The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-07
RIVER NEWS.

BUSINESS on the landing was dull
The river is full of floating ice, and nav
igation is entirely suspended.
The New Albany, (Ind., y Ledger, speak
ING of the Missouri disaster, says:
MIR. James Cox, one of the engineers OF
the Missouri, who was scalded by the ex-
plosiop, died at his mothers residence on
Lower Second street in this city, about
5 o'clock this morning. lie arrived at
home on Wednesday morning, ana was
among those rescued from the wreck by
the Dictator.
Mr.. Cox was Oh watch with engineer
Phillips at the time the explosion TOOK
place, and was just in the act OF trying
the water in the boilers when they went
off. He had, indeed, already tried tue
water in two boilers, and found 1t over
the second cocks He had the guage
stick in his hand and was in the act OF
irving the third boiler when the appall'
ing disaster occurred. He was thrown
under the cylinder timbers by the force
of the explosion, and doubtless hurt IN
ternally. He was terribly scalded on
the face arms, hands, chest and aldo
men, and although complaining but lit
Tie he doubtless suffered the most horri-
bly, agony.
unusually careful engineer, and a gen.
tleman with whom he served as engineer
on several boats informs US that he never
knew man more cautious and consider.
ate in his calling He leaves an aged
and widowed mother and several sisters
and brothers to mourn his loss.
The Missouri disaster fell most calam-
itously upon this family. Mr. Phillips,
the first engineer who was instantly Kill
ed, was son-in-law of Mrs Cox, and she
and her family are thus doubly bereaved
by this sad calamity. They have the
sincere sympathy of all our citizens.
Mr.. Phillips, the first engineer, who
with Mr.. Cox was on watch at the time
of the explosion, was known from Fitcs-
burg to New Orleas as one of he most
scientific and the best and safest engl-
neers on the Western waters. He was
particularly esteemed for his igreat care
and GOODNESS in the management of a
boats machinery. We do not state his
qualifications, his prudence, and his care
for the safety of passengers too highly
when we say that he emphatically stood
at the head of his profession That
such man would for moment permit
boat on which he was engineer to run
in the condition the Evansville Courier
says the Missouri was. IS perfectly pre-
posterous, and there is not single man
in the wide range of Mr. Phillips &C
Guaintance but will repel the base state
&c r Ia To1o ;,,& 80
Nj James Cox, who was Oh watch
with Mr.. Phillips at the time of the e1-
plosion, and who died in this city this
morning from the injuries he received,
stated almost with his last breath, that
the boilers of the Missouri, so far as
himself or Mr.. Phillips knew, were in
the most complete repair-no leakage or
other defect in them being perceptible.
He stated emphatically, in view Of the
death he knew soon awaited him that
the boat was not and had not been ON a
race. either with the Dictator OF any
Other boat He further stated that at no
time during the trip had she i pressure
Of more than 40 pounds of steam, and
that at the time Of the explosion her
steam guage marked 49, pounds
The CINCINNATI Commercial OF Monday
says:
The Z Hillmau, after all that has
been said aud written, lert fol- Louis
VILE yesterday, i'll place Of the Wild
Wagner in the Peoples Line Captain
Mason did not like to venture back to
Wheeling owing tn ice until the wealth
or mOderates