1882 — July 4, Steamboats collide, Scioto sinks, Ohio River, Mingo Junction, OH — ~70

— ~70 Blanchard estimated death toll.*

–50-150 Dover Weekly Argus, Canal Dover, OH. “Steamers Scioto and Loomis.” 7-6-1882, 1.
— >100 Boston Daily Globe. “The Ill-Fated Scioto.” 7-6-1882, p. 1.
— 60-75 Marion Daily Star, OH. “The Scioto’s Wreck.” 7-7-1882, p. 1.
— 50-75 Wheeling Intelligencer, 7-6-1882, p. 1.
— >70 Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, new series, 6/1, Spring 2012, 49.
— 70 Twaintimes, p. 6.
— ~70 Way’s Packet Directory, 1848-1994: Passenger Steamboats…[MS Riv. Sys.]… 1999, p421.
— 58 New York Times. “Victims of the Scioto.” 7-9-1882.
— 58 Supervising Inspector-General of Steamboats [US] to…[Treasury Sec.] 1883, p. 10.
— 57 Berman, Bruce D. Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks. 1972, p. 262.
— 57 Boehm, Eric H. America, History and Life: Vol. 36, Issue 4, 1999.
— 57 Brooks, T. R. “A Pall of Egyptian Gloom: The Sinking of the ‘Scioto.’” July-Aug 1998.
— 57 Nash, Jay Robert. Darkest Hours. 1977, p. 688.
— 56 Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, IN. “The Scioto Wreck.” 7-11-1882, p. 3.

* Blanchard estimated death toll: Given the wide range of fatality estimates, including widely varying estimates by usually reliable sources, we sought to create a listing of fatalities from newspaper accounts, and later from an appendix of named fatalities found in Baily, who notes “over 70” deaths. Baily’s list does not add to 70 in that there were others unnamed who were lost.

Our listing, found after the Newspaper section and before the Sources section, adds to sixty-seven, including two unidentified. There is always a problem, however, in trying to create a list from newspapers, even with the assistance of Baily’s listing – mistakes such as misidentification or double listings based on the spelling of names, or reversing first and last names, or listing as dead, people who later were found to be among the living.

Thus, for us the fact that our listing comes to 67 does not persuade us that this is the correct number of deaths. Rather, given that Baily, who intensively studied the subject, writes that there were more than seventy deaths and Way notes that there were approximately seventy deaths, we are persuaded by our attempt at a list, that there were more than the 57-58 deaths noted by such sources as the Supervising Inspector-General of Steamboats, Berman, Brooks or Nash. Thus we conclude that there were probably something on the order of seventy lives lost in the sinking of the Scioto.

Narrative Information

Supervising Inspector-General of Steamboats: “The most serious single accident of the year was caused by the collision between the steamers ‘Scioto’ and ‘John Lomas, which occurred on the Ohio river, near a place called Mingo junction, on July 4, 1882, resulted in the loss of 58 lives. A lengthy investigation of this case by the local inspectors at Wheeling resulted in that board placing the blame upon Pilot David C. Keller, of the ‘Scioto,’ which decision was reversed by the supervising inspector of the seventh district upon appeal, who restored Pilot Keller and revoked the license of B. J. Long, pilot of the ‘Lomas.’ The latter appealed his case to the Board of Supervising Inspectors, which rendered an opinion exonerating Pilot Long and placing the whole fault on Pilot Killer, of the ‘Scioto.’

“The opinion of the Board was rendered February 2, 1883, and reads as follows:

