The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-08

Ing, yesterday, was fair. We noticed
quite q large amount Of freight await.
ing shipment. The Major Anderson
went up 10 the top mills Tor nails, and
after receiving them, left for CIncln-
matt. The New State, Science and Hope
departed at their usual hours with pref.
~ good trips. The Forest City had an
unusually large frsIgh! list for steu.
benvllle in the afternoon The Rees got
away with a fair average trip.
The river continued 10 decline, yes.
terday, and In the evening the marks
indicated about twelve feet In the chan.
mel. At Pittsburgh dispatch informs
uA the stage was seven feet, ten inches
and falllng.s E
From our Cincinnati exchanges Of
yesterday, we extract the following:
There was light snow Sunday night,
and the air was chilled yesterday
Business was active on the wharf, as
evidenced by the large shipments 10
different polnts-and this on dull Mon
day, too.
The river rose q inches yesterday
and the evening before, During the
day It was almost stationary, and will
probably be falling to-day. At 0 O'Clock
last evening there were q feet 4 inches
OF water In the channel, according 10
the metal marks OF the Water Works,
and 70 feet space under the bridge By
the pier marks, for passing steamers.
The weather Indications from the head
waters are favorable to q further rise.
The Mary DAvage arrived from St.
Louis with TWO bRTgea, containing SIS
tuns Of ore. She will discharge $50 tuns
OF Wheeling, the balance Of her cargo
being for Pittsburgh. She departs this
morning.
The following comprises all the coal
shipments on the present rise: For
Cincinnati, l,S2f000 bushels; for Louis.
vile, 2,3s9, 900 bush0ls;tor New Orleans,
1.255,0OO bushels; for other ports. 1885,.
900 bushels grand total 1884 900
bushels; deduct losses, 278, 900 bushels;
balance, 5 66s, 900 bushels. 1853
The r. r. Hudson 10 at the wharf,
and will leave for Wheeling this even.
Ing. She never falls.
The fiat boat load OF apples and pota.
Toes sunk on the falls Sunday, were
owned by Stone 4 Co.. OF Belpre, Ohio,
and insured In the Flremen's OF this
city. There were 1000 brlA. lost.
The Shamrock came of the Eureka
Docks Saturday evening. The Law
renee will 60 on the same docks this
morning. The Golden Eagle will 20 on
the Marine Railway In q few days.
The W. F. Curtis. was 10 leave Mid
dleport yesterday for Wheeling, to load
for the South. .t
Capt. Hugh Campbell, after starting
the Mary Davage to Wheeling this
morning, will go through TO the same
point by railroad to contract for the
discharglng Of q portion Of the boats
cargo Of ore at Wheeling.
The books at the Custom House show
that on yesterday the steamer Emperor
was sold BY ]. D. Parker, trustee for
Capt. Val. J. Horton. Jr., to John Wea-
yer and Albert McDonnal, for $500,
The boat left for Middleport last even.
Ing to go on the docks.
4A0 " " NAktVb9 4dA bAkkGu WALL ~
here the latter part Of this week, to load
for New Orleans. i.,-saa 80.
The Hawkeye, from st. Louis, Is due
here to-day, en- Totrte to. Pittsburgh, to
be dismautled. She wants Pittsburgh
freight. -r.'l. ..,l0l
The st. Charles reports that the tow.
boat Diamond, at 10 A. N. on Sunday,
sunk two OF her baIges Of coal by strIk.
ing the pier Of the Parkersburg bridge,
next to the Ohio shore. The coal be-
longed TO the Hays Coal Company.
Capt. Dan Moore arrived here yester.
day on the st. Charles, and goes to
Madison to-day, to look after the rem.
nants Of the wreck OF the ]. N. Mccall
Tough. His new packet, ]. N. McCul-
Tough, for the Cincinnati and Pitts
burgh trade, will be completed In 20
days.
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning,
the towboat Plerpont, with large tow
OF loaded coal barges, belonging to the
Kanawha Coal Company, 'ran.against
the center ooffer-dam Of the Newport
Bridge, which has been under water
since the recent rise, and carried away
the upper portion Of the dam, and, we
learn, causing one OF the bar Res tosink,
The parties having the work In charge
have had signal fiat anchored over
the dangerous obstruction until Sun
day evening, when 1t was towed ashore
for repairs-its absence causing the &C.
cident.
Two firemen on the towboat Wild
Duck, named John Longstreet and
George Heegan, had difficulty about
three o'clock yesterday morning, at
Pittsburgh, while playing cards. The
latter cut the former with pocket
knife, although not dangerously. Long.
street resides In Cincinnati, and has
been only few months married. Hee-
gan resides $50 miles above Cincinnati.
BE escaped: lT i.r q-8 ,sI'. .
The following Ia the most extended
statement we have seen Of the disaster
TO the towboat Samson No. 2, and hav.
ing been obtained from one WHO was
on board at the time, It Is believed to be
correct:
The Samson No. 2, o new boat, on her
first trip, left Pittsburgh on Thursday
morning, In charge OF Captain Joseph
Nixon. She had o tow OF ten large
bsrges OF coal and six fats Of coke.
Everything went on smoothly until the
boat had reached New Cumberland,
fifty.six miles below this city, when It
was discovered that the coupling OF the
rudders was broken. As this mIshap
rendered the boat entirely unmanage-
able, great efforts were made to effect a
landing, but without success. The size
Of the tow, the swiftness OF the current,
&C., rendered It simply impossible to
direct the craft without the use OF the
rudders.
The boat and barges were then en-.
tirely ct the mercy Of the current, and
those who know what It is to handle
such fleet, with the most sklllful
steering, may imagine how fearful
would be the situation, with the tug
wholly disabled and drifting, and sur.
rounded by a whole score, Of barges
heavily laden. The crew resorted 10
every expedlent to give guidance
to the boat, but n vain. They even at.
tempted 10 work the rudders by hand,
but OF course this was wholly futile.
The fleet dRlfted steadily on; repeatedly
striking against the shore. When she
reached the head OF Browns Island,
she was without lines, having sent
thar all oahaHe L. ~. nRo.ln a. = ~