. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . freshet. A very large leak in the bottom of theboat was the consequence of this accident, and although the pilot im-mediately steered for the shore, the steamer sunk before she could getnear enough to land the passengers. Mr. J. V. Guthrie, an engineer,and the carpenter, were standing just forward of the boilers when theyheard the crash—the boat at the same time making a sudden surge toone side. The carpenter immediately lifted the scuttle-hatch andleaped into the hold, but finding the water pouring in too fast to admitof any
. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . freshet. A very large leak in the bottom of theboat was the consequence of this accident, and although the pilot im-mediately steered for the shore, the steamer sunk before she could getnear enough to land the passengers. Mr. J. V. Guthrie, an engineer,and the carpenter, were standing just forward of the boilers when theyheard the crash—the boat at the same time making a sudden surge toone side. The carpenter immediately lifted the scuttle-hatch andleaped into the hold, but finding the water pouring in too fast to admitof any attempt at repairing the damage, he made haste to get outagain, at the same time giving notice to the engineer that the boat hadsnagged. Mr. Gutnrie, perceiving that the boat was going down,hastened to the engine, but before he got there, he was up to his kneesin water. The cabin passengers were hurried up to the after, the boat righted, and the hull separated from the cabin andEunk in sixty feet of water. MAP OF THE OHIO.—NO. 6. Swan Bar. jMason City West Columbia WB^ 8 Mile I. LLOYD S STEAJIBOAT DISASTERS 199 As the hull parted from the upper works, the surging of the waterscaused the cabin floor to rise up against the hurricane roof, and sixpersons who rcmal^d in the cabin were dragged out through the sky-lights by Capt. Robertson and his two clerks. Mrs. Parmin, one of thesix passengers rescued from that perilous situation, had her eldest childin her arms at the time, and was with difficulty prevented from plung-ing in again, as her babe was left asleep on the bed. But the situationof the deck passengers was the most calamitous ; there was a largenumber of them crowded in their allotted place, where they were walledin by hogsheads of sugar, Avhich would have prevented their escape, ifescape had been otherwise possible. These unfortunate people werenearly all drowned.
Size: 991px × 2520px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, booksubjectrailroa, bookyear1856
