. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . ter the boat struck, the water roseto the lower deck, where most of the passengers in that part of theboat were asleep. The Captain, who was on duty, ran to the cabinoccupied by the ladies, and assured them that there was no danger;he then returned to the forecastle, and is supposed to have been ■ft^ishedoverboard, as nothing was seen or heard of him afterwards. As soonas the shock was felt on board, one of the pilots attempted to descend 138 Lloyds steamboat disasters. into the hold for the purpose of examining the leak, but
. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . ter the boat struck, the water roseto the lower deck, where most of the passengers in that part of theboat were asleep. The Captain, who was on duty, ran to the cabinoccupied by the ladies, and assured them that there was no danger;he then returned to the forecastle, and is supposed to have been ■ft^ishedoverboard, as nothing was seen or heard of him afterwards. As soonas the shock was felt on board, one of the pilots attempted to descend 138 Lloyds steamboat disasters. into the hold for the purpose of examining the leak, but he had scarcelyentered when the rush of water drove him back. About this time shrieks and exclamations of aiiright and distressarose from the deck below, and several ladies, who hastened to thestern-railing, reported that thej saw a number of persons strugglinoin the river. Certain it is that the water rushed in with tremendousrapidity, and before three minutes had elapsed it had risen to the floorof the upper cabin. Some of those persons who were on deck saved. SINKING OP THE SHEPHERDESS. themselves by getting into the yawl, which was cut loose and rowed tothe shore with a broom. The water rose so rapidly that it soon be-came necessary for all to seek safety on the hurricane deck. This po-sition was not attained without great difiiculty, for the bow had sunkso deep in the water that the only access was the stern. However, itis believed that all the people from the cabin succeeded in reachingthe hurricane roof. In the meanwhile the boat was drifting down thestream, and a few hundred yards below, she struck another snag, whichrose above the surface. This threw the steamer nearly on her beamends on the larboard side. Drifting from this snag, she again lurchedto starboard. At each lurch several persons were washed off; someof them reached the shore, .but many were drowned. A short distancebelow, just above the first shot-tower, the hull struck a bluff-bank,which again careened
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