DEATH OF CAPT. W. B. NOWLAND
The Memphis Avalanche furnished the following concerning the late Capt. Nowland, who met his fate by the explosion on the "Judge Wheeler": A dispatch to Major Adams yesterday announced the death of Capt. W. B. Nowland, late of the Wheeler, which sad event occurred at the Bell Plantation, Carroll Parish, Louisiana, forty-five miles above Vicksburg, on Wednesday night the 15th inst. The death of Capt. Nowland is an infliction that falls heavily upon the hearts of numerous persons to whom he was attached by kindred and friendship. Capt. Nowland was about thirty-two years of age, was born at Fort Gibson, I. T., and went on the river as second clerk with Maj. John D. Adams in 1853. Possessing great vigor and energy, he soon became a skillful boatman, and he built and commanded the "Lady Walton" and other Arkansas Steamers before 1861. When the war commenced he was part owner of the "Tahlequah" and "Arkansas", both of which were destroyed by the torch of the Federal soldiers in 1863. After their loss Captain Nowland raised a company of soldiers for the Confederate service, which he commanded until the end of the war. At the close of hostilities he went to Pittsburg and built the "Van Buren" which was an excellent light water boat, for the upper Arkansas [River]trade. He continued to serve as Captain and pilot in the Arkansas [River] until last summer, when he planned and supervised the construction of the "J. S. Dunham" and "Judge Wheeler", both of which were considered by river men the best light water business boats that were ever built for Arkansas [River] navigation. Captain Nowland's mother came originally from Nashville, and now resides near Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Mrs. Nowland, his wife also lives, and where his remains will be taken for interment by the steamer "Pat Cleburne" on her next trip. In the death of Capt. Nowland, Major Adams feels that he has lost one of his best commanders and most valued and steadfast friends, while a wide circle also lament his untimely and tragic fate.
The remains of Capt. W. B. Nowland, of the ill-fated "Judge Wheeler", was taken to Fort Smith from Little Rock on the steamer "Littler Rock", on Thursday. And on Friday were followed to the last resting place, by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Capt. Ed. Nowland had the remains in charge from Little Rock up.
Source: Van Buren Press, February 28, 1871
The Memphis Avalanche furnished the following concerning the late Capt. Nowland, who met his fate by the explosion on the "Judge Wheeler": A dispatch to Major Adams yesterday announced the death of Capt. W. B. Nowland, late of the Wheeler, which sad event occurred at the Bell Plantation, Carroll Parish, Louisiana, forty-five miles above Vicksburg, on Wednesday night the 15th inst. The death of Capt. Nowland is an infliction that falls heavily upon the hearts of numerous persons to whom he was attached by kindred and friendship. Capt. Nowland was about thirty-two years of age, was born at Fort Gibson, I. T., and went on the river as second clerk with Maj. John D. Adams in 1853. Possessing great vigor and energy, he soon became a skillful boatman, and he built and commanded the "Lady Walton" and other Arkansas Steamers before 1861. When the war commenced he was part owner of the "Tahlequah" and "Arkansas", both of which were destroyed by the torch of the Federal soldiers in 1863. After their loss Captain Nowland raised a company of soldiers for the Confederate service, which he commanded until the end of the war. At the close of hostilities he went to Pittsburg and built the "Van Buren" which was an excellent light water boat, for the upper Arkansas [River]trade. He continued to serve as Captain and pilot in the Arkansas [River] until last summer, when he planned and supervised the construction of the "J. S. Dunham" and "Judge Wheeler", both of which were considered by river men the best light water business boats that were ever built for Arkansas [River] navigation. Captain Nowland's mother came originally from Nashville, and now resides near Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Mrs. Nowland, his wife also lives, and where his remains will be taken for interment by the steamer "Pat Cleburne" on her next trip. In the death of Capt. Nowland, Major Adams feels that he has lost one of his best commanders and most valued and steadfast friends, while a wide circle also lament his untimely and tragic fate.
The remains of Capt. W. B. Nowland, of the ill-fated "Judge Wheeler", was taken to Fort Smith from Little Rock on the steamer "Littler Rock", on Thursday. And on Friday were followed to the last resting place, by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Capt. Ed. Nowland had the remains in charge from Little Rock up.
