This week we have a steamboat tale to tell, specifically the story of the Ohio River steamer Scioto and her deadly collision with the John Lomas in 1882.Sources:  Bailey, Kenneth R. &quot;The &apos;Scioto&apos; Disaster.&quot; West Virginia HIstory, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 49 - 72. &quot;A Pall of Egyptian Gloom: The Sinking of the &apos;Scioto&apos;&quot;. East Liverpool Historical Society, <a href='http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/scioto1.htm'>http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/scioto1.htm</a> Various excerpts from 1881 - 1882 editions of the Wheeling Daily Intelligencer and Daily Register<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/beyondthebreakers">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week we have a steamboat tale to tell, specifically the story of the Ohio River steamer &lt;em&gt;Scioto&lt;/em&gt; and her deadly collision with the &lt;em&gt;John Lomas&lt;/em&gt; in 1882.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sources: &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bailey, Kenneth R. &amp;quot;The &amp;apos;Scioto&amp;apos; Disaster.&amp;quot; &lt;em&gt;West Virginia HIstory&lt;/em&gt;, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 49 - 72. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&amp;quot;A Pall of Egyptian Gloom: The Sinking of the &amp;apos;Scioto&amp;apos;&amp;quot;. &lt;em&gt;East Liverpool Historical Society&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;a href='http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/scioto1.htm'&gt;http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/scioto1.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Various excerpts from 1881 - 1882 editions of the Wheeling &lt;em&gt;Daily Intelligencer&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Daily Register&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/beyondthebreakers"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week we have a steamboat tale to tell, specifically the story of the Ohio River steamer Scioto and her deadly collision with the John Lomas in 1882.Sources: Bailey, Kenneth R. "The 'Scioto' Disaster." West Virginia HIstory, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 49 - 72. "A Pall of Egyptian Gloom: The Sinking of the 'Scioto'". East Liverpool Historical Society, http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/scioto1.htmVarious excerpts from 1881 - 1882 editions of the Wheeling Dail...

Beyond the Breakers

Episode 140 - Scioto

Episode 140 - Scioto

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