Lloyd's steamboat directory, and disasters on the western waters (1856)
Lloyd, James T. [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, Ohio, J. T. Lloyd & co.; Chicago, Ill., D. B. Cooke & co. · leaf 176
ers. 171 ofBcers or crew saved anything. Captain Holmes acted most noblythrouf^hout the trying scene, who, after swimming ashore with his wife,returned to the boat, and met his death in the honorable discharge ofhis duty. Ills first impulse was to save the female passengers. Hush-in ^^^ to the… … BURNING OP TUB CLARKSVILLB. lessen the combustible material, and being now exhausted by his ex-ertions, and half suffocated Avith smoke, he attempted to jump over-board, but striking against the lower guard, he fell among the burningruins, and there perished. The following details were furnished by…