Source: Van Buren Press, February 28, 1871
DEATH OF CAPT. W. B. NOWLAND
The Memphis Avalanche furnished the following concerning the late Capt. Nowland, who met his fate by the explosion on the "Judge Wheeler": A dispatch to Major Adams yesterday announced the death of Capt. W. B. Nowland, late of the Wheeler, which sad event occurred at the Bell Plantation, Carroll Parish, Louisiana, forty-five miles above Vicksburg, on Wednesday night the 15th inst. The death of Capt. Nowland is an infliction that falls heavily upon the hearts of numerous persons to whom he was attached by kindred and friendship. Capt. Nowland was about thirty-two years of age, was born at Fort Gibson, I. T., and went on the river as second clerk with Maj. John D. Adams in 1853. Possessing great vigor and energy, he soon became a skillful boatman, and he built and commanded the "Lady Walton" and other Arkansas Steamers before 1861. When the war commenced he was part owner of the "Tahlequah" and "Arkansas", both of which were destroyed by the torch of the Federal soldiers in 1863. After their loss Captain Nowland raised a company of soldiers for the Confederate service, which he commanded until the end of the war. At the close of hostilities he went to Pittsburg and built the "Van Buren" which was an excellent light water boat, for the upper Arkansas [River]trade. He continued to serve as Captain and pilot in the Arkansas [River] until last summer, when he planned and supervised the construction of the "J. S. Dunham" and "Judge Wheeler", both of which were considered by river men the best light water business boats that were ever built for Arkansas [River] navigation. Captain Nowland's mother came originally from Nashville, and now resides near Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Mrs. Nowland, his wife also lives, and where his remains will be taken for interment by the steamer "Pat Cleburne" on her next trip. In the death of Capt. Nowland, Major Adams feels that he has lost one of his best commanders and most valued and steadfast friends, while a wide circle also lament his untimely and tragic fate.
The remains of Capt. W. B. Nowland, of the ill-fated "Judge Wheeler", was taken to Fort Smith from Little Rock on the steamer "Littler Rock", on Thursday. And on Friday were followed to the last resting place, by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Capt. Ed. Nowland had the remains in charge from Little Rock up.
Source: Van Buren Press, February 28, 1871
The Memphis Avalanche furnished the following concerning the late Capt. Nowland, who met his fate by the explosion on the "Judge Wheeler": A dispatch to Major Adams yesterday announced the death of Capt. W. B. Nowland, late of the Wheeler, which sad event occurred at the Bell Plantation, Carroll Parish, Louisiana, forty-five miles above Vicksburg, on Wednesday night the 15th inst. The death of Capt. Nowland is an infliction that falls heavily upon the hearts of numerous persons to whom he was attached by kindred and friendship. Capt. Nowland was about thirty-two years of age, was born at Fort Gibson, I. T., and went on the river as second clerk with Maj. John D. Adams in 1853. Possessing great vigor and energy, he soon became a skillful boatman, and he built and commanded the "Lady Walton" and other Arkansas Steamers before 1861. When the war commenced he was part owner of the "Tahlequah" and "Arkansas", both of which were destroyed by the torch of the Federal soldiers in 1863. After their loss Captain Nowland raised a company of soldiers for the Confederate service, which he commanded until the end of the war. At the close of hostilities he went to Pittsburg and built the "Van Buren" which was an excellent light water boat, for the upper Arkansas [River]trade. He continued to serve as Captain and pilot in the Arkansas [River] until last summer, when he planned and supervised the construction of the "J. S. Dunham" and "Judge Wheeler", both of which were considered by river men the best light water business boats that were ever built for Arkansas [River] navigation. Captain Nowland's mother came originally from Nashville, and now resides near Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Mrs. Nowland, his wife also lives, and where his remains will be taken for interment by the steamer "Pat Cleburne" on her next trip. In the death of Capt. Nowland, Major Adams feels that he has lost one of his best commanders and most valued and steadfast friends, while a wide circle also lament his untimely and tragic fate.
The remains of Capt. W. B. Nowland, of the ill-fated "Judge Wheeler", was taken to Fort Smith from Little Rock on the steamer "Littler Rock", on Thursday. And on Friday were followed to the last resting place, by a large concourse of relatives and friends. Capt. Ed. Nowland had the remains in charge from Little Rock up.
Source: Van Buren Press, February 28, 1871
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