Resolved, That it is the opinion of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam-Vessels, after carefully considering the petition of B. J. Long, and the evidence taken before the board of local inspectors at Wheeling, W. Va., as to the cause that resulted in the sinking of the steamer ‘Scioto’ on the 4th day of July, 1882, that the evidence fully establishes, and the fact is conceded by all parties interested, that Pilot Long, of the descending steamer, ‘John Lomas,’ did sound the first signal, as provided by Rule One; that he exercised a proper and legitimate duty; that he signaled to go to the right, and was entitled, under said rule, to pass the steamer ‘Scioto’ on the right or Ohio side of said steamer, and that it was the clear and manifest duty of the pilot (Keller) of the steamer ‘Scioto’ to answer the signal of the pilot of the steamer ‘John Lomas’ in the affirmative, if he could do so without imperiling his boat, but that the evidence establishes, and the fact is admitted, that he responded by giving what is commonly known among professional steamboatmen as a ‘cross-signal,’ or, in other words, that he reversed the signal of the pilot of the descending steamer, an ct that is not provided for or contemplated by any of the rules prescribed by the Government for the navigation of steamers on waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. If, from any cause whatever, Pilot Keller considered his boat imperiled by the action of Pilot Long, of the descending steamer, under Rule 2 it was clearly and emphatically his duty to sound the alarm signal, and to stop and back his engines until the headway of his steamer was fully checked but under no circumstance was he justified in reversing the signal of the pilot of the steamer ‘John Lomas.’ It is clear to this Board that Pilot Long, in the case under consideration, acted in strict conformity with the rules established by the Government and in force at the time of the disaster, and it is therefore the opinion of this Board that his license should be restored to him, and that he should be reinstated as a pilot on that part of the Ohio river originally embraced in his license.

The Board is further of the opinion that David C. Keller, late pilot of the steamer ‘Scioto,’ failed to perform his duty, and that he ignored and disobeyed both Rules 1 and 2 for the government of pilots navigating western rivers, and that he is, therefore, clearly responsible for the disaster, and the Board therefore recommends that his license be revoked.

Mr. Tower moved the adoption of the report, and that the same be recorded in the journal as the judgment of the Board in this case, and the yeas and nays being called for and ordered, those voting in the affirmative were: Messrs. Bemis, Tower, Menshaw, Flower, Cook, Van Valkenburgh, and the Supervising Inspector General, being all the members of the Board present; Messrs. Burnett, Garrett, Norton, and Fehrenbatch being absent. – Proceedings of Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam-Vessels, 1883, page 68.)

“A sad reflection in connection with the great loss of life in this case is the fact that, notwithstanding the sinking of the ‘Scioto,’ very few lives need necessarily have been lost, as the saloon-deck of the steamer, where most of the passengers were, was only submerged to a depth probably not exceeding two and a half feet, while the hurricane-deck was from four to five feet above the water’s edge. The great loss incurred must, therefore, be attributed to fright and panic natural to such accidents, causing passengers to throw themselves overboard as a lesser evil than remaining by the steamer, which to them, for the time being, became, as it were, the sole object of terror, and to escape from which their whole energy was directed.” (Supervising Inspector-General of Steamboats [U.S.] to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1883. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883, p. 10.)

Way: Scioto. Sidewheel wood-hull packet, built in Ironton, OH, in 1875, at 116 tons. “…Said to have been 122 ft. long….was sold to the Wheeling & Parkersburg Transportation Co. On July 4, 1882, in command of Capt. Thad Thomas, she was upbound with an excursion at Cross Creek, below Mingo Junction, Oh., when she came in collision with the downbound John Lomas…The Lomas struck her head-on on the port quarter at the boilers, stoving the hull, and she sand rapidly. The life-loss was around 70 persons, worst on the Upper Ohio. The confusion causing the collision was due to a recent reversal of whistle signals, ordered by the Supervising Inspector General in Washington, D.C., requiring the downbound boat to low the first signal of intention, thus reversing the time-honored rule. The pilot on watch on the Scioto, David Kellar, was found guilty on several counts, and was sentenced to a penitentiary and served time. The boat was raised, rebuilt, and renamed Regular…The whistle signals for the Western Waters were put back as they were in the first place, the upbound boat blowing the first signal of intent.” (Way. Way’s Packet Directory, 1848-1994: Passenger Steamboats of the Mississippi River System… (Revised). 1999, p. 421.)

Newspapers

July 5: “Shortly after 10 last night word reached the city that a terrible accident had occurred in the vicinity of Mingo Junction, caused by a collision between two excursion boats, the John Lomas, of Martin’s Ferry, and the Scioto, of Wheeling. The Scioto had brought an excursion down from Wellsville, Ohio, in the early part of the day, and was on her return trip; while the Lomas was on her way down with her excursionists. The news was of the most heartrending character, to the effect that the two boats had collided after dark and that a great number of passengers had been drowned….

