Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-26
Obituary Notice,

The newspapers have alTradY announced tho
,lcath0f PErER Written, wlodepatted this life OH
Friday the 22 ul., III The ripe neeol 60 yeats. The
uu qualities, mud gCilrFouS, manly nature OF the
deceased, which had not failed in long life 10
pileaF him 10 multitude Of lrn1S, nnd tU attach
10 him IN remarkable degree tic affections Of u
numerons family cOnllexi0n, seem faitly 10 emnnd
something more Than The ordinary mention Oi
life cStinguisbcd.
Mr.. Wilten was born in Western Virginia,
about Wheeling, wien II was ttOntier settle.
nlent; and soon alter Ohio became an organized
territory, he lncAle, himself thete, aud Oh the
spot wltre lie spent his life, oil The Ohio, al The
head Of the Ong Reach, and opposite Wiilanl-
sOn'S Island. In AlOntOu county. FtOm Il!r paInY
time u ktelbOat supremacy, when he cOrdeIle AIM
The pushing pale wetc tlemotvc powclS "t our
transit trade, down to ILLS day Of steam palaces
thai ny with double aud quadTuple engines, there
have been few Of our navlgNOrs whom the eXiEcn'
cieS and accidents u river life, have moi put upon
The acquaintance and. hoSpitNlitleS refer Witch,
ami often upon his kind offices fOt help and slC'
cOllf
The healof Long Reach Willlamson's Island
mark one Of those points Of rother precaEohs
navigation, wlIeIe often occurs tedious pause IN
tlc progress OlriyeI craft Of all classes ol NJ all
seasons OG the year. ltkS0ng nEe these vICSSUdcS
o river travel, and OIlell as Crews and passengers
even In large numbers, have been thrown al once
upUn his generosity, there ate few who have Ell.
cOnnltTed such delays within hail or sight u Peter
Wil;un'S homestead, aud cannot recall with pleas.
utc''antl GxhiGtaliOn The generous walmth Of well
come, aud The bOnn,eOns inequalities with which
Mr.. Wilcn male 'oper house 10 all conIets.
Himself Virginia gentleman Of that ndmiTabl.
stamp wherein the COuTlly poll h, and the calIoc
rate lospiI0liiiCS Of lie odd Dominion school
have been rendered more genial nni hGaiiY By line
lteShcniug and monty features acquired II pioneer
lille, Mr.. WiltCn was OIL example u moderation
aud leatline.S in The Mi,lSl Of all those fUTns OF
sport, recreation and indulgence, which Il is The
custom Of Ibis day 10 connect with excess, and 10
depOre as leading 10 vice. The bottle OH his
Sleboar1, which in the days Of his youth Was tie
sign and seal Of welcome 10 lis board md hearth.
stone, never cOuISeIel III his lifetime 10 drunken
orgies hui continued 10 beAt lis part IN M old FASH.
ion of hospitality, which il was his pride 10 PFC.
serve in lis IenEly original, Us he derived Il IRON
Old Virginia.
With robust and active frame, exnberAnt spit4
IFS und q strong original mind, qualified by the
most engaging simplicity Of character, MI WiIIen
was just rs ready ~ tty conclusions III Il jump, u
lUOt taCc, OF l!OlSe race, land h. kept The finest
stock in 0hio,) US he was for The more dgnliictI
reach Of II CANVASS IOr the legislature. lie TWICE
represented his district in The OHIO Legislature
with credit 10 himself. But his free spirit Shrauk
from The Legislative halls, and avOwins his diSIcI'
ISL fOt The vocation Of law maker, he had laIetly
stunned The political arena altogether
Mr.. Wilten was the father Of twelve children,
liYG sons aud seven daugtersi al! reOred III AIOnrue
comfy, Anl all, save one daughter, survive him.
-Four Of his sons art well known MS pilOis OH the
Of thu tulG In.