Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1908 — Steamer Sinks in Ohio. [ARTICLE]

Steamer Sinks in Ohio.

Parkersburg, W. Va., Mar. 26. —The steamer Columbia, towing a Marietta (O.) show boat, was sunk at lock 18 In the Ohio river above this city Wednesday. The boat ran Into the lock wall and sank In two minutes. The crew was saved ab were also the actors on the Bhow boat. A misunderstanding of signals is said to have caused the accident.