“On account of a misunderstanding in signals the two boats collided in the middle of the river, the Scioto sinking in about fifteen feet of water, so that her pilot house can alone be seen. The Lomas is slightly disabled but still able to render assistance. The Scioto was passing up from Wheeling to East Liverpool with about five hundred excursionists on board, going home. The Lomas was going down….The stragglers coming in say that they cannot tell how many were lost, but think the number may be 50 to 75….

“The Scioto was coming up the river under a full head of steam. She whistled to give her the channel, and the Lomas so responded. The signal however did not seem to be understood, and the Lomas (coming from Brown’s Island) struck the Scioto under a full head of steam….

“I [Intelligencer reporter] have just seen Arthur McNally, who lives at Short Creek and who was an eye-witness of the whole scene, standing at his front door immediately opposite where the collision occurred. It was about 8 o’clock. The Lomas, in passing the Island chute, whistled for the preference of sides, and as near as I can judge, it was about three minutes before the Scotia answered, and neither of them appeared to shear off, and almost immediately the collision occurred. General confusion followed, and I then saw the people jumping from the hurricane deck and all parts of the steamer. As far as I could see the Lomas struck the Scioto forward, for the fire flew over the bow of the Scioto. The Scioto sunk almost instantly and the Lomas backed as soon as possible….The crew and officers of the Lomas exerted every effort to rescue the unfortunate passengers and succeeded in landing over 400, making several trips, and continued to work as long as there was any who desired to leave….

“Steubenville, July 5….Mr. Milholland [William Milholland of Wellsville, Oh — band manager] estimates the whole number on board at not less than 450 persons….Taking a survey of the position of the Scioto, the river and channel, one is almost forced to the conclusion that the pilots of both boats are neither of them blameless. While we were informed by experienced river men, that at that point, the ascending boat uniformly was given the Ohio side of the river, still one cannot imagine why the Scioto was so far out from the shore. Any boat running on the upper river could easily pass…and have room to spare…The river is wide at this point and a dozen such boats could go abreast. It is important that a searching investigation be had, leaving no stone unturned to find where the guilt belongs…. her [Scioto] papers only give permission to carry sixty passengers, yet there were not less than 450….” (Wheeling Intelligencer, July 6, 1882, p. 1)

[The Scioto was ferrying a youth band back home after a July 4th performance.]

July 6: “Still Searching for the Bodies of the Victims. Four More Recovered from the Water and Enough Known to Make the Number of the Drowned Sixty or Seventy-five.

“Special to the Dispatch. Mingo Junction, July 6, 1882. Up to this hour, 11 a. m., fourteen bodies have been recovered from the wreck of the steamer Scioto, sank on the 4th by collision with the John Lomas. The number of missing is variously estimated at from fifty to seventy-five, with the probability that they, too, have found a watery grave.

“Coroner Fagg, of Steubenville [OH] held an inquest on the fourteen bodies. Twenty-seven from Liverpool [OH] are missing; twenty-two from Wellsville [OH]; fifteen from the neighborhood. Mayor Burges of Liverpool places the loss at from fifty to seventy-five….

“The river men blame the pilot of the Lomas, Gus Veigh….

“Steubenville, July 6, 2:45 p.m. – Fifteen bodies have been recovered from the wreck of the Scioto up to this time. Forty more are missing from Liverpool and Wellsville. Only one was lost from here.

“By Associated Press. Mingo Junction, June 6. – There were found this morning the bodies of Charles Sweagener, of Kensington, O.; Daniel Thomas, the Captain’s son; E. P. Smith, of Wellsville; also a man by the name of Duahamer or Durhamer, from Wellsville, O….” (Marion Daily Star, OH. “The Scioto’s Wreck.” 7-7-1882, p. 1.)

July 7: “The terrible steamboat disaster on the Ohio river, near Mingo Junction on the evening of the 4th, is attributed to the fact that the steamer ‘Scioto’ was fearfully overloaded with human freight, and was guided by a stupid, drunken pilot.” (Daily Advocate, Newark, OH. 7-7-1882, p.1.)

