The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-05-20
STEAMER SINKS: Is LOST
CITY or SALTlllO GOES DOWN
NEAR ST. LOUIS.
Strikes Rock and Careens-Phty
n Passengers and Crsw
Are Rescued.

st. Louis. May l3s-Thirteen per
sons We're drowned when the s,eAmes
City OF Saltilia sank In the Mississlppa
river near Glen park. twenty four
miles south Of 81. Louis. The Sal,iiIc
was bound from st. Louis 10 Tennes
see river points and struck = rock
and f~onndered within reach OF the
shore At Glen Park. The steamed
turned turtle after striking the rock.
and was pointing up stream where sh~
finally f~oundered. Many Of the pas.
were pleasure seekers from
Nashville. Tenn.
The dead.
Mrs. Isaac r. Rhea. Nashville. Ten
nessee. wife at the president oe the
Tennessee River Packet Company.
owners Of the Inflated vessel.
Mrs. Anna Rhea. daughter q Mrs.
Rhea. Nashville. Tenn.
= c. Baker. first clerk of the steam
er. ST. Louis
Mrs. Joseph Harris. Nashville. Ten.
ness4se.
Mrs. Archie Patterson. Nashville.
Tenn.
Archie Patterson, Jr., 5 years old,
O Of Mrs. Patterson.
William Picket. travelling salesman.
81. Louis.
Fuller Post. clerk on boat St. Louis.
Miss Lena Wall. Nashville. Tenn.
Head porter. name not known.
A cabin boy.
Two r~oustabouts.
This steamer City OF Saltillo was In
charge Of Captain Perry Crane. On
board were tw~enty-seyen passengers
and u crew Of thirty-seven mel The
voyage was considered ~precarious be-
cause OF the high water and the great
amount OF driftwood floating In the
river.
Shortly before reaching Spring Park
the boat began To show q strong shore
ward tendency. The draw VAS fought
frantically by the pilot. but she con-
tinued TO drift and finally the engines
were reversed In an effort to over.
come the pull. The Saltillo continued
TO swing In toward shore In spite 1T
he reversed engines and the ruddsr
having been thrown hard over.
As the boat swung toward the shore
with increasing force she turned com.
pletely around. Then came the noise
NJ tearing timhers. the shrieks OF the
crew and passengers as the vessel
struck a rock almost within reach Of
land. She careened quickly and sank
in twenty feet Of water.
Many OF the passengers were In
their berths and awakened To ind
water rushing In the doors. The boat
sank with amazing rapidity and today
only the upper deck was above water.
Captain Crane Immediately realized
there was no hope Of saving the boat.
SO close were they To the shore that
an attempt was made to throw out .
gang plank. Many Jumped and many
were rescued by the crew or pas
sengers.
As the men struggled with the gang
plank II became entangled In the trees
and In spite OF the efforts Of the men
ON the boat to restrain some Of the
panie~stricken passengers. they rushed
out on the plank which was elevated
at an angle Of SO degrees.
All this time the boat had been
steadily sinking. Suddenly II caresned
and seemed to almost turn turtle.
The ONE were on the gang plank
. II gave q twist and all were
thrown into the water and drawn
down into the swirling current. OF
the women on the plank Miss Louise
Rhea and Miss Francis Harris were
the only ones to get ashore alive.
After the boat settled down many
of Us were scued by members OF the
crew and some caught pieces OF wrec-