The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-01-15

ana run from Ten Mile, out. This
place il gorged, and remained until
about u, p. m, when il started leav.
ing The hanawha clear from its
mouth to Ten Mile. AT Ten Mile it
was gorged to above Red House
Monday night this gorge gave way,
and on Tuesday evening, the Kama.
villa was nearly clear Of ice The
Telegraph, Healherington, lucia
and ferry-bcat, J. W. Stone, together
with fifteen or twenty barges, and
the Marine Docks, were harbored
here, and none Of them received the
damage. River men ought
to learn by this time, that the mouth
Of Kanawha is the only safe hafbor
between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
Such a thing as the destruction Of
by ice at the mouth Of Kan
awha, was never known. The har.
Dor here is generally clear Of ice,
both at the mouth Of Kanawha and
in the Ohio, and in cases Of break up,
boats always swing round into the
Ohio river; and when the Kanawha
has run out, come back into its
mouth, there to await the breaking
up Of the Ohio, which is the last riv-
er to let go. Many boats that have
been cut down along the lower Ohio,
would have been safe, and out of all
danger, had they been harbored here.
There is prejudice existing against
our town among steamboatmen, that
is inexcusable, and which costs them
dearly every winter.
Some bouts that were here would
not stay, and went to other points
and were cut down and made total
wrecks of. They will get over their
foolishness some day, no doubt
While no loss Las been met with at
this point, still there has been a
great destruction Of property on the
upper Kanawha. The steamer Tom
Farrow and seven loaded barges were
sunk at Coalburg. Captain Dana
lost sixteen empty and five loaded
barges. The steamer VIM. Ernst
lost her wheel, all belonging to the
Coalbnrg Coal Company. The Camp.
bells Creek Coal Company lost 81
barges, empty and loaded. The Ray
mond City Coal Company lost 25
bargcs, some Of them loaded. Capt.
Christy's ferry-boat at Winfield, was
crushed in by the ice, and they had
to remove her machinery. This is
the first time in Is years that the
river was frozen over at Winfield, so
that people could cross upon it. Not
since the winter 1867, has there
been so much ice and snow here, as
this winter.
It's estimated that the loss to the
coal men on the Kanawha, will reach
$4,000; to salt men several thousand
dollars. The total loss in the Kama
wha Valley will reach fully sl25,000.
The Telephone is safe at the mouth
of Elk, aud will probably be down
today. The Pierepoint is safe and
followed the gorge down, in the hope
of saving her barges. Both Of the
wharf.boats at Gallipolis were cut
down by the first run of ice, last Sat
urday night, and the Boone pushed
out upon the bank. This boat was
righted and got back into the river
Sunday.
P.S. Tuesdaynight the ice moved
in Ohio. The Heartherington and
barges were torn loose, but are now
safe in Kanawha; the New Era, three
barges loaded with coal, Fry's shanty
boat and Gaberts flat were carried
away. A barge loaded with ties and
slaves were sunk, and the steamer
Luella badly damaged by the Tele-
graph crowding upon her.
MISUNDERSTANDING It'll, 1879, at
the residence of the brides parents,
Gallipolis, Ohio, Mr.. G. W. M. Hoof,
of Point Pleasant, to Miss Della
Miles. We wish the happy couple a
pleasant journey through life, and
extend to the bride a cordial wei,
come TO our town.
At the residence of C. c. Miller,
Esq, by Rev. T. II. Lacy, January
9Th, 1879, Mr.. Peter G. Holloway to
Miss Florence Snyder. Who would
have thought it? The iovial, good.