July 8: “Steubenville, O., July 8. – The body of a young woman supposed to be Miss Culp, and the body of a little girl, from the Scioto disaster at Mingo Junction, were found last night. Three bodies were found near Wheeling, which are not yet identified. The total of those found is 24. Boats started this morning to drag the river from Mingo Junction to Wheeling.

“Wheeling, July 8. – Seven bodies of victims of the Scioto disaster on the night of July 4th, have been recovered in this vicinity, seventeen miles below the point where the collision occurred. Four more were recovered below and brought to the city on the steamer Telegram. It is reported that eight others were taken from the water at Short Creek, nine miles above here.

“At Bridgeport, opposite here, three women were caught. All the bodies have not, as yet, been identified. As fast as the bodies re recovered a coroner’s jury is empaneled and the work of identification is begun. Relatives missing parties are here examining bodies, in search of their friends. The Mayor of East Liverpool will be here this evening. Hundreds of people are out in skiffs searching for floaters all along the river….

“Each discovery increases the list of the drowned, as few of those identified were known to have been on board….” (Daily Advocate, Newark, OH. “More Bodies Recovered from the Steamboat Disaster.” July 8, 1882, p. 1.)

July 8: “Pittsburg, Penn., July 8. – A scene of activity and real interest took place at Mingo Junction to-day, near where the fatal steamboat collision occurred. Early in the morning 23 skiffs, filled with men provided with grappling hooks started down the river to hunt bodies, and soon reports began coming in that they were meeting with success. During the day 20 bodies were recovered at different points along the river, one being down as far as Moundsville. The following is a list of the drowned persons found to-day:

George E. Pinkerton,
John Stephenson,
Lotta Smith,
C. B. Armstrong, Wellsville [OH],
Bens Stebens,
Morris Dannahan,
Joseph Rahmman, East Liverpool [OH];
John Hart, Cleveland;
John D. Cumming, Salineville [OH];
Thomas Beardmore, East Liverpool;
Flora E. Culp, New Somerset [OH];
Maria Booch, Wellsville;
Michael Emmerling,
Wilson Paul, East Liverpool;
H. A. Hays, Wellsville;
Stewart Pipes, Wellsville.

“Four were unidentified. This makes 38 in all that have been recovered. The list of those still missing that are known is 20. It is estimated that the total loss will be 65 or 70. The work of raising the Scioto was commenced by the steamers Annie L., Belle, Prince, Nail City, and Welcome this morning. She is now about four feet further out of the water than last evening.” (NYT. “Victims of the Scioto.” 7-9-1882.)

July 10: “Mingo Junction, O., July 10. – The body of Mrs. Michael Emerling, was recovered this morning at Bridgeport, Ohio. The body of Lincoln Beardmore was found at Wheeling. A boy by the name of Sloan, from Cleveland is now reported missing.” (Daily Advocate, Newark, OH. “Bodies Recovered To-day from the Steamboat Disaster.” 7-10-1882, p.1.)

July 10: “Mingo Junction, July 10. – Warrants were issued on Saturday night for the arrest of the pilots of the Scioto and John Lomas.” (Atlanta Constitution, GA. “Warrants Issued.” 7-11-1882, 4.)

July 10: “Mingo Junction, O., July 10….The bodies of Stephen Kent, of East Liverpool, Ohio, and Arthur Hoagland, of Wellsville, have been recovered, leaving the missing Albert Snow, of East Liverpool, and two doubtful, Cornelius Palmer, of Washington, Pennsylvania, and F. Sloane, a boy seventeen years of age, of Cleveland, Ohio. The hull of the Scioto is partly out of water and Diver Earhart is patching up the hole made by the Lomas. To-morrow the boat can be raised and while raising the water will be pumped out. The boat is about one rod from the shore and should the river fall will leave the boat high and dry in a day or two. The river is falling. The total number of bodies found is fifty-six. Total missing, three — two of them doubtful.” (Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, IN. “The Scioto Wreck.” 7-11-1882, p. 3.)

