The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-20

RIVER NRws.-The river is falling
steadily, with about six feet nine inches
in the channel. by the marks last even
ing. At Pittsburgh there is FIVE feet
and falling.
The Andes, Capt. Charley Muhleman,
will leave for Cincinnati this afternoon
at three o'clock, offering a glorious
chance for all who desire to visit the
Queen City, in fine style, and avoid the
dust and discomfort OF the railroad cara.
Ed. Muhlemau has charge Of the Of
fee.
The Mollie Ragon leaves for Pitts
burgh this morning at 7 o'clock. No
pleaaanter gentlemen than Capt. Will
hanson and his officers could q trav-
eler desire to make a trip with.
The Courier, Capt. Jack Harrison,
will leave for Parkersburg at half past
ten o'clock this morning. 81.
Shippers will find the new tow boat
Iron Valley, Capt. Tom Prince, just
what they desire if they have any
freight for Pittsburgh or intermediate
points. She leaves at seven this morn.
ing.
Il
The Pittsburgh Commercial OF yester'
day Gays: g., -. ... o..
Another disaster has taken place OF
! our waters, occasioned apparently by
carelessness, and resulting in the sink
| ing of q steamboat with full cargo
About four o'clock on Saturday alter
noon a collision took place on tb'
Monongahela, between the steamer
Exchange, and the towboat, Fair Play
The Exchange, after loading, prepared
to move from the landing below TIT
loot OF Ferry street, at about hali-pas
three o'clock, and after backing out wal
swinging round into position for goint
down the river, when the Fair Play
with loaded barge, was noticed com
| ing from above directly in the line o
the steamboat. An officer OF the Elk
change thus gives what followed:
she blowed two whistles, giving
notice that she was coming, and w
repeated BY four whistles, which mean
that we could not get away, and tina
she would have to 90 around. We ther
heard her ring two bells, which was
signal to her engineer to put on only
half head OF steam, then, immedlatel.
after the two bells, four bells wer
struck. a signal to 60 ahead under
full head of steam. In moment th
barge struck us amidship, crushing tn
hull of the Exchange. Our boat fillet
very rapidly and in less than three min
utes had settled to the bottom. tn
water coming up to her upper deck ait
1t was thought while she was golnl
down that she would upset, as she ha'
filled more rapidly on the side where
the break was than on the other. For
tunately she righted and settled on goot
bottom, with her bow about four Tee
higher than the stern. The barg
went down alongside of her in abou
ten feet OF water"
The towboat soon left the scene o
the disaster, and her officers are charg
ed with all the blame in the matter
The Fair Play was uninjured.
The Exchange was owned by Capt
John l.. Rhodes John g. Thomas Cock
and valued at $4,000. Captain Sam
uel Schuman was 10 command. Their
were about forty passengers on boarc
and forty OF crew, and considerable
excitement existed for a time among
them in consequence of the accident
All got of safely, however. She hat
on board full cargo. consisting OF irol
nails, glassware and miscellaneous
freight. The goods were generally TO
Nashville. and the whole cargo wa
valued at 100000. The insurance OF
the boat amounted to about $4,000
distril u ed as follows: Boatman's a.
Peoples, Pittsburgh, each $4,000
Keyle's office, Cincinnati. $4,000; ant
American, Cincinnati, $4,000.
The barge was raised coon after th:
accident. An investigation will soor
take place before the inspectors as t.
the cause OF the accident.