Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-21
THE ICE GOES OUT.
COMPARATIVELY LITTLE DAMAGE
DONE.
TOwboat Nail City Badly Damaged The
West Wheeling Ferry Boat Wreck
Numerous Barges and
Other Crait TOrn
Loose.
TetG6RAPHIC REPORTS FROM DINER
POINTS.

night the Ice moved, aud ~ II moved
tho boats lying ut tho wharf sounded
the alarm, which caused those VIII"
were on tho watch 10 hasten Ia the
rivers bank tn SEQ tho leo -
out, hut fortunately there was only
a msyu oi lew yards, and then
there was stop until Yesterday morn
iug. Those who were cut
Bright aud Early
| did not have long tu wait, aS the whist
/ lingui the boats warmed all that tho lee
had begun To move. In almost an IN
staut thcrc wore hundreds ot persons
who rushed to Water street, eager to
sec the move or destruction OF property
along tho rivers edge. Tho sidewalks
ui water street and the wharf and every
available point allording view "l the
floating ico, was crowded with persons,
/ almost all ui whom had no
! further interest at stake than
Il desire To- witness tho breakup or the
! grand though Obstructive Hood IA It car
rird nu its surface great masscs ol ice
| The stcamboatmcn were In fever "i
/ excitement and from early morning tlll
/ noon, there was u constant rush among
| thcm, that dcuutod much tear as Ia the
welfare 1T their boats and other craft.
/ Meanwhile the lee had broken at various
points above and precisely at $40
o'clock yesterday morning at this point
it gave way, theicc next to the Island
shore moving ont first, with the channel
irc following. shortly after the alarm
! probably not ten minutes, the whole
/ river Was one mass nl moving ice,
threatening destruction tn every thing
| that chanrvd to come IN It's way. As the
Ice Moved
| there was n general rush ol the spCta-
| tors tu the "pcwikv" freight depot to
| witness the destruction ul thr hull ni
| Cant. Lists new boat, which Is lying hr-
side the old Express hull between the
mouth ui the creek amt the loot oi
/ Fourteenth street. Fortunately, how
/ ever, the boat Mas saved, ne other dan-
age resulting than the pushing "l the
! Express hull few feet on shore. truh-
! ably the only possible thing that Couh
! have saved the new hull WAS the tact
| that tho mudcl barge Harry with Wu
/ lumber hargrs, belonging tu the Mont
| tor Towhoat aud barge Company, broke
! loose from their mnurlng, just above the
| Suspension bridge. and iiuatcd down Ia.
! the foot Ot Fourteenth street lust below
| which the HAIRY swung into shore and
. was Smalr last, thus forming n hulwarN,
! which afforded protection tu the new
hull. one oi the lumber hIrscs VA,
sunk hy the side oi the Harry and
! tho other passed down tho river, hoIuS
completely demolished,
Tow Boat Nail CITY.
This boat which is lying at the Mont
tor Tow boat aud barge Company =
| wharf above the suspension bridge sui
! irrrd the loss at her wheel, which was
broken Ia pieces hy the heavy moving
/ ice. She was also thrown upon shore
hy the Ice gorglug under her, which re-
suited iu slightly damaging hcr guards
Damages about 500.
Tow Boat Kclloy
which was morrrd ahovcthc old iliahlc
! wharf boat, at the foot ul Eleventh
street, had about furty.iiVo iHt at her
larhoard side crushed IN 10y II large cake
u( ice striking IT, Her slphon pumps
were riggcd up and saved her irnn SINK
ing until she Mas repaired. Damages
probably $500.
Towboat Horubrook.
This boat was lying 1t the foot ut Al
lev -. aud was showed on shore hy tlc
icS gursing under her. The Kelley was
| engaged all afternoon IN try 10 pull her
| oil bat failed, and ~ the river Was tall.
iug. it was dccmrd hest Ia block her up.
West Wheeling ForryboaL
This terry huat, oWncd 10y Captain
Wolf. aud which WAS lying ou the OHIO
/ side. N!In thrown cut upon the shore.
und - a total wreck All ut ono side
oi her cabin and u part uI her guardS
were DESTROYED. Her engines, with the
exception ul lew pipes, arr IN good
order. and can he used Tho loss viii
he the price ui u new hull aud cabin.
The Martins Ferry boat and Benson =
Ferry hoat are not damaged, both being
| ia good harhuTS
Other Graz
The docks, although moved II short
distance hvlow their mouring at the
west vud 1T the Suspension bridge, we're
not damagvd The hull OF the old tow
boat. lick Fulton, owned hy the tica'
| thcriugtnn, broke loose from the docks,
but was caught aud tied Ia the Island
shore at u puIut Opposite the loot ut
Fourteenth street The Andes, lying
al the Belmont mills, suffered slight
damages tu her bulk head. The lrpu
Valley, with harSvS, lNlug at the odd
Washington mills, was SIvCi Vt the
Riverside furnace three coke haRrs
broke louSc hut were caught at
Rcllairc without ANY damage, The Coal
lIiH, lyug at the Rcllairv furnace, hHd
her outside guanis slightly broken
The SvhullG and laA!er hnai
club houses were saved while
the Cucseut boat housc sui-
icrcd much damage. \ hat-hoai
living at the lAliCllr landing, aud owned
hy Capt. Prince, was broken luo>c AMI
carried away, Thrvc hIrgys lying al
the same point were carried away. The
harsv sunk ia front ol Capt. Lists new
hull l. owned by ". H. Moore, ul
Mckeesport, Pa, aud IL valued at san
The harst sunk at the same point MAS
luaicd with StaVc timber and u cstl-
mattel ut about SSstO, and belongs to the
VI. T. T. 4 l.. 90. Another hargc living
near the foot ol fuuriccnth street II
owned al PaTkerSburS, hut Vas loaded
with lumber owned hy u. rh"mpsuu, ut
~. Mary's The loss amounts h. about
$lO An empty hapse swept away, and
which Is owned by Mark Minuet,
ul Pittsburgh. is valued at $40 Tho
RagOn is lying uninjured above the
water works
--Scvcral l,arers which had been
buukcn loose from points along the river
above the city, passed down last even.
ing and night The entire loss to river
interests in this city will hardly exce,Nl
$l,0OO, portion Oi which h secured by
insurance. Our river men may cOn,
yratulate themselves upon their small
loss and narrow escape trom what,
under other circumstances, mtybt have