,
the Saltillo encountered shore~ard
draw. which was fought frantically
by tho pilots. The engines were rc-
versed, but the efforts to prevent the
collision were unavailinE Az the big
boat swung from the current in shore,
despite the reversed engines. and the
ruddcr thrown hard over. she was
Qnoo6 toward
land and turned completely around.
With the noise of rending umbers
and the shrieks of women and chll'
dren passengers. the cries OF the crew
and the believing of the cattle, the
vessel struck hidden rock and sanK
almost in reach of land at a point
where the water was 20 feet deep.
Passengers and members Of the
crow clne to the timbers while
those more fortunate lent their aid
Immediately TO the rescue Of the help.
less. The majority OF tho passengers
were in their cabins. Tho collision
came so suddenly they were plunged
into the water before they knew wnat
had happened
Captain Crane of ST. Louis after his
escape from the river. made his way
a distance of two miles In the near
cst telephone station and tolcphoned
the news to St Louis and De Soto.
Rescue trains with physicians and re-
lief supplies were sent to the scene
this morning.
AS fast as the occupants of the
steamer were dragged TO shore, they
yerc taken TO the Glencoe company ;
boarding house, where they we're sh@l-
tered and warmed Many Of the faint
ing women and men OF the party had
10 be revived with stimulants.
At the rivers brink, the work oil at
tempted rescue was most disheartci'
ing Sometimes an alert rcscuer