July 12: “Wheeling, July 12. — In the investigation of the Scioto disaster to-day, Pilot B. J. Long and Engineer Moses McCann, of the Lomas, testified. The former said he was 800 yards from the Scioto when he blew the first whistle. The Scioto waited a minute and a half, and answered with two. Long answered with two, and rang for the engineer to back. The rudders were jerked around by the current, and her head thrown quartering toward the Scioto. Had the Scioto answered the first signal properly, there would have been no collision. He admitted, on cross-examination, that he had never steered the boat from Wheeling to Steubenville before, as a licensed pilot; he was not the regular pilot of the Lomas.

“Engineer McCann heard the Lomas’s first whistle, and looked out. The Scioto was on the port side, a good ways below. She delayed whistling so long that he was astonished; She then blew the cross whistle, which alarmed him. He sprang to the throttle, and obeyed the bell to stop. The go-ahead bell then rang. Before he could obey the gong and backing-bell rang. Her headway was almost stopped when she struck the Scioto. He has not told anybody since the accident that Long got the signals all mixed up, but did say he rang the go-ahead bell.

“The investigation was not concluded. The Board meets again to-morrow.

“Finding- of the Last Body — Rumors of Double Dealing by the Diver.

Mingo Junction, July 12. — At 3:30 this afternoon the body of Albert Snow, the last victim of the Scioto disaster, was recovered. It was found under the upper guard. His left leg had been crushed from the knee, one hand almost severed from the wrist, and there was a deep cut on the back part of the head on the right side.

“Sidney Burroughs, from East Liverpool, has not been seen since July 3. He told his sister he was going on an excursion on July 4, on the Scioto.

“No one can account for the body of Snow being found on the upper guards of the boat. A rumor was out last week that the diver Earhart was working in the interest of the boat, and that bodies were shoved out of the hole in the boat. The reports and actions seem to make this so, as bodies were found floating each day. Perhaps this can account for Snow being found where he was, as he could not be released. It was rumored that several bodies were in the boat when the diver made his first trip. The next trip it was contradicted. The bodies for several days were found not later than 8 a. m.” (Daily Advocate, Newark, OH. “Finding of the Last Body…Double Dealing…” 7-13-1882, p. 1.)

July 13: “C. W. Beans has filed a libel in the United States District Court at Wheeling, W.Va., to compel the owners of the steamer Scioto, sunk at Mingo Junction, on the Fourth of July, to forfeit $3,150 for carrying a greater number of passengers than authorized by her papers. The United States Statutes provide ‘that a steamer carrying a number of passengers in excess of that allowed by the Inspector, shall forfeit the passage money and ten dollars for each passenger in excess, half of which forfeit goes to the informant’.” (Richwood Gazette, OH. “At Home.” 7-13-1882, p. 1.)

July 28: “The investigation into the causes of the disaster to the Scioto at Mingo Junction, July 4, was begun at Wheeling on the 11th before Supervising Inspector Fehrenbatch and Local Inspectors Young and Wilson. Testimony seemed to prove that the pilot of the boat was not intoxicated as has been reported.” (Tipton Advocate, IN. 7-28-1882, p. 1.)

Sep 27: “Wheeling, W.Va., Sept. 27 – The local inspectors to-day signed the report of their decision in the matter of the collision between the John Lomas and the Scioto on the Ohio river, near Mingo, on the night of July 4th, by which over 50 lives were lost.

“They recommend that the license of Keller, pilot of the Scioto, be revoked; and as to that of Long, of the Lomas, they disagree. The matter was referred to the Supervising Inspector.” (Steamboat Scioto Wrecks.)

