Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-06
Rescuers Out at Daybreak
Looking for Victims of
River Tragedy.
SIXTY-THREE LANDED
Captain Brady and Sixty
Two Passengers and Grew
of Steamer Saved.

GallipOlis, o. Jan. ct was
learned here today that the bodies
OF two women had been recovered
from the Chic river several miles
below the scene of the wreck of
the river packet kanawha.
The bodies recovered are those
OF Anna Campbell, PomerOy, Ohio,
maid on the boat, and Mrs. FitZ-
patrick. Belleyille, Ohio, a passen-
ger. They were found at New
England, ". Va. River men now
place the list of missing at Is and
Captain Berry estimates the loss
of life at u.
It was reported here today that
eight lives were lost when the river
packet Kanawha sank below Parkers-
burg, ". Va, last night. Those drown
ed were said to include Steward Lloyd
Gee and Purser Bert Wolfe of this
city, a Waterman and five passengers,
including four women and child, the
names CT whom could not be learned
here today. Governor inspectors in
this district were planning today to
Investigate the disaster.
Parkersburg, W. Va, Jan. Cap
tain Brady NJ. Berry and So of the pas
sengers and crew of the steamer Kan
aWha which sunk in the Ohio river at
dam number 19 last night after col
Hiding with an iron pier. arrived here
today on a special train sent out by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railway COM
pany to pick up the survivors scattered
along four miles OF river front on the
West Virginia side.
Captain Berry said that while he
saw no one in the water and did not
know that any had been lost, he felt
there had been fatalities and was wait
ing for daylight to return to the scene
of the diseaster where a thorough
Virginia and Ohio shores Of the river.
Struck at 1870.
Eve were moving swiftly down
stream with the flood about 7:25
o'clock last night with crew of about
forty men and about twenty passen-
gers on board" said Captain Berry.
"As We were approaching the lower
end of the lock wall on the West Vir-
ginia side, We were struck by a severe
storm Ordinarily d light shines out
from the mast on the wall, but last
night there was no light there, and the
Kanawha struck the iron pier a little
forward OF the boilers and started to
sink.
Utilize Four Life Boats.
Il shouted for the boats and in a
very few minutes the men were get
ting out the four life boats we had on
board. The cries of the passengers
reused the men at the lock. They pull
out yawl and came to our assistance
The lights had gone out within min
ute after we struck and there was
great confusion but we managed &c
get the people on the hurricane dech
and as the Kanawha turned On hel
side, kept them moving toward the
top while we were taking them on
The Kanawha continually turned anc
when we got the last man ashore NJ
was clinging TO the bottom OF the boa'
as she had turned completely over anc
was drifting down stream bottom-sidf
up.
Women Taken First.
THE u women were taken of mrs
and then the men as we were able u
move them. Some Of the crew salt
that a boat load landed on the Ohl'
side but ! don't know.
I'VE lost all the books, including TN
passenger list, and l don't know no"
many were on board. The boat VIII d.
3 total loss, about $4,000"
Captain Berry and the ether sur
yiVors were taken care Of here.