The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-27

The Model Barge Giant Broken Il"
rwo-s,sO Kegs of Nails Pre-
cfpitated into the River
Narrow Escape Of
tleIrOnsfdes.

Narrow Escape Of
the Ironsides.
For some days past the model Darges
Giant and Ironsides have been tiec up az
the Belmont mills, at which place they
were being loaded with nails ana isss-
wsre for western and southern markets,
and were to have been taken In low oy
the towbost Fearless the present week.
en- route for their destination. lhe
barpes we're lying alongside OF each other,
and yesterday it became necessary 70
shift them, throwing the outer DarSe III
next to the shore and vtce versa, IN ofder
to more easily complete losdlng IL.
While dropping down the outside barge
for the purpose mentioned ABOVE It's
bow caught the current and sIrohE
eddy the stern, and 1t became I'm man
speable. An effort was made TO hold IL
by fastening the cables attached TO II 10
the barge Giant, along side OF Which II
had been fastened, but the force OF the
current WAS too great, and the caoies
which held the barge lronsides, lying
next to the shore, parted with snap,
one end OF which struck man named
James Emery, VINO was on the barge
with such force as TO
BREAK HIS LEG.
The cables having parted, the barges
quickly drifted down with the current
and defed all efforts to check their
course. The Benson ferry boat
struggled oravely to land them
but was unable to accomplish
the end desired. Word was Immediately
dispatched to the tow-boat Nall CITY,
which was in the vicinity of the wharf,
and she started in pursuit, but too late TO
overtake the runaway barges before one
of them was wrecked, the barges having
perhaps two miles and halt start OF her.
When the Mai. City reached point al
most opposite the Bellslre wharf boat
the barges were almost Oh to the pier OF
the railroad bridge which spans the river
at that point, and soon after
sTRr,CK TuEPIgR WITH GREAT VIOLENCE
The Giant, which struck the pier
brosdside, was doubled around the pier
and broken completely 10 two, and her
cargo precipitsted into the river, the
two pieces OF the barge, being
relieved of the load, floating on
down the stream in partially SUD
merged condition. The lronsides was
more fortunate, and escaped by having
her bow slightly stove in, and was soon
overtaken by the Iron Valley and towed
ashore, in leaky condition, to point"
short distance below the bridge. Alter
having seen the Ironsides TO place OF
safety, the Iron VALLEY followed IN pur-
suit OF the shattered Giant, and succeed
Cd in landing the pieces of the barge AT
3 point near Moundsvllle. This dore.
she then commenced the work OF recov-
ering the glassware, which constituted Ii
portion OF the GIANTS cargo, it being
packed in boxes and floating on the sur
face of the water, nearly all OF which
WAS recovered.
LOSS AND INSURANCE.
Both barses belonged to Gray's Iron
Line of Pitts buTgh, and so fer ss can be
learned there was no hull risk on either
of them, neither WAS there any IN
surance on the cargo OF the Iron
sides, although negotiations between
the Franklin insuranCe company and
the Belmont mill company were pending
in that direction. The cargo OF the I'M
fortunate Giant, consisting of $500 kegs
OF nails and quantity OF glassware, Was
insured for $4,000 IN the Peabody lnsur'
ance company of this city, $4,000 OF
which the Peabody reinsured in the
Kenton insurance company of Gown ton,
XIV. leaving the loss of the Peabody
$4,000. Mr.. } V. l.. Rogers, agent CT
the Peabody company informs US that
perhaps 5000 kegs of the nails can be re-
covered, and that as they will not rust
while in the water 10 any extent, 1t Is
very likely that they can be disposed OF,
o properly handled when taken from the
wa.er, at about two-thirds the market
price, IN which event the Pesbody's loss
will only be between $1,000 and $1,000.
Emery, the man VINO had his les broken,
was taken to his home at West Wheel.
ing, where proper medical assistance was
rendered.