Listing of Fatalities Identified in Sources Cited Herein

1. Armstrong, C. B. Wellsville, OH (also listed in Baily.)
2. Bachman, Joseph East Liverpool, OH
3. Beardmore, Carrie East Liverpool, OH (listed by Baily as Carrie Beardman)
4. Beardmore, H. E., 21 (Harry?) East Liverpool, OH; worked in pottery.
5. Beardmore, Lincoln Body recovered at Wheeling, WV. (also in Baily, p. 68)
6. Beardmore, Thomas East Liverpool, OH
7. Booth, Maria Wellsville (or East Liverpool ), OH (also in Baily, p. 68)
8. Brandon, Belle, 17. East Liverpool, OH
9. Burke, E. P., 30 East Liverpool; stonemason. (Also listed by Baily, p. 68.)
10. Burroughs, Sidney East Liverpool; reportedly onboard, missing as of July 13.
11. Connor, Joseph, 15 (Wheeling Intelligencer, WV. “The Scioto Disaster…Death Roll.” 7-6-1882, p.1.)
12. Cristy, John (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, new series, 6/1, Spring 2012, p. 68.)
13. Cross, Wesley Wellsville, OH
14. Culp, Flora E. New Somerset, OH
15. Cumming (or Cummins ), John D. Salineville, OH
16. Dannahan (or Danahee ), Morris
17. Davidson, Charles Wellsville, OH
18. Donniher, Morris (also reported in press as Duahamer or Durhamer of Wellsville, OH)
19. Duffy, Edward. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
20. Elliott, Charles. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, new ser., 6/1, Spring 2012, p67.)
21. Emmerling, Michael East Liverpool (Jethro community) (Also in Baily, p. 68.)
22. Emmerling, Mrs. Sade East Liverpool, OH. Body recovered at Bridgeport, OH
23. Ewing, William (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
24. Farmer, Eugene East Liverpool, OH.
25. Fogo, David; 21 East Liverpool clerk
26. Fried, David (Baily and Brooks). Wellsville, OH (lists as David Fredd)
27. Grounds, George Wellsville, OH
28. Grounds, John East Liverpool, OH
29. Harper, Lewis (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
30. Hart, John Cleveland, OH (Also listed by Baily, p. 68.)
31. Hays, Henry A. Wellsville, OH
32. Hoagland, Arthur Wellsville, OH
33. Hunter, Samuel Jr. Wellsville.
34. Kent, Stephen East Liverpool, OH (Also listed by Baily, p. 68.)
35. Kiddy, Sarah (Miss Sallie), 16. East Liverpool, OH
36. Leith, Charles (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, new series, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.67.)
37. Malone, W. H. Wellsville, OH
38. Manken, Henry. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, new ser., 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
39. Marsh, John Wellsville, OH
40. Paul (or Paull ) P. Wilson East Liverpool, OH
41. Phamann, Joseph (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.67.)
42. Pinkerton, George E. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p68.)
43. Pipes, Stewart Wellsville, OH (also listed in Baily, p. 68.)
44. Prosser, John. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
45. Rahmman, Joseph East Liverpool, OH
46. Rausenberger, Andrew (son of) Clarington, OH
47. Redman, Augustus Wellsville, OH
48. Riddy, Sarah. (Wheeling Intelligencer, WV. “The Scioto Disaster. Still Grappling…” 7-10-1882, p.1.)
49. Shannon, Dennis (or Dennis) Wellsville, OH
50. Shields, Miss. Mollie East Liverpool, OH
51. Smith, Ed. P. (boy) Wellsville, OH (Also listed by Baily.)
52. Smith, Ellis, 19 (Elijah P.?) East Liverpool, OH
53. Smith, Elmer. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
54. Smith, Frank. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
55. Smith, Lottie (or Lotta or Letta) (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” WV History, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
56. Snow, Albert East Liverpool, OH
57. Sprague, C. E, 25. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
58. Stebens (or Stebbins ), Benjamin East Liverpool, OH
59. Stevens, John (also reported in press as Stephenson or Stevenson), John
60. Swearingin (or Sweagener), Charles. Kensington, OH
61. Thomas, Daniel (son of Scioto Capt. Thomas)
62. Thompson, Cummins (or Cummings ). East Liverpool, OH. (Also in Baily, p. 68.)
63. Tomlinson, John. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
64. Woods, William Wellsville, OH
65. Wright, Lincoln. (Baily. “The Scioto Disaster.” West Virginia History, NS, 6/1, Spring 2012, p.68.)
66. Unidentified “little girl”
67. Unidentified man found “floating in the water, near the dry docks, on the Island side of the river, just opposite Eleventh street [Mingo?]

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