European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday december 14. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Poindexter makes fast Central America tour Washington and left thousands of tons of garbage piled on streets and rooftops in new York City. Donaldsonville la. A the Mississippi Queen collided with a tugboat at dusk thursday and was run aground to keep from sinking. No injuries were reported among the  s 408 Passen Gers and Crew members. The passengers who stayed Calm were Given life vests and evacuated from the 379 foot excursion boat by tugboats and ferries following the 5 25 . Collision near this town about 50 Miles upriver from new or leans about Halfway to Baton Rouge said Mike Roop. A spokesman for the Louisiana state police. The collision with the tug Crimson glory left a Hole in the Bow of the Stern Wheeler. The boat sat Low in the Muddy Mississippi River leaning to one Side. It was reported As taking on water rail  cruelly s very furry Christmas i thought i Heak something in the sa6bment. It s where the elves loan the Sleigh on Christmas eve j idly but four or five tugs in the area pushed it against the Bank and it is no longer in danger of sinking said Chuck Kalnbach a coast guard spokesman. The Mississippi Queen which runs excursions out of new Orleans is the larger of the two big paddle wheel boats operated by the Delta Queen Steamboat co. The 10-year-old, 4,500-ton boat left new Orleans dec. 6, churned up to Vicksburg miss., and was returning to new Orleans when the Accident occurred. The situation is under control said Patrick fancy a spokesman for the company. No reported injuries no deaths the boat s not  Kalnbach said passengers were rescued by nearby tugboats and by ferries that carry cars and trucks across the River be tween Donaldsonville and Darrow. Coast guard spokeswoman Kathleen do Nhoc said the 157-foot Crimson glory was pushing three empty barges Downs ram. There were no reports of damage to the barges she said. The Mississippi Queen built 50 years after its sister ship the Delta Queen has elegant modern touches such As a Sauna four cocktail lounges a wide screen movie theater automatic passenger elevators and elaborate sound and communications equip ment in each stateroom. The Mississippi Queen is powered by twin 1,000-Horsepowcr steam engines. Passengers were taken to Houmas House a 19th-Century Plantation they had visited saturday said Helene Crozat an official at the House. They were housed in the Planta Tion s dining Hall