. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . died the next day. A Mr. Moore, of Glasgow, Mo., wasalso mortally wounded. He lingered in great agony for twenty-fourhours, having every particle of skin pealed from his body. It is be-lieved that eight or ten persons were drowned. We have stated above that the steamer South America was near theSt. Joseph at the time of the accident. Captain Baker, of the lastnamed boat, took $3000 from the iron chest and handed it to theclerk of the South America for safe keeping. On the next day, Cap-tain Baker, wishing to pay off his men,
. Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters . died the next day. A Mr. Moore, of Glasgow, Mo., wasalso mortally wounded. He lingered in great agony for twenty-fourhours, having every particle of skin pealed from his body. It is be-lieved that eight or ten persons were drowned. We have stated above that the steamer South America was near theSt. Joseph at the time of the accident. Captain Baker, of the lastnamed boat, took $3000 from the iron chest and handed it to theclerk of the South America for safe keeping. On the next day, Cap-tain Baker, wishing to pay off his men, desired to have his moneyback, but the clerk of the South America would give him but $300,claiming the balance for salvage. Captain Baker stopped at Mem-phis, in order to take legal measures for the recovery of his South America was attached at that port, and the Sheriff tookpossession and detained her for twenty-four hours. In the meanwhile,the facts of the case coming to the knowledge of the citizens, caused MAP or THE OHIO.—NO. 28. Big Hurricane ^?^^a Three Sisters lids. LLOYDS STEAMBOAT DISASTERS 271 such a general feeling of indignation, that the officers of the SouthAmerica being apprehensive of popular vengeance, agreed to refundthe money to Captain Baker. The behaviour of Captain Greenlee tothe crew and passengers of the St. Josephs, is represented as inhumanin the highest degree. LOSS OF THE STEAMBOAT MECHANIC. (with general LAFAYETTE ON BOARD.) The steamboat Mechanic had been chartered at Nashville for theconveyance of General Lafayette and suite to Marietta, Ohio. Shedeparted from the former place on Friday morning, May 6th, 1825,having on board, besides her officers and crew, General Lafayette,General Carroll and staff. Governor Coles, of Illinois, General OFal-lon, Major Nash, of Missouri, and several other gentlemen as passen-gers. On the following Sunday, about 12 oclock, midnight, while thesteamer was ascending the Ohio, and when near the mouth o
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