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 190
ers. Ten persons, all of onofamily, were lost. An effort was made to rescue the bodies of the per-sons drowned by means of the diving bell. A young German, whowas unable to speak a word of English, continued to wander about thedeck of the Tempest, wringing his hands and making exclamations… … SINKING OP THE TALISMAN. was on watch, and although he saw at once and was told repeatedlythat the boat was sinking, he refused to leave his post until the waterwas up to his waist. It was then too late to save himself, and, beingunable to withstand the rush of water, he was borne back amongthe…
