Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1901 — DIE PENNED IN BOAT. [ARTICLE]

DIE PENNED IN BOAT.

Seventeen Drown in Cabin of Sunken Ohio Hirer Packet. In a severe storm the City of Golconda, the triweekly packet running between Paducah, Ky„ and Goleonda, was capsizsd at Cottonwood bar, four miles above Paducah, and seventeen passengers in the cabin, the majority of whom were women and children, were drowned. The steamer was turned over on its side by a gale. The disaster occurred just as supper was being served and there were seven-ty-five passengers in the cabin. The captain and Pilot E. E. Peck were the last to leave the boat and swam to shore. In his explanation the captain said: “The boat was getting ready to land when the squall struck her and she listed. Several passengers who were inside jumped overboard and were caught by the boat. The women, all of whom were in the cabin, could not be reached. The boat settled down in ten feet of water over a reef and two of the men who were in the cabin—H. E. Worten and N. S. Quartermouse, of Hampton—broke through the glass and were saved. Three colored deckhaqds saved a woman and child, and I think this was the only woman saved. “A yawl that had broken loose was caught by some of those struggling in the water and taken to the bank. We returned to the boat on this, but could find no signs of life and returned to shore.” The boat was valued at about $2,500 and had been in the trade for several years, being owned by Capt. Bauer.