The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-28

Damage % Sleanef Discussing
the Pr0speeta OF Q Rise.

ptGpj & e ths brepIii riIef to
be more serious than vas Al irst supposed.
The sudden fall Of the water left several
bOats in rather ticklish positions. .H
DAMAGE To FLOATESG PRoPERTY.
The Hudson, as reported by US yester'
day, kad her entire sids stOye in aud sunk
al the Is Relic landing. A the river fell
she was lett lying With her stern only in
the water. Il Is impossible as yet to say
whether she can be repaired or not, but
As she i very old boat her owners an
inclined to think that she will b worth
lrss kereaiter. When the Eater tAlls
sufficiently, however, the iull extent Oi
the damage can h aseeriained. The
HudsOa il oVned by William Lit, "a,
HorubrOOk, Charles Lia, Alex. Laugh
lin. John Murine and Samuel Hildrelh,
The boat IA valued At about SS,OOo Only
Two Of the Owners Nessr,. MulriDe and
HildRIh. were insured, Mr., HildreSh
had s., 80 and Capl. Murine Sl,ON in
surAaoe in the Peabody, Of this city.
The IoEls,At Z, ". HornhDOOk, also
living at the Ia Belle landing, had several
holes knIckel ia her side, bot the dam
age Is II little Consequence.
4 haHe bslHpgisg 70 RrEeT 4 RPa-
m1n, 81 ibNinsiaer1fle 'vahle, VAs sunk
Al their landing. Another harry helons-
ing To this 6rm Was carried away With
the ies. - " - -
The STEAMER AlbiOn, lying al the Ia
RsIle landing, VA cut dSEH aui sunk,
She i, nov klIci With ice, and a the vat
er sill runs over her, it Is impossible IN
estimate the full cHleni Of the damage
The owners, however, think hCF a tStal
las. The Albion vas valued al SLOAN,
aud lelonggd To ]. G. Morris, Alex,
UeAtherington and James Mcmillan, who
are equal oERers. There is no insurance,
upon her. After the water falls she will
te raised il possible, and II no longer ser
Vi&AhlethS OSRrs will Immediately pul
n . boai ihihs trade. iiJ tI 81
Capt. lists new steamer escaped with
cut injury. An oil barge lying imme'
diately lHloW her vas swept away,
The iOwboAis Harrison and Monitor
verr mharnei, also she vhariiUai. TIKI
barge Monitor No. G hal an entire I'D,
stove in, and sank. The dry dOckl
were rubbed pretty hard, but damage
little. The new Monitor hull was throw
on one side on the landing. The Scienc,
va, leftWith her bow and stern on the ice
aud no support SnidshiFs, Il wa
thought that IL not soon righted III,
would break In two. Capt. Booth has !
number Of men al work trying to straight
en- her, which he thinks possible.
II wa. rumored Oh the street yesterday
that the Forest City was q total wreck
but a. the steuhenVille papers say nothing
Of it there's probably no truth in the re-
port.
d j ,lHECCSING THE PRnaPECTs. /
Those 1uckless footballs Of circum-
stance, commonly known a. deck. hands
are now in thSt state Of feverish suspense
usual with persons waTering between
reality and anticipation, in this instance
brought GU by the breaking up Of lht
river and the prospects Of resuming nav
igatiOn. For several weeks the river hai
been closed, and business about the Whar
has been spiritlessly inactive. The over
joyed river man all day yesterday was OF
the move, keeping his weather eye open
and wondering and wondering again Il
his wife how soon the river would come
up enough to allow him to make a trip
All who derive snstenance and profit
from the river trade are, so to speak, "ir
splutter" Of expectation. At an early
hour yesterday they began to gather or
Water street and discuss probabilities
At . o'clock the street was thronged with
river men Of every class and description
as we'll as many idle spectators, all eager
and interested in that one event, the bsn
ing Oi navigation. The river fell rapidly
during the day, but with yesterday,
symptoms Of wet weather more water mai
be expected shortly. As soon as the river
Is clear, however, the smaller crafts will
commence running.