The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-19
Ran Amuek Last Night In the Govern.
ment Canal and Injured One
Of Her Side
Wheels
TAKEN TO THE DRY DOCK
q Very Large Passenger List Which
Was Taken on South on the
Next KLINE
4 Train. &

PooSSHSCT lisL ana nlieQ
Win freight, bound for st. Louis, met
with mishap this morning between 2
and O'Clock which sent her tn the
BOAT hospital for repairs.
The boat was making schedule time
With large number OF extra passen.
gers from UP river, delegates and Wis.
itors to the big real estate convention
to be held at st. Louis. These nun.
nered about one hundred and fifty.
In passing through the canal and be-
ing lowered to pass through
the second lock, she sweryed
from some cause, striking one
SIDE OF the canal. BY this
accident she had several buckets
torn from a wheel and was otherwise
slightly injured. The Gardie Eastman
being close at hand, towed the steam
er to the government dry docks where
she is now undergoing hurry but sub.
stantjal repairs.
There were of course In the large
number OF passengers aboard. many
nervous and timid people who became
much alarmed, though there was moth
>
Ing like panic, many became very
nervous, remembering the Titanic.
All the passengers were soon on terra
firma, and at the earliest possible
moment were forwarded by special
arrangement on the K line southbound
train, passing here at $50 this morn
ling.
Passengers Awakened.
The Quincy carried ITS passengers
and valuable cargo of merchandise
and was in charge of Captain John
Streckfns. At the time of the accident.
Pilot John Richman was at the wheel.
The boat had gone into the lock and
has not been properly tied up, one or
the guards being over and above the
wall of the lock. When the lower
gates We're opened, the big boat listed
to one side and the passengers were
/ all awakened by the crashing and grind
Iiting of the timbers as the wheel was
lstorn from its hangings. When the
wheel was torn loose the boat settled
into the water and righted herself.
Not moving how badly the poat was
damaged, the passengers were hurried
Ely transferred to barge and spe-
scial train was secured to take them
to keokuk, where they spent the rest
of the night. They were forwarded
to their destinations this morning.
Only one of the passengers stayed
with the boat. He is A. C. Giddings,
of st. Paul, who is maA,ng the trip to
Cincinnati by water and will be trans
sferred to another boat tonight. Mr..
4 Giddings says the passengers were all
greatly frightened and some of the
women on board were on the verge of
a panic. The officers and crew quiet.
ed them, however, and no serious ac-
cidents resulted.
The cargo carried by the Quincy
will be transferred tonight to the
Dubuque and taken on down the river.
The Quincy will be sent into the dry
dock for repairs It was said at the
middle lock this morning that 1t would
be a couple of weeks before the boat
would be ready to resume her regular
trips. The damage was estimated az
close to $500, beside the expense of
taking the passengers on by train and
reshipping the cargo.
Captain Streckfus was asleep TODAY
after the strenuous night he had put
through and could not be seen by [
men. His officers ann
crew were reticent about talking for
publication without orders from him
and 1t Is not known whether he will I,
place any blame on them or not.
Glenn w. Ewers, the cigar manufac-
;urer at 1920 Main street, and his wife
md baby were passengers on the i
Quincy. Mr.. Bwers said this after
noon, 1--WE got on the boat at Fort Z
Madison and went to sleep at once. 1
When we got into the second lock. ,
hought 1t was the first one and we Il
Csc and prepared to leave the boat. t
Ne discovered our mistake soon, {
hough. and were standing on the deck II
While the boat was going through the /
ock. Captain streckfus was on the !
upper deck issuing orders. do not
hink any of the other officers were :
N deck at all :
When saw they we're ready to go :
m through, I noticed that the boat :
eemed to be at an angle In the /,
anal but supposed of course. that !.
here was plenty of room for the boat
o settle in. Captain Streckfus gave !,
he order to let the water out and as !
he gates We're orened heard a grind !
ng and ripping sound from the stern ,
f the beat Then she began to slant ]
t dangerous angle and Captain :
'treckfus shouted to the lockmaster
Q close the gates. They were hur-
iedly. closed and the boat slipped off
he wall of the canal into the water
nd righted herself.
Women and children had by this a